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Buster Cam Pages: 1, 2 While voting for FP on AquaRank, I found a link to this: Buster Cam A web cam pointed at an aquarium with a...	Calilasseia	20	21-Apr-2006 16:09
Can I trust her? Well I went to my local fish store today, and one of the women said that the reason I have diatoms (brown algae) in my tank is because of poor water q...	dreamseeker12	4	21-Apr-2006 02:32
Ornaments Are Bad News So let this be a warning to anyone who thinks big ornaments in their tank are a good idea. So my first 10 gal I had a Parthanon Ornament that I could...	smapty	4	20-Apr-2006 20:03
Snail Hi everyone. My tank's cycled and thought it has a bit of brown algae, it's doing very well and I'm happy. Well today I just noticed a very small snai...	RockmaninovRachs	8	20-Apr-2006 11:46
Acrylic or Glass? Hi! I currently have an empty 20 gallon long aquarium that I will be filling up soon But there is one slight problem. Because the tank was secon...	egtrixie	7	20-Apr-2006 05:07
Stupid Hair Algae! i have what appears to be hair/beard algae in two of my tanks. it's short, straight, thick, 'tufts' of "hair" that is dark to medium greenish-black....	niggit	0	20-Apr-2006 02:48
Purigen-copper-snails-tannins Hi, Ive been searching the forums to find a DIY solution to snails and Ive read that copper pennies when placed in a filter help remove snails. I cant...	kickflip_dan	4	19-Apr-2006 06:16
Moving help I am going to be moving a cross town in about a month. I have 5 tanks set up right now. 2-55G 1-40G 1-20G 1-2G To make things a litte tricker I a...	Wingsdlc	1	19-Apr-2006 05:13
Shrimp deaths not really sure where to put this thread, a friend has lost three shrimp over the weekend! they are amano shrimp which he has had for a couple of wee...	SheKoi	1	18-Apr-2006 16:40
Rust in the Tank Just before leaving on vacation last week, I put together a new 20 gallon tank and set it on the path to cycling. Apparently, there were some wire su...	Aqua Newbie n MS	4	18-Apr-2006 08:24
Sliver Arowana Question, As Well As Other Q i went to pick up fishes today, and along with others i picked up a 2 inch silver arowana. right now he is in QT -10 gallon for a few days. he was t...	bettachris	2	18-Apr-2006 04:06
Addition to a 29 gallon? I know everyone is just about sick of my questions, but im hoping someone will have patience to answer one more. i have a (roughly)22" tall by 24" lo...	reun	2	18-Apr-2006 03:12
how many more fishes can I add to my tank? I allways think that my tank is over-populated with fishes... In fact I whould like to add some more but I'm afraid that they don't get enough space....	Smaug	3	18-Apr-2006 02:20
Triops Has anyone seen these sold in the store? I was wondering if my fish would like to eat a couple of these or not. I have a Blue Gourami who likes to dev...	Cowch	4	18-Apr-2006 01:13
Subtrate Is there a difference between sandy subtrate and more rocky besides the looks and burrowing abilities. Will one or the other let food sit more or some...	Garofoli	6	17-Apr-2006 17:09
ALA Convention - A few Questions Gang, The American Livebearer Association has its annual convention this year here in New Jersey at the end of April. I have been toying with the ide...	LITTLE_FISH	5	17-Apr-2006 16:59
Strange thing on side of tank this morning... is it a fish fry? Hi there, I have a 17g which has recently completed cycling. It has 6 zebra danios, and as of yesterday a female BN pleco. This morning I noticed o...	wayne_rowley	7	17-Apr-2006 14:48
Company for a dwarf gourami? I have a ten gallon with a Dwarf Sunset Red Gourami and a south american bumblebee catfish. the gourami seems to be full grown at 2.5", and the bumble...	reun	2	17-Apr-2006 14:30
Going on vacation for 10 weeks Im going on vacation this summer for 10 weeks. I have a 10 gallon with 6 serpae tetras and 1 amano shrimp. I have no live plants. I'm thinking that...	eogle	2	17-Apr-2006 08:03
Problem Ok so i was cleaning out my 30 gallon, and after playing around with my filter i managed to make it leak. I tried to fix it but i think it needs a...	cherrybarb	3	17-Apr-2006 05:05
Moving Eggs How do you move eggs into another tank for hatching?...	Garofoli	3	16-Apr-2006 23:51
Predators Hello Everyone, My cousin would like to get a carnivorous fish and breed feeder guppies only to be fed to it. Can anyone please compile a list of carn...	Garofoli	16	16-Apr-2006 23:21
Parents Tank needs stocking My parents 20g Alge Tank needs to be stocked. This is what they currently have: 4x Male Guppies 1x Small Female Guppy 1x Betta This is what I am thi...	Inkling	7	15-Apr-2006 21:59
Stupid tannins Hi, I brought a piece of drift wood from my LFS about 4 months ago and it has been dicoloring my 60gal since I put the piece of wood in, I dont want t...	kickflip_dan	6	15-Apr-2006 01:12
Tear down and start over? Many questions... Ok, the 10 gal tank I started in january has been nothing but headaches: all 6 of my original zebra danios died last month; the two cherry barbs I re...	beetledance	4	14-Apr-2006 20:11
PH is always low lately Hi all!! I have been a long time reader of the site, but this is the first time I have had a need to post. anyway, I have had my tank for a while...	MrsSeverum	6	14-Apr-2006 19:59
Water Changes This is probably bad but i never change the water of my tank except on my biannual house changel. Is this something i should start doing or can i leav...	Garofoli	4	14-Apr-2006 05:22
Tank setups ok, 29 gallon and 10 gallon set ups, please offer input... 10 gallon tank: 1 Male Dwarf Sunset Gourami (seems to be full grown at 2.5".) 1 South Ame...	reun	18	14-Apr-2006 02:48
Small White Worms i noticed over the last couple of days that small white worms have been multiplying very quickly. They "crawl" along the glass and are about 1mm in wi...	FLEXJr	6	13-Apr-2006 22:25
1Tb. Per 5 Gallons Most salt says 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons. Thats easy enough but how often would i do that?...	Garofoli	5	13-Apr-2006 21:56
2 Deaths And Then Eggs? ok recently i lost a small rainbow, when i saw him alive last, his eeball was hanging out, and it dident look good. i look right blow him, and sitting...	fishyhelper288	9	13-Apr-2006 21:48
More new fish species! Practical Fishkeeping magazine in the UK has reported new fish species for us all to await eagerly! First, new Parotocinclus Loricariid...	Calilasseia	0	13-Apr-2006 19:02
My new fishless tank I had posted this in the Cichlid forum but was getting little response so I'll post it here as well. I have been in the middle of setting up a new ta...	ogorr	10	13-Apr-2006 18:49
Dwarf Puffs And Snails I have a 5.5 gallon waiting to be used and I want to put 2-3 dwarf puffers in there and I know that dwarf puffers need snails but would they bother on...	dogmai333	5	13-Apr-2006 18:13
Neon Tetra's go missing -- did the gourami's do it ? Simple question I guess. Have a 15G with 2 Dwarf Gourami, a rapidly reducing number of Neon Tetra's and a v.small catfish thingy (ok, I'm not sure of...	gavind65	18	13-Apr-2006 04:35
New Aquarium With Denison's Barbs hi folks - will soon be moving back to sydney after a year's stint in melbourne, and after many years of specialising in south americans, i've decided...	jase101	3	13-Apr-2006 03:40
When Do I Start Feeding My Barbs Something Else Besides Flakes when do i start feeding my barbs something else besides flakes im bout to get a few cherry barbs to go with my tiger barbs or should i get a few gold...	NinjaSeal	6	13-Apr-2006 02:47
Should I Feed My Barbs From Goldfish When They Get Bigger? should i feed my barbs some goldfish when they get bigger? cus my friend use to do that and it puts on a good show...	NinjaSeal	9	13-Apr-2006 00:32
Dainos in pond? Do you think i could put Giant Dainos in my pond? There a cold water fish right?...	Johnny the Oranda	3	12-Apr-2006 22:48
5Gal stock help I have a 5 gallon tank and it already has some fish in it. It has a bit of an algea problem so i want to do 20% water changes once a week and also add...	justin84	4	12-Apr-2006 21:57
Snails Or Catfish Or Both? can a catfish or snails go in a 15g with tiger barbs? if so wat kind? should i get like 4 golden barbs to go with my 3 tigers? or just get 2 more t...	NinjaSeal	5	12-Apr-2006 21:52
One Of My Barbs Sitting In Corner i got 3 yesterday and 1 today and its still sittin in corner after i added a friend...possibly sick?...	NinjaSeal	1	12-Apr-2006 21:44
Only A Tank Left Okey heres the story my livebeares and huge tank is gone they were my cousins to take care for 90days since they were at illinos i took care a th...	balashark guy	5	12-Apr-2006 20:01
So what now? Well as some of you know this fish business isn't going all that well for me at the moment. Well I went to the same place to try out a few of the othe...	helloeveryone	3	12-Apr-2006 16:36
How's This Stock? 40Gallon UK tank 1 clown pleco 1 pleco (think L0001) 5 Swordtails 5 corys 24 Neons 1 Dwarf cockatoo cichlid 5 Silver Hatchets tank planted with java...	SheKoi	3	12-Apr-2006 09:32
Peat Filtration ive been thinking about getting peat filter media for my hard, alkaline water, but i have a couple questions- How significantly would this alter my p...	zachf92	10	12-Apr-2006 03:50
Platies, tetras, angels & rams? Would my platies be all right if I move them to my 55 gallon that I am plannning to stock with a couple of angel fish a couple of blue rams and a scho...	crazyred	8	11-Apr-2006 20:41
Live food - worth it? Hi everyone. I've had my fish tank for about a month and a half and had only fed them TetraColor fish flakes. I realized that varying the diet is impo...	RockmaninovRachs	8	11-Apr-2006 16:13
Heater not working? i want to know what can make my heater not work. its totally submerge in my tank. It keeps the light on not turning of. i put my hand in the water its...	paul_219	4	11-Apr-2006 07:45
Sharks For A 15G? Freshwater? any sharks i can add to a 15g wit some barps?...	NinjaSeal	3	11-Apr-2006 05:16

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