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Small Shoal I am looking to get a small shoal of tropical fish that am 4cm in length and u can keep about 6 of them. I all ready have neon tetras, zebra danios, 1...	juwel-180	6	20-Feb-2006 01:44
Injected Rainbows? Okay, I was looking at the aquariums at WalMart, (not going to buy anything, but seeing whats new) and I saw that they carried a new fish along with t...	Inkling	8	20-Feb-2006 01:40
Fish Compatibility Hi everyone Im new,and was wondering if my upsidedown catfish would be fine with my Electric blue cichlid. Says here on your site the catfish is qu...	8pointbuckreggie	5	20-Feb-2006 01:36
Need advise My tank is a little over a month old and my levels are just stabalizing. I have been doing weekly 25% water changes but now it is time for a filter c...	jodecii	5	20-Feb-2006 01:34
Cleaning up a spill hello all! i have four tanks in my bedroom (i know its nuts, see my profile for a list on sizes/whats in them) and i also have white carpet! at least...	african_man	8	19-Feb-2006 22:06
Do Fish Get Depressed? I recently Moved 3 clown loaches and 3 Venestus To a 3'14"18" from the 4'18"18" the reason for moving them was that the old tank was seriously ove...	african_man	6	19-Feb-2006 09:38
Pictures of Dyed fish. Pages: 1, 2 Can you please post me some pictures of Dyed fish, for our club project on the cruelty of Dying Fish. Thanks alot in advance. [link=ht...	jasonpisani	27	19-Feb-2006 03:57
Book Question Concerning the Baensch Aquarium Atlas series, do the books build upon one another in the sense that volume two includes all of the species found in vo...	zachjc_14	3	19-Feb-2006 03:08
Trip to LFS. I went to my LFS today and could not help buying a fish. I got 1 Hillstream loach for my 20. What a cool fish. Just thought I would share that, I know...	lowlight	14	18-Feb-2006 20:27
Help with Blue Green Algae. Hi everyone, Just recently I discovered blue green algae developing in both my 55G and my 15G. They are now in patches that are slowly covering up th...	JQW	3	18-Feb-2006 11:45
Tubifex worms, who likes them? Many of my fish seem to not like tubifex worms(frozen or freeze dried. What fish do you have experiences with that likes them?? In my tanks, only ne...	pookiekiller12	15	18-Feb-2006 02:10
Was I Right About Top Fish someone asked me why his large silver arowana was skittish and for something so big, why was it a weakly. i told him that arowanas are top water fis...	bettachris	1	16-Feb-2006 06:59
Some questions I added 2 GBR's yesterday to my cycled 29gal yesterday. Today I realized my tank is too open for them so I added half a flowerpot positioned on a rock...	bodangit	19	16-Feb-2006 04:39
How long does it take fish to get used to your tank? I recently added a dwarf gourami to my 2o gallon tank with 3 platties. I think I added him on monday, but all he ever tries to do is "get out" He ju...	AxlRose	7	15-Feb-2006 19:11
Dwarf Neon Rainbows As some of you know I now have 9 dwarf neon rainbows in my 40G planted tank. I started with 6 males and just picked up 3 females last week. Today tw...	Wingsdlc	6	15-Feb-2006 17:38
what is the weirdest thing that ever happened to your fish i came home today, to find out that somehow my hoplo catfish had a rubber band around its neck-body area. (shows how bad it is to polute the waterway...	bettachris	12	15-Feb-2006 07:09
Babies This is what we found at the LFS today. We thought at first that they were baby Black Molly's but they were in a tank with Dalmation Mollys so we don'...	rjmcbean	7	15-Feb-2006 00:57
Rainbow eggs I was at a local pet store today and I noticed they were selling "rainbow eggs" I think they were called that. They were like 50 cents. What are th...	jodecii	5	14-Feb-2006 17:44
Stocking ideas Hi, I just bought a 140 gallon tank and was wondering if anyone had some stocking suggestions. So far I have 8 angels, 5 albino corries, 2 white dotty...	amanda140	11	14-Feb-2006 17:43
Platies as dithers I have a 12g tank with 6 White Clouds that hide most of the time. I was thinking of using a couple of female platies as dither fish and for some color...	renoharps	7	14-Feb-2006 12:20
decided on South American biotope ok mind made up. it's going to be a biotope in terms of fish and style of aquasacpe. not really the plants as i'm going for java fern, java moss and l...	SheKoi	9	14-Feb-2006 09:40
Algae Please bumb this post if in wrong spot... I have some quite unsightly brown and almost reddish brown algae appearing on the walls of my tank, and gre...	ctk1	3	14-Feb-2006 05:04
What is on the wood? Help I HAVE SOMETHING GROWING ON THE WOOD TINY BLACK THINGS.THE WOOD IS HALF IN THE WATER AND HALF OUTSIDE THE WATER? the wood has been along time in the a...	paul_219	5	13-Feb-2006 19:34
Nitrite Explosion All my levels have been great for the last 4 weeks of checking including just a day ago. Then today i changed my filter cause it was all black which w...	judz	2	13-Feb-2006 16:22
Zebra Pleco + Tiger Barb = ? Can a Zebra Pleco coexist with a Tiger Barb, do the Tigers bother it?...	fanciestguppy2006	4	13-Feb-2006 12:24
Live foods for fry I was looking for an alternative for microworms, my mom wont let me culture them (paranoid) . I was looking forr something healthy for fry and was...	aquapickle27	6	13-Feb-2006 09:27
So frustrating. . . I know this is a bit off topic but I need to fill up the forums with needless ranting. . . It makes me so mad to know that I have the time, money, re...	Betta_Fantasy	13	13-Feb-2006 08:53
New 30 gallon tank plans I'm thinking of getting a 30 gallon tank. I want to put 6 cherry barbs, 6 neon tetras and 8 panda cories in it. Would this be fully stocked? I think i...	cbcinnie	9	13-Feb-2006 07:53
Does anyone else crush there flakes to fine powder? I have a ziplock bag with all flakes crushed to almost powder. My tank seems to keep clean like this, and the food spreads through the tank for everyo...	fishys_cant_fly	6	13-Feb-2006 06:42
Is This Too Much Money For A 10? i went to my lfs and they have a "10" that looks like a 5 gallon, starter kit for 100 usd. i thought this was outragous, i think it came with grav...	bettachris	8	13-Feb-2006 05:54
Giving up a fish tank and stocking decisions. Ever since I was 14 I have had at least two fish tanks in my room. Today is a miserable day, I have decided to give up one of my tanks. I am selling...	goldfishgeek	4	13-Feb-2006 00:47
Microworms, Infusoria How do you culture microworms, and infusoria?...	aquapickle27	4	12-Feb-2006 23:37
Loading When is it too many fish? I have 4x Swordtails, 6 x Zebra Danios, 9 x Serpea Tetras and 4 x Kuhli loaches in a 3 ft tank about 120L or so....	ctk1	3	12-Feb-2006 23:20
Overstocked for a 55g tank? I have: 12 Neon Tetras 2 Cories (looking to get more if i can) 6 Guppies (3 sets of pairs) (hopefully the fry wont live) 1 Gouromi 1 Cherry Barb 1...	justin84	7	12-Feb-2006 23:02
Hello. First tank... My 3 year old daughter was out shopping with me at wal-mart, in the dog food aisle getting some purina. Then i heard it.. Daddy! can we have fish?? I...	HiFi	7	12-Feb-2006 22:33
Top Freshwater Aquarium Magazines What are your favorite freshwater magazines that you subscribe to?I'm looking to one that deals mainley with freshwater tropical fish?...	cjp	7	12-Feb-2006 19:20
Algea infested tank I wasnt sure were to put this but here it goes. My friend has a five gallon tank that has so much algea you cant see through it. I want it to use for...	justin84	7	12-Feb-2006 15:46
Overstocked Precautions Pages: 1, 2 i have a tank that is quite overstocked, my levels are very good. i change my water every friday 35%. there is lots of plants and 14x filteration. all...	judz	24	12-Feb-2006 06:11
what to do with 40G (UK Gallons) i've just upgraded my 40G to a 72G see shekois log in the plant forum. Anyway my 40g is being kept cycled by a few neons and dwarf gourami. as i hav...	SheKoi	5	12-Feb-2006 00:02
target fish in FW well as fish trends come and go, the dension barb is out the window, and the newest "in"fish is the target fish, or therapon jarbua. This fish can ha...	bettachris	0	11-Feb-2006 23:38
Over Cleaning Hi! I'm new to this group.I just did a 50% cleaning of my 55 gallon tank.I made the mistake of moving my substrate around thinking I was doing a good...	55galtank	7	11-Feb-2006 15:55
Sea Shells, Lime Stone Or Crushed Coral? generaly my city water is 6.5-6.8ph and very soft, so my tanks are used to it.but rarely test the tap water so was testing tank water today after i d...	whodini	5	11-Feb-2006 06:00
Collecting Driftwood Hi everyone, Havn't been up here for a while. Too busy with my life cause uni and stuff. I went fishing last week and saw some driftwood lying aroun...	JQW	3	11-Feb-2006 05:38
Online VS. Store Ever wonder why online stores are so much cheaper than that small shop down the street? That store really can't cost that much to run, so why do they...	Racso	19	11-Feb-2006 05:09
Best Spieces Of Fish To Look After, Easiest To Breed And Easiest To Sell can someone please tell me which fish is: easiest to look after, easiest to breed and easiest to sell to the lfs thanks...	will	6	11-Feb-2006 01:14
Amazing Story I know this is very long, but if you read it you will not be disapointed, I promise. Many of you may have read my other post about the missing fish,...	oz196	14	11-Feb-2006 00:59
Try again! What setup for 50G tall i've moved my planted tank from a 50G (US) to a 72gallon US. now my 50G is bare apart from neons and a dwarf gourami keeping the filter and tank c...	SheKoi	12	10-Feb-2006 18:13
Reptile Bulb On Tank hi! the bulb for my 29G tank just burnt out... my question is, can i use a 'Repti Glo 8.0' (desert terrarium lamp) that i happen to have on the tank?...	niggit	5	10-Feb-2006 09:54
Rocks! can you use any old rocks for your tank? i find that rocks in the stores seem to be pricey! why when rocks stollen from your neibours garden are free!...	african_man	6	10-Feb-2006 05:15
What's The Difference between a 'show tank' and a regular tank? I've seen the phrase in articles and such but have no idea what the difference is...	Theresa_M	4	10-Feb-2006 02:04

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