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Help me stock my 10 gallon I'm setting up a 10 gallon tank and wanted a little input on the stocking. It's going to be a heavily planted low-light low-tech tank, filtration wil...	truestar	10	21-Oct-2008 00:07
Bully Fish I have 5 various mollies and one of them has turned aggressive. I know it's a female because I just watched her pop out 25 babies the other day. Is...	KimKim08	3	18-Oct-2008 14:07
Stocking a 60gallon ok so im thinking of this 8 rummy nose 8 cardinals 2 brisle noses 8 corys 2 bolivian/blue/gold rams 2-4 angels OR discus What do you think i should...	rabbit	8	18-Oct-2008 05:52
Got a question for all fishkeepers The other day my 7 yr old asked me a question that I couldn't even think of a fake answer for. This question might be the stupid question everyone sa...	JessJr	3	18-Oct-2008 03:40
Missing fish turn up 4 weeks later ???? About one month ago in the 5ft tank I lost 6 Yoyo loaches all perfectly healthy up till a water change, about the same time in the 45lt 2 banded khul...	keithgh	7	16-Oct-2008 07:31
Fish-Safe Sealants for Paludarium Hi all, as many of you know I have a paludarium, but currently there's only a couple plants in it and I haven't done anything with it (besides throw s...	superlion	3	16-Oct-2008 01:35
Hi-Q Has anyone here heard of a company called hi-q? I had seen on of their Eco Magic filter systems in a store in Boston Mass for testing. It claims for e...	Dancingwithfish	3	15-Oct-2008 17:32
This Stinks, Safe for Fish? So, Adam and I picked up a large black plastic tub from Bunnings (Home Depot/Lowes) to use to temporarily hold tank water for the fishtanks. It's rea...	Babelfish	8	15-Oct-2008 01:06
Same water/different pH. I've had my 20g tank setup for 4 months now and it has a pH of 6. I setup a 10g tank and its pH is 7.6! Water is all from my tap. The 20g has a...	mnventurer	4	14-Oct-2008 10:26
anyone own roseline barbs/sharks ( Densenii ) Roseline sharks/Barbs could anyone tell me thier temperment,aggression if any. I know they are a shoaling fish..and are expensive tot buy..30 bucks a...	itsjustme1966	3	14-Oct-2008 07:29
New Fish!!!!!!! For Grow Out Tank :) i just got a 5 inch delhezi bichir. i was gona get a 12 inch one but i was worried about my baby palmas polli hes only a 3 incher and doesnt swim to w...	riri1	2	12-Oct-2008 04:36
Arowana eats DUCKLING Wow, I never thought anyone could sink this low! Feeding a baby duck to their aquarium fish. There's plenty of other alternatives to feeding large p...	The Mutant Goldfish	3	11-Oct-2008 09:51
Whats a Good Choice? I am looking to ad a couple larger fish that are community fish and live in pairs. I would like a pair that arent all that messy and are hardy and eas...	zookeper	6	08-Oct-2008 07:49
Someone put a ton of food in my tanks! I am having a bunch of work done on my house. There were probably 10 people here working today. When I came home I noticed that my fish were behaving...	Krash7172	8	07-Oct-2008 07:41
Gravel cleaner?? I didn't know where to put this topics, so if any of you mods want to move it, go ahead but please let me know where it goes.. Thanks. I bought a gr...	Rookie_Boy1	10	07-Oct-2008 07:34
Are coloured stones ok in a tank??? Esp if its a tropical tank i am not talking about the flouro but the pebble type ones, I have heard that the blue ones can effect the water????...	TravelingGypsy	3	03-Oct-2008 16:09
OMG! lookdown jacks!!!! My local fish store has them..140.00 buck a pop.. ouch, Ive no room for them, as my 75 gal, has awaiting residents..google the name, to all who have n...	itsjustme1966	4	01-Oct-2008 16:55
Being Tented (Termites) I am wondering if anyone has been thru this and if so how did you handle it with your fish. In Oct my house will be tented for termites. Of course I h...	zookeper	11	01-Oct-2008 08:49
Odd Ball Tank!!!!!!! right now i got a 125 gallon tank its empty its a brand new one not the old one from a friend. im thinking baout stocking it with some bichirs right n...	riri1	0	30-Sep-2008 04:00
A girl waits and waits... And waits for the arrival of a new tank And she waits... Not the most patient person lol....	TravelingGypsy	8	27-Sep-2008 11:51
Are Silver Dollar fish nocturnal? My large tank has quite a number of active fish that seem to mellow-out and "sleep" (not move hardly at all) at Night. But the 8 Silver Dollar fish a...	daddySEAL	6	26-Sep-2008 22:24
Help with heavy rocks in my glass 125g tank, please Pages: 1, 2 I have been given some awesome quartz, granite and flint rocks for my tank that are about up to 10 pounds in weight each. How can I put them in my ta...	daddySEAL	20	24-Sep-2008 19:27
What is the fave Frozen foods for fishes?? All round I know bloodworms,micro worms are. What else is there. I have coldwater and soon tropicals....	TravelingGypsy	4	22-Sep-2008 05:54
Might be an odd question.... I was in one of the LFS and in some of thier display tanks they have a background that is made to look like a flat rock wall or the inside of a cave....	tyler9999	6	20-Sep-2008 22:23
Snails i have 3 kinds of snails in tanks ponds snail, trumpet, and ram and want something to eat them latly iv been fishing them out with a slice of cucumbe...	DwarfGourami	4	20-Sep-2008 01:13
What Would You Keep With... a school of corys and cherry barbs in a 29 gallon? i am in the middle of completely re modeling my 29 gallon tank, but i am tinkering around with sto...	reun	5	16-Sep-2008 06:07
Black algae growth. Just wondering if anyone can clarify the reason for excessive growth of black "fur" on every part of my 4' tank? Its really starting to   me off...	fan fan	4	14-Sep-2008 03:49
What Is This Fish what is this fish? [http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj34/PerchFan/fish-1.jpg]...	DwarfGourami	4	13-Sep-2008 07:31
African Butterfly Fish!!!!!! has anyone ever heard of a school of them? and do any of u know wat size tank u would need to have like 6 or 7 of these cool little guys? i got like...	riri1	2	10-Sep-2008 01:48
HELP! my tank is being invaded... pls identify the invaders... well not quite a full on invasion i went and bought some bogwood with java fern from pets at home and even though the woman told the trainee to shak...	Mani	15	09-Sep-2008 18:05
Just noticed and dont know what to do I just noticed my ghost shrimp is carrying eggs what do i do to keep them from getting ate I have it in a 55g tank with 2 female bettas 3 platys, 3 m...	DwarfGourami	3	09-Sep-2008 16:40
What Do People With up to 200 gallon tanks use for Heaters?....4 or 5 Heaters? The largest capacity heaters I can find are for up to 75 gallon tanks. Do they try to "orchestrate" the settings on 4 or 5 heaters to work in tandem,...	daddySEAL	11	08-Sep-2008 15:46
New Fish!!!!!!! I just got a new 7" albino sengal bichir hes so cool the tank is a 150 gallon aqurium its african theam sand bottem large rocks and has 1 sengel bic...	riri1	0	02-Sep-2008 02:42
My Rosy Barbs seem to never get "enough" food...? I have a large tank with about 30 Rosy Barbs in it (along with Bala Sharks and other fish)and no matter how often or much I feed the barbs, they seem...	daddySEAL	5	26-Aug-2008 14:09
I love my school of Congo Tetra, but..... In doing a little browsing about them, I found a fishkeeper who said his Congo Tetra will eat right out of his hand...and have little tiny teeth (feel...	daddySEAL	6	26-Aug-2008 14:04
Why are they doing this? TANK PHOTO This link will explain what I mean. I removed a huge piece of DW wh...	keithgh	7	23-Aug-2008 07:14
I'm starting up again Hello all I've been away for some time - working overseas then had a baby, my aquariums where dismantaled and the fish found nice new homes, but time...	SheKoi	1	20-Aug-2008 20:11
20 Gal Hex Bottom Feeder Hey guys! I know I been posting a lot about this tank. I'm going to try and put some real plants in it maybe some moss. And just kinda give my tank a...	spankym13	2	20-Aug-2008 19:33
Would this garden product work more accurately than 0.5 step pH water test kit? Being also an avid gardener(as well a a fishkeeper), I'm looking for a dual use electronic instrument to measure pH and other things (related to soil,...	daddySEAL	12	19-Aug-2008 19:43
New 28 Bow I have a new 28 gallon bowfront that I want to set up as a freshwater tank and I can't decide what to put in it. I'd like to plant it fairly fully, a...	JYJason	3	18-Aug-2008 18:36
Question about snails I have a 20gal that had 1 whisker shrimp about 2inch long 2 oto's 1 mystery snail a few trumpit snails and about 20 bn pleco fry and a few odd's and...	donovan	4	16-Aug-2008 05:19
Another On Snails I'm about to setup one of my tanks for Puffers and want to be always ready to give them snails. I know they multieply quickly, and I have a small tank...	monkeyboy	1	16-Aug-2008 05:02
Intermittant blacklight use bad for fish? My new 6 foot tank has a hood capable of using multiple flourescent lights. If I used one of the spaces for a blacklight to be used intermittently, w...	daddySEAL	4	15-Aug-2008 22:17
20 Gal Hex Hey guys I need some stocking advice for my 20gal hex. I know hex tanks suck as far as stocking but it's been up for 1 1/2 years and was a christmas g...	spankym13	8	15-Aug-2008 20:28
What Would You Do??? My currently set up tanks are all have some room for more fish or shrimp. I'm hitting-a-wall when it comes to what I want to do with these tanks. So a...	T/A	2	11-Aug-2008 00:59
Keeping snails and my 20gal stocking Hey guys! Wow It has been a while. Well I got a green spotted puffer that needs to eat snails weekley, So I get the pest snails from the pet stores f...	spankym13	2	10-Aug-2008 03:31
Old 100 Gallon Tank i kinda wanna get some more bichirs for my tank right now i got in the tank is 2 Polypterus palmas polli 1 jd 1 blue metico 1 blue acara 1 syno decor...	riri1	0	10-Aug-2008 02:29
Found something cool - "Flood Alarm" I bought a couple of these for my ba sement a couple months ago and realized that these are handy when doing WCs. [link]http://sportys.com/acb/showdet...	Krash7172	0	09-Aug-2008 06:48
Too Many Fish for 47 gallon tank? 2 upsidedown catfish 2 pepper Catfish 2 bronze Catfish 2 Brittlenose Catfish 2 Golden Algae Eaters 2 Clown Loach 2 Kuhli Loach 7 Neon Tetras 4 Guppies...	teamyalla	16	05-Aug-2008 05:57
The 29 gallon revisited hello! been a while since i posted. my tank has been nice and stable, but, some new issues have come up. i had a school of lemon tetras, and the schoo...	reun	0	04-Aug-2008 07:31

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