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80 gal of fun! What should I do? I have a 80 gal. In there I have 1 albino pleco (4 inch), 1 apple snail (2 inch), and 2 kissing fish (2 1/2 - 3 inch). I was thinking bala shark, red...	steven1982	12	17-Jan-2008 06:06
5 Gal - To Buy Parts Or A Kit...? I was given an old but waterworthy 5 gal over the holiday. It has nothing with it, so I would have to buy a filter, heather, light, etc. I have a pi...	Twilight	17	16-Jan-2008 04:00
Stocking help...again I posted awhile ago with my stocking list for my 40g tall aquarium, but after visiting my LFS I was disappointed to find that they don't have most of...	kayteekate	3	15-Jan-2008 07:17
How to desinfect My fish are all death and i want to start again but i don t want to get the next lot of fish sic so i want to desinfect but i don t know how....	adios_adi	6	11-Jan-2008 10:35
New tank! Many questions. Ok, a friend gave us a complete 20 gallon tall setup. Woo Hoo! As some of you are aware, we have been cycling a 10 gallon as a quarantine tank. Many h...	fishsage	4	10-Jan-2008 12:48
My 5footer Ok its done, for better or worse till water do us part. For a very long while now I have played with little tanks, getting my feet wet so to speak and...	mews	7	07-Jan-2008 20:20
Whats the difference? Whats the difference between mysis shrimp and plankton? I bought some freeze dried plankton, but when I opened it I noticed it looked like mysis shrim...	coltsfan	2	07-Jan-2008 18:19
Curved Glass, rounded edge tanks Hi all thoughts on curved glass (rounded edge) tanks please! Are there any pros n cons with curved edge tanks? I have been shopping around for a new...	mews	7	06-Jan-2008 07:00
Getting Fish Out of the Bag??? I wasn't sure where to put this, but thought it might benefit someone just starting the hobby as well as me. I was wondering, how do you get your fis...	truestar	14	06-Jan-2008 03:58
Humidity? Pages: 1, 2 I've been trying for some time now to get a 55 gal. tank, but my mom and brother always boil it down to (after many other excuses) "It will make the r...	Soidfuf	29	05-Jan-2008 22:38
Stress-zyme for cycling Having cycled our 55 the traditional way, I decided to try stress-zyme for the 10 gallon I have just set up. The tank has been running for 1 week, and...	fishsage	9	05-Jan-2008 21:56
40 gallon Hex Stocking questions Hello all, First aquarium and new to the site. Incredible amount of information! I have a 40 gallon hex aquarium (22in tall). I was thinking about...	direwolf	10	04-Jan-2008 02:58
3 Gallon Eclipse Starting Up hello peeps, Happy new year! My wife bought the above tank as my x'mas present and we just joined the rank of fish parents about 3 days ago. At petl...	acnyc2000	13	02-Jan-2008 22:45
New Tank! QT/HOSPITAL Well, in the interest of not having to go through the whole ich experience again, I went to Big ALs boxing day sale and among other things, bought a 1...	fishsage	5	02-Jan-2008 04:42
Sand Substrate for Tropical Fish Need Answer Quick! My 4 ft tank spung a leak and I've drained it, have fish in a 1 ft tank, resealed my 4 ft tank and was about to put the old gravel...	aj	14	30-Dec-2007 06:30
Tank number 6 Since the corys in tank 5 have decided to breed like rabbits (91 fry & 2 more lots eggs) I now have tank 6. It is 26ltrs or 6.8gal US and I have co...	Brengun	6	28-Dec-2007 16:30
How many fish? A different method Yes or No I found this in a rather large advertisement in an Aust National Gardening Magazine. Burke's Backyard Dec 2007/Jan 2008 The ideal amount of space for...	keithgh	6	23-Dec-2007 17:20
Would I be pushing it? I'm getting a 20g very soon with the measurements - 60 L 35 W 45 H. [link] http://www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/stkcode/660073/category/1214....	Rubina	5	19-Dec-2007 06:08
Stocking a 10g...again After getting a 75g in July, I've pretty much...moved all fish into it. After a dorsal-less platy and a elderly honey gourami started being out compet...	shadowtheblacklab	4	15-Dec-2007 14:56
New tank I got a new tank today. Number 5. It is 60cm x 30cm x 350cm = 63litres or 16.6 US gal, or 13.9 UK gal. I have the Eheim filter in the big community...	Brengun	18	15-Dec-2007 05:07
Tank Change i have just bought a new 40gal juwell tank to which i am going to trasfer my fish from their 26gal tank, so my plan is,set up the new tank with new wa...	papasan	8	14-Dec-2007 23:32
Not sure about the cycle. If I were to take a peice of DW from my established tank and put it in my new tank to help the cycle, would I be making a mistake. Also the same with...	tyler9999	4	12-Dec-2007 11:00
New tank problems! Pages: 1, 2 I started a new tank at my bf's house for him (it was my own impulse buy!) its not that big i would say around the 15g mark perhaps. We bought an aq...	carpe_diem	23	12-Dec-2007 00:07
Tank Maximum I live in a double wide trailer (no jokes please ) and my mom says we can't have a large tank. Right now I have a 20g but I'd like something bigger...	art-fish	9	10-Dec-2007 06:43
28 Gal Bow I'm planning on starting a 28 gallon bow front and was wondering what everyone thinks I sould put in it. As of now I'm thinking about making a cav ta...	JYJason	5	08-Dec-2007 21:00
75 Gallon Community Tank I have a newly cycled 75 gallon community tank. I have 5 gaint danio 5 blood fin tetras 5 serpae tetra and 1 red tail black shark. I am looking for a...	fishkeeper	2	03-Dec-2007 04:46
What Fish??? hi im jack im just wondering which fish you would recomend for starting a comunity thanx jak...	jakbaz	8	03-Dec-2007 00:29
I am a newbie looking at owning a betta Pages: 1, 2 With neon tetras and cories not sure which breed yet is there anything else i could keep. and also the tank i am looking at is a 54ltr not sure what...	TravelingGypsy	21	01-Dec-2007 21:29
New 6 footer I'm about to buy a brand new 6 foot tank and am looking for ideas and or pictures. I've had a 4 foot community tank before but I want this one to be d...	cappa	4	30-Nov-2007 12:36
Starting A Paludarium... Pages: 1, 2 so i really want to start a paludarium, i was thinking that i would have an island in the corner instead of a sloping beach and these are my plans......	brandeeno	21	30-Nov-2007 06:38
Semi new Hello, I have a few questions about fish and fish keeping. I have had 2 Bettas in the past, and I really miss having a fish. I have been doing some r...	slipity	6	28-Nov-2007 13:21
bacterial blooms WITHOUT ammonia? hey all, i recently set up a 36 gal corner tank. let it run a couple days, then add 5 buenos aires tetras and some bio spira. by the next day, the...	magicalt	4	26-Nov-2007 05:08
Beginners Community Tank - Good choices? Pages: 1, 2 Hello! I have researched Tropical fish a lot over the past couple of months, and will be getting a 62 (American) gallon planted community tank so...	Rubina	29	26-Nov-2007 00:34
Green Severum Question How Small of fish will severum's Eat Would they eat bloodfin tetras?? My Wife like the Green Severums and I figured if they they wont eat my other fi...	brodieman	5	24-Nov-2007 15:06
Growing Algae? I remember seing a link a while back about growing algae as a food source, if someone has that link can you repost it please. Has anyone grown your ow...	coltsfan	11	11-Nov-2007 20:07
Resetting 55 Gal. hi, ive been keeping fish 4 bout ummm 8 years now, seince i was a lil fry. anyway, i got a 55 gallon a few years back. i had it set up with a baby osc...	skyeye	9	06-Nov-2007 01:51
Clear slime on ornaments??? Hello everyone. I set up my aquarim 4 days ago (21 gal), with a peice of driftwood, 3 live plants and a few ornaments, and added the 'tuff fish' 2 da...	ca416295	6	06-Nov-2007 01:39
Mystery snails? Hello all. I have another question about my aquarium that I setup last week. This morning when I got up, there is a strange creature in the tank that...	ca416295	9	03-Nov-2007 20:11
On too long? Is there such a thing as having your aquarium light on too long? I usually have it on for 10 to 12 hours, but would it hurt if I left it on longer? I'...	coltsfan	12	26-Oct-2007 08:41
Fishless cycling for my new 75 Hello all. In a few months, i want to set up a 75 gallon loach tank. It will have only loaches and some kind of algae eater. With that being said, how...	clownloachfan	3	24-Oct-2007 18:18
Restocking a 40 Gal The calculator says my tank has 160 or lo litres, 44 US gallons and 37 UK gallons. It's 4ft long. It's been running for about 4 years, and was once s...	Ferox	3	22-Oct-2007 13:50
120 Gal new setup I recently moved and i had no house for about 2 weeks, so my arrowana, oscar, dempsey, pleco and large clowns loaches went back to the store. anyways...	brodieman	11	22-Oct-2007 13:39
New Filtration Plan Well, having taken my ugf out of storage, I've found a broken part of the grill-thingy (technical term ), and so I think it's garbagable. I have a...	Twilight	7	21-Oct-2007 21:14
New Tank Setup Pages: 1, 2 Haven't posted in a while, hope all is well with everyone. Unfortunately, about a month ago, we suffered some casualties - we lost three Glowlight...	MtbGirl	35	16-Oct-2007 01:20
Stocking planted tank Hi I'm setting up a 25gallon (120liter) community tank, heavily planted. I want to know how many tetras (cardinals) and harlequin rasboras I can kee...	PappaBear	9	27-Sep-2007 23:08
New tank, murky water Hi all, #Newbie Post# I've just got a new 2ft tank, with attached lighting and filter (which both seem to be working). I washed my gravel, then pour...	dancin_hippo	9	25-Sep-2007 08:31
New Tank Hi there, I have just brought myself a new fish tank today and just started in up. I think its a 10litre one. How long do you need to wait before yo...	Leighton	7	17-Sep-2007 08:13
10G Betta + ??? Stocking hey guys so i have decided i cant take my my betta out of his 10, he looks to happy . In stead.. i was thinking i could add some ADFs a apple sna...	eat_ham222	17	15-Sep-2007 20:47
New 29 Gal tank, info & advice on fish selection, please Hello everyone, This is my first post here. I'm glad to have found this site as I've already learned much from reading some of the threads. I was hop...	reneb	10	08-Sep-2007 17:56
Feeding After A Water Change? What is your take on feeding after doing a weekly water change? For example if I did a water change at 10:00 this morning would it be ok to feed at 10...	coltsfan	15	08-Sep-2007 04:22

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