Hi, they are common to all tanks and are essentially harmless. Usually they multiply and become so visible and so many as a result in tank temperatures being...
My Beta (in the 55 gallon with other community fish I have never seen pick on him) seems to have fin rot. He's a beautiful Blue color, but the last 1/4" of...
No to both questions, but I have thought about unloading some at a fish store. Anybody in South Florida want any? Scott ... From: Turtle Subject: Re:...
"JUST DECLORINATE THE WATER AND MAKE SURE THE FISH ISN'T EXPOSED TO A TOO HIGH TEMP DIFFERENTIAL DURING THE TRANSPLANT,THEN YOU CAN DO IT IN ONE DAY WITHOUT...
I visited my favorite pond shop last weekend. They have a new toy - floating flower pots and floating cork bark with plants in them. The floating flower...
Hi Kevin, I have a beautiful blue/turquois Betta that had recently gone through a bout of body fungus. I tried several different treatments, including Splendid...
I think one of the female Guppies I recently got is pregnant. She must have been pregnant when I got her since I've only had her for a week or so. Her belly is...
Hi, I build a malawi chiclid tank (350l) recently. I was adding chiclids (an ahli pair, a borleyi pair and a yellow peacock -aulonacara maleri?- pair is...
If the Cichlid you want to catch has a cave that it calls home - you can set a net or a net breeding box over this home. THen slide a paper plate or...
Jan, can you forward that fish photo to my email address - I am very curious. That is one long lived critter! So, the school bought a box of fish from...
There is a trick to this boxy look of a female guppy close to birth. The boxy look will appear on the front of her abdomen. Looking down at her, she will...
you should see the eggs in her mouth, if she turns her head to the glass and you look closely they are quiet visible. she won't eat again until she releases...
Well... I may have discovered why these mini tank don't need heaters. First, thanks to this list I went to Walmart and found special mini-heaters meant for 2-5...
ok cool! thanks Marilyn! 14.99????????? wow...what a difference than the $59.99 i seen them for! NEW TANK!!!!! see ya tommorow night!!! pat Hi Pat, I asked LFS...
Some how I started penny wort in my tanks. It is probably one of the many reasons why there is absolutely no algae in my 3 tanks. But it grows so thick and so...
Hello all I am over joyed to report that I put my 1st pets into my new 350 gallon tank. It took me nearly a week to collect the water from my RO unit. Today I...
Dear Andreas, A tank I can only dream about. Sounds like you have everything under control. Keep us posted. Andreas1Group@... wrote: Hello all I am over...
Harry, trim it and send to The Cause, you can always trade for another plant. Wilma ... From: harry perry To: UniQuaria@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 02,...
I have heard of making filters by pumping water up and letting it run
back down through some lava rock, which is good for bacteria growth. I
think you could...
... the common P.senegaulus which reaches 10 - 12 inches adult size but be advised they will eat any fish that will fit in their mouth and a fair sized tank as...
Something is up in my tank. I had a school of a dozen serpae tetras and they all went belly up in about 4 days. I went and got a half dozen more and they are...
One thing you could do is replace the hot incandescent lamp with a much cooler and brighter mini-flourescent. My local W-mart sells them with the fish stuff. ...
Hey Everyone, Im not too sure if you guys remember me....I used to be a part of this group a couple of years ago and then I had to take a break from fish for a...
Remembering the discussion on solar water heating for outdoor ponds - saw an ad in Walmart or K-Mart newspaper insert for an outdoor solar=heated shower. ...
Isn't it a high light plant? How many watts on the tanks? Any other plants running wild? Is the penny wort leggy with small leaves far apart? Joanna,...
Andreas, I can't stress enough how much of a bad idea using ammonia is in a planted tank. This is fine for a fish only tank but counter productive in a planted...
Have you thought about clown loaches. I have never owned these but I have heard some fun stories about them. They seem active a lot and apparently play...
I added six small tigers barbs to my community that included 8 Black Phantom Tetras, a three rainbows sharks, two clown loaches (on since deceased), and 2...