Recent content by BillHicks

Well I decided to get the Peacock Eel a few days ago, and so far everything is fine. i've had it in my tank for 4 days now and no escape attempts. I am a little concerned because it loves to hang out in a floating plant at the top of the tank, entwining its body in the roots, but I figure if...

Hi, I'm interested in a Peacock Eel at my local fish store for my 50 gallon tank. the only thing covering the tank, however, is eggcrate. Do you think a 5 inch Peacock eel will be able to escape through eggcrate? Thanks

I'm setting up a 55 gallon "river tank" with rocks and driftwood, but no plants. Is there a good midwater fish I can use that doesn't really need plants to be happy? I was thinking of getting 4 or 5 rainbows but wasn't sure if they would feel safe without any plants in the tank.

My Tiger Barbs do it all the time. At first I thought they were just getting used to the tank, but its been three weeks now and they still do it. I have cherry barbs in there but they don't swim up and down the front of the tank. Actually I've noticed the Tiger Barbs do this when I come...

Hello, I live in Salem NH. I've got a 20 gallon FW with Tiger and Cherry Barbs... a small goldfish tank and an empty 55 gallon (not for long!).

what if you have a filter insert for a hang-on-back filter with carbon inside of a filter floss holder. If you've run the tank for about 2 months without changing the filter, would it be better to just leave the carbon in there for bacteria to grow on? Does carbon make a good biofilter medium?

I may keep it in for now. My cherry barbs seem to love it, they chase each other through the dense leaves, wriggling all around them. They are really getting a kick out of it.

Thanks. There seems to be some false information about these plants out there. This settles it for me, the plant is not meant for aquariums and will be coming out of mine.

Hello Everyone, I just bought a plant from a lsf called a "Green Hedge" (Alternanthera ficoidea?) that I thought was an aquatic plant. Here is a picture of the plant: Here is a closeup of a leaf: After doing some research here and on a few other sites I saw many people saying that this...