Recent content by eggie100

Yes, I've bought most of these guys from the same shop and at the same time. I've had the red eyes for a few months now....they seem to be fine until yesterday.... i've got 4 more red eyes left, but they seem spooked and nervous. The other small inhabitants (rasboras, rummy-nosed tetras) are...

I have a group of red eyed tetras mixed with other small tetras and harlequins. Today, I found 3 red-eyes dead up my filter. I have an Eheim Aquaball inside the tank. If you're familiar with the Aquaball's design, you'll know that at the bottom of it, there's a small tunnel where water gets...

Hi everyone, Check out my signature.... it says I've got 3 Gold Algae Eaters. And I've seen all 3 of them last night. However, tonight, there's only 1!! I looked and looked and looked. I even uprooted all my plants looking but to no avail. Not even remains of the 2 missing fish. OK, I know the...

Hi everyone, Here's the situation: My dwarf puffers are ALL lethargic. I've had 6 of these guys for 3 weeks now. They were all fine right up until this morning. throughout today, they are all quietly resting on the bottom. A couple of them sometimes seem to lose their equilibrium and will...

OK, I have Black Beard Algae that seems to grow quick and are covering several areas of my planted tank. What is the best way to get rid of or control this situation? I have a 26 gal tank with about 12 small tetras. I do 25% water changes every 7 days. I have 2.5 watts od 6700k of light per...

Hello, Can anyone identify this water organism? It is about 12mm long. Is it a friend or foe? I have a 26 gal tank with tetras and lots of plants. I found this little guy attached to one of my cabombas. Any info on this would be appreciated. Thank you in advanced. Eggie

I hope this isn't too off-topic.... I have a Mini-Bow 5 gallon tank. It comes with a 15 watt incandescent light. Can I replace the incandescent light with a compact flourescent bulb? Will it fit in the ballast? I wanted to add some live plants to it. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I had started a new 26 gal tank about 5 weeks ago. The water seems to be cycled now. I've added a few of my old fish into the new tank about 2 weeks ago. The fish seem to be fine and I've had my water tested. The ph is 7.6, nitrate is 0, nitrite is 0, ammonia is 0, phosphate is 0...

I have a 26gal bow front tank sitting on top of a stand that is built for it. How dangerous is it to have a 26 gal tank not quite leveled? At the front, it is about 2 to 3 mm lower than the back. And the left side is also about 2 mm lower than the right. I've concluded that the unevenness is...

I have a 10 gallon planted tank. There's only a few rasboras in it. I'm currently running an internal power filter by Fluval. I was toying the idea of replacing the internal filter with an external cannister filter. Is this type of filtration overkill? I'd like to add s few more small livestock...