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Okay, so i get up this morning, and go out to turn on my tank light. Mr. McSqueekers had flipped the lid off the hob filter, and was merrily lapping up the fish-flavored water. I didn't yell at him...he wasn't messing anything up with it, or trying to 'fish', but just drinking. Anyway, is this...

Greetings yet again. Okay, I've had bettas before, but always in a community aquarium, with filters and gravel and plants and lights and heaters. Anyway, my grandmother purchased a betta, and has him in a glass vase (not the kind with the plants on the top, just a vase). She has the water...

Okay, I swear, I'm not trying to spam, but I would like an answer to this phenomenon, and can't find any sources for references. My platy fry are in a plastic floating isolation chamber, and I've noticed that they are swimming to the surface and blowing bubbles...it looks almost like a male...

Greetings. i came across this information while looking for the care of dwarf puffers. I am unsure as to whether or not it is correct, could you please let me know? Somehow I find it unaccurate... "Hehe, yep, Kerrieh... Aquaria is a real money-hungry hobby... There are freshwater puffers...

Okay, I looked in my isolation chamber that holds my fry today, and there's bubbles all over the surface of the water! It almost looks like bubble nests. Is this normal behavior? I held off feeding them today, they were a little 'blah', but still alright. Could the ghost shrimp have done that...

Greetings. I stopped by the lfs yesterday, and they had a whole tank full of little shrimp-like things. the tank label read "Glass shrimp". When I got home, I had a drs. foster & smith catalogue that had ghost shrimp inside, but there wasn't much information. So....what are these buggers, and...

Greetings. I do not have a saltwater tank, but I visit the ones at the lfs. Anyway, they had just gotten a new puffer (the thing is UGLY). I put my hand up to the glass, and the puffer came over, rubbing it's head on the glass like a puppy would. I moved my hand, and it followed. I realized it...

I had a red betta before, but my red-tailed shark kept pestering him...when the betta died, his fins were all ragged. I was wondering if the shark messed with him because he was red, and a blue betta wouldn't have that problem, or if it was because the shark is a fin nipper. The only other thing...

I tested my water yet again. It has been about 3 weeks since I added plants. Still maintaining water changes, although only 2 times a week now due to the fry... don't want to stress the lil' ones. The levels came back tonight as this: NitrItes: 0 ppm Ammonia: 0 ppm pH: 7.0 NitrAtes: 20 ppm I...

She had a few this morning before I left for work, but they weren't moving. She's since had between 4-6 (they won't stay still to let us count them!) that are moving, a few more that are dead or sleeping very heavily! lol. She still has a gravid spot of a smaller size, but she hasn't had any...

Okay, first off, I'm not trying to spam the boards, please don't see this as that. But this board gets more activity than the sick board, and I need info asap, so I figured here's a good place to ask. My platy is (according to lfs) pregnant, and rather far along. She is a silver platy, so...

Okay, I know that this is the sick fish forum, but I couldn't find any others for this thread. I apologize in advance for the poor image quality, the camera is NOT nice to me. Okay, I had 3 platys about a month ago, two died. I didn't think much of it, until I realized today that my remaining...

Okay, tested the water, here's the new parameters: Amonia: .25 ppm NitrAtes: 20-40 ppm (it was darker than the 20, but lighter than the 40) NitrItes: 0 ppm pH: 7.0 I hate to add new fish so soon, but my platy is a schooling fish, and i think he's getting stressed from being alone. Is it okay...

Okay, first and foremost, yes, I know, red-tailed sharks are NOT real sharks, they are a mutation of a carp, I know, I know, I know. But they are cool, and he is my favorite, so there! Heh. Anyway. When I got him he was tiny, now is getting bigger...how big do these things get? I couldn't find...

Okay, please don't think me stupid, I have never had live plants in a tank before. My mom suggested adding some plants to my tank, so that it 'could help with the nitrates'. How do I add plants though? I have blue, green, teal and black gravel together right now in my tank, would I have to...

Greetings. I have done water changes everyday this past weekend and monday, and still the nitrAtes are high. My mom suggested bagging all the fish, completely draining the tank, and filling with completely new water. Is this a good idea? I've done a 50%, followed by a 25%, then a 25%, then a...

Morning all. The lfs just got in some puffers. The name tag just says "spotted puffer", but the associate said that it's a dwarf puffer. She said that they live in freshwater, not saltwater. I'm a little skeptical, so I figured I'd see what you all thought. The fish are small, probably about...

Okay, just a refresher, I had that school of neons die overnight. I took the water to the lfs, they said the nitrates were a little high, not enough to kill them though. I ordered a Master Freshwater Test Kit, and recieved it about 20 minutes ago. Here are the water results so far: Nitrites: 0...

Okay, yes, I have had this tank set up since October 2003, but I don't know how often I should do a water change. I usually do between 25-50%, usually closer to the 25% mark. I do this about every month to two months. Is this too often? How often should I do water changes? TIA

Menagerie, do you have any problems with your cats and the tank? WAY off topic, I know, and I apologize, but I just wanted to ask real quick. My cats ignore my tank, except Shadow, and he weighs so much the hood bows in. Any ideas on keeping him off?

I found this tetra online...does anyone have any experince with it? Are they hardy for a tetra, or are they really sensitive? http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=907 [/url]

Greetings. I had a question about BigAls.com It says that for a check they wait 2 weeks to clear. How long on average do you Big Al's customers wait for your order when paying by check? I emailed them about it and never recieved a response. TIA. Dragon

:cry: I got up this morning, and all of my tetras were dead! Two were stuck on the filter intake valve, and the others were just missing!! My poor Mickey is all lonely!! *sighs* On the upside, I took my water to the lfs to see if something was out of whack, she said that my ph was base, my...

Greetings. I'm back again. I have a (currently empty) 5 gallon acrylic tank. It came with an undergravel filter. I was going to fill it up, plant with artifical plants more heavily than my 40 gallon (3 whole plants in that tank..whoo wee, better cut back on that foliage! :roll: ). But I was...

Hi again. Okay, I know I'm a newbie, so please beat me senseless if I get annoying, okay? Okay. Now then, I had a school of 7 neon tetras. I added 3 mickey mouse platys, and for whatever reason, 2 of the platys died. Now, my last mickey mouse is actually schooling with the tetras. I know that...