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Hey, I was about to start a new thread but this one is on the subject of feeding so here goes. :wink: Do you guys think over-feeding is simply feeding your fish too much food to consume in about 5 minutes? My 6 zebra danios devour the pinch of food I give them rather quickly in an...

Phew!, thanks for all the input. much appreciated I have some work to do regarding my HOB filter. Today I think I may just get a second or buy a new, better one. =]

Instead of making a new thread I thought I would just use this one to get some more advice. Kind of a different subject though! I have a hang on back filter for my new freshwater 20 gal (currently cycling). I bought extra filter cartridges because the instructions say to replace when water...

Ok, thanks Guess I'm just worrying about all my variables :P

ok cool, thanks guys. =] So using warm water from the tap is ok then?

Hi guys. I was wondering what you all do to match water temperatures when you do partial water changes. Someone told me that using warm water from a home hot water heater is a No-No, so I have been warming up cold water in a clean tub with a heater. Is this silly, or is there an easier way to...

Yea, I get it now. It just kinda threw me off when I read you can remove biomedia from the filter. In my head, I was picturing some kind of wet/dry filter with a biofiltration device inside that you could remove if you didnt need it, or something Hehe. Thanks squishy and reefrunner

Okay, I'm qouting from the Berlin Method article here - "If converting another type of filtration system simply remove the biomedia from the filter, if you have a large system using a trickle filter with a large bio load, you will want to remove the media over the course of a few weeks, a...

Thank you for the fast reply reefrunner, ..that answered my question perfectly. Okay one more question then I wont ask anything else for an entire week, I swear!! LOL Now, what I am wondering though, is how you begin such a tank. I realize you must need a certain amount of LR to sustain good...

Hi! I've been looking at reef tanks, and it seems like in the good ones theres a little bit of everything: white prickly coral, big purple and reddish rocks, and different kinds of anemones, some which may actually be soft coral?! So! Can anyone clear some things up for me? I understand...

Hey, speaking of Gouramis , I have a question. I am reading that Opaline Gouramis are peaceful and do well in a community tank. But does this include to other Opaline Gouramis, maybe if they were smaller? I was at the fish store and I noticed this one slightly larger Opaline Gourami was...

Oh-my-gosh. That is so awesome.. See, right there is the reason I'm getting so into aquariums. That tank is beautiful. Man, I would love to have something similar one day. It's a living work of art. *nods*

Oh yeah I was wondering ... There was a sign in the store that said "We do not sell illegal fish". Besides like.. endangered species and man eating sharks, what fish would be illegal????? Come to think of it, I've never seen a piranha before. Those red bellied pacu's look like piranhas but I...

LOL! It freaked me out too! When I saw the chickens I was like Uhhh.. ok? I know where it is, but erg.. not too good with downtown streets. There's the famous Uwajimia Oriental Market, you probly know where that is. Well.. this alley is just a bit east from there, a little more than half a...

Oh I would not consider trying to raise an Arowana unless I had a HUGE tank. Long and wide, like those 180's. Shoot, I wouldn't want to have a setup like that unless I had a house and didn't plan on moving for a very long time. That could be a few years away! Sati- Yeah that's the place-...

I finally found a great fish store in Seattle. Wouldn't you know it, it's located in the heart of our international district (a rather small China town). Right when you walk in there's two 180 gallon tanks with 3 giant Arowana's! One has these 2 wiskers that hang down from the bottom of his...

I live in Seattle too, and I have noticed it's not too easy to find a LFS!! Especially in the Shoreline/Edmonds area. (north) I do know there is a place in Bellevue called Salt Water City, I believe. And supposedly they're pretty good. I haven't gone there yet.

Hi all! I bought a Whisper 5 - 15 gal heater for my 10 gal tank. Followed the directions perfectly when I installed it. I mounted it on the back side with the suction cups. The water is nicely above the minimum water line. A day after everything is running, whenever the heater comes on ( it...

I know! I think goldfish are messy lil' buggers. I too am totally addicted. There used to be a fish store near where I lived when I was really young and I would go in and stare at the fish all the time. I hadn't been to a pet store in YEARS. Never had any need to. I don't have pets...

Okay, I'm new to this too.. let me get this straight. You get the tank running, then add something that gives off ammonia. Bacteria will form and eat the ammonia and eventually it will become nitrate. You test the water over a period of a couple weeks and when the ammonia and nitrate levels...

Thanks for all the help guys. I really like Cichlids for some reason. They seem ...aware, so to speak. I think the Jack Dempsey changes color sometimes. My goal now is to work my way up to them, after I get a bigger tank. For now the Zebra Danios sound like a good idea. Yeah grimlock, I do...

Just the goldfish? Might be OK? Ack. Man.. the guys at the pet store were no help. But I am not to be discouraged. I think I can make time between my homework to study fish needs as well. I'll hit up the library and check out some books.

Whoa, hold up. Hold up.... I'm taking these fish back right now. I want my fish to be happy , not die off and leave me wondering. Thank god for the internet. Noone really pointed towards learning about the cycle. I'm on it. I'm all over it. Gonna get me a testing kit today. Thanks Madame_X

Hello everyone I'm brand new to all of this! :] I'm a college student with low funds so I decided to buy a 10 gallon starter kit. Okay, I got it going. I have a fire mouth, a jack dempsey, and my friend wanted me to throw in a goldfish. They seem happy. Couple questions though! 1) I...