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    Anybody else's fish in solitary confinement?

    my 2 male plty do the same after i removed the female to separate tank....no signs of rough play though
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    oily looking film on surface of water........dunno what???

    ya actually i have two of the penguin threethirty and they move water pretty good. i added the second one a few days ago and dont seem to have the problem anymore. thanks everyone
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    Dwarf Blue and pink Kissing gouramies

    thank you for the help. i will let them keep adjusting to their new home.
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    Dwarf Blue and pink Kissing gouramies

    yes they are...about three to four days
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    oily looking film on surface of water........dunno what???

    only from tetra goldfish flakes to tetra tropical flakes and the protein contents are about the same - checks flake canisters - oh.....they are four percent differece in protein content fortytwo percent on goldfish versus fortysix percent on tropical, whaddya know
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    Dwarf Blue and pink Kissing gouramies

    are not taking flake food. What do they eat? i will try earthworms and see if they eat. do they need slowly sinking food? one of the pink kissers likes to spend time at the surface, i know that they need to do this on occassion, but for like minutes at a time? is there something wrong with...
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    glass shrim and spots

    no sorry... upon closer inspection, they are spots that run perpendicular to the body along the flex points in the carapace i just spent quite some time trying to net them all. i have them quarantined at the moment with ICK-Away. hmm.........wonder if the are shedding their shell?
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    glass shrim and spots

    some of the glass shrimp that i have suddenly appeared with white spots and it looks like its inside of them and sometimes they will stay on top of a rock and put their tails between their legs and it looks like they are cleaning themelves what is going on here? no one else in the tank appears...
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    oily looking film on surface of water........dunno what???

    2nd time in this week that this has happened all is fine the night before and when i wake up, there is something on the water surface that looks like an oil slick(rainbow-y colors and stuff) anybody have a clue as to what this could be? is this tht bacterial bloom that people talk about? or...
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    need sand aeration

    what kind of fish should i be looking for? im just wondering, the 2 bronze corys that i have do a good job but im wondering if i need to get them more help. thanks all
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    Blue Danios terrible tank mates?

    thanks the feeding both sides at the same time works out...
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    Monster Arowana

    i just finished school over in Denver, CO and the zoo there also has one that is HUGE.......never seen one before that also have one of the biggest Turtles i have ever seen like a Galapagos Tortoise but in FW Its just amazing
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    Blue Danios terrible tank mates?

    i have two danios and whenever its feeding time they love to push other fish away or even take food out of their mouths anybody else experience this? what did you do? i am thinking of maybe taking them back to lfs since it is prob inherent in their nature
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    heater

    this will prob get moved but there is hardly ever anyone in the hardware forum anyway my question is can i turn on my heater even if my aquarium water line does not reach the heater waterline point? there is about a 1" separation between my waterline and the heaters marking line. it is the...
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    3rd floor apartment

    try looking for building codes in your area, they should say what the weight limits are on floors in multi-story buildings, anybody know where? i think maybe a contractor, or even a building inspector could tell you.......
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    is my hagen 201 powerhead FULLY submersible?

    just as the ? says im scared that i might electrocute my fish on the box it shows it out of the water, but in the instructions it says it is safe just wondering if i can do this w/o any harm to my tank
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    ....somehow acquired 2 rainbow trout babies...........

    thanks for the advice corvuscorax i have also been wary of the fact that i have two rainbow trout in my home, but it shouldnt be a prob. siince they have been exposed to chemicals i would NEVER release them back into the wild, i know the severe repercusions that in itself carries worst case...
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    ....somehow acquired 2 rainbow trout babies...........

    actually, a friend of mine set a minnow trap baited with canned dog food and/or chix liver to get live fish for his gar and catfish and they ended up inside the trap, they are prob around 3" long right now, but since he put some chem stuff(dunno what) in their water, most likely NOT for...
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    ....somehow acquired 2 rainbow trout babies...........

    what to feed them, anybody know?
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    Filter Suggestions for a 75g tank?

    thanks for the quick replies and all of the suggestions i think i will prob get the Magnum pro 350 and maybe another filter to supplement as to what type of community fish, we have right now 1 rainbow platy and 2 blue danios to build around. my wife does not like 'grumpy' fish, in other words...
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    Filter Suggestions for a 75g tank?

    tried to search for any relevant topics....found none anyway here is my question i recently finished a tank and a stand(46.5Lx22Hx17D) i need some filter suggestions i have been contemplating a few different ones a. Aquaclear 500 b. Penguin 330 c. Emperor 400 d. TetraTec 300-or- 500 if...
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    85gal Tank Buildup

    try this site for getting an idea on what materials cost for any given state http://www.get-a-quote.net/default.htm it is a site for contractors to estimate costs hope it helps
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    85gal Tank Buildup

    try this site for getting an idea on what materials cost for any given state http://www.get-a-quote.net/default.htm it is a site for contractors to estimate costs hope it helps
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    building tank...few questions

    thanks fishfreek actually i was playing around with substrate ideas and was thinking about sand, or semi-fine gravel in the tank...... i dont know what kind of filter to use either for this tank as it is kinda long, around 44", that would have a good flow rate. also thinking about...
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