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When I got my Firemouths, the guy told me to just use flakes to feed them. I thought "great I already have flakes". But the firemouths are very reluctant to eat them. They will not swim to the top to eat. They will only each if it sinks down in front of their face. Is the regular "tropical fish...

no I don't know what the sexes are.

On Saturday (22nd) I got a pair of Firemouths. Each about 2 inches long. I put them in the tank one one starting attaching the other. I called the store/guy I got them from and he said that is normal. That they have to find out who is the dominate one. He said to just let them be. I said OK...

I have a python vacum. At my old house it worked great. But in my new house there isnt as much suction. So its a real pain to suck suff other than water out of the tank.

I've tried that water level at many differant spots and I've noticed the least amount of noise is if the water lever just touches the out spout. IF I cover the out sput completly the noise is louder and I water water splashing out and onto my light fixture.

any more thoughts. I'm "this close" to returning the bio-wheel

I live in a suburb of Minneapolis about 20 minutes away from downtown.

okay so here is my pic it show the water coming under the bio-wheel, the wheel rotating, the water being lefted up by the wheel, then falling off the wheel, and causing a splash, thus making the noise.

If I hold the wheel, the niose stops. I'll draw a pic so every body knows what I'm talking about... I'll be right back

ya, I have alot of bubles right now from the water falling off the wheel. I guess I just wait a little longer.

the motor noise does not bother me. Its the water the gets lifted up by the bio-wheel, then spashes down.

when you say there will always be a water sounds, do you mean water being lifted up by the wheel and falling down? Cuz I also hear the water sound from the motor, and that sound is fine by me, it doesnt bother me. But the water falling off the wheel is not soothing to me, its driving me...

25 gallon. planing on 2 chiclids (prob firemouth), wasnt planning on live plants

I just bought this "Marineland Penguin BIO-Wheel Power Filters #200" pic is of the 350, I have the 200 with only one wheel info link and as you may have read it is very loud after having it for a week, so I'll give it another week and see if it gets quiter. If not I was looking at this...

I just talked to the pet store and she said that since I dont have any fish in the tank yet there isnt "stuff" on the bio-wheel. and she said once I add fish, the wheel splashing should quitet down. And as asked above, I've tried the water level and differant levels and still have the same...

its not mechanical noise or noise from water coming out og the "exit spout" in to a lower water level tank, its noise from the water falling off the bio-wheel. I got it on Monday and it is now Saturday. the noise has gone down a little bit, but it is still there.

well I'm on day 3, and its still super loud. Any idea how long it will take to quiet down?

Okay, so just let it run, and eventually it will quiet down.

http://www.marineland.com/products/consumer/con_penguinfiltersnew.asp I just bought this filter and the "water noise" is crazy, its coming from the wheel. Water gets turned around the wheel, then falls off wand splashes down. Its kind of hard to explain. The instruction book says its normal and...

the water is great and it is eating fine nitrite = 0ppm nitrate = 20ppm ammonia 0ppm heres a pic of what it is doing when it puts its "side" up against the building

I knew I should have said this before, but this is the only fish in the tank. It has now placed its self on the bottom and the wedged inside a fake plant. If I had to guess it looks like its ready to give birth.

Hay guys, I got a jack dempsey about a month ago, and for the last few days its been acting funny. It will get up really close to plant or "building" I have in the tank and put its left or right side right up next to it and just sit there. I even took the "building" and moved it around when it...

here is the side veiw that you wanted http://community.webshots.com/photo/187277386/197894560jzNKfD

Well I bought, what I was told was 2 firemouths on wednesday. The one on the left I know is a firemouth, but the one on the right I'm not to sure. The one on the right is more of a yellow and black color with vertical stripes. It does have the big horizontal stripe in the center like the other...

I thought a 29 would feel huge too, but then I went to the store today and saw this real nice bright blue cichlid, about 8 inches long. Well if I got it, that would be the only fish in my tank :( . Oh, well just got to convince the wife to let me get my dad's old 55 gallon :wink: