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Hi, I have (or rather, had) a 29 gallon tank with: 3 angels, 3 Platy, 4 jumbo neons, 1 dwarf gourami and 1 apple snail. I had successfully left the aquarium running with a daily automatic feeder several times. This time when I got back after 3 weeks, my aquarium was in a bad state...

3 dollars a pop! Bob, sometimes (very rarely) I wish I was in Canada, not US! Just kidding! Love this country- will love it more if it sells automatic feeders for $3 instead of $20! Thanks a lot for the info! I am already trying out the solution and I will let it run for 21 days because...

Hi! I have had fish for the last one year now with great success, thanks to the invaluable help of this site/forum. thanks a ton. In my 30 gallon I have 6 corys, 6 neons, 2 platys, 3 guppies, 1 apple-snail and 1 dwarf gourami. I will be going on vacation overseas for 20 days and am...

Glass glory: I have put a piece of inclined glass over 2 rocks. I run an airpump that blows bubbles under the glass that travel under the glass before going to surface. Nice!

Well, I am a comparitively new to the hobby and have kept only small fish. My favs are: Cory cats: They know what 'shoaling' means! They lie on top of each other and swim cutely with rapid head movements. Otto: A great 'janitor' of the fishtank Sunshine gourami- Pretty color, lot of...

Biznatch, What? Are you sure of this? MY practice is that once a month I chnage the filter pad. I throw the white stuff away and put on a new filter bag. However, I keep the old frame. Is this not the right practice? Can anyone please give me a second opinion? Thanks. Sagar

Thanks BrianNY! Apprecaite it! Does anyone else ahve any comments or concerns about my fishtank set-up? Sagar

Thanks, SittingDuck! I thought so. By the way, I read your livestock. Does your Angel fish not eat your neons? Sagar

By the grace of God, my foray into this great hobby has been great. I have had my 30 gallon freshwater tank for7 months now with only 5 casualties, and none for the last 4 months. Now everything is going great! I just wanted to run my tank-stats by the experts here just to make sure my...

Just a general question. Do airstones help aearate a small tank that already has an adequate power filter? I ahve a 30 gallon tank with a power filter. I use airstones for show. I have an air-wall at the back and i pass some air over an inclined piece of glass. It looks pretty. however, I...

Guys, Yes, this is a topic od debate. It is true that the footprint matters but one should not take this to extremes. I am an avid aquarist and use a more accurate formula (empirical) to stock the fish. It does take into account the footprint but does not over-do it. Here is the...

Menagerie, Thanks for the very informative reply. You might be right that I am feeding them too many nutrients. My philosophy was this: Flake food for the 3 Platys and the cherry barb, sinking pellets for the 5 corys and an algae disc for the apple snail. What do you recommend I feed them...

Guys, Thanks a lot for the replies, Tetrin. Tetrin, I gues i will not fiddle with the pH then! However, Angels will not like the hardwater. What do I do with that? I have a snail now for eating algae. I will not have room for ottos once I get the angels, so will ahve to think of somethong...

Thanks for the prompt reply, jsoong! This will help. Does anyone else has something to share on this post? -Sagar

Hi! Thanks for all the invaluable advice I got from sites like these, i was able tos et up my 29 gallon freshwater tank. I have had minimal problems with it and really love the new hobby. My tank has given me hours of pleasure for the last 6 months. I just wanted to check with the people...

Thanks for the replies! This is really a prompt and helpful forum. Love it! I should have probably specified that my rasbora first lost its tail-fin and then died later. It did live for a day without its fin. Which fish could have caused it? Or did it just atrophy by itself? Was it due to...

Well I am using a Whisper poerfilter for 30 to 60 gallon tanks. Will it help to keep some of the carbon from the old cartridge into the new one to 'seed in' the new cartridge? My question about the rasbora was: One day I found it without its tail-fin. There are no aggressive fish in the tank...

Today I found out that my tank had slightly high nitrite (about 1ppm). What might have caused it and what is the safest way to reduce it? Background: I have a 29 gallon freshwater tank with about 30 inches of fish in it (5 dwarf spotted corys, 3 brilliant rasboras, 3 platys, 2 dwarf Gaurami, 1...

Thanks a lot guys! According to your suggestions- I will go to the LFS and make a choice between White clouds, bloodfin tetras, minnows and harlequins.

Thanks Tankgirl, I will go and take a dekko at serpaes today. Decide between them and harlequins.

bunebop, Wow! That was quick! Thanks! I've had great luck with my brilliant rasboras. I can easily get a school of 6 to fill my tank. But, I want something more colorful! I just saw the fish you a e stocking at the moment. One question- I really love male bettas. However, I heard that...

HI, This is not only a great site but the forums are full of helpful people willing to share with rookies like me! Background: I have a 5-weeks-old 29 gallon fully-cycled tank. I already have in it 3 beautiful Platy, 1 blue dwarf gourami, 1 mystery snail (neutered) and 3 spotted corys. Now I...

A quick follow-up question: Do different types of danios - like the golden, zebra and leopard variety- school together?

Thanks. Y'all are a very helpful bunch and adding value to this new hobby! I bought some Zebra Danios (3) and will add 2 later. I found that they do not offer much contrast in color to the brilliant rasboras. I am thiking of returning the school of 4 rasboras and replacing them with a school...

Thanks guys! The eSpring is a UV filter. I am going to get some rasboras to get my tankmates some friends. The copys, I'll first buy 3, then maybe add 1 more. -Sagar