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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays My 125 gallon aquarium is doing just fine. My Introduction thread is 90+ days old and is closed. I guess I had something to say about me. Are you going to Vegas next year? Are you planning to go to Vegas next year? Would you like to plan a trip to Las...

She didn't make it through the night. It looked like a physical injury and my mom concurred. Must have happened while spawning. One of the Irian Red Rainbows has a spot. A pretty big spot on his shoulder???. It almost looks like a calcium build up, but it could be a scrape. Water Test...

My female Bosemani Rainbow has injured her gills. Update to follow.

Most of the time the only aggression is during spawning or when the males display color trying to encourage a female. I had 2 Yellow Rainbows fight until they were both injured. They died within hours of each other. I believe a female was involved and they were fighting over her. If you have...

Looks like I'll be returning the new heater I purchase, I'm unhappy with the performance. The tank has settled in at 76 degrees and I just think the brand of heater is weak. It says rated for 65 gallons and may not be strong enough to heat up the 125 gallons of water. This isn't too bad. I...

Water Test 11-26-2012 Temp 82 PH 7.5 GH 180 KH 120 NO2 0 NO3 10 PO4 .5 Ammonia 0 The NO3 is officially down to 10ppm. 50% water change today and I cleaned my filters after the water change of course. I picked up a new heater. One of my aponogetons that was taking in water last week sent up...

I've been working on this for 4 months. The nitrate filter pads don't seem to be good at removing it. Plants only use about 10ppm per day, but that won;t lower the nitrates over time. I think the best way to level off the nitrate is to reduce the ammonia to 0. This will limit the nitrites to...

Illinois USA here. There is a UK forum here in the global section. The advice given isn't USA specific and should be relevant across the pond.

I would talk to the dad and explain that the python is cleaner to use when changing water and would only be in the way for about an hour every week. It's something you use and then put away until you use it again.

Good Luck with your fish.

My turqouise rainbows are small. At night the swim at the top of the water line. It's kind of weird to watch. I can't figure out why they do this. The bigger fish and all the others are tucked away in the plants from the middle down.

I love Rainbowfish. I have 125 gallons worth. The oldest one is pretty close to 2.5 years old. I like the colors, and they get to be a decent size and are very hardy. It's difficult to kill them. Like with most fish, if you have clean water and low nitrates, they'll live long. Rainbows are...

It's something we all do at some point. I wouldn't worry too much unless you think the habitat you are giving the fish is <= the home they have at the LFS. If it's greater or better than what they have at the store, you wouldn't be wrong to give any fish a better home. The bigger the fish...

I'm surprised my water is as clear as it is considering the pads in my filters are 2-3 months old. Anyway, These guys know a bit more about the topic than I do, but here's my input. They make a water polisher filter pad that removes tiny particles from the water. You could also use a very...

The brown spot has vanished. I have no idea what it was and guess I could have ignored it as not to waste your time. I have posted a picture showing the spot is gone. For now it's just something Rainbow keepers can take not of. It may not be something to worry about.

Would be nice, but she's an egg layer.

Small brown spot on fish. I have a small version of the fish that does not have the same mark. It's definitely dimensional. I just noticed this today. Wish I remember seeing yesterday or the day before. At first I though it was waste, but it's too high up on the body. Up close it's...

You can use an ammonia removing filter pad. I currently use a pad that removes ammonia and ammonia doesnt register and hasn't since the day after I started using it. I hate advertising, but petmountain has a great black Friday sale going on until the 25th. Four days to pick up what you need...

I fed my fish a Thanksgiving dinner. Cheddar Cheese(shredded) Lemon cake Baked Potato Honey Baked Ham (sliced very thin) King's Hawaiian Rolls They didn't seem to mind and I think everyone but the angelfish got something. I topped them off with brine shrimp. They are stuffed as am I. This...

I agree with Tony...

Today I had Thanksgiving with my fish. They enjoyed the following: Cheddar Cheese Lemon Cake Honey Baked Ham Kings Hawaiian Rolls Baked Potato. The tank is on 24/7 watch for a few days...

The stand I built for my tank(s), were both 4 feet tall. It puts the fish at or above eye level, but there are issues. For my situation I had to make it 4 feet so I could secure the tank and stand to the wall. In the basement the foundation is cement up to 3 feet. The studs start there. The...

The thing with building a stand instead of buying one is that you can save money. When I built the 125g stand, I also bought a miter saw, so it was like getting a stand with a free miter saw. Which I have used since to frame the walls in my room. Good luck. It's going to be awesome!

It's a pike. You can search images at yahoo. I think I saw the exact looking fish searching "aquarium pike".

I supplement Iron Potassium Trace minerals. With leaf zone you are getting Iron and potassium. Iron will keep leaves from yellowing and Potassium will prevent the leaves from getting holes. Yeah. Sounds odd to me too. The trace minerals are mostly metals. I don;t know what exactly they...