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would it take much to make a tank out of critters i catch around here?? i am a lobsterman so i catch all sorts of neat creatures, and i have a 55 gallon that i could eventually convert to salt.. it may not sound like a good idea, but i think it would be cool to see how the fish and crustaceans...

if im not overstocked (i dont think i am) what is compatible with a green terror, a blood parrot, 2 rosy barbs, a suckermouth pleco, and some soon to be rid of convicts in a 55 gallon tank, and is it possible to get some live plants without them being destroyed in this tank setup. i was...

me and a friend have caught a native minnow around here called the banded killifish. my baitfish book identifies them that way. we put them in a fish tank because they were pretty and neat looking, anyway after a few days and them learning to eat fish food theyve warmed up to us alot. my friend...

what are the ups and downs of acrylic vs glass

yesterday my oscars started fighting for the first time, they are both 4-5 inches long, but they will get beside each other and bite at each other's sides, and slap at each other with their tails. my bigger one now has small patches of missing scales. is it necessary for me to give one away?? i...

i just got a green terror, goin in with my cons. they seem to not get along at all but the green terror puts him in his place. also i got an angelicus catfish and a bristlenose cat for my oscar tank, really neat fish. my green terror is my favorite i never thought i would get one until i saw it...

i was thinking of getting some freshwater clams for my tank. can you use the ones you find at lakes in the summer up her in maine?

my oscar has really pretty patterns on his fins. i was wondering if this pattern stays with them as they get big. also does the marble pattern stay with them???

my friends convict is growing a small swordlike thing on his tailfin. its small but really neat. is there any reason why this wood be happening or is it just deformities.

i was at petco today (horrible selection) and nearly had a heart attack, as im looking at fish i turned around and jumped quite high. there was a 50 gallon tall tank that had about 400-500 comets in it, even if these were just feeder they each had less than an inch of water to swim in, it was...

anyone got any ideas for stocking more fish in a 55??? i have 3 convicts, 2 rosy barbs and a pleco. im gonna be giving away all the baby cons and am hoping the LFS will take some.

i just went out and got a python system and i was unaware of the need for water to be constantly running. i cant leave the water running alot because we live on an island and freshwater is not really plentiful, so we try to conserve as much as possible. i have a small gravel cleaner, and was...

well about a week ago while at a friends house i was looking at his tank and he has a thin layer of gravel with a non running undergravel filter. well i decided to look and see how much fish poop was under his tank so i looked under the stand and saw something swimming around under the filter...

im wonderingif there is a cooler out there for keeping aquarium water cool. i have an idea about using a fridge or freezer but that is a big hassle. does anyone know of one on the market???

i was wonderingif there was anyone one here that has tried keeping; large&smallmouth bass,sunfish,perch,pickerel,trout,crappies etc.??? me and my friend go fishing and if we catch any small fish we take em home. they live fine. also when we set our live bait traps we sometimes catch very small...

im getting sick of having a divider in my tank, and i think my convict parents are getting stressed being around all their kids. so i am pondering whether or not to release the fry into the rest of my tank(55gal) i have a 3-4 inch blood parrot, 2 small rosy barbs, 1 4-5 inch Pleco, and 2 other...

i was wondering if an Ahl's Haplochromis(spelling) is compatible with oscar's. i have 2 oscars in a 55 gallon tank and the Ahl's is a very pretty fish and want to liven up the tank a little. also if the ahl's is not compatible what about a Jack Dempsey?

theres a catfish that i was recommended for my oscars at my lfs i am lookin for info on it but cant find anything for silver sided catfish, or silver catfish, what could this be, it is obviously catfish looking, but it is extrememly silvery

is it okay to replace flakes completely with pellets. flakes seem to messy for my oscars. the eat half the flake, and mush the rest. Thanks, john

is granite safe to use in aquariums, the reason being is that my uncle works with different types of granite from africa and stuff and it is beautiful he has blues, reds, greens, all different colors and they have sort of iridescent speckles, also what are some other good rocks to use in aquariums