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One of my golden Tetras looks like one of his eyeballs is popping out, or at least its protruding to the point it looks as though he may be suffering. Anyone know what might cause this to happen? I have a 55 gallon FW tank that is less than 2 months old and I've done water changes approx 7-8 xs...

So Cal Moi aussi! Palm Desert/Palm Springs area.:fish1:

Tiger Barb Hope I'm wrong but it looks like some type of tube worm? Some of the treatments they have out now work great and in record time. Once he is healed you might think of adding a few more Tiger Barbs as they seem much healthier in schools of 6 or more. Of course that is only in my...

Have you fed them brine shrimp, or blood worms before this time? I regret feeding bloodworms to my chiclids because they out grew all the other fish in the tank and started eating them. Their eyes turned bright orange when they fed, and they developed a very aggressive demeanor in a very short...

Hello Corithien, yes I:m like you were before you got your discus tank. I:ve read lots too and always wanted a small school of them in a larger tank. What is the smallest size tank you suggest for a small group say 6-10? It will be my first discus tank but I have had tanks for over 20 years off...

You should be able to. Being that its a meteorite it could always contain some rare or unique metals. Someone here posted an interesting photo of some type of growth or corrosion on a rock inside their aquarium in a very recent thread? that looks odd, or like it could contaminate the tanks Ph...

A girl of mine own true heart!

You should head over to Tucson, or Quartizite Arizona. You can find anything like that...

Euwe! Looks like some reactions to metallic content in the stone Ive seen in metallurgy texts. The other possibilities are lichen, bacterial, fungi... regardless which I:d remove it until I knew for sure because it could have a very devastating effect on your entire system, that is any live...

Great ideas and love that 10 gallon garden tank! WOW! I'm lucky enough to live approx. 90 miles from Quartzite, Arizona where every Jan/Feb they have a huge Gem & Mineral show where any mineral known to man can be bought at great prices. I have a huge cluster of Smokey Quartz in one of my tanks...