Recent content by RobertsBaby

Would bloodfin tetra be ok with an angelfish?

I now have a fully cycled 30 gallon aquarium. The dimensions are 21" tall, 19" wide and 19" deep. I know I want it to be freshwater tropical community but past that I am not sure. I know for sure I want 1 angelfish and a school of cory cats. Past that I have considered some mollies or platys...

It is a 100 gallon which is why I'm concerned. I'm not really worried about the tanks lean. I am just concerned because I don't think the tank is getting even support due to that bump. I am definitely considering removing the top but my only concern is that I am uncertain just how strongly the...

My only concern is this stand is home made by someone at some point. The place the tank sits on are all nail gunned down and I don't want to take a hammer to it without knowing how things are attached. I'm not sure what else can be done. The left side at least is flat on the front and back with...

I have decided to take a 3/4 peice of plywood and put it between the stand and the tank. That will make me feel better than shims since no matter how much I shim it the fact remains that the boards on the left and right have a significant bump in the middle of them. By putting the 3/4 plywood on...

My 'new' used 100g tank/stand is uneven. I am pretty sure its not the floor but I need to figure out what to do. When I run my finger over the right support on the stand it is lower in the back than in the front. I have been told to shim it but the problem is I have been told and told to NEVER...

As for tending to the babies they are really easy to take care of. Just get the the right sized food (it looks like sand) and they will gobble it up. Its really very fun to watch. When my molly gave birth I saved 20 and only about 6 of them made it to adult hood (thanks to breeding in the...

I guess what I need to know is are we talking weeks or months or what for how long they would outgrow a small tank like a 20g? She gets paid bi-weekly and in the next 2 months or so will have the cash to be able to get a big tank like that I just need to know about how long so I can tell her.

It might be an option for me. I have a friend who is interested in getting them I will see if she could possibly take the extra when he gets a bit older. Do you think that would help him not be so timid and scared? I can't remember the brand (I'm at work) but it is Super Ick Cure or something...

I have had fish my whole life. My current tanks include a 75g goldfish tank 2 20 gallon tanks (bettas and aquatic salamander) and several other smaller tanks.. I just recently, due to some encounters with a Tiger Oscar on campus, I decided to try my hand at them. So one cycled 60g tank +...

PLEASE do not keep a goldfish in a bowl!!!! They need at LEAST 20 gallons. Keeping it in a bowl is dooming it to die in its own ammonia in a weeks time. If it doesn't die from ammonia it will die a slow torture filled death. Yes fish 'grow to fit their environment' but only externally. Their...

I found some GREAT pieces on ebay that were just what I wanted! Thank you all for your help I would have never thought of it!

That's all good and there are plenty of types of wood I'd PREFER to use but the problem I am having is WHERE do I get such?

My goldfish chase each other constantly. I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes a non-stop thing in which case it sounds like you have one female and several males which would mean you have some bad ratios going on.

I have been researching the use of natural woods in aquariums. Since the start of my fishkeeping I have always looked in awe and wonder at the beautiful natural tanks with root-like wood structures trailing up the side of a tank with large natural rocks dappling the bottom. Having had my 55...