Recent content by Ruth Ann

So after doing some searching I basically confirmed that the little clump of red hairs coming from my angel fish's butt is a parasite invasion. Camellanus worms. And now one of the guppies has it too. The guppy is now moping around the tank, mostly resting on the gravel. But the angelfish is...

I am so torn about what to do with my fish. I bought a 55 gallon tank from craigslist wanting to make it a planted tank. What I didn't know until I showed up, was that the thing came with fish, not to mention that it was a very strange combination of fish. I now have: 2 plecos- 8 inches and 10...

I know that eco complete has the beneficial bacteria, but I really can't figure out what is different about it. I have Here's a link I've found to purchase volcanic rock substrate. http://www.substratesource.com/?p=item&c=s&i=71 I have eco complete in my 20 gallon, but I'll need at least 2...

Ok, I was totally unaware of the danger of backyard sand. But, this means I have an excuse to put the fish in my 20 gallon hotel and rearrange again. My poor husband is not as crazy about this hobby as I am and may not be appreciative of having takeout night (takeout week? lol) so I can spend...

Placemats, huh? Thanks for the tip. It's going to take some planning if I do it at all. My plecos are 6 inches and 8 inches and love to fan the sand around with their tails every now and then.

So I wonder. What might also work is to put sand in the clearing and put down eco complete in the planted areas (mostly, the rest of the tank), and cover it with river rock? I have a ton of 1-2 inch diameter pebbles I could use. If I covered up the eco complete with the pebbles, and let the...

So maybe I'll ditch the sand. I like the idea of having both because the main reason I have the sand in the first place is because I have a sand clearing on one side that looks awesome. Besides that, I don't care what is under the plants. Do you divide the sand and eco complete with plastic...

Well I just signed up since I couldn't really find any threads about this. Maybe I'm just that new at this, that it has been over discussed? I went totally DIY with this tank. I bought a 55 gallon on craigslist with fish included for 50 bucks. After utilizing the dirty bright blue and pink...