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    HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE???

    :D Hello everybody! Its been a long time since my last post, this one is more of a happy one than of a problem...; my corydonas aeneus ( bronze Corys) have had a baby... so far its getting big and seems save from my zebra danios. My question is for my guppy... of 4 guppies that I bought...
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    MOVING- NEED IDEAS

    Hello everybody! I need your help big time, am moving out, and need to take down my fish tankS Thats right... my 29 gal and 10 gal, The part I need help with is... how do I safely transport my fish from point A to point B??? I need all the proven ideas you can give me! Im moving to an...
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    OverKilled????

    Hello everybody! :D I have been reading about canister filter and how silent and good they are, so i got curious. Currently I have a OH Penguin 350b Let me ask you this, would the Rena Filstar XP3 rated at 350 gph be an overkill for a 29 gal tank which might get planted some time soon??? I...
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    This will be consider what???

    :D Hello everybody! Hope everyone had a good pleasant and fun filled weekend; got a quick question. Im thinking of adding live plants to my main 29 gall tanks. Java moss for the fry and to add color and body to the forground and maybe some fine micro sword or horse hair ( I think that is what...
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    Does it make a difference?

    :D Hello everybody! I posted some pictures of my tanks for you all to check out. Thanks in advance for all your help, past and present. And now as is expected, I got another question. :roll: Im sure it has been answered before, just cant seem to find the answer, so here it goes: my main...
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    Some Pictures

    Hello ladies and gents, :D Simply wanted to share some of my tanks pic with you all, since I own you for all your advice and help... Enjoy, and comments are welcome, Thank you all. MiamiFishy. PS. The 29 gal looks a little bare, :? was thinking on buying some real plants... any...
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    Plecos & Chinese Algae eater 29 gal with Crorys?? good b

    Hey everybody! First, sorry for not keeping my word on posting some pictures of my tank, I have not had the chance to re-install the web cam in my computer. On the good side, the tank is doing good, and now am caring for the 2nd batch of zebra danios fry...not fry anymore, but still little...
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    What to do ????!!!

    Hey fellow aquarists, its been a while since my last post. Sorry Im still working on getting that digital camera to post some pics of my 29 gall tank. I got 3 problems that I need help with... :oops: 1. My tank has develop this veil-like, membrane if you will of some sort of algae. It has...
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    Pythom Question

    Hello guys, I am a proud owner of a python vac pump hose... the Python...anyhow, I got this question going around my head, and been the fact that my first major water change is approaching fast.. there is no question on how it works, it simple and fast..and I love it. But here is my question...
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    Where to GO???

    :D Hello everyone, I was thinking on getting some Java Moss for my 29 gal tank when it is finished cycling so my fish could scatter eggs and the fry survive. Anyone knows of a good reputable place either online or in the Miami, FLorida area were I could buy some??? And any comments, tips or...
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    TOTAL DISASTER!

    8O :oops: :cry: Hello everybody, Sad day for me, am starting a new fishless cycle on my 29 gal tank AGAIN! For those that have read some of my posting will know that since 03-10-2006 I had a 29 gal tank going on a fishless cycle. Short ago, like a week or so, my readings started to go...
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    Something TERRIBLY WRONG

    Hello everybody! Now for sure I know there is something TERRIBLY wrong with my fishless cycle. I have been cycling this 29 gal tank since 3-10-06, and maybe since I was using a different kit other than AP to test the water, but this is what I got today after I bought an AP FW TEst kit: New AP...
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    CHERRY RED SHRIMP PROS/CONS

    8) Hello everybody! Im still cycling a new 29 gal tank, but after reading a few posting here I became curious about Cherry red shrimps. I think they would help with any algae and look really nice to add some movement to the bottom besides the crorys. 1. Would the shrimp be ok in a plastic...
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    Preventive question

    If you have read a previous posting from me, you'll know that I'm going to a fishless cycle in a new 29 gal. So far I had a question about why my nitrite and nitrate where soo high, 10 ppm for nitri and 200 ppm for nitrate. It might be for what I was told in a reply that my ammonia levels has...
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    No2 AND no3 HIGH Fishless Cycle

    Dont know what happend, im doing a fishless cycle ..so far was doing good now its been 2 days with nitrite at 10.00 and nitrate at 200 ppm... did I do something wrong or its just the normal course of thing??? Still adding ammonia, at 3 ml per day... its that alright??? Thank you The tank is...
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    Antibiotics time????

    Sorry not to double post, but this is separate issue. I have this Danio with a hole the size of a pens metal casing tip, that is almost gone thru the width of his body... I have been treating him in his QT 2 gal tank with MelaFix and Malacyn Two, but besides getting a lot of gooey think on the...
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    WHAT'S THIS???!

    Hello everyone, Once more I need your help. My display 10 gal tank which after a snail over-population was scrap down and reinstated clean as a whistle, has come down with the same problem as when the snails were in. The first time, toguether with the snails the tank got cleaned out of some...
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    GOT my NITRITE SpIkE!!!

    :D 8) Hello everybody! This time this is more of a comment than a question, my newly setup 29 gal tank got its Nitrite SPIKE last night! I am very happy, one because I actually got the right ~10% pure ammonia...yes at ACE Hardware!, and everything else went well- in only 11 days! isn't that...
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    Fry Tank needs HELP!

    Hello everybody! 8O I need almost desperate HELP! I notice last night that my fry tank ( really a 2 gal pan) were I have been keeping my Danios babies ( they are now almost 3/4 in big if not a whole inch) has gone from a nice 7.8 pH to an alarming 6.3 acidic condition. My Jungle Labs 5 in 1...
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    AMMONIA + SURFACTANT = ??? BAD???

    :roll: Hello everybody! I know this has been posted somewhere around the forum before, but getting so many conflicting indications, I have decided to seek a final answer ( ooopppsss copyright violations 8O Ok seriouly now, As many here am trying the "Fishless cycle" using ammonia either the...
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    HOLE ON SIDE OF ZEBRA!!!

    8O Hello everyone, I need your expert advice once more! I notice yesterday that my Zebra Danio "One Eye Lucky" had a big hole on his right side, almost mid section. What could it be? and what course of treatment do you recommend????? I treated him before when he developed a reddish strips-like...
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    Is SAND a good substrate for FRESHWATER?????

    Hey guys, another question for ya! Ill be posting pictures of my finished carpentry for my 29 gal tank hopefully soon! But another question pop up, for the new tank I would like to get a substrate that would enhance the tank and the fish, yet be fairly easy to keep clean... only thing I want...
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    RAW OR COOKED??

    Hello, A stupid question, one of the posting mentions the use of shrimp to get the cycling process started. Its that raw or cooked shrimp??? One more thing, is there a way to speed the cycling process a bit, shorten the time it takes til its ready for fish??? I have a gone bad 10 gal tank and...
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    Water turned Acid 6.2 WHY???

    Hello, I'm back, For those of you that helped me before, my frys are doing great so far and getting big. I got a little puzzle going on with my show tank ( 10 gallons), maybe product of a snail outbreak ( over run more likely) , but my water has lost its alkalinity 0.0 and its hanging steady at...
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    Its Egg Yolk in water a good food for fry???

    Hey, I have been doing some research on food for fry fish, more for Zebra Danio fry.. and found a page were they said egg yolk in a jar with water and shaken till cloudy was a good food to give baby fry... is that trully good?? Im kinda desperate, I have Zebra? fry since Saturday that I have...
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