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HI all, Don't even want to try adjusting the pH with this tank and the local water conditions, too tricky for me. I'm giving up on trying to adjust the pH down. I would rather use fish that would love it. What fish would do well in this tank? Would they eat the shrimp? Please suggest...

Great!! Thanks!!

Just dropped by the school this morning. BBA has arrived, thankfully most is on the driftwood where it won't be noticed. Does that change any of the above information? If I did want to go low maintenance, what conditions would need to be changed? Thansk!!

O.K. So the general idea is do Excel every day; add additional Potassium, which I do have; this is a non-injected tank so far- I'll leave the bio-wheel on until I do go down that path. Now I'm confused about the water changes. I have always done weekly or bi-weekly water changes on my own...

I have been doing a workover of my child's preschool tank. I made the change over Thanksgiving holiday. 4 weeks ago. It is having black growth (easy to clean off- silicon microbes?) along with green algae on my nana and java ferns . No BBA or hair algae at this point. Water is crystal...

Hi All, My female rummy and black tetras are bloated. I have had them in the tank for at least for a year feeding various commercial dry foods along with bloodworms once in a while. I do have a tendency to overfeed so that my yo-yo botia doesn't snack on the shrimp. The males are fine. I...

Won't the cories eat them? I get red worms in the plants in my pond. Are they tubifex worms? This has happended before: http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/month.200408/msg00111.html

I never saw any breeders use any substrate of any kind to breed bettas. The eggs drop to the bottom of the tank where the male and sometimes the female pick them up to put them into the nest. Too much clutter on the bottom will prevent the male from finding the eggs. This is another reason...

I have searched and Searched through many databases. Does nay hard water cichlid pH 7.8 - 8.0 GH 5-15 that stays less than 4 inches? I would love to introduce one or serveral of the hardier species into my community tank but don't want something that will grown up to eat everyone else in the...

OK Great that you want to breed bettas. It is a great feeling to see the little dots wriggle for the first time. check out the IBC website: http://www.ibcbettas.org/faq.htm AND http://www.ibcbettas.org/members_sites.htm AND http://www.majesticbettas.com/. 5.5 gallon is a bit small but it...

Great website. I was pulling my info from another website that listed the Dwarf Cockatoo with a higher pH range and water hardness. Thanks!!

I am trying to get some personality in my 29 gallon aquarium. Would love to have a cichlid but don't have any experience. Is this fish a good community fish? Have personality? Will it eat amano shrimp? Is there a better dwarf choice in the cichlid world? Better off with another fish...

Check out some of the Betta forums like the IBC (International Betta Congress). I have only had about 25 spawning attemps with bettas, 20 resulted in eggs, 17 resulted in successfully raising fry to adulthood. I was fortunate to have one of the top winning breeders down the road from me to...

What to do with your fry? I used to: Give them to all the kids in the neighborhood with strict instructions on how to care for them. Trade them at the LFS for supplies. The stores might take them when they are larger especially if they are unusual or very healthy looking. Most people...

Thanks All, I definitely do not want to run CO2 with this system. I was concerned about algae growth. Will HO's run in the same system as NO's?

What color is the pool filter sand?

Hi All, I'm working on a 29 gallon aquarium. No CO2, just a few nice looking plants that are low maintenance. This is in a school setting with no budget (of course) The tank will have a glass cover. The current fixture is a 30" fixture with a 17 watt 24" bulb. Which light fixture would you...

Thanks, It would take me days to reseach this and I would still not be sure that I was doing it well.

Thanks for the response. I am not attached to these fish at all, the children might miss the angel. (I am amazed that it has lived this long under the conditions) The only factor is my next to nothing budget. ( I have wants in my own fish room) My own daughter loves her Yo-Yo botia in my...

Sorry to hear about your bettas. They may have had velvet. This disease is hard notice except by someone experienced in bettas. Only after this easily treatable disease is advanced does it affect the betta in ways that the average person can recognize. With all the information given to you...

I have used eco-complete for several years in my 55 gallon tank without the CO2 and without all the fertilizers. My tanks aren't on the covers of the magazines but I am pleased with the growth that I get. It works well but it isn't cheap. Home Depot sand may or may not have mold retarders...

Hi All, Please give some fish suggestions for my daughter's preschool tank. The LFS want to sell me pH adjusters which is out of the question for this low maintenance tank. (Volunteers can change water, but I can't expect them to do anything besides use a declorinator.) I'm looking for a...