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Got an algae eater? They help a lot. If you have a small tank (30 or smaller) pick something small, like a rahpeal or stick fish. A pleco is a good choice, but will get a foot or two in length in no time. Boil your accessories to get rid of algae. Plastic plants should be boiled now and...

Boil accesories to kill algae. If the boil is hot enough, the algae dies and either the fish pick it off or it gets cycled through. I once killed a whole colony of beneficial algae like this, so I guess I learned the hard way :( But who knows? maybe it'll work with the bad stuff, too. Best...

Oh, good. I'm so glad they are entertaining. I bought too, but I might go back for more. I'm keeping a mono, a gr. scat, 4 puffers (one only has one eye, we call him Capt. Silver), two eels (who scandously cohabitate in the same shell) my dragonfish, my two cats, two archers (who really like...

Once I had a shovelnose and he would eat like, seven feeders at once. His stomach would expand like a balloon. Those he could not fit in him, he mauled to death. It was really gross. He got too mean and I couldn't change his tank, because he would always stab me and it went straight to the...

Yep! I bought the mag. (Thanx again, Zic.) Yeah, it is the violet goby. It's a filter feeder; and I plan to raise it on bloodworms. I've had them in the past, but this will be my first in brack. I am running about 1.009 to 1.01 grav, fluctuating to avoid ick and stuff. Thank you very much...

Most sunfish are cichlids, and they can be very territorial. A thirty five should hold quite a few, though. I kept one in a five for a long time until I had to let it go. They go well with any fish you would find with them in the wild. I looked it up and most get 4-8 inches long, depending...

Ooh! Thanks! That helps a lot. There is a Petsmart fifty or so miles away. I will try to hit it! :) lashilia

Hey, thanks! Nice to know someone else who has them!

They do dig! I have an orangish one I named 'daddy' when he raised a blue baby. He still digs nests and builds caves. They are such great parents, too, as they will care for their babies, often until adulthood. Mine sleep on the bottom at night. They all fade to grey and tuck up their fins...

This is all shades of wrong, but I just eyeball things when I add my salt. I'm sure there are directions on the back on the carton. I'd use something with small grains, because it disolves easier. A friend of the family runs a locally owned pet shop, one I have visited for years. She uses...

Missouri has lots of fishing grounds, and they don't care if you take anything (that isn't endangered). they even give advice on their website and in their magazines on how to do it sometimes. My extended family and I have kept wild animals with permission (and those liscence thingies) from...

I got some sharks, a scat, another archer, some sailfin mollies (which I'm a little nervous about) and a dragon fish. They are all doing very well so far. As for the eels, one instantly went into hiding, but the others I have had for several weeks and they come out to eat. They hide in shells...

Has anyone ever kept a dragonfish in a low salinity brackish tank? (spec. grav. 1.01) Just curious. I just bought one and I wanted a little advice. Also, the lady at the pet store (a friend of mine) had raised her on shrimp pellets, but would it also enjoy frozen bloodworms? Finally, does...

I was just wondering if anyone else here is used to keeping butterfly nishiki koi in an outdoor water garden? I love butterflies, but they are so hard to find and a bit tempermantal. (Has anyone else noticed this?) I would love to find a doitsu variety, in silver or gold or even a mongrel...

I have never heard of anyone having a problem with salt and scaleless. Ick rememdies contain certain types of chemicals that can be bad for scaless fish. However, salt boosts electrolytes, creates a natural pH buffer, and cleans rocks and plastic plants. It also helps to reduce ick because...

I knows its a little post facto, but balas have tricky swim bladders. Almost every bala will flip over in the first 48 hours of a transfer. It's not a sign of a bad problem (usually). Also, add salt. Small amound of aquarium salt can be good for the fish. They help prevent disease and heal...

Cichlids are amazing. I first got into them via angels. Angels are great community cichlids and seem to be cleaner and nicer than most Convicts, Sheepsheads, or jewels. tkos is right. They fight a lot, are very dirty, hoard food, and breed like rabits. They are very personable, easy to...

Welcome! It sounds like your off to a great start. If your interested in goldfish, they can be great and inexpensive to keep. You might wanna try some. They can also be kept with some loaches, cats, and some plecos. Good luck to you and Sushi! lashilia

I've done this style tank before. I live in missouri and I had various size tanks with native cichlids, like sunfish. I've also kept crawfish. Wild cichlids will grow extremely fast in captivity, and will quickly out grow their accomodations. They will eat anything; I fed mine shrimp...

Angels are cichlids and can be kept in community tanks. They are peaceful and do really well with cats, loaches, tetras, anabantiods, and most oddballs. Cichilids need lots of veggies in their diet. They also take meaty foods, but veggies will bring out their color. Mine take live plants and...

I have used a giant drum trashcan as a quarantine tank before. I have lots of nishiki koi in a pond, and they simply won't take an aquarium. I kept them in there with salt and meds and treat them regularly for paracites in there. It works great for me.

I have spiny eels. I like them very much, but they dig and hide a lot. I keep peacocks, tiretracks, and zigzags. Because of my location, I don't have access to morays or anything cool. My puffers are very mean, but they are also very small. They are very personable, but bite hard. The...

tkos is right. Be sure to know what type of fish you want. Some fish require this or that to live. For example, Angels like slate and guppies need plants. Don't forget to add a little salt to the water, as that will provide a pH buffer. You can buy a fish to cycle the tank. Pick something...