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Actually...put a metal trash can over her head and give it a couple of solid whacks with a stick. It will approximate what she's putting the fish through every time she taps on the glass. :lol: -Joe

A fish's growth rate depends on a number of factors...the fish's overall health, the quantity and quality of the food it receives, the fish's age and the fish's environment. Chances are that both of your catfish are young which means that they will likely grow fairly quickly if given a...

I'm glad to hear that you're aware that your two catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus and Horabagrus brachysoma) are going to need a bigger tank as they grow. I find myself wondering if you realize how MUCH bigger! Your Pangasius can reach 4 feet in length and a weight of nearly 100 pounds in the...

The stock mix that I recommended will do very nicely in a 29-gallon tank. The black ruby barbs would be a good substitute for tiger barbs but they're often more expensive and I've found that they're not quite as active. You could also try cherry barbs but they don't school quite as much as...

If your heart is set on the Tiger Barbs (and they ARE great fish!) then you definitely need to leave the Betta out of the mix. I've kept Tiger Barbs successfully with Blue Gouramis (they are tough enough to defend themselves) and some of the smaller loaches like Yo-Yo loaches (which are also...

I'll chime in with Mr. Limpet on the fact that puffers will shred your Fantails. Puffers are cute but they're notorious fin-nippers and can be relentless in their pursuit of their victims. I've even seen little puffers gang up on a small Rope Fish (a relative of the bichirs and a predator of...

As far as raising your own live brine shrimp...it can be done but it takes a while to grow the shrimp from their naupilus (hatchling) stage to a size where they're really usable as fish food. Freshly-hatched brine shrimp nauplii do make reasonably decent food for fry (baby fish)...especially...

DEFINITELY a gorgeous specimen of Polypterus delhezi. I don't know what other kinds of fish you have in your aquarium but keep in mind that bichirs like that one are carnivorous and will happily eat anything they can swallow. Oh...your new acquisition can eventually reach nearly sixteen inches...

The Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis is the most commonly kept species) is notorious as a fin-nipper and can often be a 'rough customer'. Males can be especially obnoxious and two males vying for territory will often tear each other to shreds. Males are also known to be very rough on...

I'm not quite sure what the context of this post has to do with the title of the post (Limestone Air Bubble question) but the 'black jello' substance on your driftwood might be a cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) colony. It isn't uncommon for them to be very dark...especially if there isn't a...

Personally, I never feed my bichirs with live fish because I don't want to risk introducing any internal or external parasites or bacterial infections to my prized fish. I do reguarly feed my bichirs with live earthworms which they seem to enjoy quite a bit. The majority of the time, however...

Most fish can't handle the hard-shelled copepod species and, unfortunately, that's probably what you've got in your aquarium. The best way to knock the population back is to give your aquarium substrate a couple of good vacuumings over the period of a few days to remove the detritus that...

The correct name for those fish is Botia kubotai and since they haven't been available for more than a few years there is less known about them than about some of the other similar but more common loaches like the Yo-Yo Loach (Botia almorhae). I've had a couple of these for nearly two years now...

Interestingly, though Craspedacusta sowerbyi is now widespread in the Northern hemisphere, it is not the only freshwater jellyfish. In addition to C. sowerbyi, there may be as many as 5 other species of Craspedacusta. In addition there are a few species of Limnocnida that are freshwater...

Having frequented both Boutique Pets and The Fish Gallery, I can say that The Fish Gallery has (by far) a better selection of fish than Boutique. If you're at The Fish Gallery and have questions, ask for either Chris or Tom and they should be more than happy to help you. I just spent $250.00...

Well...considering the behavior and description I seriously doubt that you've got any sort of insect larva. Sounds to me that you're describing a population of very small crustaceans (similar to Daphnia, the water flea) called cladocerans. These are common in established aquariums but most...