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So in conclusion, should I worry about the hydra effecting my guys and try and get rid of them or just let them do there thing?

No live plants just drift wood, the wood was completely dry when I bought it though I'm sure it's a possibility.

Does anyone know where these little hydra come from?

In the turtle tank they apear to be a bit larger, I think they may feed off the algae and as a result of the uvb light over the tank there is more of it. sorry for the bad pic in this one, this is from the turtle tank

I was doing a water change on one of my tanks and when cleaning the glass I noticed one of these this little organisms. They don't seem to move or have any visible effect on the tank mates but I don't know if they may be effecting them internally. 2/3 of my tanks have these little organisms. The...

I forgot to ask, the pond is under a chestnut tree and occasionally a few will drop into the water, could this have any effect on the fish?

I'd say pond is about 60-80 gallons, I try to keep it as natural as possible no water conditioners or chemicals. You could reprimand me if I ever did this to my aquariums but the water outside from the hose is suppose to be non treated and it always has been. I've never had this issue before...

I had 4 comets in my backyard pond for the past 6 months. I've had the fish for many years and I've always brought them in for winter and out at spring. Today I went out to find all the comets dead. The only survivor was a pond loach that I have also had for quite some time. I recently did a...

From what I can see it looks like you've got 2 males, anyone correct me if I'm wrong but the females are generally more round and judging by the aggression as well that you mentioned it all seems to add up. Well I guess you'll know for sure if you wake up one day and there are eggs in the tank...

Plecos are generally territorial fish to begin with so it wouldn't surprise me if they were fighting. The colour changing thing just sounds like stress which is common to see in fish especially if they are fighting. I can tell you and I'm sure a lot of people already have that a 60L tank or 15...

I've had many of these snails in the past but I have never seen one float for as long as this one has. I know it's alive as it comes out and latches itself on to the glass occasionally but for the past month it's just been floating when it not stuck to anything. There are no issues with the...

After 5 years with no problems I thought my turtle didn't care about the Pleco but today he decided to take a bite out of him. The Pleco was bit on the lip of its sucker and its fins look a bit tattered as well but I know from experience that can be a result of stress. I separated the Pleco and...

My ACF has been bloated for a month now and no one seems to know very much about these guys. I recently started using aquarium salts but no improvement has been seen in the frog's bloat. I know the water quality is not an issue so I have to assume he already had this when I bought him. The frog...

I'm confused wether I should be using the slats or not, Some people recommend it and others don't so I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing. I haven't seen any improvement yet but I'd imagine it takes a while to have an effect. Thanks for commenting by the way, anything better than nothing

One of my albino clawed frogs has been really bloated for about a month now and I don't know what to treat it with. I originally posted a thread about this in the general discussion form but didn't get a lot of answers. The water quality is not the issue and the tank has been set up for a few...

The bloating has been going on for maybe a bit less than a month now. I don't think it started from the goldfish. The frog with the bloat was bought after the goldfish were moved into the aquarium so I have to assume it was from the pet store as my other frog is fine. My bioload is surprisingly...

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Within the past month my albino clawed frog has become bloated and I'm worried about the effects this may have on his health. He eats normally and his behaviour is fine he's just bloated. I feed him and the other frog in the tank once every other day and there diet consist of bloodworms, brine...

Wasn't fully submerged only about half, does temperature have anything to do with this? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Does anyone know if the marineland 350 is quiet? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

I removed this bamboo from my aquarium as it started to turn yellow about a week ago. I pulled it out and put it with some others by the window but it still appears to be going down hill. Can I turn this around or is it just going to continue doing this? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

I m having some difficulty choosing a good filter for my aquarium. A while back I purchased a Marineland bio wheel 200 but I found though it gave me better water quality it was really not pulling its weight. I'm a fan of the bio wheel filters and now that the next one up from what I have now is...

I usually change 25% once every week but I think your right about changing that to 50. I've never heard of the Sunsun canisters so I'll have to look into those but I see they are fairly priced so that may be an option. Are canister filters more superior than HOB's or is it just a matter of...

I always keep my tanks heated between 72-74 and I have found in the past the goldfish and tropical do fine with this. My main worry is filtration. I do water changes on my 29 gallon once every week but yet I still find the tank gets pretty dirty so it concerns me that I'm putting more fish in. I...

I've had 5 comets in a backyard pond for several months now but I have to bring them in as the temperature is starting to drop bellow 0 at night now. I have 2 tanks already setup a 20 gallon long and a 29 gallon. I know if I put the goldfish in either one I'm going to have to make some changes...