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Hello to all who read this question!!
hey, i was wondering how you can tell if a white female BETTA has vertical
lines.
ya know the vertical lines females have when they are ready to spawn.

im thinkin of goin with sand this time cuz im sick of gravel. are there any
tips?  how do i siphon without sucking up all the sand? i wanna put a couple
of bettas in it but the dividers would have to be curved right?  do they
make em to fit a bow front?

I was reading news from the BBC this evening and found this article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3026104.stm
it is about genetically engineered fish, I don't know how everyone
else here feels, but i think we have enough varities of fish without

Is there a good way a siphoning without using one's mouth.  I have a 1/2"
clear pond tube 7' long.  any suggestions are appreciated

I have a Red Tiger Oscar in a 55gal. tank by him self. He is about 8 inches
long or so. He has white or gray holes in his body like some thing is eating
it away. He got a couple about 6 months or so ago and it looked like
scrapes, I just figured he could have injured himself on the ...

Has anyone purchased from  aquariumfish.net?     They appear to have some
nice fish, but they have some real wacky ideas on how to test your water
correctly, and the incorrect way to acclimate your new fish.
They said that you do not need water test kits, that they are not correct.

I just got my first aquarium a few weeks ago. For what it's worth, I started
with a Corydoras and a Betta who, after some initial posturing, settled down
and left the Cory alone.
A question: I'm using a turkey baster to agitate the sediment every once in

For those who missed it, or those who couldn't get it, this article was in
The Sun newspaper (UK) on Saturday 21st June:
www.marksfish.f9.co.uk/the_sun.htm
Regards

Can any of you tell me where can I buy SAE online? I have trouble locating
any locally in SWFLA.
Thanks. Laz

I have a nursery tank with 30 Molly fry and a SAE, today I noticed a small
fish, about 2/3 the size of the molly babies swimming in the bottom of the
tank...   this little fish is a bit more elongated than the mollies, and it
is so small I can't really tell what kind of fins it has, ...

Last friday I started treatment on my platy and betta for ich, still i see
no improvement, still white spots on them.  I have followed the treatment
religiously and seen little to no improvement.  I'm using formalin and
malachite green aevery other day with 25% water change.  Any ...

Two mollies standing on tails not swimming at all for two days. Saw one
fooling around with male molly. Could they just be wore out from spawning?
                Patty

No matter how easy you might think you're making it for your non-fish
keeper roommate to look after your tank while you're gone, it won't work.  
This is the lesson I learned tonight as I returned home after only 4 days
gone to a tank with completely green water, dead and dying fish

My Stripped Raphael catfish started acting wacko today, it came out of its
hiding spot (the cave) and went into a corner and started breathing very
hard. The fish looks all ok except I noticed that his tale fin doesn't seem
to be there. I checked all nitrite and ammonia levels with ...