Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / December 2003

I have an Eheim Aquaball 2208 filter, that comes with a Venturi adaptor that
bubbles air into the outflow, resulting in a stream of bubbles and a fast
current when the flow is restricted by turning the flow adjuster. It worked
for a while, but as the filter became gunked up, the ...

Firstly, having been silently lurking in these groups over the past
few weeks learning about fishkeeping I bought a Juwel Rio 125 setup,
the cycling (fishless, incidentally) of which is progressing well. So,
a quick thank you to those past and present who have contributed to

I am currently adding another 5 tanks to my system. I have borrowed a drill
bit from a friend to drill the holes in the tanks, but it is only a 22mm
bit, the other holes and fittings I have are 1.5"!! I went to a local DIY
store yesterday and bought some toilet overflow connectors ...

I have a tuxedo platy that may or may not have a health issue.  He seems
happy enough, sociable, etc.  But he's got a white spot on his head, sort of
like a rash.  Is this natural coloration, or is it something to be concerned
about?  Thanks much!  -Brad

Is it like a guppy??

Ok I have another question from the beginners corner.  I started a 55gal
FW tank about 2 months ago and after about a month and a half the water
conditions started to cycle.  now I have some fish in there now to speed
it along.

Haveing a hardtime with string alage. Plants are doing fine but getting
this string alage all over. Tank gets about 13 hours of light so don't
think thats to much is it. What causes rhis stuff.
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Just discovered 50+ krib fry and mother and father seem to be looking out
for them really well. Just wondering though when in parents opinion do fry
become food ?
Thanks

I do not believe this is true. as my fish know they are going to be fed as
soon as they feel the vibration caused by me putting down the pot of food on
the stand and as I lift the corner of the condensation cover where I always
feed from, they all hang out at that corner near the ...

Hi , I have a Juwel Rio 240 tank , i bought it new and it came with there
standard pump and heater , But i'm just not happy with the pump , it does
not seem to pump enough air into the tank , i've cleaned it ect incase muck
and slim was the real problem.....so i've decided it might ...

Ok - I am relatively new to this game and I am addicted.  I love my tank
and I can't wait to get a bigger one this summer.  However, I am rather
puzzled at my ammonia tests.  Here are my tank stats:
10gal tank

Not having much luck with Juewel kit these days! Following my earlier post
about noisy heater/pump my lighting unit is now making a rapid clicking
sound from within the central bar region. Pressure being appiled does stop
the sound but when released it returns - a constant fairly ...

I have a fairly new tank (5 days) with five fish in it. I
was given a Koi along with the other five but I gave the Koi
to a friend last night.
One of my fish is a blue guarami. I have noticed that when

I have 2 pairs of Amano shrimp. The females (AFAIK) periodically get a bunch
of "stuff" under their flaps in the back of their body. I assume these to be
eggs.
I have had them about 2 years and have not seen anything come of them. Any

I have a fish tank that has sat empty for a while and the sealant has gone a
black colour. Whats the best way to clean this ?
Thanks