Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / January 2004

I've had Juwel tanks for some time now & I've noticed thast the last couple
I have got make a noise when the heater comes on (a vibration sound!). This
is only happening with the new model heater (with the blue adjusting top).
Anyone else noticed this? I mentioned to Juwel UK & they ...

Just wondering if it ios possible to mix different colour (say a red blonde
and an Electiric blue) guppies together.  It is just that I haven`t seen any
literature saying that I can`t, though common sense tells, me that I haven`t
read anywhere that I can`t, it doesn`t always follow ...

I have tetras with little spots on them and I understand it is some sort of
Whitespot or Ichthyophithirius.  What can I do for this?  Should I add salt
and if so, how much?  I have recently added new salt to the aquarium when I
started it two weeks ago.  Can I add too much?

I have read many posts regarding the temperature and amount of salt to
add to a tank with ich.  I have seen temperatures from 82-90F and salt
amounts from 1tsp/gal all the way to 3tbsp/gal.
3tbsp/gal is a lot of salt - especially if you are adding it to a 54

hey, im fairly new here.. i have 3 sword tails in my tank , 2 females and
more male...lately the female had some fry, only 2 are left! so i guess the
other fish ate them, i looked EVERYWHERE for them. (took all plants and
objects out 2).... yeah so the 2 fry are in a 3 way breeder ...

    Today I went to the pet store to buy shampoo for my dog who seems to
have picked up a few fleas at a friends house.  I came home with a new
(used) fish tank and a new (used and abused) fish.  Alone in a small
tank in the corner was a young Oscar that had been brought in by a

Hi all i'm wanting to keep crayfish for a hobbie and personal eatting. So
far i have had little luck in finding where to buy and how to start. Can
anyone help?
thank you

Do you want to entertain your betta?
take a simple lead pencil( not mechanical)
and put it right in front of their noses, (out side of the tank : ))
and slowly drag it around if your betta starts following it, you are

hi. i am setting up a 30 long freshwater aquarium. It will be either a
ciclid tank or a community tank. not sure yet. i have a penguin bio-wheel
filter. its the one that has 2 filters side by side. i used it when the tank
was saltwater and it did a great job. My question is this. do ...

Hi I have a question
Can cats get sick from drinking from fish tanks I have 4 cats and one has
little bumps on her skin they all drink out of the tank as they watch the
fish.If they can I have 7 tanks so I don't think I will be able to narrow it

I have discovered a wonderful source of entertainment.
I have a 20-gal with a few corys, umpty-many mollies [number depends on
when I've last given some to the LFS], and gazillions of snails.  Every
so often, I float a few lettuce leaves to attract the snails, and after

   I bought four paradise fish under the premise from the shop assistant
that they were suitable for an unheated aquarium.  Three out of the four
have since died.  Is it possible that these are not suitable for coldwater
aquariums?  It's roughly room temperature in a centrally ...

another puzzle I am having...
When the tank is topped up with water to compensate for evaporation we have
several options: tap, distilled, rain water etceteras. Rain water is not an

Does anyone have a copy of Diana Walstads book The Ecology of the Planted
Aquarium they want to sell me :)
Paul