Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / April 2004

I have this wierd looking sack in the back of my tank on a piece of
driftwood that I have no idea what it is. It resembles those cocoons
from Invasion of the Body Snatcher (70's version) -
All I have in the tank are 6 Cory's and 2 Siemese Flying Foxes - any

I recently bought a bunch of driftwood on Ebay.  They were waesome pieces and
look great in my aquariumbut, they have turned the water dark.  Two
questions...one. how can i filter out the discoloration and two..is there a way
to safely seal the driftwood so that it wont turn the ...

I just wondered what most people would consider as the minimum size
they would recommend for a Marine aquarium.  What would be the
smallest size you'd advise not to go under?
Also, what dimensions is a five and ten gallon aquarium?  I'm English

I woke up this morning suprised to see all the eggs were still there.
Some of the eggs had turned white only 6 or so out of a couple hundred.
When I got home just a while ago I noticed that most of the white eggs
had been removed, and just sitting here a short while I watched ...

I am currently cycling my second tank, which is a standard 29 gallon.
I bought my first tank, a 5 gallon half-hex a couple of months ago and
quickly outgrew it, falling in love with the hobby.
I live in Indianapolis, where the water is really hard, 300 ppm

I've checked around the web, reading websites and newsgroup postings,
and from what I can glean, a single breeding of a female swordtail can
lead to up to eight batches of young ... yet most sites that actually
give a time lapse between batches indicate 28 days as the magic

As subject really - it's started appearing on some plants and it looks
'orrible.   Any ideas on how to discourage it would be much appreciated.
It's a trop 200l tank, community fish with normal levels on the usual
tests.

i have a blackupside down catfish about 6/7 inches long , i also have
dissapearing fish ! is the catfish likely to be responsible
,dont want to evict him if innocent! thanks for any help .            gail

What would be acceptable tankmates for 10 serpae tetras in a 29 gallon
tank?

Two of my 30 Tetra Cardinals have been sick for a couple of months now.
Their stomachs are sunken and they appear to have difficulty swimming in a
normal horizontal position and mostly they move in a 45 degree angle with
their head higher. One of them eats ok and the other seems to ...

I just finished my betta website/forum area.
http://www.bettaaddict.com.
In addition to forums, members can host their betta pictures there and
keep track of their betta spawns. Also, if you have a betta website,

I was thinking about getting a Diatom Filter and got a little
sidetracked by the H.O.T. Magnum which I guess comes with a Micron
Cartridge that polishes the water. Considering the H.O.T. is priced
rather low I was wondering what you guys thought of that as an

Any advice on the following from you experts out there would be greatly
appreciated!
Late last summer we created a garden pond.  Didn't think we wanted any fish
in there, so we didn't dig it very deep (1.5-2 foot max).  Turns out we were

Quick question. I have an unused 29 gallon tank. I just HATE to let such a
prize go to waste. Thought I would use it to breed something. Any
suggestions? I would prefer it be something a bit less common. (Zebra danios
for example are definitely out!) My hope is to keep the best a nd ...

I've a fresh water tank with some fishes. I've three platys two males and
one female. Males seem not very interested to female platy, in fact after
about 1 month the female haven't became pregnant. Is it normal (in previous
experiences with guppys the female became pregnant very ...