Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / June 2004

Hau kolas..
Hopefully quick question..anybody have any real knowledge of studies etc
showing recognition of individuals among fish..for example if fish A and
fish B are tankmates for a given period of time, seperated for a period of

Bad Fish week Or What?
I consider myself to be a fairly ept and experienced fish Keeper, But having
the fishkeeping week from hell at the moment..
I own 3 tanks and had unexplained deaths in all of them this week, My

Okay, At first i thought the flakes were just too big, but now i'm starting
to worry.  One of my fish has been swimming around erratically and vomiting
up his food, repeatedly, after eating it.   I think there is some sort of
obstruction, but I don't know how to remove it...would ...

Anyone know of a UK stockist for a Marineland Penguin Bio-Wheel 170 Power
Filter?
TIA - Dave

Looks kind of like a snail out of his shell, but I somehow doubt that's it.
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I once saw a table online that listed dilution rates vs. percentage of water
exchanged. Does anyone have a link to a calculator to measure this? Also
what percentage of water needs to be exchanged before osmotic pressure shock
becomes a consideration?

new baby convicts are about to hatch.
When / how do I separate them from the adults in a very aggressive tank?

These guys will chase anything !
This morning I've been watching a tiny Platy male,
chase a Silver Shark 5 times it's size all over the
tank, with amorous intentions :- )

Just a quick question...
How many young fry should a fully grown White Mollie have on average
at any one time?
When I first got my Mollies, then not long following they had three

I hope someone can help me with some advice!
I am building a rock wall in a 1.4 m (4 1/2 ft) tall aquarium which is only
660cm (2 1/2 ft wide) wide but is 1.65m (5 1/2 ft) long. The wall is to go
against the 1.4 m end (width about 600cm).

I've had a black hair algae problem in my tank since I brought it in
November. the tank is fully planted most of which are fast growing plants,
but the algae still covers some of them like my dwarf swordtail within a
month. I have been cleaning the gravel every week and have in the ...

Bad Fish week Or What?
I consider myself to be a fairly ept and experienced fish Keeper, But having
the fishkeeping week from hell at the moment..
I own 3 tanks and had unexplained deaths in all of them this week, My

Are there any out there and is there a club for us?

does anyone no how to keep osars alive

I have just started out with some tropical fish 3 weeks ago, I have
the following
Angelfish 2"
Black molly 2"