Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / August 2005

Will Lamprologus Brichardi go in a Malawi tank successfully?
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hi, have a 40 litre tank with 5 neon tetras and 6 white cloud mountain
minnow.  i change 6 litres of water every friday.
they are all quite happy. but last week i introduced 20 shrimp. the shrimp
have been steadily dying off one by one; and now i only have one left.

I'm in Palmers Green (London N13) and I always seem to have to
go miles to buy my Juwel filters and fish food.
Anyone know of a shop down a backstreet in Palmers Green,
Southgate or Winchmore Hill ?

I wonder if anyone can identify this algae for me, so I can get a cure :)
it is on a synthetic log, and also on the glass and the thermostat. it is
green in colour, and looks like green fluff.
looks like very thin well kept grass, covering the 'log'. it may have also

My lightbar has stopped working, and I can't replace it with the same brand,
as it was an obscure German make.
I need a fixture which will hold 2 900 mm (36 inch) tubes, and which rests
on the tank itself, not fixed to the lid.

I am a fairly new tropical fish keeper with a 60L heated BiOrb. Looking in
my tank at the moment I see one of my two male guppies is in a really bad
way, he has sunk to the bottom of the tank, his gills are moving and so are
his fins but he's not swimming. There is no sign of any ...

If there is such a thing.
My friend has a large gold fish tank with a very large log.  The log is
covered with a very thick coat of algae.  Thing is, it looks great!  It's
about 1/4" long, and very dense.  The log looks like it's covered in moss,

I would love some  advice on filter media for my Via Aqua 300 canister
filter.  It has 3 trays.
Currently I am using:
white ceramic noodles,

I have recently been tempted to buy a giant gourami after seeing a
really nice big white one in the fish shop.  I would like to buy a
baby, but I don't really know much about them (other than some of the
stuff I've read here).  What I want to know is, how fast do they grow?

im setting up a new tank and decided to go with one or two figure
eight puffers.. but im finding it difficult to do my homework on these
fish, opinions on these fish seem to differ so i figure i'd ask a few
questions here for the more experienced. i dont normally like putting

I've got a small Blue Diamon Discus in my 90 gallon community tank, and
I've having problems finding a food that stays in the mid water level
long enough for he or she to get to it.  I see the fish picking around
the gravel for bits that have hit the bottom, but the cories ...

12 inches long
4 inches wide
About 1 year old
beautiful shape well cared for

In one of my tanks I have plants, although they are not planted, the are
some what covered in the substrate.
What I would like to know is this:
I read PRK (Practical Fishong Kepping Magazine) a few days ago and the Topic

I am new to the Group and would like some help if possible!!!
I am considering in buying a 125 US Gal aquarium from AA-Aquariums.
These are Chinese made aquarium with the filters integrated in the
Hood.

If I could "pick everyone's brains" for just a moment, I have a question. I
would like to know what fish/invertabrates would make a good "clean up crew"
(eating algae, leftover food particles, waste, etc.) for a 55 gallon tank. I
have the following species: