Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / November 2003

Hope someone can help me with this...
The pump/motor of my Eheim 2213 canister filter is rattling.
The manual online even mentions routine cleaning and maintenance.  The
problem is that I can't seem to figure out how to get into the pump head

Can anyone tell me if there is an adapter out there to take the tubing
that comes standard with my 2026 Eheim filter to a standard US size as
is needed for the Fluidized bed filter that I'll be plumbing in line
after it?  The tubing included is the 16/22mm.  I would like to run

I finally got myself a couple australian flying foxes, I knew about them
earlier, thought they'd be a nice addition. They're healthy as can be,
growing like weeds, very beautiful and peacful.
Thought I'd dig a bit into their history, and the first few websites I came

HI. I was just wondering if any one here had bred their dwarf frogs. I have read up on how to breed them but I was wondering if anyone found it hard to do. I have noticed that my frogs have just started mating. I havent decided it I want to breed them yet or not. If anyone wanted ...

Just wondering, what would happen if a few semi-aggressive fish were
put in a tank with many docilie (like Mollies) fish?

I was recently given a 130g acrylic tank that was used for saltwater.
It is in pretty bad shape.  It needs a good cleaning and smells pretty bad.
I removed the plumbing and hosed it out to remove all the loose junk.  The
algae and scale? are proving to be difficult to remove.  I ...

Can anyone please identify this loach:
http://v6.homelinux.com/loach.html
It was labelled as "Bengal Sucking Loach" in the shop, but looking that up
proves it clearly isn't one.  I got two the same, but after a few months,

After asking the man in the fish shop if he could take the endless baby
Bristlenose Catfish I keep ending up with he suggested I buy a Red
Tailed shark who would eat the eggs. I duly bought one but on doing some
research realise that I may have made a mistake and that they can be ...

I have a 2 1/2 gallon rectangular aquarium which houses one male
Betta. I have been looking for a way to filter it for him....I know,
high maintenance fish...but he particularly likes this tank. Tried an
internal filter, he freaked and wouldn't move for days so I removed

Anyone keep any Emperor tetras? I am thinking about putting a few in my 150L
planted with an apisto pair, 10 corys, some shrimp and 6 neons. Do they get
too rowdy when they get bigger? Or should I go with the cardinal route
instead?

I've had experience raising baby bass and northern pike (what I call
"natural" fish)  That I would catch from a lake in Wisconsin. I've also
raised matted pairs of Angle fish. My goal was to always create a "normal"
environment for the fish (natural looking plants, rocks, etc..).

Maybe a dumb question.
We've got a modest-sized snail (we think an apple snail, but can't
guarantee it) in the betta tank, along with the betta.  They get along
well (ignoring one another), and the snail appears healthy. It's hard

The so-called beneficial bacteria in an aquarium filter need three
things: plenty of water, oxygen, and food, which is usually fish
waste.
If any of the three are not present for about 48 hours, the beneficial

I've got a 1" Kuhli, and a 1" Pleco in a 15 Gal tank, with an average
temperature of 78f, and an unknown PH.  
Is this a suitable environment to add a couple of dwarf froggies?

I have a new filter maturing on my old tank. When I come to move it to
my new tank, I will (obviously) need to switch it off and move it.
Ideally I would like a bit of time before switching it back on as I need
to work some plumbing and other bits around it before I fill the tank ...