Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / December 2003

Group and hobby newbie here....
Just started a tank over the weekend (filled it, treated it, let it go
for 24 hours prior to adding fish).  Dolt at the fish store let me
purchase 2 Tiger Barbs and 2 Rosy Barbs for cycling the tank.

Does anyone know where I can buy some "micro cory" catfish ? I saw some at a
show, and they are SO cute. They only grow to about 3cm ( 1.2 inches)
according to the guy at the show. Anyone know the species name ?
Keith J.

I have been keeping goldfish and am planning on trying some tropical
fish.  The goldfish are wonderful pets, interesting, forgiving (first
fish have to be) though dirty. I have another small tank with a betta
and 2 ADF.  What I am planning is a 20 gallon tank.  I love the little

So if the Angels are Eating My Neons, what can I add to my tank that will
not eat the tails / fins on my angels.  I really want to keep the angels,
they have LONG flowing fins / appendages and are beautiful.
This 120g seems so empty.

A few months ago I purchased this fish from a local store, it all on all its
own and about to be purchased by some kids, so thought I could give it a
better home :-)  Its grown quite a bit, and gets on well with the others.
Still not quite sure what it is though, chances are its ...

Anyone know if the Duetto DJ50 internal filter comes with filter media?  I'm
just getting ready to p     a large order at Big Al's and wanna know if I
should buy media for this filter or if it comes with it already.
Thanks,

I have just setup a new tank (20g) with 5 Zebras. All but one are about the
same size (2cm) the other one is about 2.5cm and after day two has become
aggressive to the other 4 fish. It also charges around the tank like it's on
steroids :-)

I'm still trying to figure out what to mix my fluorite with (50/50 mix ...
to save money) and since dark substrates are usually considered best, I was
wondering if anyone knows of a source for dark gravel in Toronto, Canada?
I'm only interested in stuff that won't affect the water.  ...

http://members.shaw.ca/anonomoose/fins.jpg
From what I've seen of fin rot pictures online, there's usually more red or
irritation involved. This just looks like bits of the fin are disappearing.
Is that still fin rot? And if so, what's the best treatment?

I'm putting some thought into adding a pair of Rainbow Cichlids to my
tank.
25 gallons
2 Mollies

What did Aquarists(?) do before tests for ammonia, nitrite, pH, nitrate?  If
they were able to do it in the past, why do all the testing now?
Sorry to sound naive by questioning the necessity for the tests, but it had
to have been something done by sight and general care in the past ...

I was at my local pet store and I was poking about when I noticed that the
H.O.T. Magnum by Hagen had written on the box that it was a "dual mode" filter,
either as a continuous use filter, or as a micron filter "water polisher". Does
anyone own this filter, how well does it polish ...

I'm just starting out in Freshwater tanks, and I'm thinking of getting one
of those Master test kits from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals.  The "Freshwater
Master Kit" has some tests that I already have or don't need, plus it looks
like it uses the Nessler method to test for Ammonia (since ...

I have three dwarf African Frogs.  One died - Before his untimely demise, is
abdomen became very distended, looking like he ate a balloon!  Then he
started having trouble staying on the bottom of the tank, floating to the
top.  What is the cause of this? Some disease, can my other ...

It's me again, with the 55G tank. I started draining it today, to get
ready for a new series of tropical fish.
You'll remember that all of my goldfish died after about a month. I
made some stupid mistakes that I believe killed the fish; for