Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / December 2003

recently i got an annubis plant for my 10G warm-water tank.  it's
seems fine but now has small, dark green dots all over it.  i put in a
crypto at the same time that is doing find and doesn't have the dots
on it.  i figure if it was algae it would be on both plants.  curious.

I got my first aquarium recently and I put a male betta with a couple
of (supposedly) peaceful fish (no other male bettas).  My betta ended
up picking several fights with various fish until a red-eyed tetra
gave him a couple of good bites.  Then he proceeded to attack a

I am considering using easy balance instead of doing water changes,It's got
good right ups on the web.The question is,is it any good,does it work etc..?
anyone had any experience of this or a similar product..
thanks

Well, if it's not one problem, it's another.
25 gallon tank
2 Mollies
1 Betta

I have 3 betta fish. One's definitely male - he's long finned. One's
got a definite white spot between her tummy fins, and a very round
belly, so I'm fairly sure she's female. The third..I'm not sure.  It's
got short fins like the female., but flares gill covers and has a

I Goooooogled my brains out and hard a hard time finding any info from the
21st Century.  I know the idea is still the same, but most of the articles I
found were text with little or NO pictures.  I am capable of reading, and
understanding the mechanics of the process, but some ...

I think my tank is cursed.
25 Gallon
Contents:
2 Mollies

I just bought two pieces of driftwood off of ebay and they are sun bleached,
freshwater, dried, hand cleaned (no dirt chunks), and nature cured.  The
seller is in Golden, BC so I assume that they are either river or lake
driftwood.  Is there any thing I should worry about with them ...

What is the general consensus on "Manufactured" or "Cultured" stone for
large aquarium backgrounds & deco?  I want to do a background with a layered
limestone or sandstone effect with shelves and ledges.
http://www.culturedstone.com/

My little 10g hood went together just great, but I made a big mistake... I
got a trigger start ballast, which will come on with a simple plug in, but
when put on a timer, it won't ignite....  Come to find out there IS a
difference between trigger start and electronic ballast, but ...

Is there a PH preference for Angel fish?
I have a tank of Angels and one for Neons and both are at 7.0.
I was wondering if these should be different for the different fish.
Any help is appreciated.

I was wondering if anyone knows any information about the type of ballast
that All-Glass puts in their deluxe hoods.  I'm especially interested in the
48*12 hoods (made for 55G) since I'm thinking of buying one of these and
adding more light to it.  However, depending on the type of ...

I've had a Penguin 125 filter for about 9 months. It came with my new 20
gallon aquarium. The bio-wheel barely turns these days. I've taken it out,
cleaned it, tried straightening the little paper folds (so the water pushes
it better), but it still barely turns. Now some threads, or ...

My largest Rainbow fish is acting oddly.  Below are a list of his
ailments:
1. A wobble in the swim - not so extreme that he's going belly up, but
it's there...

I just set up my first 20 gallon african cichlid aquarium with the
assistance of my LFS owner.  I have a 20 gal that has cycled for 3
months and has had 4 tablespoons of aquarium salt added.  The
substrate is natural, pebble-size stones and I've added sevel pieces