Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / January 2004

I haven't posted to the group in a while -- I hope no one minds a quick
question.
Anyway...  I recently set up a 75 gallon.  I've had water in it for about
a week with the filter running and air stones going.  I took some gravel

who knows aquarium magazines in the US, would be nice to have their
websites.
Louis
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I been reading about these uv sterilizers and wondering if anyone runs them
part time. I have a 10,20 and 29 gal. fresh water tanks. I was thinging
about getting a small uv sterilizer lets say 4 watt and a pump. Run it on a
tank for 24 hrs. once a month to kill anything lurking in ...

Can or does snails eat fish egg ?
Emil Krey

I am considering getting one or more Otocinclus affinis for my 10 gallon
tank.
Will enough algae grow in my tank to feed them, or will I need to
supplement with other food?  (I do grow green algae on the glass and

I'm no guru in this hobby albeit my understanding of the basics. My interest
in the FW tank was stimulated mostly by the desire to keep small schooling
colorful species like the neon or cardinal tetras.  Most of the species I'm
interested in seem to be soft water species.

I'm setting up a freshwater Oceanic 46 gallon bowfront and plan to use a
canister filter. I've used hang-on power filters in the past.
I'd appreciate information on the best canister filter system. I've got my
eye on a Rena XP 2 that is highly recommended by my local fish store.

I have 2 Corydoras punctatus (Spotted Cory) in a tank with some Platys.
I understand that Corys are nocturnal, but sometimes I worry about
them.  They rarely move, except at feeding time.  The ones I see at the
LFS are fairly active.  Do they need a school/shoal of more than two to

So LFS got some 'pea puffers' in a few days ago. The only thing I got from
google was stuff I already knew.. Dwarf puffer, only gets to be about 1-1.5
inches. LFS says are good for community tanks, but saw conflicting info on a
webpage... Help! Anyone have any info?

I'm wondering about snails such as apple snails or mystery snails... I have
no experience in keeping them.  Is there any good info. out there on their
requirements?  What's their affect on the bioload (or does the 1-inch per 1
gallon rule apply), what fish do and don't snails get ...

   I purchased 5 diamond tetras (Moenkhausia pittieri) recently. Upon
   arrival at home, I noticed that the forward portions of their lips
   were whitish, as if they had been running into the side of the tank
   or something. About few days later I noticed that one had a ...

I am toying with the idea of buying a portable, battery powered ph tester.
Has anyone had any experience with these?
How often do they need to be calibrated?  How easy is this?
How reliable are they?

i am new to all this fish keeping and that. i have a fantail.
i have seen that you can give fish frozen peas etc. ( i presume you defrost
them first. )
is it ok to give my fantail peas and cucumber etc. every so often?

   Hi the other day I bought some quarter size angelfish and 1 of them has
a very severe equilibrium problem.  I mean he can lie on the ground and
every time he tries to swim he ends up crashing into things and turning
upside down.  He cannot really move.  I have him a ten gal ...

I recently set up a 75 gal tank with 16 tetras, 8 gouramis, 3 corys,
and 3 ADFs. We are now in the process of selling our home and we will
be moving. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to move so many
fish and such a big tank. The biggest worry I have is we will be