Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / January 2004

Hi group!
I bought these fish about a year ago, and forgot what they are.  The PS guy
asked me the other day while buying fish what all I had and I have no idea
what these were now.  Can anyone enlighten me?

I saw this cool fish at the lfs, was about 2" and narrow or 'sword'
like with a totally clear body. You could see a black 'vein' running
the length of it's body. Looked like glass. Had a unique way of
'sitting' in the water, head slightly above tail with little movement.

OK, opinions on what is the best tropical all round flake food? I use
OSI?
Brian

Just a few questions, hopefully I will get more of a response here
than I did when asking about plants and lighting ;)
My tank is ready to stock (yay! but it's bittersweet cause I feel bad
returning the goldfish...) after almost 6 long weeks of cycling.

OK, long story....if you wanna skip to the questons, they are at the
bottom.
Quick Stats:
12gal tank (holds 11 gal after gravel and decorations)

Been away from the hobby for a few years and now i'm back i can't get enough
!! It's winter here in MA. and i keep my tanks at 77F. What do you do to
maintain a decent temperature in the summer  ?? We sometimes get up close to
100 for about a week in the summer with no air ...

   No question this time:
   A few months ago I started out in the wonderful world of aquaria with
many poor results
as I'm sure alot of you have experienced when you first started out. I was

How big do the babies have to be before I can release them from their mesh
enclosure? I have a 10G with 3 zebra danios, 1 male platy, 2 otos, and 3
ghost shrimp plus lots of plants. TIA
Denise

Well, I finally took the plunge and ordered a digital camera (Canon
Powershot S50). I would like (obviously) to photograph my tank, but am
not the world's greatest photographer.
Any tips and tricks ? Please don't throw technical stuff at me, I'm

I see a lot of bandwagon jumpers going all out to put me down and my
fish keeping experience.
As I am being put into the position of having to defend my actions - I
might as well.

Looking for a source in the Denver CO area for Siamese Algae eaters
(Crossocheilus siamensis).
Thanks
Al

Just a couple questions on algae.  Is there a website with pictures of the
different kinds of algae to id it?  I know there are lots of algae eating
critters out there, but what is best at eating what and what will eat algae
a, but not algae b?

   I'm looking for specific pieces...like the "bucket" 7600020 and the
7312628 for an Ecco 2235.  Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

I'm feeling nervous about two of my fish.
In particular, my Betta and my Pleco.
While I noticed it a few days ago, they have both been developing an
underbelly.

I have a 20 gallon tank, two 20 gallon tetra filters hanging off the back,
the ph is 7.0, 10 fish and the water constantly turns cloudy to green.   I
change 25% of water per week, its not in direct sun light, the temp runs
around 70 degrees.    Gravel on the bottom and three plastic ...