Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / February 2004

I recently took in a sick stray cat and he brought along some friends
with him...fleas! I want to spray my apartment but am very worried
about my fish tanks. I called the insecticide company and consulted
with the LFS. Both recommended I turn off the filters and cover the

i just wanted to know what the chances are that my either of my 2 swordtails
might have fry. one had about 2 dozen about 2 weeks ago....i heard that if u
have one male with the 2 females your just about gareented to have new babys
in 28 days. sound right? what should i expect or do ...

I have a 120 gallon tank with about 20 Malawi cichlids from 1-5 inches. I
find when I feed them (consisting of flake, pellets and brine shrimp, as
well as veges) the water will have alot of small suspended particles and the
water will go a bit cloudy. this does not clear for a few ...

I posted this in the binaries...
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Ignore the Bronze(green) Cory, and Julii Cory, and ignore the keyholes as
they dash into the shot to get their picture taken, what is the cory that is

Hello , I'm interested in breeding crawfish and don't have a glue how to do
it . Can someone tell me where I can get info on these little guys .
Basically on how to breed them and how to take care of them . Thanks

I am such an idiot.. I can't believe I just did what i did.
I come home from work.. do a water change in my small tank using the
vacuum (see where this is going?) I use a dark blue bucket and thought
all the crap (dissolved algae wafers) was just that.. crap..

I have a 10 gallon. I have 36W worth of lighting (2 14W bulbs, 1 8W bulb)
and the tank is 12" deep. I have some plants and four new small zebra
danios. I have plant food but I also got the new hagen CO2 yeast system.
Will this help them grow? And, is the lighting adequate (3 ...

I'm setting up a 55 Gallon tank and have a few questions.
1.  I purchased a Filstar XP3 canister filter and was thinking of also
getting a small Fluval or Eheim submersible filter to aid in filtration and
as a backup.  Is this needed or am I wasting my money?

Yesterday we purchased a goby at a local aquarium store, being told it
was a very docile fish and a good fit for our community tank (mostly
livebearers and small tetra). However, upon introduction to the tank,
it "accidently" killed a guppy (mistaking its tail for food) and then

Is it possible for a male guppy to breed a female platy? My male guppy
has taken an instant liking to the new platy that I just added to my
tank. He was chasing her around the tank trying to breed her. I put him
in a different tank. I have never seen him bother any of my other ...

we just picked up a 55-gallon tank my sister was getting rid of, it cleaned up
beautifully, but now i'm a little undecided on what to populate it with.
I was planning on keeping it to one species, at most two. it's a given that
we'll get a couple of Cory cats for it, but here's what ...

I have a large tin foil barb who has managed to get his forehead cut on a piece of slate..
He has a large open wound now..
Is there anything I could treat him with besides Melafix ?
I am already using melafix.. but I want to give this guy all options..

I'm now five weeks in to cycling my tank.  12 days ago the ammonia
spike ended and nitrites immediately soared.  A couple days
afterwards, nitrates appeared in large, but not dangerous quantities.
Since then nothing has changed.  Nitrites still off the charts,

I just had my 110 acrylic tank delivered. It came with an oak stand, and
cover. Now, when I filled it up, I noticed the back was arched. Is this
normal for acrylic tanks? Thanks!
Dan

When I got home yesterday evening I noticed that the 2 new platys had
stubby partially missing fins. Then I saw Crazy Guppy (CG) swimming
along side one of the platys taking quick bites out of her fin. The
platy was swimming really fast trying to get away, but CG just kept