Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / March 2004

My idiot LFS sold me two Iridescent Sharks.  I asked if they got big and was
told that they only grow to about 6 inches.  When I got home I did a search
and found that they get huge with a suggested tank size of 200 gallons.  My
tank is only 55 gallons.  I only paid about 14.00 for ...

I came across a website that talked about the best way to introduce an Otto
to a new tank.  I think I came across it here, but I can't find the post
that had it.  Anybody know which site I'm talking about?
If I recall correctly the site talked about keeping the Ottos in a small

What do people think about the new red flourescent Zebra Danio they
just anounced from www.glofish.com?  If it's as good as they say, I am
planning on getting some as soon as they are available and want to
know what others think.  There have been tons of articles this weekend

I have a friend who had a gallon glass bowl with a Betta in it.  The Betta
recently died and she mentioned possibly wanting either another Betta or
maybe something else for a small tank.  So for her b-day I got her a small
tank kit.  I thought it might give her a few more options ...

With the discussion and different opinions on whether it's fine or not to
refreeze previously frozen Bloodworms or Brine Shrimp, I wrote to Hikari and
asked them about it.
I don't believe I can legally copy the letter, if I can somebody please tell me

A few weeks ago I found these extremely beautifull (at least according
to me) fishes in my aquarium store. The store catch many of their fish
themself in Brasil and import them to Belgium. I was told that it was
a very rare fish, only recently discovered, so I thought I might

Ok... Have a male swordtail acting weird... he is in a planted(fake)
45G tank, water is normal
pH  7.0  (was 7.6 a few days ago)
Kh   3

I have a rock and a piece of driftwood in a tank with a few feeders to see
if they're safe.  How long should I wait before putting them in a show tank?

I haven't been paying attention to my quarantine tank, since I haven't had
fish in it in several months.  There has been no heater since the last time
I had fish in it, although there's a corner filter that's been running
continuously.  I was quite surprised with today I noticed ...

Hello, all. My name is Gwen, and I'm the mother of an 11 year-old son
who is the new proud keeper of a betta. I've been lurking in the group
for a bit and I have a few questions.
My sum collected fish knowledge can be expressed in a few short

Introductions.... my husband and I have kept goldfish for several years
now. I've long been interested in having a non-goldfish tank, and it
looks like I will have it this spring!
I am thinking I can just take a few bio-wheels (we use Marineland

Comparing 10-yr old Whisper J with AquaClear 150
I have been running a Whisper J power filter in a 10-gal tank for
close to 10 years.   I never had a problem with the Whisper, but after
reading all the glowing reviews of the AC models I decided to try one

I finally got myself a pleco, a gold pleco at that, he's about 2 inches
long. problem is, he is sitting in the half inch gap between the back wall
of my tank and the fake background that I have stuck on there. It doesn't
come off. he got in through a tiny little hole. I have tried ...

I have a Female Betta in a 10 gallon community tank with 1 Leopard
Danios and 2 Snails. I just noticed one of her ventral fins is
missing...all I can see is what looks like the bottom of it still
attached to her body. There is no fungus or fin rot on her, and no

One of my pygmy corydoras has a small white spot near his tail.  He hasn't
shown any signs of scratching and it's just this one very tiny spot.  I'm
very inexperienced so I don't know whether it is actually Ich or not,
especially as it's just this one tiny white dot.  The only other ...