Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / May 2004

I posted about a neon tetra changing to a solid white in the back half of
his body, then dying. Now my new (who may be the cause?) betta is beginning
to show that white solid coloring too!  Am I going to lose all of my fish
now??

    I have been infested with a plague of this algae, on the
heater, on the plants, etc. through my initial 10 gallon aquarium, and
now with my 20.
    Any ideas how to get rid of it, apart from other plants to

I have a 10-gallon aquarium, fully cycled via fishless
cycling, ammonia = 0, nitrites = 0, nitrates = 20 ppm,
pH = 7.2, some live and artificial plants, a big rock
with holes, and a ceramic piece with holes. Last week,

Greets all!
I have two rather small silver dollars with several bumps on their skin.
The bumps don't really look like warts, but instead are slightly tented
like a "zit". The best way I can think to describe their size and shape

I have 29gal tank with 2 silver dollars, 4 Black skirt tetra and 3
cories.  Recently I've find scattered eggs on each wall of the tank.
They're white and in little groups.  I have no snails in there that I
know of and can't figure out who laid these.  I'm suspecting it's the

I returned from 2 weeks out of town to find what looks to be at least 100
snails in my tank and I've read all the postings about snails and loaches.
My tank is 29 gal high with small to med size gravel and has the following:
lots of plants, 2 guppies, 4 platies, 1 marbled hatchet, 6 ...

I'll admit I'm a newbie at this hobby. I have three of these danios. One has
mysteriously bloated overnight. It has literally doubled in size, I'm afraid
it'll split in two. It doesn't really swim any more, more like it bobs. I'm
confused.The other fish seem fine. I have not seen ...

I have a 29 gal tank with 4 angels.  Have  had for couple of years.
Today noticed a solitary white raised spot and the upper part of one of
my Angel fish just above the mouth.  Any thoughts on what that might be
and what treatment needed.  Thanks

Has anyone used the product "Algone"?  It is supposed to control algae and
water quality.

This is really starting to bother me. 18 days ago I added around 12 inches
of fish to my 120 gallon tank, to go with the rest of the african cichlids
that have been in the tank for almost a year. soon after I go a small
reading of nitrite.. around 0.1-0.3 ppm.  almost 2 weeks later ...

    One of the "treats" I give my fish is frozen beef heart (I think by
hikari), but today I saw fresh beef heart in my local butcher shop.  About
$1.00 per pound compared to $8.00 for 24 cubes from the pet store. It is a
much better buy to get it from the butcher, but I'm not sure ...

I have just purchased my first discus via auction and am picking them up
tomorrow....
I have not worried too much about water hardness till now but bought tests
for kH and gH today.

Just a quick congratulatory note on your superb craftsmanwhatsits on your
new website. Nice one :)
Will it be Donald's responsibility to keep the links page in tact?  :)
Its nice to know what you finally look like!

I have a 10-gallon tank with Platys and Corydoras.  Back in the fall, the
LFS started me out with 15 pounds of gravel, which gave me a depth of around
1.5" in the bottom of the tank.  I was having a hard time getting the gravel
clean when vacuuming, so I've taken out a lot of it, ...

I have a 55 gallon tank and want to stock it with some cichlids. The
firemouths are interesting to me. They seem to have a mild temperament
compared to some cichlids. How many should I start with? What other fish
could I keep with them?