Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / May 2004

Is it OK to use driftwood from a beach in a fresh water aquarium?  Of course
I would soak and rinse any collected driftwood before using it.  Thanks.
Frank

I thought my Resun SP-6000 was pumping at approx 1700 litres/hour. I did a
test with a stop watch and a 10 litre container, it turns out it's only
pumping at around 500 litres an hour. this is MAJOR proplem obviously and
explains why I have been getting a nitrite reading (see the ...

I have 9 guppies in an 80 litre tank (about 20gallon I think??)  just a
corner filter, light, heater,  plants and gravel.  I bit the bullet and
coughed up $60 for a test kit for all the usuals.  Acidity is 7.5, Nitrites
0ppm, Ammonia .25.  What is really stressing me is that my ...

I've never seen pics of ich before but I looked on google & it looked more
speckled than solid, so I don't know if that's what I've got here or not.
My black neon tetra is like a solid white from about 2/3 of the way back to
almost the tail on both sides of his body. It's not a ...

I have a fully grown Angel Fish that is exhibiting extreme aggression
towards other fish that come near it. They are in a 20 long that has an 80
percent load on it.
The Angel wants one side of the tank for himself all of the sudden. The

i just aquired 12 cardinals....there in a 20gal (UK) tank
on their own. the tank is heavly planted. I was just wondering
if there was any chance of these breeding?
thanks for any info.

Has anyone seen strange snails appear in their tank? They look just like
these: http://www.applesnail.net/content/snails_various.php#Physidae
I have has golden apple/mystery snails in the tank at one time, but that
was several weeks ago and they did not survive. The only other thing

As I was using a gravel vacuum, little white thin worms about 1cm long
can been uncovered and float for a while wiggling. I was wondering if
these worms are harmful to the fish or humans.
Searching on the web, they appear to be known as roundworms, but most

I took my gramma to go look at the reef display at Byerly's the other day and
decided to take along a water sample and they found nitrates.  Woohoo!  No more
nitrites at home so she got to pick out a pl*co who's since scoured the rock
clean of scum.  Don't really know if it was the ...

Anyone know where I can buy a bio wheel for a 400 litre, in UK?
Thanks - Dave

I recently had a parasite disease hit one of my aquaria, but it
doesn't quite fit the descriptions of any disease I know of. Anyone
know what this was?
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/mysterydisease.htm

Wouldn't it be an especially bad idea to put a Betta in a community tank?
If not what could go in with them?  Could you have two males in a 55
gallon tank?
Algae eaters are ok in the tank, anyone have experience with other fish

http://www.stwater.co.uk/apps/STW0877.nsf/Result/ResultsForm?Opendocument&b32
is the info for my local water supply, what sort of treatments would it
require for a tropical tank? or could i just leave it in an aerated tub for
a couple of days prior to water changing?

HELP!!
I have a 20 Gallon Freshwater tank that is VERY cloudy. There are 12
fish in the tank. The largest being a full grown Snakskin Gourami or a
6 inch Pleco. The tank is about 10 months. I have a Penguin Bio-Wheel

I have a biowheel thats being "retired" for now.  There is absolutely no
room for the filter on any of my active tank, but I have plans for an empty
tank which I won't be able to act on for two months. Is there anyway to keep
the wheel cycled until them?  For example, put the wheel ...