Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / June 2004

Has anybody seen this before. I have a Fluval 404. Have had it for over a
year with no problems. I recently got a RainbowLifeguard 300 FBF & hooked it
up inline with the output of my 404. Since that time I have had a small leak
from the filter. I replaced the seal a week ago & all ...

I had contacted Marineland about their packaging on the Bio Spira, and the need
for some sort of "window" so you can see if the product has gone bad or not,
and why it's so many packs were being sold spoiled, etc.
Basically, I got the ol' I'll pass on your suggestion for the ...

My LFS says she won't like the water temp of my tropical tank.
Y'all have any good web sites or advice to keeping a gold fish w/out too
much money or hassle?
my girl is 2 and loves our hobby tank, yells EAT FISH EAT FISH at feeding

The Filter on my 29g Freshwater tank just died, and i have 5 hours til
the LFS opens. I have already tried "jump starting" my filter by
refilling the resivoir. but the water just goes into the tank. I have
2 air pumps (with fresh battaries) going, each can sustain a 20 Gallon

Background: a few days ago I saw that some of my fish had minute spots
on their fins and increased slime production _on one side of their
body_. On either left or right they had like long white "blisters",
and were sloughing off slime. The other side of their body looked

can anyone tell me why my dwarf goroumi
constantly swims back and forth along the front glass of the tank?
i have noticed other fish do it as well.
is it a sign of stress or something bothering them?

I have a 10 gallon tank containing a recently purchased blue
crayfish, chinese algae eater, and a red-fin shark.  They are
all getting along quite well.  However, yesterday I noticed a
few transparent hairlike 1/4" "worms" attached to the crayfish

I finally got my Fluval 404 up and running.  It's my first canister filter,
and I'm wondering if it's supposed to be as loud as it is.  It stands beside
the tank stand (ie: not behind doors) and I can hear it softly from about 15
feet away.  I can hear it very well if I get within 5 ...

Last night I aquired a 55 gallon tank from an add in the newspaper.
For $150 I got the tank, a stand, the light, and two filters (and
Eheim 2217 and a Biowheel).  I know I need to get a new light to allow
for high-light plants.  I also figure that I need a way to add CO2,

It looks like my gill fluke problem is back, even after two doses of
Jungle's parasite tablets a few weeks ago.  I just bought a canister
filter and UV, so I'm hoping that once I install these (hopefully tomorrow
night) this problem will go away.

After lots of recommendations for feeding my lovelies green vegies... How do
most people serve them?
Cabbage would be fairly easy, but zucchini?
The snails were easy; cut it up and blanche it, throw it in and they loved

Could you tell me if the following fish would live happily together.
Pl#co
CAE
Serpae Tetras

I've had my 50g aquarium set up for about 5 years and now I am planning on
taking everything out and setting it up again.  I have few fish and they
will stay in a smaller aquarium for a while.  My question is: would I
benefit from saving some (25 - 50%) of the water from the ...

Can anyone recommend an online store to purchase aquariums and suplies?

My Oscars are coming down with something. The one had a shiny white
patch(when viewed at the right angle under lights almost a marbled effect)
and some white tufts protruding. Not sure if they were parasites - was
definately not fungus. I did some reading, particularly about hole in ...