Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / August 2004

ok, to put this simply, i like frogs (water frogs of course) and was
curious if they work well in an aquarium.  i've heard they just hide
all day...  any comments...?
i recently set up a 32 gal tank and am sort of worried that it might

I'm trying not to count my chickens before they hatch, but I think a
three week long oydessy has come to a happy end.
Some might remember I called for advice a month ago about moving from
NY to CA with fish... I nixed the big plan because of how long it

I just picked up a Fluval 304 (Petsmart was giving them away - insert your
own joke), as I'll be moving to a larger tank later this year and want to
run a couple of 304s on it. It's running alonside my AC500 for now.
I searched for concerns regarding the flimsy rubber rings holding ...

I'm thinking of adding a crawfish ("blue lobster") to my tank.  Anything
I should know about?  Anything special that they need?

I recently purchased a 55 gallon freshwater setup.  System includes
undergravel filter, powerheads, gravel,  HOT cannister and Emporer 400
filter.
The system was up and running a few days ago, albeit, pretty unkempt.

Hello, while in a local fish store, I saw some bloodworms and decided,
what the heck I'll see if the fish like them. Well, when I came home I
put some bloodworms into the tanks and WOW! The fish went nuts ver the
bloodworms. They (the fish) are showing great color. My fish just love

Can someone unravel my mystery ??
I've always prided myself on having a crystal clear aquarium however
lately this has not been the case.  I suspect the cause might be my
new aquarium rocks.

I just noticed that one of my mosquito fish has a small yellow dot or wart
behind his gills. He does not seem botherd by it but I wonder if I should
isolate him or treat him (and how to treat him).
Thanks.

   I have a tank that I try to make more like a natural stream. It has some
minnows, some shrimp, some plants, but is missing insects, worms and etc.
   Anyone ever try having waterbugs or rotifers or such things in a tank?
Can they be kept under control? My ponds have plenty but ...

I am still cycling my tank without fish.
My Ph is <6, KH is 4 degrees and GH 3.
I have a CO2 in the tank (DIY) and originally the ph was >7 before adding
CO2.

my betta, mellow yellow, is showing ripped tail (just the tail; other
fins are fine) these past 2 days (or eversince i changed his water).
i have 2 other bettas whose water came from the same source as mellow
but they don't have similar problem as mellow; both are fine.  in all

I've been getting conflicting points of view about adding salt to my
freshwater aquarium.  Can someone PLEASE give me a "no-holds-barred"
answer ???
I have a 90 gallon tank with Gouramis, Bala sharks, Tetras, Angels,

We have a new pond 3 weeks old, we have 3 goldfish, 2 fantails, 1
ghost koi,1 english koi and 2 shubumkins one of the shubumkins keeps
knocking the other fish anyidea why, he chases them and bashes them

I got a red dwarf gourami recently and he seems quite healthy.  However, he
likes to stay at the top of the water in the shade near the filter tubes,
and go back and forth after his reflection.  Do gourami's need partners like
you might do for tetras?  If so, are male blue dwarf ...

I have an angelfish, 8 harlequin rasboras and a common pleco.  In about a week
I will be moving across country, a 2 day drive.  I was planning on
selling/giving my fish to the lfs, but as the time approaches I don't want to
give them up.   Can they survive the trip?  I've got a ...