Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / September 2004

Help!
I have a 1500litre tank 5ft long x 5ft tall x 2ft wide & alothough
originally clear it has gone green & floculants don't clear it. I have
Roaphos in the filter & the water parameters are spot on. Any suggestions???

Hi, is blue green algae considered to be a serious problem. what I mean is
if it gets into an aquarium does that mean that a blackout or blackouts must
be performed to remove it from they aquarium because of the speed that it
spreads at and the lack of a working treatment in the UK.

 I've had snails dissappear in bad times, then come back months later when
tank conditions changed. Do they eggs lay dormant?

Looks like my quarantine tank is infested with these nasty little things:
http://public.qtopia.no/worms.jpg
What do I do? How can I ensure the tank is healthy after this?

I'm setting up a Jewul Rio 400 for goldfish/shubs.
would I be better with pebbles or sand ?
I'm not going to use a UGF, and so far have only the inbuilt Jewul Jumbo
filter.

I have one really pregnant looking guppy.  Last week, she gave birth to three fry.  I haven't seen anymore since then.  She looks extremely pregnant and still has a good appetite.  Should I try to induce the labor or is it normal for her to give birth and remain pregnant?  

Has anyone else ever noticed any fish that eat the pink flakes in the
Tertra tropical flake food?  I've used both the original and Pro
varities, and man - they all hate the pink flakes!  Giant and Zebra
Danios, Buenos Aires and Columbian tetras, all my corys, all my ottos,

Hi..
I am a newbie when it comes to having fish so bare with me.
Just upgraded to my second tank, a 6 gal, have a Betta, 2 Plattys,
and a very small (1  inch) Rasboras Scissortail. The Scissortail

I've lost 2 of my 3 hatchets over the past 2 days, after about 6 months of no
troubles.  The only symptoms I noticed were a swelling in the middle of the
body, (almost looked as if a female filling w/ eggs), a couple days before
death.  Swelling  seemed to be a bit more pronounced ...

I got two black mystery snails a couple weeks ago.  They were both floating
for a day, but one reattached to the side of the tank and the other
disappeared.  The tank is completely covered.  Now I see only one snail, but
he is lying at the bottom of the tank inside his shell.

These are really pretty little p*cs...stay small......do they just eat algae
wafers or do they like bloodworm?....seem to remember they prefer a mixed
diet.
Julie

hello, I have a 55 gal tank and the guy at the pet store said the
aquarium salt would put electrolytes in the water and discourage ick
plus it would bring out the color of the fish more. He also said they
would be more active. we put some in yesterday, does anyone else use

Hi...
I have just installed my first undergravel filter. I have had many exterior
filter units before and they have always had a carbon filter. I see that the
undergravel filter has a way to have a tube with an air pump and carbon

I have a 55 gallon tank, with two white skirts tetras, 3 powder blue
gouraumis, five golden barbs, and five tail light tetras. The tank has
been astablished for two years now, and no new fish have been added
within the last 6 months. Lately my gouramis look bad. They still

Often one hear the suggestion to use boiled egg yolk as feed for
egglayer fry, e.g. by dipping it in water and squeezing out "juice"
through a fine cloth.
However, I can find no estimate on the size of the particles produced.