Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / September 2004

I have a  29 gallon tank, Ph 7.4, no ammonia or nitrites and two sick
mollies.  None of the other fish in the tank seem to have the problem.  When
I came home from a weekend trip, one molly had what looked like a case of
very white fluffy ick.  I treated tank with quick cure for ...

Hi I have a 55 gallon tank with about 15 fish in it I have the penguin 330
and a magnum 350 filter will lots of airation just over the last few days i
have noticed a strong sulfer smell so i did a partial water change and its
not as bad now but it is still there....what causes this ...

I bought 3 Florida flag fish to clean up my beard algae.  In 4 days they did
a number on it.  Nothing left.  But - now what do I feed them ?  Will they
eat the flake and pellet food I give my other community fish ?
Shawn

I am in the process of setting up a tank.  I have been reading for
over a month.  The following are my findings.  Please comment on them.
I don't want to kill any fish.
I bought a 29Gal Corner tank with 30W fluorescent lighting.  I have 40

Thanks for the last help with my clown loaches.
In the aftermath of the velvet/ich outbreak, I now have a serious
problems with my 7" and 2" bala sharks.
I filtered out the velvet/ich medication after the last signs

No I'm not selling fishamphetamines.  I'm beginning to stock a 55 gal tank
and I'm thinking about the right mix of fish.  Do you tend to try and stick
with the same "speed" fish?  By this I mean do you like to have a slow
moving fish like angels and discus in the same tank as a ...

You guys ever put a Borelli (a mildly aggressive cichlid)
& a Viejita (a more aggressive one) together in a 2-feet tank?
If we put enough bogwood, upturned pot with cracks,
and other places to hide, will they finally ignore each other?

Hi I have 2 tanks one is 55 gallon the other is 125 gallon I am having a
small problem with the 125 both tanks have the same water (tap water
declorinated) similar rock bottom the only difference is in the 125 my hubby
put a substarte in the bottom of the tank for the plants  we ...

i bought 5 neon tetras the other day and they seem to stay near the
bottom all the time.  so far, i have never seen them come near the top
let alone to the surface.  i have flake food so it floats and the
tetras don't come to the surface to eat.  but if i put a few crumbled

Three months ago (June 4) our golden colored female sword had a batch of about
50 fry.  They were kept in a 20 gallon tank, with a few guppy & molly fry.
About 6 weeks ago, I moved some to a 55 gal., and they've grown faster than the
others.  My questions --

I've fot a mystery growth in my 45 gallon.  
A little over a mont ago we removed a number of silk plants, and
replaced them with Anacharis and "water sprite".  Both are weeds, and
have been growing great.  They have really added a lot to the tank.

1 of my guppies swims around with my 1 male swordtail and tries to nip
at his pectoral fins.  at least, i'm guessing this is what he is
doing.  at first he used to bother the male swordtail but now he just
sort of ignores the guppy.  any idea why this male guppy would be

Fish need new home QUICK!

I have 4 clown loaches and they are completely covered in a very fine
powder. I have been treating them with white spot treatmenr for 2 weeks,
but the "white spots" remain untouched. I also increased the tempearture
to over 30 degrees Celsius. The clown loaches haven't lost any ...

Hi.  I am a newbie since my last tank 20 years ago as I've said before, and
after a few weeks of having this tank, some questions come to mind, mostly
about plants I guess.  I've done some research and googling, so I hope you
don't think I'm being lazy!  I took some quick pics here: