Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / October 2004

The inevitable happened, one of the aquarium hoses popped off and
flooded the room. I was out just 3 hours and returned to my house which
was in total darkness. The aquarium emptied as much water as it could,
but stopped when it reached the filter intake which is a third of the

I have a couple of 3" + sized apple snails in a 46 gallon community
tank- I know loaches just love snails, and was wondering if they'd go
after these two monsters if I added them in. I have this fantasy that
they're too big to be eaten, but don't want to find out the hard way.

I currently have 2 exquisite baby adolfi corys in my quarantine tank.  Once
I add them to the main tank, what are the chances of them playing with the 3
albino corys already there?
I really want more corys, but am wondering whether to stick to more of just

This morning I saw a tiny (around 1-2 mm) shrimp in my 20g long tank.
Not sure which species it is, my guess is that it's a red cherry shrimp.
The other two species in the tank are amano shrimp, which I understand
require salt water when spawned, and a filter feeder shrimp that ...

Hey Guys,
Got some driftwood for my plecos in my 90g. Over the last 4 weeks, the pH
has lowered from 8.5 to 6.0. The tap water is 7.2-8.0 (Depends on the week,
draws from 7 wells). So far, no adverse affects during water changes, as I

sorry for the cross post but i want as many opinions as i can get.  in one
of my tanks im using a visi-therm deluxe heater wich is starting to get
condensation inside the glass. i had one in my 10 gallon but then it
malfunctioned and killed my 3 dwarf frogs.  so i ordered an ebo ...

Netmax has a novel design for a low maintenance aquarium on his website:
http://www.2cah.com/netmax/diy_projects/vac/vac.shtml
There are several clever elements incorporated there. The key element of interest
to me is the use of large pebbles over a UGF plate, with a canister ...

There is a strange growth that looks like a small strip of algae, and
is dark green in color.  Normally I can see it on fins or attached to
fins or near the mouth or gills.  What is this?  The fins are still
complete and intact so I don't think its fin-rot, and definitely not

Seeking some consensus on a good and reliable way to measure pH in the freshwater
aquarium!
I have tried several aquarium test kits, Red Sea (low range) and Tetra (low range)
come to mind. I find it error-prone and generally inaccurate to try comparing

Are there any bad effects from injecting DIY CO2 into a tank?  I'm
sure there must be some warnings and that's why I ask.  I have a 46g
with a good number of plants in it.  I'd like to inject CO2 to boost
growth, but I'm afraid that I might screw up the pH levels, what are

I can't remember if I have ever asked this question in this particular
newsgroup before or not.  I have a Hewlett-Packard e-scanner hooked up
to my Webtv unit and was wondering if I were to post scans/photos of my
fish, et cetera, in this newsgroup, would it be okay?~Dean.

I need new heater(s) for my 125 Fresh. Can anyone give me some
reccomendations?
Brian

After months of trouble free operation of three different tanks, I've
got a small disaster on my hands today.
In my three-gallon Eclipse, I have an assortment of plnats, some pond
snails to help keep algae under control, and two Threadfin Rainbows,

I have had the same albino cory cats for some years now.  A few years
ago one of my cory's lost both of its eyes to I think was an attack from
another fish.  I removed the fish in question and the cory is still with
me today.  He is blind but that does not seem to hold him back.  ...

Has anyone measured the total chlorine levels in their established
aquarium? The TC level coming out of my tap water is .25 mg/L. I did a
10% water change 2 days ago. I dechlorinate with the recommended amount
to remove chloramines using a double dose. I just checked the TC in my ...