Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / December 2004

My powder blue gourami just died (I'd had it for 2 months - then tank has
been running for a year)and I can't figure out why. I've got a heavily
planted 30g tank, the gourami, 1 platy, 12 neon tetras, 1 cory cat, 4 zebra
loaches. Water temp=80 degF, no ammonia, no nitrates, safe ...

Anybody know anything about Farcata Rainbows?  Soooo pretty - about an
inch long, long very bright yellow fins, very playful and busy.
Are they good community fish?  Where can I find out more about them?  I
think I'd like to have about five of them for the upper midlevel of the

Can anyone recommend a good petstore in Northern Virginia/Washington DC
for picking up freshwater fish?  I moved here from out of town and have
been unable to locate a good aquarium.  
Thanks!

Okay, if you've been reading any of my posts, thanks for your patience.
I'm a bit obsessed at the moment!
Just came across some amazing photos of Rams and coctatoo ciclids.
The fish I'm planning on keeping right now (and this changes with every

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I plan to buy my first live plant and I'm also going to buy some dwarf
frogs. Is it necessary to put these in a quarantine tank like you do with
new fish?
I'm hoping not, since I don't have anything appropriate at the moment...

I've been trying to take some pictures of my planted aquarium with a
digital camera.  I've tried with and without the flash.  They always
come out blurry.  I didn't try turning the tank lights off and using the
flash because it would just reflect off the glass.

I'm new in this hobby and need help...  I have 21 lit. tank and 6 goldfish.
First, I cleaned tank, than put plants and sand in...
After that, i put water and fish... After 10 days, water is not clean as
before, and is getting worse...

I've noticed that one of my gold barbs keeps on swimming furiously
towards my filter outlet (where the stream is at its fastest) and then
jumping up, smacking his face against the plastic screen of my lamp. It
seems like he's having fun, but is this normal? He's literally

Does anyone know of a local source for BIO-Spira in Boston, MA?
Thanks,
Susan

I just noticed that Fishbase and Eschmeyer lists Neolamprologus
calliurus as a junior synonym of Neolamprologus brevis.
Does anyone have any info on this, um, "surprising" turn of events?
AFAIK calliurus is up to 8 cm long, has a lyre tail, and is a harem

Hey guys,
I have a 37 gallon eclipse that I want to plant extensively.  I was
advised by my LFS to buy two new "special" bulbs - they're 20 watts
each and apparently give off some sort of bluish light that should also

Several weeks ago I discovered 1 baby that some how made it long enough in
the tank to be big enough to see. I seperated him although he seemed to be
doing well somehow. He was swimming around with the 4 ot 5 adults I have.
Now I'm wondering since he has gotten a little bigger, ...

Wondering about various methods to treat your water for hardness?
We have hard water from our well, and the only thing that it leaves us with
is a high GH and KH rating, which also affects the PH.
Do aquarium stores sell products to deal with your water for water changes?

I have 6 angels in a 55 gallon octagonal tank and no other fish.  2 o
them are larger (bodies about the size of a half dollar) and the other
are just marginally smaller.  I had 4, and then purchased two ne
chocolate angels a few weeks ago.  The two larger Angelfish chase th