Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / April 2005

hey i have a 30 gallon aquarium mostly plastic plants but now i brought a
small real plant not sure what its called.
i know these things need light, i have flourescent lighting but how many
hours of light do underwater plants need? i was thinking about a timer but

In my quarantine tank I have a platty and a guppy.
Look at the pictures:
http://photos.yahoo.com/hammerjoe
I've treated them for Ick when I had a breakout in my tank.

Do fiddler crabs eat when they are in the water or only in the air?
Just curious.

So, unfortunately my little betta died, after the long battle with what i
thought was flex. I still want to keep bettas so i was wondering how i
should clean the tank to prevent this from happening again. I'll throw out
the gravel and the plants, the carbon filter also. I'll ...

want to submit my tank for the tank of the month and wanted to know what
best settings are for the camera i have a digital camera i get bad a.s 
glare. any help would be great

I have been considering keeping some native fish, but I was wondering
about releasing them once they get large. Usually I would say don't put
anything into the local water, but if it came from there, can it go
back there? If you would discourage this, is it because it can't be

...or not so far.
went away on Saturday.
religiously set new timer on lights.
sadly failed to notice high-tech addition of little switch on set with

Hi all just wanted share the good news about three weeks ago i was
thinking tomyself my2 foot tank with the male and 2 female bristlenose
catfish should have bred by now and i thought its been ages since i
set the harem up and low and behold that afternoon i saw about 7

Hey, All,
Ok, so this may seem to be a strange question, but I'm having trouble
finding the answer. What exactly is a "ballast" for an aquarium light.
Thanks.

Heya Peeps,
   About 6 months ago I swapped out my inert sand substrate for red
flourite -
looks great!

I made a big mistake and didn't put my microworm cultures back on top o
the fish tank. They have crashed. They're still alive, but not crawlin
up the sides. Good thing I have liquid fry food standing by as
backup. All of the fry looked at me when I put that in and the loo

Perhaps someone has a comment....no, not new to fish, have moved fish 3
times before this-had had many types salt and fresh fish for years and
years...recently moved fish to new home with well water, all tests
check normal-amonia, ph, hardness, nitrates etc all ok. Tank was set up

First time poster here. I have a 5 week new 55 gallon. I cycled for
couple weeks with Zymes, added 3 barbs, then a week ago added the othe
6 fish and also added some Turbo Start 700 with them (per shop'
advice).

I was at the pet store the other day and they had fiddler crabs.
I would like to have a couple in my tank, but it is my understanding
that they need air to live.
I can't really have a island in my 19" deep tank, so I was thinking I

Well it's time to make another addition to my 29Gal tank.
However since my Ph is 7.8 I am looking for suggestions
from some of the more experienced fish keepers out there.
I currently have: