Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / July 2005

My Yoyo Loach (Slinky) does not seem up to par. He seems to be hiding out a
lot more (wedging himself into tight spaces) and looks a bit pale. Last
night I found him between the heater and the glass. Tonight I couldn't find
him at all, even though I moved everything. I finally ...

Should an aqarium light stay on 24/7?

My five year old son and I just filled our 29 gallon aquarium tonight
and I installed the Topfin Power Filter 30 and Visi-Therm aquarium
heater.  All the instructions were rather straightforward to me except
this one:  Step 7 of the filter set-up states, "Fill your aquarium

Could I ask, how your going to get your section of glass [square rod ??]
into the corners of the tank, with the Silicone seal in place. Or are you
going to trim it off.  Not a real bright idea. Why does the tank need
bracing.

Finally found somewhere to post a picture....this is my Malawi Tank
http://fishgallery.com/photos/fish_pictures_here/picture13.aspx
http://fishgallery.com/photos/fish_pictures_here/picture14.aspx
and some snaps of some of the fish.....

All the canister filters that I have seen come with an inlet strainer that is
meant to be installed fairly deep in the water, and the filtered effluent returns
near the surface, preferably at the opposite end of the tank. Makes plenty of
sense in terms of water movement.

Oh, No!!! I've lost one, and thought that everything was contained, bu
now a second one has come down with it. Does anyone know of what migh
help? I know there is a small chance that anything I can do will hel
him, but if there is anything...

I have two digital camera's.  A Fuji ??? and an Olympus Stylus 300.  Not
real expensive camera's, one is a 3.2 mp and 5.? mp.
I have been trying to get pictures of my tanks for quite a while now.  I
either get reflections from the windows, flash from the camera, over / under

I was in lfs and saw some obviously painted gouramis.
I will not buy any fish from them for now on.
I did a search on the web and came up with this company:
http://www.vaquariumthailand.com/product/gouramis.asp?group=gouramis

My bettas are all in unfiltered 2.5 gallon tanks.  How often would
ya'll recommend I do a 100% water change?  I've been doing it once a
week in the past, but the fishkeeper at my LFS thought that was too
often.  So, what does everyone think?

I just happen to have find a female guppy in my tank with a strange
shaped spine, it seems as if she had a little hump on her back and,
from above, the spine doesn't not seem very straight, it seems more
like an "S"... :(

Is this stuff aquarium stuff if the tank is left empty a week or so
while the stuff dries and outgasses?
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I have a tank I want to reenforce by gluing some 1" square rods in

I have a well-functioning Marineland biowheel in a FW tank that seems to have
developed a brush algae problem. I am selling the tank and filter system and am
ready to take it down, but of course there is a lot of value in having a well
established biological filter. The question ...

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of their fish and join in on discussions.  Give it a try!
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I use 1 tsp of salt per 5 gallons in my fresh water aquarium. Should I
use a fresh water or salt water test kit? Is this enough salt to effect
the readings?
Thanks,