Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / September 2005

I just bought a 15 gallon high All-Glass aquarium (w/ standard 10 gal
footprint), and I'm thinking about getting the Eclipse 1 hood to go on
top of it.  I've built a cabinet for it go to in, and need to know how
much vertical space the Eclipse needs above the tank.  I have approx.

I have had this yoyo loach for six years now. About a month ago he started
laying on his side, I thought he was dying. This went on for a few days and
then he acted normal again for about two weeks and then he has started this
behavior again. Any ideas or information of what ...

Anyone knows a good PH monitor? I don't like the strips and don't want
to pay too much.
I have a cheap ammonia alert from Seachem and it works fine for me.
All you have to do is stick it to the inside of the tank.

Hi All again, ok i tested my tank again tonight and my readings are: ph
7.2, nitrite .5, nitrate 5, amonia .1. my fish seem to be ok, although
my clown loaches seem to be kind of lazy one seems to hide in my flower
pot. Also when I first go them I noticed my snail population ...

I suppose I am looking for more of a blessing to continue more than
anything.... What do the wise have to say about this?
First, I kept everything clean, free from contamintaion and checked
results at least twice using Aquarium pharmaceutical's pH(6.0-7.6pH)

Just a quick update, since I've been very quiet (not at all like me
LOL)
All four danios look well and seem to be behaving normally.
Haven't added anything to increase the pH yet, it's been a very busy

I've never kept fish of any kind unless you count those goldfish I
won at fairgrounds 30 years ago - so please be gentle and tolerant of
my noob ignorance :-)
We want to keep some tropical fish. This is probably what we'll buy:

I recently bought a home and am looking to finish off the basement as a
family/party room.  I would like to put a tank in the room but my main
concern is the sound from a loud radio, tv, lots of people.  How much would  
these sounds penatrate the tank and affect the fish?

Ok I am trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with my fish?
First off this is for a 90 gal heavily planted tank.  Here are the specs:
Ammonia:0ppm
NitrIte:0ppm

An older woman friend of mine (Jeanette) recently told me she bought an 18
gallon tank for $4.00 U.S. dollars at a garage sale and says she wants to
get some pet fish. I would like any opinions on how I can help to as easily
as possibly get her tank set up as good as possible. ...

I'm attempting to build an old 386 PC into an aquarium, hardware and all. It will be setup in tower formation with a hole in the side for viewing and a removable top for maintenance. Aside from water sealing issues, is there any reason why I should flat-out NOT attempt this? Will ...

Hi -- I'm in Galveston Co. Tx under mandatory evac order for Thursday night
at midnight.
Four tanks:  55, 38, 20 and 9.
Tetras, loaches, rainbows, coreys, otos, one ram, one betta.

I thought I remembered you saying in a post "when you were in the
States"..or something like that.
Is it possible that things are done differently in the country you are
in now, like quarantining fish before they're made available to the

So, I finally looked up ottos in my 1966 book and found that they are the
ones I used to know as chinese algae eaters! Imagine my surprise after
reading all about how chinese algae eaters become aggressive when older, and
then reading that the very fish I was always told in the ...

I have a tank which is about 15 years old.
My partner says that I should think about replacing it, as at that age it's
likely to spring a leak and flood the house.
Is he right?