Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / December 2005

I was wondering if it is possible to keep guppies in a tank without a
filter?
Thanks,
Mariachi

I have a 20 gal long with 6 Zebra Danio's and 7 Neon Tetras. I'm
looking for another fish, something colorful or at least interesting,
to put in with them.  I have tried Dwarf Gouramis but have had very
little luck. Both have died, and I noticed that they did have nipped

I noticed yesterday one of the downstairs clown loaches seems to have
skinned his nose.
It's not white or anything, just looks like an absence of colour.
The four of them were playing with an algae wafer ( looked like rugby ! )

Can anyone tell me what keeps appearing on my airline tubing, it looks like
flaked food that has gone all soggy and as soon as you touch it it all comes
off making a mess inside the tank.
Thanks in advance

Hi.  I have one of those small plastic tanks and wanted to clean off the
algae without scratching the polycarbonate, acrylic, or whatever plastic the
tank is made out of.  I tried wiping with my hand or a paper towel, but the
algae is stuck to strongly for that.  Anyone ever use a ...

About a week ago I put a betta into my 20 gallon comunity tank. Then, I
started noticing that then end of his tail is shredded. Now, most of
his fins are shorter than normal, and he has a few missing scales on
his side.

I got a new Sea Clear acrylic tank a few weeks ago, and I'm finding
that there's a lot condensation on the underside of the top. (For those
unfamiliar, the tank comes in one piece, the top cannot be removed, and
instead has smallish openings for therm, filter, etc. and a couple

I've got a 20 gallon planted tank with 8 red-eye tetras and seven
platies.  I added five small (1/2") panda cories about 3-4 weeks ago.
One showed up dead a few days ago and another this morning.  I've
checked them over under a magnifying glass and I see no spots, no

A buddy came over this evening and we started talking about fish after
he saw my tank. He asked me a question that I had never really put any
thought, and don't have an answer to either, other than to say that,
"It's not done that way." Here is his question: "Instead of going

I'm new to the aquaria world, and having now cycled my 50g tank with a pair
of Guppies, I'm looking to add some tank mates. An obvious first choice is
to build up the Guppy school, but I'd also like to add some extra variety
(over time). Can anyone recommend any ideal tank mates ...

Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
Thanks

I have three 2.5 gallon tanks, each with one female betta. All three
are the same except for the lights. One has the original incandescent
light that came with the tank. In the others I replaced the incandescent
bulb with one of those flourescent screw-in bulbs. I thought the light

Posted to rec.aquaria evidently no one reads it?
Have since tested all my minerals and so far none have shown any sign
of reaction to vinegar.
Original post below:

I have a cray in a tank with some mollies (and a divider to protect the
mollies) I am thinking of increasing the amount of aquarium salt in the
water and am wondering if any one knows how this will affect the cray?

The suspects:
Cardinal Tetras
Otos
SAEs