Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / December 2005

any and all suggested mix welcome. :-)

This might be a difficult to answer but....I just retired and am
setting up a 55 gal tank. With all the varing factors, PH, Temp,
Nitrate. etc Which is the most important to keep track of?
Thx much.....

A few weeks ago we noted the out break of a fungal infection in our 4' -190lt
tropical setup. The tank is/was stocked with mostly S American a mix of tetras
and 5 corys, 4 large clown loaches for snail control and a solitary
bristlenose catfish. We checked our ancient copy of ...

I am starting into the aquarium hobby and was thinking of getting a 20
gallon tank to start off with. However, I have no idea what I need and
what quantities to get.
I will need to get a filter, of course. There are several models, and

OK, some of you might have been following certain threads, plus also it
has become apparent to me that we all have a different quality of
service and care depending on where we live. Most of us know it is
wrong...and most of us feel powerless to put it right....so for a

I just took a ton of pic's of my new 220 tank. i'm having a ton of fun
w/ it and it looks like the occupants are as well :)
main page: http://x-bit.org/aqua/
220 gal  : http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/

After I set up the 20G tank, I briefly thought about keeping the
Eclipse 3 going to put a betta in.  I decided against it though, it
would need a heater, no place to put it, etc.  But when the two
platies got the mouth fungus I had to set up the 3G to use as a

Ok, well my brown spots are turning green, Yah. I'm thinking of getting
a small school of otto's for clean up when I get my new tank. Question
is will the otto's eat algae balls if I run out of algee? Also would
hatchet fish make a good fish to keep with the CL loaches, as I've ...

I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I
happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my video of
them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet long., 8 feet
deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. ...

Saw some great looking female bettas today when I went out to get
supplies...and with all this betta talk recently I was seriously
tempted...However, rather than rush out and get them there are a few
questions I've got:-

Well the tank upgrade is continuing in the planning stages and I now
have a clearer idea of what I am going to get. Hubby is now well into
the project and will be sorting the cabinet. We're currently now
debating the height of the tank - it's going to be custom built. I was

I have a 10G tank with 5 black-fin tetras, 2 neons, an algae eater, and
recently, a lively little frog.
FWIW, the algae eater isn't a plecto; I thought it was called an otto,
but I'm not sure. It's a Pet-Smart fish, though, and doesn't get to be

Ok well it's not Blue Green Algae. What I have is a dark rich green and
i'ts not slimy at all and dosen't rub off. also I've noticed some
hairish looking stuff growing off some of my plants, kind of brownish?

I recently purchased 9 more Otos for the big tank, but left them in the
office tank for a few weeks to pass the health check. I moved six Otos to
the big tank last week, leaving one Oto in the office tank. (I have no idea
where the other two went.) I then added two SAEs to the ...

29 gallon tank.
4 goldfish (4-5 inches)
water turning slighly milky (not clear)
What is the cause, and remedy.