Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / January 2006

Helo fishy folks!
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the Holiday.
My daughter bought a new Betta after her lovely "Rainbowfish" died.
(for those that know the childrens books, this betta had sparkle scales

I've always wondered how many of the little Hikari betta pellets to
feed a betta.  I'm feeding 3 pellets twice a day right now and he seems
fine but begs an awful lot.  Should I be feeding more?  I also give
freeze-dried bloodworms as a treat a couple times a week.

With all the betta discussion lately, can someone tell me about bettas
in plastic cups? Why are they offered for sale this way? The losses must
be great and the fish don't look attractive for purchase.
Also, when do the fish go into the plastic cups? Is it for transport, or

I used to breed Discus Fish, and just wanted to say to anybody thinking of
buying and keeping Discus Fish, invest in a whiteworm culture. There easy to
rear giving you an unlimited supply of free live food and Discus love em.

Bought slightly larger floating pellets this time(medium) for my one
7" goldfish.  Does anyone know how many of these pellets should be
used?  I feed once per day.  Are they like the betta pellets that
expand in size when ingested.

Just saw a few short-lived molly fry. They're not the smartest fish in
the tank, are they?  I think their entire thoughts were something like
"It's not too exciting hiding in the rocks and plants. Hey, is that my
dad? Boy, it's dark in here."

Can anyone point me in the direction of any vendors offering reasonable
prices for 40 Gallon long Fish Tanks..(48" x 12" x 14")
Thanks for the compass-
CuttySark

I have bought a synodontis, but I'm not too sure whish it is. I haven't yet
looked on planet catfish yet.
It looks like a Synodontis Notatus (One spot Catfish) BUT it has many spots.
its about 4-5" long, it has the same barbels as a Notatus, in that they are

My GF tank's glass (actually plastic) is becoming
overrun with a reddish-purplish algae that I'm
having a devil of a time getting rid of.
Scrubbing at it with the usual tank scrubber does

ok my new CL loach tank is cycled with 1 diano, 1 banded rainbow, 5
rasboras(I know the first 2 fish are schooling fish but It was thake the
one or have them flushed). How long should I wait befor adding my 2 CL
loaches? The tank is a new 20Gal, better home than the 10gal they ...

I had 2 feeder prawns left in my tank that I got for my crayfish. And I
just got home from work and found them both dead with no slash marks on
them. I think I cooked them alive in my hot hot water (oops!) I don't
have a light on my tank and my tank is in front of a window (yes i

I was looking at the display tank at my LFS which is the same size as
the one I've got on order. They have set up the substrate in the
following way:-
A layer of sand and laterite (I think)

Aside from the "ick factor," would there be any health problems in
giving dechlorinated water to humans and other mammals as drinking water?
Jeff

A while ago one of my tank lids broke.  I'm getting sick of looking at
the cling wrap I put over it instead, and my oscar is starting to bite
holes in it!  Is it safe to use epoxy based glues like araldite to
stick my glass lid back together, or will it poison the fish if water

I'm trying to clean out the impeller area of my Ehiem 2213, but I can't
work out how it comes apart !  I can turn the plastic 'disc' shaped
like this --O-- and then pull the shaft out, but the impeller is too
large to come out through the hole.