Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / March 2006

Alas, all efforts to cure my poor gourami is not helping at all...  and
now that I will start attempt using harsher chemicals that may be toxic
to other fish and plants (I was treating the whole tank assuming it is
contageous and bacterial and want to make sure all other fish won't

Well I went on my annual visit to the Shedd aquarium.
(It's the world's largest public aquarium in Chicago, IL, USA for those
not in the US).
NetMax!

hey guys. i am new to the newsgroup. i have been into my aquariums for a
few years...i had a 37 and just upgraded to a 75gallon last month.
i managed to aquire the property where i grew up and there is a small
pond....12x17 i believe. It is well over 50 yrs old. It is a natural

I have been told by a couple of people that i should be adding a teasponn of
salt every water change to my 20g tank.  Is this right for a tank which
contains mostly livebearers and a gourami and some red eyed tetra.
You may remember my post frmo a while back where i was given a ...

There has been what looks to be a furry lobster that has been discovered
in the Pacific Ocean. I hope that you find this photograph
interesting.~Dean.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/sci_nat_enl_1141830109/html/1.stm

Possibly a dumb question, but occasionally I see people say they only
use tap water which has been left to sit for a week.  Does this mean
they don't use dechlorinator???
I'm not sure if I would like to try this or not as I don't want my fish

I recently bought a rope fish (I call him Earl) and I need to know what
kinds of fish make good tankmates befor I go out and buy them.
Current info on rope fish:
1. Don't buy anything smaller than its mouth unless you plan to feed it

I got a grindal worm culture from a friend about a week ago.  All my
small fish love them.  However, I'm reading conflicting info on how to
culture them.  I have potting soil and coconut fiber - are either of
these suitable or do I have to buy peat?  How moist should I keep the

I have been wondering which loach species are considered scaleless.. I
assume not all are scaleless?
Is there a list somewhere listing all the species that are in the
scaleless family, and thus have to worry about medication strength?

I just bought an Interpet T5 compact starter unit and lamp for my new
tank
(http://www.fishbitz.co.uk/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=2367)
and was quite worried to find that the instructions inside the box say

3rd post in a row, i need to step back from the computer...
I got a new bigger tank vacuum, i usualy start it by the hose on my floor
vacuum, anyway since getting the pl*co, i can not get the poop to come up, i
dont know if pl*co's got heavy poop or what but it stays in the part ...

Hi Group,
I posted a few weeks ago about my 29 gal nice tank set up which is now
home to 6 small clown loaches. They are doing very well but hide almost
all the time and they have lots of cover for security. Thanks for the

Hello group-
Been reading the posts for the past few months and have learned lots of
useful info on fish keeping, so thanks to all.
I have noticed a strange growth on the mouth of one of my zebra danios.

    Hi all.  I have a nice 95 gallon glass aquarium that I wish to set up
within a short while.  I'll be transferring my Discus and cardinals to it
from my 55 gallon live plant tank which I bought last February.  (I'll be
keeping the 55 as a nice community tank.)

What fish species is this with its mouth open waiting to be fed at the
surface.
http://tinyurl.com/lx29o