Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / March 2006

I've got two 150 watt metal halide lights I'd like to suspend above my
aquarium. Ideally, it should be possible to raise & lower them easily.
Thing is - the fixtures weigh 5 kilo (about 10 pounds) each.
The roof is hard concrete, and I'll use an expander bolt to hold hem,

I have several Blue Tetras in my 55 gal fresh watter tank.  I noticed
the other day 2 of them are changing red.  It the tail fin and the 2
back fins are changing red for some reasion.
Is this normal?

Just sitting here and this occured to me. I see lots of posts here about
fish with this and that disease, how to treat etc. I am an avid fisherman. I
fish both fresh and salt water but primarily freshwater (Cat, Crappy, other
perch, bass). Anyway, my question is:

What is the best way to clean and test a 2nd hand tank? My father
bought a hexagon tank with stand for around $35. The tank is 2" in
height and each side of the hexagon is 1". I am not sure if i worked it
out correctly but I think it holds 140L or around 36g. Does that sound

Could experts in this forum help me to solve  green algea
problem.  I have tried two different algea killer tablets I bought
from the local pets shop but it  did not seem to help.
Please post your reply here.

hello anyone out with can help me out, ive tried everything to get my
tank clear, it just wont do it, i have 37/gal with a fluval 204, ive
almost even taken all the decorations out, still no better, i have
crushed coral for gravel, if u have any segestions please let me know

In disbelief, Alpha posted this in alt.aquaria.
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...and they say it's ideal for a goldfish, it isn't even 1 us gallon.

I have a ton of hornwort growing in one of my tanks (the silver dollars, 1
angel fish, a couple white cloud mountain minnows, and a ton of fancy
guppies) and have noticed female guppies and a couple of male fancy guppies
possibly getting stuck in the mass of hornwort. I haven't ...

I'm planning on going to buy some clown loaches tomorrow. Well,
probably clown loaches - this is my eldest's choice; we'll look at
the yo-yos and zebra loaches too, and I'll explain the pros and cons,
but in the end, it's his birthday money, so it's up to him.

For perspective, I am trying to design a combination tropical water
garden indoor/outdoor pond/aquarium.
That sounds pretty daunting by itself, but please don't let that
derail the discussion -- my present question, (I think, hope) is

Warning: Long List ! Skip to the next message if lists bore you.
The first list is 11 aquatic plants banned from importation into Maine
by the Pet Industry or anyone else.
The Second List is all of the fish permitted and the ONLY fish

Started to work on that hood, with the built in fuge in the top of
it......gonna try it out on a 29  gal tank. I was gona try it on the
converted 48 gal reptile tank, but I decided to keep it for a river
tank, since it already has lots of perfectly placed holes in the glass

Hi, I've seen that a lot of people responding on this page are from the
UK.  Is it true that Tetra do a good selection of gel food in the UK?
Have looked here (US) and have found none except online.  Would rather
try a pack first without doing a fair sized order.  I'm going to

how long should I be soaking drift wood before putting it in my tank?
I've got a piece soaking for a week and a half. The water is still
brownish. Should i keep going until the water doesn't change colour? Or
can I put it in my tank already? Thanks in advance.

I'm building a custom-made fish habitat structure, kind of like
NetMax's styrofoam scultpure (which is way-cool in my book), only
different.  I intend to utiize certain integrated structural elements
of the structure to house a biological filter medium.  The housings I