Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / April 2006

All I know about canisters is that I want one.  So far I've sensed that my
choices are Eheim, Fluval, Magnum and Jebo (listed in what looks like level
of quality).
What is the latest thinking and recommendation on these brands?   I'm

Guys, Have a question, I had posted the other day about my filter I needed
the extension tube, well I got one and it was the wrong size for my big
whisper, but fit my other filter I had in the closet that is much smaller
its for about a  30 gl tank,  so I took the big whisper off ...

Hau kolas..well guess my questions are by the wayside now..my female ameca
splendens
must have given birth last night..I thought she had a few weeks yet. oops so
found 3 survivors

Does anyone know if they sell a replacement parts for the hang on the back
filters (whisper) I lost the extention tube, i dont know if you would have
to order them from the company or is it something they may sell at fish
stores or petsmart ect..

I only have a ph test kit and a ammonia test kit at the moment, ammonia was
0 (or did not turn yellow) and ph was basic (blue 7.2) is that ph ok for my
goldfish, and if ph is that in one of my tanks would that be the same for
all? I guess what I am asking...does ph have to do ...

Hi Frank,
A Friend suggested I post on here attention you!
I have a community tank with Platys, neons, angelfish, Gourami, ram
Cichlids, bristlenose cat and a sword.

Hi guys I have a baby molly around 5 months old and it's been having
"fits" in my tank since yesterday. It sort of just sits in one spot and
shakes side to side like ti's having a fat...it occationally swims
around..but then starts shaking again. There is nothing wrong with my

If you have an ozone pump & redox controler what is the best way to
introduce 03 into a tank with internal filter (i.e without a sump)?
Can it be connected via the co2 diffusor? is 03 bubbles in the tank a
problem if in contact with fish/

Hiya,
I have just set up (no plant yet and definitely no fish) two tanks.
I think the test kits I have of old ought to be retired! (About 5 years
old!)

Hau kolas..
Hopefully someone can lend some insight..I have a breeding pair of ameca
splendens aka butterfly goodeid but
as of yet have no managed to keep any fry. Female is pregnant with her third

Quick question, last night while cleaning carpets I unplugged the wrong
thing I thought I unplugged the hood but unplugged the filter, goldfish
tank, has moors, calico, red caps, ect, anyway this morning I noticed the
tank was cloudy, and being dumb & tired... I thought wow .. ...

I stumbled on this article hunting for information on mat filters.  Now
I understand why I've never had a problem rinsing my filters in
chlorinated or even chloraminated tap water.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/duncan.griffiths//biofilms.htm

I want to make small sponge filters for a couple of two gallon betta
tanks.  They are planted, but I think they could do with a bit of
filtration and some gentle water movement.  I found these directions but
I will use an airlift rather than the powerhead.

After many months of ignoring the tanks my cat has now decided that
baiting the Mbuna's is a good game....even going so far as to tap on the
glass....
Just wondering if any of you have had similar issues, and if yes, did

about 3 years ago, i got 8 African cichlids - yellow lab fry - and
successfully grew them into 2-year-old adults who managed some fry of
their own (which i allowed them to eat).  but a year ago, all within a
period of about 2 weeks, every single one died from symptoms i could