Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / May 2006

I've complied a collection of works (in progress) I've found helpful, along
with this NG.  It's older content, but has good foundations.  Yes..yes..the
content is mostly copy-writed but I thought the readers would like yet
another reference source..updated some images, made some new ...

trim your responses to the relivent groups.  r.a.f.m. is not a
religious/science group for the discussion of
morals/religion/ethics/scientific method/etc.
either pay attention to where you are responding or STFU.

As long as  my name continues to come up in any forum be it here,
rec.ponds or any other forum, you can count on your forum getting some
crap as well as I will pursue it until it stops.......So as far as I
am concerned, Mister Gardener, Carol and lame assed Larry can disect

I'm getting ready to order the plants for my 55-gallon aquarium.
Does anyone have any info on moss balls? Pros or cons?
I have hard water, if that's important. Anything else you need to
know?

I'm afraid I already know the answer to this, but here goes. I just
picked up an aluminum plant (Pilea Cadierei) at the store. I had never
seen it before and thought that it was quite pretty. So I bought one.
Now it looks like this plant is not meant for life under water. Can

Is this even possible? I have a fairly new 29gal (fresh water of
course) tank with a couple small fish and some live plants, it looks so
clear and nice! Is there a way to now prevent algae growth and keeping
the tank sparkling clean WITHOUT killing the live plants? Where the

Carol,
Your attitude and your bad conduct over the years have brought the
reaction you are seeing in the Aquariums news groups.
For years you have lied and abuse and slander Jw's. On top of this you

Can someone explain how epsom salt helps fish constipation? I
understand how it could help with liquid bloating but it's frequently
suggested for food blockages. I'm just not fully understanding how it
works.

I've always wondered whether goldfish are content alone or whether they
prefer to have other goldfish around.  I'm trying to figure out how to
best house my shubunkins.  Anybody know whether carp are shoaling?
Thanks.

Has anyone here ever kept any freshwater crayfish, specifically the
Murray Cray (E. armatus)?
I'm going on my annual craying trip in a few weeks, and thought that
I'd spare a few from the vinegar, and have a go at keeping them in an

Is there any way I can ensure that I get male guppies to be born. I
have a number of guppies breeeding, but all they seem to produce are
females, and I would prefer to have a load more males.

I have 9 neons and one of them now looks deformed and swims with its head
down and tail up in jerky motions.  I don't know if it got injured or if it
is diseased . Can someone shed some light on this  thanks

Hi , i'm going away for two week , i live on my own and do not want to give
the neighbour my keys etc , so whats the best method , i've seen the food
blocks that slowly dissolve over a period of time , will these do the trick
? my tank is a rio240 , so its not small tank its set ...

has anyone ever tried using the bubble nest of another betta to get the one
you are breeding started. I have a betta I am breeding and he usually has a
bubble next however since trying to breed him he has refused to build one, I
put some of another's betta bubble nest in there to ...

I'm curious on this UV gadget...anyone here employ this as part of their
base aquarium setups?
An example of the subject matter is found here
http://www.tetra-fish.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=286