Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / June 2006

can i convert my tropical tank to marine?
if so, what do i need for the conversion and will my existing cannister
filter be ok for marine(with new media installed)
Thanks

What has science come up with today that allows tropical fish to exceed  
their normal size?

Hi... I'm getting desperate.
I have owned my Green Severum for about 4 years now, and while he's
always been a picky eater, lately he's just gotten worse.
I have a virtual graveyard of foods I've tried and he's rejected.  The

I'm currently running two new emperor 400s that I'm not too happy with - 105
G african mbuna tank - considering a switch to a canister filter(s) - since
the emperors each do 400 GPH, would I need two canisters that each do 400
GPH, or would a single canister be enough - guess I'm ...

I posted back in February that I successfully added a betta to a
community tank.  Well, his fins started looking more and more tattered.
  I never saw any of the other fish pick on him, but this was clearly
physical damage rather than finrot.  Maybe too much current?  Anyway,

What do you call an Alabama farmer with a sheep under each arm?
A pimp.

How much gravel should I place into a 75 gallon tank?  It will hold mostly  
tiger barbs and cories. Thanx all.

I've had a RTBS now for a good 3 months now. Since this is my first of the  
species, I can only judge his behavoir from internet sources.  He appears  
very healthy, in both his disposition (temperment) and appetite. I'm  
struck as to why he is more of a dark grey than the ...

I have a friend that has 2 black mollies and they have ich.  Shes had
them 2 months now and shes been treating them off and on for 1.5
months.  Shes taken everything out of the tank and clean it, and the
ich keeps coming back.  Any ideas?

I have a 30 gallon tank with ph 6.5 - 7 range, water hardness is 8. I
have 10 Danios, a pleco, 3 juvenile Melano. Johannis. I bought 3
juvenile rainbow sharks and for 3 days they looked great. Next morning
the larger one was dead. The following day another one died in a 4 hour

I have a 26 gallon tank I started up almost 3 years ago and all has
been fine. This week I noticed a little green algae on one of the
decorations. Water has always been clear and still is, with very little
brown algae from time to time. Does the green algae mean there is a

I have just set up my first aquarium (a 16 gallon tank) and am using a
pair of Longfin Zebra Danios to cycle the tank.
Eventually, I'd like to get some more of the Danios, some glass fish
(not painted) and some ghost shrimp.  Are these fish compatible with

I am new to the group.
I am thinking about installing a filter in the storage space below the
tank.  I have not yet decided on what kind of filters: wet/dry or
others.  But I was wondering that, if the pump stops working, whether

It clearly shows anyone with red-tailed sharks that netkop what goes into
the folders.
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Tiss Tiss..Nice Try.  But failure surfaced very quickly.  Better yet, it was

I have been battling BBA for a while now in my 55 gallon freshwater
tank.  I know that excess phosphates are one contibuting factor.
Untill recently I was unable to find a test to tell me what my
phosphate  levels were.