Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / September 2006

May I first introduce myself, I am 71 years old and a male, married
with two rescued dogs called Jack and Benjie. Recently I got interested
in keeping tropical fish which I very much enjoy but I do seem to have
problems in keeping the bottom of the tank clean, like what you see in

Please excuse my extreme Newbie-ness.
I've had my 30 Gallon running for about 80 days now - 40 without fish.
I live in a quite hard water area, so pH is about 7.4, NH3 - Nil, NO2 -
Nil, NO3 - 7 to 10 PPM. 10% water change once a week. Twice weekly pH

Is there any one out there that knows why my 5month old
J.C. would have a swelling on the side of his mouth-its been
like this for a week now????

Just a quick question.
I've got a planted seven gallon tank, cycled, with a male betta, 2
cherry barbs, and two corydoras trileanatus. I've been toying with the
idea of setting up a basic DIY 2 liter yeast reactor, as my plants

I own an Eheim 2126 Thermofilter with integrated heater. It appears
that the heater control module or sensor is broken because the module
LCD reads "0.00". I'm not sure if something is shorted out or what
(well some water might have gotten into the unit) so MAYBE it will dry

how to make a puffer happy?
my puffer looked bored and lonely
very very difficult to find a puffer in shops in my country

I have three fish I thought were pregnant. Two Black Molly's and a Sword.
They have huge bellys, and from my experience with fish from fishing, would
appear to be pregnant. But its been too long I think. SOmeone here said they
should have given birth within 30 days. Well its been ...

I was just wondering if ti's possible to breed tiger barbs without
seperating them first?
Also any other advice?
Thanks

Hi my fishy friends,
Q: Is there such a thing as "too much bio-filtration"?
Q: Would doubling or quadrupling water turnover (from the 10X rule of
thumb) be safety redundant or just a big waste of money? Mind you I'm

Well I posted a message on here awhile back about my sick betta that
I dont know what's wrong with it.  I still dont but he's still alive
after a month or so.  He still has white patches on his skin and I am
not sure if its fungus or bacteria.  His fins are all still there so

Hi...
I have a Rekord 60 tank.... got it from a mate, but not sure how to set
the filter up.... its an internal one.
I have two sort of cradles for the sponges.... and the cradles are two

This is the third pump I have had in this tank. I purchased this Aqua-Tech
Deluxe 20-40 last month and initially I was very happy with it. But now its
barely filtering water. It seems the pump isnt working very well. I have
cleaned the Bio, Mechanical and Chemical filters ...

These are just a couple my freshwater tanks.  I don't have good photos of
all my aquariums.
The first tank started off as an African cichlid tank many years ago and
eventually evolved into what is now mostly a rainbow tank.  Only a breeding

I havent had time to change water in about 5-6 weeks due to some work and
family related issues. Took time to add treated water though. There seems to
be no ill effects and the water readings are pretty good and consistent with
the exception of the water being a little hard. The ...

I am purchasing a 75 gallon tank next month, and would like opinions on what
I have planned for it. I have a lot of experience, but would like to know
what others think of my ideas. I have been known to err on occasion.
The tank will be in a dark area with only 2 small fluorescent ...