Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / October 2006

Hi gang,
It's been smooth sailing with my Clown Loaches (CL's) and other
fishies... As always I'm looking towards the next upgrade after the new
year or later... A few questions please:

I've recently bought myself 4 goldfish. I bought the tank, waited a
week, bought two fish, waited a week, and bought two more. I noticed
the smallest of the four, bought in the second batch was very shy and
only came out to eat, then it died, three days after purchase. I've now

I recently bought a 10 G aquarium and after due cycling added 2
goldfishes (fan tails) about inch and half each. I added the 2nd one
after a gap of almost after 4-5 days. All aspects like NH3, odour, 24X7
external filter are fine & the fishes seems to enjoy it. But i have

I am thinking of adding some demeralized water into my partial water
changes to try and bring the hardness down. I would probably be adding
1/4 demineralized and 3/4 regular water back into my tank.
I was just wondering how/if this affects the PH and anything else I

I got tired of working for the "man" and am looking into starting my
own freshwater aquarium store. I was wondering if anyone knew where a
good source of financial information might be found. I think I've
figured out the initial costs but regarding the potential profits and

G'Day All,
Hoping you can lead me in the right direction.
I've lost a couple of fish in my community tank, all patients,
devoloped a light spot on one side, followed by a curving of the