Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / December 2006

I have 2 questions.
Recently I bought a tank and filled it with 3 guppies, 1 potbellied
molly, 3 african dwarf frogs, and 1 golden mystery snail.  And a bunch
of live plants transported from a tank in the store.  I know, quite a

I am preparing to upgrade my lighting from a double regular Fluorescent
to a double compact fluorescent.
I notice that there is a difference between marine applications and
freshwater.  Marine uses 10,000K bulbs and freshwater uses 6700K bulbs.

We moved our Betta to a 4 gallon filtered tank because we would like to
add some critters. Might add a fish or two later but right now I would
like to add something unfishlike but I'm not sure what would be suitable
for that small of a tank. Snails? Frogs? Suggestions?

i have a 125 gallon tank a black tiger oscar i just added i albino to the
tank and the jd's and the black oscars a chasing it around is that normal?????

How soon after I start CO2 injection should I expect to see a visible
response by the plants (such as an Amazon sword)?

Anyone know where I can buy a number 3 stopper with one hole in it, like
we all used in chemistry in high school?
What kind of store sells this kind of stuff?
thanks

Help ... I bought some angels from Drs Foster (BIG MISTAKE) and my fish
are dying off one by one.  They show clamped fins, rapid breathing, hang
out at the surface and the croak.
Water quality was excellent prior to adding the angels.

I have what I think are tubifex worms in the gravel.  I'm wondering, are
these a bad thing?  Do they actually pollute the water?  Is it a sign that
the tank isn't clean enough?  What do they eat?  How would you normally
culture them?

One of my Bristlenose has a hole in the top of his head.  I have heard
about hole-in-the-head disease and asume this is the problem.  Anyone
have sugestions for treatment?

Is it just me, or do these guys get to know your routine, and pout when it
changes?

Hey there,
I've just stocked my ultra-small 6gal tank with some nice tropical fish - 6
neons and 2 platys to be precise, and I'm pleased to say they are all happy
and interacting fantastically.

A fellow gave me a starter of Daphnia + a couple of snails, which he keeps
in big tubs outdoors. Right now I have mine in a tupperware bowl in the
house near a window, eventually I'll probably move them to a bucket.
He suggested sprinkling some fish food into the container and ...

I've got one SAE that's doing the odd quarter rotation while swimming. Seems
to be trying to scrape it's side against the gravel. Another SAE also seems
to be chasing this same fish. I'm hoping it's some sort of spawning. If so,
what can I do to help make/save babies?

It seems that the last day has not only been bad for James.... while he lost
a betta, I've lost two neons in my tank (6 gal, cycled, good quality water,
was originally 6 neons and 2 platys).
Not a big deal, of course - but I'm wondering if it's my stinky pH, which is

One of my gold barbs developed a large lump on its head about a month
ago, and it has continued to slowly grow.
Now it can't swim and just struggles on the bottom.
The strange this is that its hunger, color and activity before the