I have a few neons in a 10 gallon tank. One neon has been showing strange symptoms. His coloring is darker, and his spine is curving to one way, giving him a "bent" appearence. I looked online and saw it might be fish tuberculosis. Then I wondered why it hit my neons, but no other fish. What do you ...

I recently visited a store that had just opened up in Connecticut. It is called aquatic wildlife. They take very good care of their fish, and house them in tanks that could be permanent homes for them. They also have about a 500 or so gallon aquarium with saltwater fish. In addition, they also have ...

My sibling recently purchased a minibow 2.5 gal. aquarium. He used the filter that came with it. He used gravel from his other 1 gal. aquarium, and gravel from my 20 gallon which was collected from a stream. I noticed a small beanstalk sprouting from a bean located in the aquarium. I have not ...

The "fat stomachs" that you see may just bee the leftover yolk from the egg sack (I think) If so, they will feed offof that for a few days.

It wasn't an ammonia drop because my ammonia is 0 according to my test kit. However, the cloudiness was white. hmm

My tap water PH is 6.8, the uncoated gravel I'm using (from a stream) raised the PH to 7.2 My Pleco, a White Spot Rubbernose Pleco, had died due to the rapid change (I think).

Ok. I am the proud owner of a crystal clear (for now) 20 gal. aquarium. A few weeks ago, the tank was slightly cloudy. So I restricted light use, but that didn't help. After a sleepover at my friends house, the tank turned crystal clear. I tested the PH, and it was at 6.2! (it was at 7.2 about 2 ...

I actually use a 40 gal. air pump in a 20 gal. tank because of my 1 white spot rubbernose pleco. It requires extra aeration. The only issue I've had with the pump is it tends to agitate the surface to the point where I get algae growth on the top of my glass plate! :lol: (The one in between the ...

They could be a kind of fly larvae. Did it happen to have sand or something of the like stuck all around it? I have a few of these in my 20 gal. high, since I used "100% natural gravel" (straight from a local stream) I noticed a few of what you mentioned, oh shoot! I forgot what they were called ...

For brine shrimp all you really need is non-iodized salt. I personally use Instant Ocean but I am tol that this works too!

You can go to doctor's Foster and Smith Website. I know they sell aquarium sealant.
Here's a link:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/P ... 2004&Nty=1

Truly, beyond the paper between the two tanks, it is truly up to you. I have a 10 gallon tnak with a crumpled tin foil background and it looks nice, the fish don't seem to mind. But in my 20 gallon, I don't have a background, I don't see this change fish behavior at all.

There's a website called Hermit Crab Asscociation. The only problem is you can't have a yahoo, hotmail or netscape account to register. http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/

If you prefer a background, yes. You can also paint the paper for the background.

The up side of taping paper to the side is it's removable! If you separate the tanks, just peel the sheet off!

The temperature of my house is about 70 F, so I don't need to worry about a cold tank. Actually, I have this tank because we just don't know what to do with it :lol: My brother originally got it for his betta, bob, but he died, we got another, but that one too died within a month. Now we have a very ...

Hello, members of planet catfish! I come to you again with a question about which fish to put in. I have a 1 gallon desktop aquarium which used to house a betta, unfortunately, the aquarium was higher than it is wide, so the betta could not get to the top :( poor fishie. Now, this aquarium came with ...

I know that Petsmart sells white spot rubbernose plecos for about $4, they only get 4" long, unfortunately, they need good aeration.

It looks like a Zebra Pleco to me. But hey, I'm not an expert ! Ask MattsP or Jools or somebody along those lines.

You only need to unplug the heater if it is glass. What happens in the glass will heat up very quickly and then shatter, which, as you could probably tell, is bad. However, most heaters have a min. fill line on their side, so If you do a small enough water change, you do not need to unplug it. Some ...

I accedentally forgot to plug my heater back in after a large water change. :oops: It took a week for me to see it, when I went to do another water change. I also noticed that I had forgotten to plug the filter in too! :oops: Fortunately, all of my fish are still fine and just a few days ago I moved ...

I agree with Whiptail. I own a couple of aquariums and slate caves work great Unlike most people, I use rocks that I found outside. I scrub them clean and then rinse them under boiling water. I live near a stone wall so I have plenty of flat rocks to use.

Actually, no. I do not use a C02 hookup in my tank, (I'm just a beginner). I do know that my water is quite soft. The temperature is at 75 - 78, but sometimes up to 80 if my heater decides that it is too cold. (last time I buy an All-Glass Aquarium heater )

Apparently, my (female) informer apparently does not do as many water changes as reccomended by most, as she has a large aquarium. Maybe I have been doing too many water changes? I'll try to find other possible reasons why.

Hi, I'm the proud owner of 2 aquariums, a 10 gallon and a 20 gallon. The only problem is, I want snails. The type of snails I have access to are Ramshorn snails. I had a few but they died within a month! How do I keep these little buggers alive? My water parameters are as follows: Ph - 6.8 to 7.0 ...

Actually, bettinacharlotta, she has gotten rid of much of her fry and only 30 or so remain. When I say trouble, I mean an infestation. She hates snails, and does not anything to do with them. Some people never learn .

Someone I know is haveing a trounble with Ram's horn snails in her 10 gallon fry tank. She cannot move them to another tank. Scince the tank is moderately overpopulated, I suppose clown loaches are out of the question. She has harder water with few plants or hiding places, though she may get some in ...

It looks like a rubber pleco to me, but like previously stated. Try to get a picture of the fish when it is in the water, as many fish change coloration when stressed and could mislead us in our identification.

Next time you do a water change, simply catch the Pleco and put him in the bucket with the old water in it. from this point you can take pictures, just make sure to put him back before you dump out the water :lol: (The forum automatically puts *'s in cichlid for fun, after all it IS a catfish forum ...

You could also take a peice of PVC pipe only slightly larger that the heater and slip it over it, you just need enough water flow to heat the tank, not just the water in the pipe