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ack! i forgot this one. last of the chowing pics. ;)

i guess i have a dumb question - what's a CAE?

yes, you've gotta love a fish that's filled with self-hatred. next thing you know, he's gonna be in seedy bars partaking in all sorts of unsafe behaviors. it'll be Far From Heaven with bettas instead of Dennis Quaid.

and wherever did you find one that takes naps on plants? he looks like he's snoozing! :lol:

nice! the swords look nice and green. i hope they stay that way. :D

i'm not a huge fan of bettas, but i do like the color on the white one. it's very pretty. i'd call him Casper ;)

LimpingFish (I had no idea our names were so similar! :lol: ), thanks for the nomination! Cory - glad you like them so much. As I'm sure you're aware, it can be difficult to take pictures of fish in a tank. What I do a lot of times is to use the macro feature on the camera. I hold the camera...

my god, that looks like a lot of work. and you're doing a terrific job. nicely done!

thanks for the compliments. :) it's an Olympus Camedia Digital Camera C-4000, 4.0 megapixel takes great pictures.

feeding time is when my fish are at their most amusing. they always fight over the algae tablets. in the end, the Yo Yos always seem to win, and it shows - they're getting nice and chubby.

is the voting over? i actually voted for DaveP's beautiful sunburst fish. i'm with baseballfan - i'm not a fan of plecos at all. they sorta creep me out.

in the living room, close to the fireplace. don't worry...i'll be moving it before the start of fall so as not to boil my little buddies!

i'd like to know the answer to this as well. i just noticed that one of my fire red gouramis also lost a good portion of his feeler thingy.

anyway, back to the point of this thread. i think if you got a few tetras and a couple of yoyo loaches, they'd get along well. i have 3 black-skirted tetras and a few yoyos. they get along fine. no worries. and if you wanted to get a few clown loaches for the 55-gallon tank (instead of yoyos)...

as i suspected, it was a filter issue. after changing the bag, the water was started to clear. i dig the carbon filters. they're okay by me. B)

additionally, it's nowhere near as cloudy as it is when you first set up the tank and the ammonia spikes. it's just not as clear as it usually is. and no, not a rinsing rock issue. it's just been for a few days now, and my rocks were put in the tank at the end of May. i've changed the filter...

like i said, it's not an ammonia problem. i test my ammonia weekly (and just did this morning) and it's at 0. i've never heard it recommended against changing the filter medium. i've done that as long as i've had fish tanks. nonetheless, we'll see what happens in the next few days.

I do have live plants. I was referring to the filter bag, when I was talking about changing it. Sorry...

great fish! i love clown loaches. when i've got a big enough tank, i'm sure to add a few of them. i recently purchased a few yoyo loaches, and i absolutely love them. they really livened up my tank with their antics. they're grown very quickly with lots of good bloodworm feeding -- they were...

Hey all! :) I've not posted in a few weeks. Been busy with other things. Thankfully, my tank has settled over the past month or so and has become (knock on wood) a safe habitat for my fish friends. I am curious about filters -- is it uncommon at all to get a "bad filter?" Twice in the past...

you're totally in the clear for a couple more fish. another gourami is a good idea, as a single gourami can be very aggressive.

the pics are very nice...and very large!

the angelicus gets to be about 4 inches long. they're beautiful fish...and pricey too! i've seen them average about $30 USA each!

i've visited World of Fish several times. they've not had any, nor have Aqualand, Petsmart, nor a few others. yo yos aren't readily available so, you just have to chance upon them.

my cichlid and one of the three yo yo loaches. ordered the yo yos from aquariumfish.net. if anyone stateside has not ordered from them, they're quite good. easy to do business with. the yo yos arrived very quickly (obviously) via overnight express. i didn't find any yo yos locally, so i ordered...

i don't know how readily available they are in the UK (i'm in USA), but java ferns are a good idea. i've also had luck with water wysteria. it's also advisable to have cheap fine-leaf plants in your tank specifically for plant munchers. that way, they'll not bother the other plants.

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oh, for f's sake (gotta keep it clean for the kiddies)! that fish is frighteningly huge! :lol:

nice tanks! i'm wondering if the cloudiness appearance could also be from bubbles? that's happened in a few of my pics as well. i'm curious - where did you get the stand from?

Kevy and Val: the cheesecloth/hosiery idea is great! I'd not thought of that. Thankfully, I don't have a problem with fish getting taken into the filter, but it does get clotted with plant bits. That's a great way to minimize that.

Very nice! I'm so jealous, as I'd love to have some clown loaches. Alas, a 20-gallon tank is too small. How long have you had him that he's reached that size?

I've had my aquarium up and running for a close to 3 months now. It took a very long time for it to cycle (3 weeks for the ammonia level alone!), but it's been stable now for several weeks, and I've been able to get most of the fish that i want. Some fish i was (wisely) recommended against due...

so, as you can see, the best one to use is: Aquarium Pharmaceuticals drop kit or the Hagen kit or the one that the guy on eBay sells or the Mardel 5-N-1 dipstick test but not the dipstick tests :lol: ask one person you get one answer. ask another, you get a different answer. try out whichever...

nice, indeed!

how's the ammonia level? high ammonia produces an unpleasant smell. perhaps that's it?

my male gourami has what appears to be an abrasion on his mouth. i'll post a couple of pictures, but he was being a bit reclusive when i took them, so they're not all that clear. last night he was fine, and his behavior this afternoon is back to normal. when i fed him this morning, i noticed the...

very nice pics of your fish. good job!

these sound like good plans, in case i ever plan on moving my tank. something i learned when filling or refilling my tank (this may be old hat, but worth repeating if it's helpful) so as not to disturb the gravel at the bottom of the tank - place a small plate at the bottom of the tank and poor...

looks nice! i like the red plants. my plants are annoying me a bit at this point, as they keep coming loose from their weight. different subject entirely... good job on the tank :)

i'm using a Penguin Bio-wheel. it wasn't the filtering device, so much as the filter bag. it was in bad condition. this one's been in use for several days, and no problems! ammonia level is descreasing daily. i can't wait for high nitrates and nitrites! woo hoo :lol: