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My hubby is getting me a new 55 gallon for my birthday, :D but he nearly had a heart attach when he saw the prices on the stands. :crazy: The wood stand they had there was $200.00 and that did not iclude the top that goes over the tank. It was almost $300 for the entire thing without the...

Hawkeye, Thanks for that reply, now thinking about it i do have one of those old fashion cofee tables in my livingroom. You know back when they made stuff out or real wood and not press board. LOL I wonder how i would know if it would hold a 55's weight? I would guess they are a few hundred...

Superman, Hey i have a question for you on your tanks. You have those metal stands under them right? I was wondering how they are? I am getting a new 55 and was wondering how sturdy those stands are. I have 2 young kids who jump and run everywhere and when i went to pick up my tank, i saw...

Rob, Sorry to hear about all of your trouble, and i do not know much about your type of fish, but i was wondering what type of setup you have? How often you do water changes. Do you test for Nitrates? If my nitrates in my tank go up above 20 i notice that things start to get bad in there...

I really have not thought about thinning them out since there are the jumpers in there. If i get too over populated, the pond will have to grow or i may have to start another one. I have also been feeding mine flake food, but the frogs have also been feeding them as they are laying eggs...

Wow great pics, i wish i could help you with this, but i am clueless about what to do. Do you have a local vet who deals with fish? If you do, you may be able to contact them and see waht they can do. I know my sister used to have a snake and her vet made house calls. I dont know what that...

These mosquito fish are now multiplying everywhere. LOL I guess it is a good thing since i live in Mosquito heaven with all of the rain we have been getting here. I was dumping out all of the still water places in my yard so that mosquitoes would not grow in them, but now i am adding fish to...

Hello, sorry to hear about your betta, i also had a problem with mine being constipated. I have 2 boys. I was feeding them strickly pellets, and that is when i started to notice that they were not "going" properly. I still feed them the pellets, but only in the morning i will feed them 3-4...

Just my 2 cents, but i have never had good luck with ugf's. I have tried them a few times and all they ever seemed to do was to make things harder to take care of. They get really nasty underneath. It is up to you, but if it was my tank, the ugf would be out of there. Sandy

Guppies, give off lots of little guys, but have you ever seen a sword tail give birth? I got one a few weeks ago, and she gave birth to over 45 at the same time. I could not believe that so many of them fit in there. Good luck with the fry. Sandy

Thanks again, i do not know what causes these things, but i think the nitrates are because my kids sometimes help feed the fish, and although i try to get it all, sometimes it is impossible. I clean the tank and do waterchanges weekly, so i dont think its dirty water. I do have 3 plants in...

Thank you for that reply, i will get some for them, but i still dont know what to treat them with. I would like to treat it with something that will not kill the fry as they should be born any time. Thank you...sandy

Do you have any idea on how to fix my water for them? Sandy

Thank you wet, I checked my tap water and the nitrates come out at 0, i have spring fed water in my well. Thanks hopefully there will be more suggestons on what to use to treat this. Sandy

I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 guppies, 2 head and tail light tetras, 3 black skirt tetras, 1 procostomous, and 2 swords in it. My water is PH 6.6 Alkalinity 40 Hardness 75 Nitrite 0 nitrate 40 Ammonia 0 I did a 15% water change last night to lower the nitrate and it is not going down. I...

Hello, i keep my skirts in groups of 3, i would think you could fit 2 more in there, but am not positive. They like to be with others of their own kind i know. Hope this helps some, Sandy

I have a pregnant guppy who is about to drop her babies any day, I noticed this morning that there is a tiny white spot on her lip. Looks like grain of salt so i am guessing ick. My question is should i treat her now or wait until she has the fry? If i start treatment and she has the fry will...

No, they were not stacked this time, as i already had that conversation with them, but they were all tightly closed with NO air holes in tops at all. I took one of the decorations off the shelf and poked holes in the tops of every one of them. I asked management if they could breath through a...

I just wanted to say that i went to Walmart the other day and looked at the bettas in there. I was so upset about it. Their cups were half full with such dirty water that i dont know how they were breathing, there were also no holes in the top of the cups at all. I got so upset that i took it...

Pebbles, Congradulations on the new betta, they are great to watch. I have mine by themselves because every fish i ever tried them with, they attacked. It may just be mine, they are happily sharing a devided 10 gallon that is heavily planted down the middle. Hope all goes well with yours...

Ok i lost count at about 45, so i have no idea how many are in there. The swords are about the same size as the guppies, so i am gonna try it. I think i really need to just do an entire wall in tank, lol . I saved this sword just a few days ago, and although i knew she was pregnant, i never...

I got up this morning to see that my newly rescued swordtail, Carrott had about 7 fry. I was so excited to get them since i have only had her a few days. I put her in a breeding trap so that she would not eat the fry, and so she could relax. Well she was just too busy popping out more fry to...

JHT, Sorry that you could not get to them in time, but there may still be some in there. I have tetras in my tank also, skirts and head and tail lights, i put marbles on the bottom so that if they drop any eggs, they will not be able to get to them for them to eat them. If an survive, you...

Beltdrive, I dont know if you can get them in the UK, but i do know that they sell them at petsmart, if you dont have one of them there, sorry i am also in usa, so i dont know what stores are there. You can shop for them online at Petsmart.com and see if they ship to you. Or you could...

Snotirl, Good job, 0 is where it should be. Anything over 0 causes stress on your fish. Good luck, sounds like you have it under control. Sandy

Sapper, Since you just started this tank and it has not cycled, i would test every few days or sooner if you notice the fish having trouble. It will take a while for the tank to get cycled, so watch the fish carefully for any signs of distress. You will probably notice alot of changes in the...

Pebbles, I was wondering when the last time you vacuumed or did a water change? Usually my tank only gets cloudy if i have not cleaned it in a while. Usually i get a little ammonia spike with the cloudy water. Usually with a good vaccuuming and water change it clears up rather quickly. Dont...

Jht, Here is a link to tetra eggs, what they look like, if they are eggs, they are light sensative. Hope this helps. Congradulations on the babies and let us know if you got eggs. Sandy http://www.characin.com/carey/tour/00/5-D/...tetra-eggs.html Edit: Sorry forgot to add that they will...

William, Thanks for the info, i will let him know that it is better for them to be in the big tank. LOL Although if i do get the 55, i could got more fish which is what he does not want. LOL Will have to get a few to help with the cycling though. LOL We talked about it last night and he...

Hi I dont know if this helps, but as far as i know all Tetras are egg layers. I dont think they are attached together, but would need to know what kind of tetra it is to make sure. Sandy

William, Thanks for the reply. My guppies are on a schedule, might be crazy but since i can tell them apart, about ever 26 - 30 days i put one in the breeder trap. I wrote them on the callender so i can keep track. I have 14 fry now, and 1 in the net. Carrot is in another net as she is so...

Congradulations on the babies, they are great. I love mine too much i think. I have 14, and although they did have a few problems the first week, they are all doing great now. I feed mine fry food from PetSmart, and also crushed up my regular flake food to almost a powder and alternate...

Just got back from the pet store with 2 new swordtails. Carrot is a girl and very very pregnant. The same color as a carrot she is. :lol: Also got her a boyfriend who is mostly whitish with an orange stripe down his body. Kids named him Orange. :D Ok here is my question, Carrot is very...

Hello again William, I found a link to the mosquito fish also. Not a great pic but here it is . http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/...ls/clcrgamb.htm Here is a link to bullheads, also not a great pic but will give you an idea of what they look like. Mine are only about 2 inches long...

Pebbles, Glad to hear that everyone is ok so far, great job. I also have young kids who like to feed the fish, i put the food up out of reach and catch them climbing on my counter for it. :o It has gotten better lately, they say that they want to help me with them, so i put some food in the...

William, thank you again for your post, now i just have to figure out what i am doing with them. Kids want them to come inside so that they can see them. I put 4 girls in a tank who are noticibly pregnant so i may end up with some little guys for the kids to watch grow. Guess its time for a...

Hello, sorry to hear about your problems, but i think it gets easier, it did for me anyway. The beginning is always the hardest, but that is why we have this great forum to ask questions and get help with our troubles. I was a little fed up in the beginning about taking care of my tanks, but...

Welcome to the forum, what kind of fish do you have? I guess with your name you like Betta's? I have 2 and they are spoiled little guys. Have to love them. Sandy

I completely know that feeling, :lol: that is why i gave up on the net and got out my turkey baster, easier to suck them up with i think. You just suck up the water near them and they go in. I have made my turkey baster a big part of my guppy tank. I use it for babies and to suck up the...

Ok i have been doing some searching and they may be what they call mosquito fish. They are pretty comon here i have read. I am trying to find a site that does comparison of the two meaning mosquito fish and wild guppies to see if i can find a difference in them. I will figure this out. I...