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Hi William, I voted no because well I just wouldn,t wear t-shirts or whatever with fishforum on. (My mates would give me heaps) I would however purchase a callendar full of tropical fish and aquarium pics. You could have one species each month with a host of information about them and how to...

Hi Goldfishattack, how about a crocodile (only joking, i saw one of your earlier posts) :P Seriously though what about a school (8-10)of small fish like danios, cherry barbs or tetras. You can make some nice little "unders and overs" for them to dart about.

:lol: Way to go Andy. I am laughing at these self declared animal rights people, the same ones that keep fish in 1 gal jails!

I very rarely have my tank open. The other day my silver shark jumped right out in front of me (i spooked him). I tried to catch him but he landed on the floor. I got him back in the tank and now after his little excursion to the "other side" he seems more content in his surroundings. Smelly...

Gee, I really hate to throw a spanner in the works but I think you may be getting mixed up Ken. Amquel and other ammonia locking products are probably incorrectly labelled when they say remove ammonia. They don,t actually remove the ammonia. It just binds the ammonia making it non toxic to fish...

Hi Mike777, like said before some more danios to make up a small school (6-10) would be my first choice. Cherry barbs are great little fellows and get along well with danios. Mine often swim together making a bigger school. I find my danios mainly near the top but that may just be because there...

I agree with Morrgan, 2-5 guppies. I think a 5 gal is too small for corys. Thank god there are people watching out for bad advice as well as good. I,de hate to think someone would contemplate putting 10-15 fish in a five gal.

It could be a calcium carbonate buildup. Just means your tank is a bit low of CO2.

Hi bgraber, plants using a lot of Co2 are giving of a lot of oxygen so they are better for your fish. Fast growing plants also compete with algae for nutrients so they are good for algae control as well. Yes 15watts in not enough light in a 20 gallon. You would need at least 50watts of...

Hi jazzx101, I agree with Juile and Eelzor that you need some more zebras to make a small school. As far as stocking goes it all depends on your tank size. Dont forget the one inch of fish per gallon guideline (when fully grown). Barbs are ok with danios but they are schooling fish also so you...

Hi Christine, sounds like everything is going to plan so far. If your nitrites are falling and you,ve got nitrates, you are nearing the end of the cycle. Its still too early to add more fish yet. You ideally want the nitrites to get to 0ppm. the nitrates wont go away unless you have plants using...

Not your immagination, probably the bacteria has converted the ammonia and nitrite into nitrates which plants love.

Its better to put some plants in first. They can go straight in while cycling and will help detoxify the water. They will also help to oxygenate the water and will compete with algae for excess nutrients.

Mine like songs like water over wine, under water love, thicker than water, run to the water, water of love, deep water, bring me some water amongst others but for some reason they all hide when I play "when the water runs dry" :D :crazy: :lol: -_-

Hi babielo, I,m afraid those 6 TBs are in for a hard time over the next month or so. Unfortunately you can not cycle a tank in 3 days. It takes 3-5 weeks, sometimes longer. If you want to keep those Tbs alive, youre going to have to learn about cycling and fast. In about a week they will start...

Goodaye lateral, my main drink is VB which is a bitter not a larger. Largers are not my favourite beer also. I agree they are watered down pale ales. Although the premium largers like crown are real smooth. Why do you and khs666 think larger is the only beer we have? Of course I,ve tasted real...

Hi, well this isn,t the experiment I was going to do but it occurred to me I dont need to. See I,ve got a hydroponic setup going, has been for about 3 months (this crop). The only thing that I put into the water is the nitrogen rich fertilizer I was talking about. The system works pretty much...

I did a lot of reading on these little critters and I couldn,t find the one per gallon thing, that sounds like a lot of shrimp to me. Other articles I,ve read people have one or two and they seem to keep the algae at bay. Its just gonna take one or two a lot longer to do it but in the end a...

Hi CoPz, the medication for itch probably contains either malachite green or methalyene blue(not sure of correct spelling) both of which are dyes and plants do not like dyes. My plants did not go so well while I was treating for itch but after cleaning out with carbon they did start to grow...

Gooday and welcome to the forum. I look forward to hearing your opinions and expertise in the future. Have fun and enjoy, this is a great forum with friendly people. :hi:

Hi, after a bit more reading up on these I,ve come to the conclusion:yes they can be aggressive especially when spawning (like most fish). They can be fin nippers if you have any long finned fish. Also they can destroy plants when there is no algae to eat. The better option seems to be the Amano...

Hi, how long have you had the cabomba in there? When you put a new plant in the tank its bottom leaves normally die off. this is normal and its just going through a breaking in stage. I,ve read too that Cabomba does not grow well without enough CO2. I have been putting CO2 in my tank for a...

I,m going to do an experiment when I get home tonight. I,m going to put some nitrogen rich fertilizer in a 10lt container with a plant. I,ll measure the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate on a daily basis. If my thinking is correct, there should be ammonia appearing in a couple of days. I,ll let you...

Hi Anna, I know the bacteria needs the ammonia to survive. The point I was getting at is nitrogen is supposed to be converted to ammonia, this is what happens in the garden. The actual nitrogen is not used by the plant untill its converted to ammonia and nitrate so why cant you use nitrogen to...

Hi, its must be going around at the moment because somebody else asked the same question. The only fish that eat hair algae is the florida flagfish. There is also a shrimp that eats it. They are both here:Florida Flag Fish

Hi, what about Priscilla, queen of the cats. :D

Hi, the only fish I know that eats hair algae is the florida flagfish. Check it out here:Flag fish

After reading an article about cycling without fish but using lots of plants, I wondered if the ammonia could be added in the form of nitrogen fertilizer for the plants? (like hydroponic fertilizer). I,ve read that nitrogen will get converted to ammonia which is the plants prefered food. You...

Hi, something you might want to try that dosen,t cost too much. Put some activated carbon (about a cupfull) in a sock and let it hang in the water near the outlet of your filter so the water passes through it. Any excess nutrients will be soaked up by the carbon and your water should become...

Let's Cycle! 1. Add the appropriate amount of ammonia into the tank. Use a test kit and check the ammonia level. Make sure it is 3 ppm to 5 ppm. Add seeding material if you have it. That’s it for the first day! Wasn’t that easy? 2. For the next few days you need to check the levels of...

Hi, I cant get my tigers to eat lettuce. I,ve tried it a couple of times but I find it the next day untouched. They do however like brine shrimp very much. I have a lot of fun holding a block of frozen brine shrimp at the waters surface and watching the tigers come racing to the surface to get a...

Hi Akhtar, air bubbles are purely cosmetic apart from the surface agitation they create. Surface agitation helps carbon dioxide and oxygen to exchange at the waters surface. Pumping air into the water dosen,t actually oxygenate the water. The only way to saturate the water with oxygen is with...

All my fish have football players names. Each species are different teams. The Danios are carlton. The silver shark is Collingwood magpies. The red platys are the Sydney Swans. The tigers are of course Richmond tigers. The cherry barbs are Adelaide crows. The gouramis are Fremantle dockers. The...

Hi Bizzy, you might get some better answers if you can tell us what you plan to put in the tank. Freshwater Asian Tropicals, Freshwater African or South American Cichlids. Are you modelling a biotype like asia or africa? Do you plan to have live plants? I,m sure you will get some good answers...

Isn,t T5 just the size of the tube? Like T12 is normal 1 and 1/2 inch tubes, T8 are slimline at 1 inch. What are T5's , are they smaller again? If thats the size, surely the wattage and spectrum are more important.

Hi Jason, it would be easy to pump water out using a powerhead with a t piece and 2 way valve. This is how I empty my Hydroponic resovoir. But how would you condition the water before putting it in if it came straight from the tap. I,ve always wondered how people using the python gravel cleaner...

Thats a nice looking bookcase but I reckon it would look better with the middle shelf removed and you tank sitting inside it! :P