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Yes. PimaFix and MelaFix are designed and tested to work together. They actually form a much stronger antibacterial when combined also. I've used them as a cocktail on several occasions over the years. If you have any labyrinth fish like Bettas, Gouramis, etc., use only a 50% dose, otherwise...

Melafix is more for antibacterial. Pimafix is for fungal issues. Although Melafix foams a little, I never had it turn my tank into a "big frothy bubble bath". Are you sure you didn't overdose?

Bob, Do you know if that "Sea Mist" is actually a Wal-mart brand or is it something only certain stores sell? Have you seen it in more than one Wal-mart? I've never seen it down here. Is it in the cleaning section or elsewhere? I'll check with my local Wal-mart again. Thanks for the heads...

Would the rhino eat the fish? (JUST KIDDINNNNGGGG!!! :D)

Sorry about "Pinch"... but when life gives you lemons, make lemonade (which you are doing with the new Betta tank).;)

Limpets? http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Tank_critters.shtml (1/2 way down, picture on the left)

Check your KH and pH. If the KH gets too low, it will starve the N-bacteria and cause them to stall in growing. This happens often to people with soft water that is not sufficiently buffered. This would be a good time to figure out your tap/source water chemistry baseline. Run the cold water...

I wouldn't go no more than three in a 46 Hex. Even those will get too big eventually but by then, you'll be suffering from MTS and you'll get a big tank for the goldfish and turn the 46 into a grow out tank for new fish... or a tropical tank. LOL You will also need to have your filter-return...

What kind of turtles and how big?

Three fancy in the 170L would work for a while but it would still be too small in the long run if the fish reach their full potential. How long have they been in the 80L? If they are stunted a lot, then the 170L would work but if they are not stunted, then it wouldn't. If you like goldfish, I...

Yes, all fish come from the wild where they normally get regular sun and then live in our aquariums so they would be OK. But, koi would not do well as they get too big. It would probably be better if you put better lightbulbs in your fluorescent fixtures... with a broader spectrum of light...

Maybe you could check with the store to see what kinds of crayfish they normally carry or have carried in the past. Having a scientific name would help a lot.

Check out some of the profiles and pictures of "mountain shrimp" on the net and make sure that is what they have. From what I've seen there may be several species called "mountain shrimp" and many stores are also notorious for mislabeling shrimp so double/triple check that you are getting what...

I'm sorry but your pond is not big enough to keep Koi. Koi are supposed to grow to nearly 3' long so a 6' pond is much too small. You should trade the koi or rehome them. Based on your dimensions, your pond is around 800G US so you should stick to comets and/or shubunkins which usually grow...

A snip from near the bottom of this page: http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/goldfish.htm It could be something that is being bred into certain goldfish and may only show up on occasion.

I just thought of something. When I got my first pond about 10+ years ago... I bought a house with 3 small ponds in the backyard... one thing I remember the previous owner telling me is that toads would mate in the ponds and to take a stick and roll up their long egg strings and trash them so...

Wow.. I was googling trying to find a hit on what I could see of yours and it's not going to be easy unless someone knows a lot about them. Here are some good links I found though. http://www.anapsid.org/crayfish.html (Basic Care Sheet)...

Is the picture colors accurate? Is it grayish brown with orange joints? Is that a brown racing stripe (go faster stripe) down the back starting at the rostrum (shell above nose)? How long is it? How old is it? Try to get a pic of it out of the cave too. Did he catch it in your area or buy...

This reminds me of other threads where we've talked about putting GFI/GFCI outlets in the walls where we plug in all of our aquarium stuff. Most DIY'ers can replace these themselves although you would have to turn off the main circuit breaker to that wall/room first. GFI/GFCI's would also...

Can you take a pic? There are countless species. I know you mention "tropical fish" but you should not keep any fish in with a crawfish unless you plan on them becoming an eventual meal.

Yep. Goldfish actually have the types of personalities that make them family pets. I know a few tropicals develop this type of personality but ALL goldfish have it. It's why goldfish keepers almost always name their goldfish. They aren't just a "hobby" but more of a family pet to us. I know...

They probably won't unless your lighting is the full spectrum of natural sunlight. I've never seen indoor goldfish grow as large or as colorful or live as long as pond kept goldfish.

You have to learn how to grab them on them http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/centr...%20a%20crayfish When we would go crawfishing down here, we'd dump the nets in the icechest but some we'd have to grab out the net or off the ground. If you grab them in the right place, they can't pinch you.

15-30 cherry shrimp in a lightly stocked 20G would not add much to the bioload. Some people even consider shrimp neutral since they eat missed food which gets down into the gravel, which would normally break down and add to the bioload even more. I hope you know that your Betta might consider...

Can you post a picture? When you say the "whole dorsal area", do you mean the dorsal fin or actually into the flesh of the top of the fish? If it's just the fin, and it was not eaten down to the flesh, the fin should grow back. If it was eaten down to the flesh, then it may not. Here is a UK...

Another thing you could do, if your other tank is fully cycled for the current bioload, is just clone the old tank into the new bigger tank. This would mean moving the filter system, the gravel, decorations, etc., to the new bigger tank. This would transfer most of the N-bacteria to the new...

Medicated foods to further keep down the risk of infection. While there are some good ones out there and even DIY medicated foods, you could also just use the more readily available Jungle Brand AntiBacterial food. The bigger question is why this fish was being attacked by tadpoles. I can...

You should figure out a way to turn them into feeder fish for you and other aquarists. Then raise some other fish in your 55G that would eat them as feeders. That would do more for population control than wasting your 55G on a grow out tank for a few of them.

You didn't tell us about the bio-balls in your first post. ;) If your tank is heavily planted and you are adding fertilizer, you probably don't want to use chemical filtration anyhow.

Get the oto's out of the goldfish tank. Goldfish will try to eat anything that will fit in their mouths. Oto's are catfish and have little spines in their fins which is why the goldfish could not spit it out and the heads are hard so the goldfish could not crush it to swallow it. If you must...

Without a source of ammonia, the tank will not complete the nitrogen cycle unless you use a product like Bio-Spira. It's the only one I know of that actually works as advertised... as long as it stayed refrigerated through the shipping until purchased and used. The other so-called...

What do you mean by a "huge" tank? ADF's do OK with around 2.5G per ADF. Of course, just like with fish, more water per fish is always better.

You could put something over the intake to partially close it which would impede the inflow of water, which would slow the outflow of water.

Chemical filtration, if used, should be the last stage that the water goes through before returning to the tank. That way, the N-bacteria will mostly be on the earlier stages of filtration. Also, if you have those filter cartridges with only thin layers of filter pads/sponges, you would be...

Many, if not most, construction silicones have algaecides and mildewcides, etc. in them. These poisons are advisable in your aquarium. Spend the extra couple of dollars for an aquarium safe silicone. You may find information on construction silicones used in aquariums in various forum posts...

Have you added anything new to the tank recently like new plants? Could it be a baby shrimp?

Tell us more. Length, width, color, markings, how did it swim (like a worm or fish or legs paddling or ??), etc. Tell us more about your tank also. Size, stocking, etc. Obviously, a pic would be best so keep the camera near the tank in case you see it again.

While there is a chance that some fish outside of a specific species will join in schooling with another species, there is no guarantee. Schooling fish need a proper school for many reasons... most importantly to make them feel safe so they do not get stressed out which can lead to health...

Are you fishless cycling this tank using the "add ammonia and wait" method? Am I clear that all you have in the tank is a few snails and a half-dozen plants? Were you planning on adding fish or was this going to be a planted tank with snails? What kind of substrate did you use? Give us your...

Read my blog article on Filter Maintenance and Cleaning. It specifically addresses your questions. There is no need to change the filter every four weeks... but you do need to dump the carbon. http://goldlenny.blogspot.com/2007/02/noti...-important.html