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Is the motor running? Did you put the black cap back on the top of the primer section? Did you close the lever to lock the hoses back onto the top motor housing section? Like others have said, I simply fill the canister reservoir to the ridge (after the media baskets are in) and then put the...

I've never owned a JD but I doubt Wardley's flakes are anything close to the best food for him. You should go with a high protein premium food with little or no wheat or fillers in the food. I know they are omnivores but as juvi's I would think they would need more protein. You could also...

There's lots of shrimp pics in the threads in the Invert forum http://www.fishforums.net/Invertebrates-Am...-Forum-f30.html

Jim, You need to start reading profiles on fish before you buy them. That fish isn't even close to being compatible with your tank and other fish.

It depends on if you like snails or not. Look at the pinned topics and identify the types of snails you have and let us know.

Go here http://www.fishforums.net/Snail-species-t75554.html to help identify your snails. I don't think ramshorns would be considered "flatish". Let us know what you have. Adding plants to a fishless cycle is not a part of the normal routine. It will actually interfere with your fishless...

Maybe someone else will chime in on how minnows do in over-wintering situations. I know they can live in very cold moutain streams but that is different than nearly stagnant frozen over ponds. The goldfish will go down to the bottom where the warmest thermocline is at and then their metabolism...

You need to dose the ammonia to 4-5ppm and then test the tank in 12 hours to make sure it is fully cycling the ammonia to nitrates in that time frame. At that point, you are fully cycled. You still have to dose the tank (feed the N-bacteria) every day until you are ready to add your fish...

You would be better off letting them spawn on spawning mops in a big tank or in the pond and then moving the spawning mop to the tubs to hatch and grow out. But what is the ecology like in the pond? Fancy goldfish are not nearly as hardy as their long-bodied cousins. They do not overwinter in...

According to the profile on PlanetCatfish.com, they are mostly herbivores (vegetarians) but they will occasionally snack on "prawn" (shrimp). Here is a snip from http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...p?species_id=49

I can say that I rarely see an empty MTS shell laying around in my tank whereas, pond snails and ramshorns regulary leave empty shells laying around when they die. Of course, MTS like to forage around in the substrate so maybe when they die, their shells are buried. Mine seem to grow slower...

One of my goals in preparing this article is to inform many new fish keepers that fish should live years, not months. It's done for every other pet out there. When people know their pets should live a long time, they tend to be more vested in the pet. If people thought their kittens and...

I noticed Chibi posted at the same time as me but her measurements don't add up the same as the calculator I found. According to the calculator, a dash is around 1/16th of a teaspoon, then a pinch would be 1/32nd of a teaspoon and I'll have to take Chibi's word that a smidgen is 1/2 of a...

This is a dash - LOL I think they are all about the same... aren't they? Seriously though... I decided to Google and found this online calculator on converting them.. at least it has dash and pinch. Nothing about a smidgen though. :D...

I think that is where the bacteria initially come from when fishless cycling an un-seeded tank. It would seem likely that there are more of them in the air of a home with other aquariums than in a home with no other aquariums. In your case, I would suspect the bulk of your N-bacteria came from...

That 20/10 thing isn't for long-bodied goldfish or ponds. It's for round-bodied goldfish kept in aquariums with 10X filtration and weekly PWC's. Even then, it does not work for long term success. An 8" round bodied goldfish will not do very well with only 10G per goldfish... even with 10X...

After lights out.. with maybe just a TV on, drop in an algae thin and keep an eye out for him/her. Most pleco's are more nocturnal and are very active after lights out. The food should draw him/her out. What kind of fish is the "shark cat"? I did a quick Google and see fish called "Cat...

Since you have other tanks, you could have seeded your filter with some "cycled" media from one of your other filters... or did you do this? You may already done this since you already have 2ppm nitrites after only 7 days and you mention "6 noodles (matured)" as part of your startup filtration...

The bottom link was to a Fish TB page and I do see quite a few comments on the other profiles which indicate they very well could live over 20 years with some saying over 30 years. I'll update it to show that with credits to you. I know most catfish/plecos live LONG lives so I'm glad you found...

The big question is what happens when a bigger fish eats one.... does the poop come out glowing too? :D I know my goldfish poop almost always is the color of their last meal. I bet they would freak when their poop came out dayglow red, orange or green. LOL

I understand what you are saying about your daughter... but I thougt about culling mine a few times when she was an arrogant spoiled-brat teenager. LOL I never got as bad as Alec Baldwin though! :D I used "should" so people would know if their fish are regularly dying long before they should...

Depends on the species. Some will only eat dead plant matter. Others will eat live plants. Here is a good profile. http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile92.html What kind of fish do you have? Many people are using Amano Shrimp and Cherry Shrimp as clean up crews in planted tanks...

I told you I've been working on this list for years. ;) If you click the Freshaquarium article at the bottom of my post, you will see how it looked when I started. It's now 4-5 times longer and growing... and far more accurate. I don't think the Freshaquarium page had any of the numbers where...

I have a blog article called "Everyone needs a decent Master Test Kit" with research and links to online sources and pricing. http://goldlenny.blogspot.com/2007/03/ever...r-test-kit.html You need more than just pH and ammonia. The API Master Test Kit should come with ammonia, nitrite, pH (low...

Acrylic or Glass tank?

I did a search on BigAlsOnline.ca for "praziquantel" and found these products on their page. Check out the ingredients on each before buying. http://www.bigalsonline.ca/edealinv/servle...mp;ctl_nbr=3664 I took a look at the Hikari PraziPro X and it seems to only contain praziquantel but check...

I also asked for more info from another group I belong to and got this reply from a very experienced fish keeper. The actual medication is called praziquantel. There are several different brands that carry it as the sole ingredient. Make sure you only use prazi and not some of the other...

Cheesy Feet, You quoted the entire first post, which is probably overkill.. LOL.. but you did not put a reply. Maybe you could edit the quoted section out and edit in your reply. Ooops. Nevermind. I see you added the Striped Raphael Catfish to the "quoted" section. For others adding info...

I use API's Tap Water Conditioner and also keep their MelaFix, PimaFix and Liquid Super Ich Cure (although I've never had to use the Ich med and it will probably go out of date eventually). I don't buy into all of the stress-this and stress-that stuff... at least not on a permanent basis in my...

(I have this "article" on my blog also. I started this several years ago on another forum which I no longer visit due to their lack of moderation and too many trolls. I've been a member here for a month or so and thought I would get some of you guys/gals input and provide this info for the...

I've had both. The raised ponds do not get any benefit from geothermal heating/cooling like a 3' deep ingroud pond gets. I see you are in the UK and I hear it gets pretty cold during the winters there. Since your pond isn't too big, you could use styrofoam sheets (like the "pink" plastic...

There are even dedicated sites and forums just for "Sea-Monkeys". LOL http://www.sea-monkeys.com/ (The Official Site) http://www.seamonkeyworship.com/ (Sea Monkey Worship???) http://www.seamonkeymania.com/ (Sea Monkey Mania???)

Yep. Thanks for the compliment. I only started it a few months ago as a permanent place to host any long posts or articles I've written or may decide to write. I belong to several forums and much of the information in my blog is stuff we reply about over and over so I just set up the replies...

Here is a copy/paste from a PM I sent Imbridgen that has info on online sources for Python and another brand, Lee... and a long thread in this forum about these invaluable tools.

I would get the tank and tap tested for KH and GH first before dosing with Baking Soda. After you know your levels,... especially your tap water level, you can use this site to get proper dosing levels. http://dataguru.org/misc/aquarium/calKH.asp Here is more reading about ph, KH and GH to...

Also add a pinch of salt per 10G of water to reduce the effects of nitrite poisoning in the fish. It's best to get the nitrites down below 0.5ppm using multiple 25% PWC's, done every two hours, and then dose with the pinch of salt per 10G of water.

Depending on the frog, they can be heavy or light bioload. ADF's can be kept in rather small tanks... maybe 2.5 to 5G for each frog but ACF's need 10G per frog or more. One of the reasons fish add to the bioload is not just the poop. Fish put out 80-90% of their ammonia during gill function...

What is in Protizin? I did a quick Google and found one mention of methylene blue but it was only a forum post. Is this in UK? I see you have Manchester as your location but there is a Manchester over here in the States too. I'm guessing you're in the UK. I couldn't find an MSDS...

Darkstar, Where do you live?

Check out the plant forum for more info on plants. http://www.fishforums.net/Plants-and-Planted-Tanks-f10.html There is a pinned topic about Java Moss. Java Moss is a low light, easy to grow plant. It can be allowed to just float around on the bottom or it can be attached to something with a...