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This would be better off posted in the Invertebrate forum but maybe one of the mods will move it. The shrimp and snail create very low bioload... depending on the tank size. What kind of frogs do you have? What size tank and do you have a master test kit? The test results are your best...

What method or medication did you use for treating your Ich outbreak? There is still a lot to learn on what medications are safe for shrimp.

Mercury is not in heaters. It is in some thermometers... but most aquarium thermometers use the red-dyed alcohol as the indicator liquid. But a failing heater can cause stray electricity to get into your water which can cause the fish lateral line problems, stress and health issues. Your fish...

Here is a recent thread with pictures of molted shrimp. http://www.fishforums.net/Amano-Shrimp-She...ad-t190618.html Here is a thread I just did with info on Shrimp Diseases. Read over the first link. http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=193020

While doing research for someone with a community tank with shrimp, I found the below site(s) that have lots of good info on Shrimp Disease. http://www.fisheries.go.th/aahri/Health_ne...#Article4%20Top http://www.fisheries.go.th/aahri/Health_new/AAHRI/AAHRI/...

Since I have a cherry shrimp tank, I decided to do more research on drugs for shrimp and I found this post about Prazi which says it is safe for all other aquatic animals and plants. http://www.kokosgoldfish.invisionzone.com/...st&p=290551

I have read that Praziquantel is probably safe for shrimp but here is what Doc Johnson says about it... You could remove one shrimp with a gallon of water and add a proper 1G dose of Prazi and see how the shrimp does. Prazi is also used to treat intestinal worms on dogs and cats and even...

OOH.. ur in a room full of stuff so there is no more room. What about a wall shelf above your desk. It would have to be installed properly.. maybe with swag chains hanging down from eye-bolts screwed into ceiling joists to make sure the shelf is sturdy enough but it sounds like your dad could...

For a 10G tank, which doesn't weigh very much when full, you could make a stand out of a few cinder blocks. Four of them with a 1"x12"x20" board on top would make a sturdy stand and you would have room under it for books, supplies, etc. You could even put 1"x4"x20" boards in the "holes" of...

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=129060 is the main pinned topic and here are some others found with a search.. if you want more reading. http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...0&hl=moving http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...5&hl=moving...

How deep was your previous pond compared to the one you are now setting up? If a pond is not deep enough into the ground, the freezing weather will cause more problems for the fish. If the pond is going to be 3' deep, then it benefits more from geothermal heating/cooling which will keep the...

You could take a sample to your LFS or pet store and most will check things like this for free. The new API FW Master Test Kit has the GH and KH tests. I'm sure there are still lots of the previous models out there. For goldfish, it's good to have KH test kit since KH is very important to...

I think you are aiming for too many fish in a 15G tank. The endlers would be OK and maybe the danios but 5 BN plecos are way too many for a 15G tank. You might look at Amano Shrimp or Cherry Shrimp as algae eaters/cleanup crew. Much less bioload. Here are profiles on each so you can see...

They don't actually glow in the dark... but rather, they are fluorescent so they glow under blacklight conditions. http://www.glofish.com/ They are genetically engineered zebra danios ( http://fish.mongabay.com/danios.htm ) , not dyed, so I don't have a problem with them. I'm not 100% sure I...

Best case scenario is a few weeks. Many fishless cycles take up to two months. I'm betting when Phishy replies that they did seed the tank. Even the nitrosomonas bacteria (the ammonia eaters) take more than a week to colonize enough to handle 5ppm per day except for in best case scenarios or...

Is your water soft or hard? You should have the GH and KH tested on a regular basis.. a few times a year.. to see how it changes with the seasons. Mine gets harder and higher pH during the hot summer months. If you have soft water, the N-bacteria utilize KH and when the KH gets too low, the...

Phishy, Did you seed your new tank with gravel or filter media or something from a cycled tank? It's unusual for a fishless cycle to happen in a week or two without adding something from a cycled tank to jump start things.

How deep is it? I know you're not in the frigid north but doesn't it freeze over pretty good in SC? I've never tried keeping anything but long-bodied goldfish in ponds even down here in New Orleans. Fancy goldfish do not overwinter very well compared to long-bodied goldfish. I'm not sure how...

You are already showing a nitrite reading. What is the highest nitrite reading you have had so far? Increase your tesing to twice a day. 12 hours after adding your ammonia and 24 hours after adding your ammonia. You could be missing the spike. What is the nitrate reading of your tap/source...

Using this site, http://www.fishpondinfo.com/calc.htm, for a round pond and your measurments, but approximating the diameter at 5' and the average depth at only 1', your pond has 146G US or 122G UK. Using 4.5' diameter with 1' average depth, your pond is still around 120G US and 100G UK. With...

Are you adding ammonia according to the fishless cycle instructions? Which link/page are you using for instructions. Most will tell you not to add plants, etc., as the plants will consume some or all of the ammonia you are adding, which defeats the purpose of doing a fishless cycle. Further...

I would have called the police on them to check out their so-called story. I bet the "lost cat" was just a ruse they use when they get caught trying to break in to someones shed. Maybe you should still call the police to go question them and run their names. They could all have RAP sheets a...

When you only dosed 2ppm of ammonia, you are starving some of your N-bacteria that you built up at 5ppm. There was no need to do a 90% PWC until you were ready to add the fish. Go back to basics, dose the tank to 4-5ppm of ammonia and see if the N-bacteria are converting it in 12 hours. If...

I haven't done mine yet but I've been planning it for a while. I'm going to use a overflow box with siphon weir (rated at 300gph) to feed the water down to the sump and then my secondary 250gph canister filter to pump water back up to my main tank... 65G with 48"x18" footprint. As long as the...

Peat Moss in your filter reservoir will work too! Just monitor it closely and do not lower the pH too much, too fast. Maybe 0.1 per day to give the fish a chance to slowly acclimate to the changing pH.

Could it just be the molted shell of a shrimp? Quite often, a shrimp will molt when being moved into a new tank.

They also take in water, salts, minerals and trace elements via osmoregulation and excrete the excess water in their urine. That's where some of the ammonia comes.

There's no need to actually suck on the siphon hose to get it going with aquariums. It's not like stealing gas... not that I've ever done that either. LOL Put your thumb over the small end of the tube that goes in the bucket. Dip the big gravel vacuum siphon end into the tank and invert it to...

I had to appear since it said "Come All Wisemen..". LOL Now that I'm here, your plans sound pretty good except for the "some angels". Angelfish get pretty big and should be kept either singly or in groups of 3-4. I don't think the tank is big enough for a group... at least not long term but...

I just came across this site and it's a very well written site hosted by the Koi Club of San Diego and has information all about Water Chemistry for ponds... but this is also applicable to tanks. Everyone should bookmark this in their favorites under Water Chemistry...

Remember that if the gaps at the stand base become a cosmetic issue, you could still use shoe molding painted to the color of the stand to cover up the shims/gaps.

In one of my Yahoo Groups related to Ponds, I just got this link about chlorine, chloramine, etc. http://www.vcnet.com/koi_net/finalnet.html I figured it was a sign to give you this info. Another thing I thought about is that we quite often overdose our tanks with dechlor product. In simple...

Every fountain I've ever had was electric motor powered. You would need to have a GFCI outdoor outlet that you could plug into. The GFCI outlets are those like in your bathroom with the built in circuit breaker. I only had one of mine trip one time in years of use. It was after a hard...

Check with other pond owners, garage sales, etc., for a used pond fountain or waterfall kit. Usually people start off with something cheap and then move up. Then the cheap item gets stuck in a box in their garage. For a cheap filter, go to my blog and on the right side, scroll down, and...

Remember to always do your research separate and independent from almost any place that sells fish/critters. They try to spin things to make sales... often without regard to the long term health of the fish/critter. Same goes for getting advice from most pet stores or LFS employees. There are...

Give us more info on your tank and set up, stocking, etc. Some fish like alkaline water. Did you do a PWC or large water change recently? What is your tap/source water baseline? To establish this, you need to fill a bucket or jug with a gallon of cold water (run the water for a minute first...

I guess it would depend on the actual species but most crawfish are carnivorous nocturnal predators and would eventually eat some or all of your fish or other inhabitants... including other crawfish who have molted and may not be protected. Read up a lot more on them. Here is a few links I...

You posted in Tropical Fish. This should be in Saltwater Fish.

Some of the livebearers can get pretty big also. Some of the mollies can grow to 5"-6". http://fish.mongabay.com/livebearers.htm (read all three family links in the first paragraph also)

I don't think that is a dangerous amount of canting but it would be noticeable when the water level drops below the top rim of the tank. My 65G 48"x18" footprint tank is off by 1/4" where one end is higher. I've had it set up for 3 years now with no problems. Of course, it's an acrylic tank...