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IMPO you will never see the Khulii loach, so you need to ask yourself, is there a point of having it. You need at least 5 to make anything effective and if you have an exterior canister type of filter, it needs to either be turn down low or off. These loaches get everywhere, and I mean...

It sounds like some sort of fungus or it could be egg sacs from one of your fish. It is difficult to tell you because yo don't say what fish you have or what your water parameters are and/or what plants you have. The answer to the question you ask is like searching for a needle in the preverbal...

Not recommended. Piranhas are species only fish. Have a read of a book by David M Schleser entitled Pirhanhas. If you go to the library it will be in Barrons educational series ISBN 0-8120-9916-8

Yes you're right. One reading alone however will not normally give you an accurate reading. You need to test your other water parameters also.

No fin rot is not that instantanous. It isa bacterial problem and will degenerate the fins. If the fins have "rotted" back to the body stem, there will be no saving your tankmate. It sound as though you have a fin nipper in the tank. Have you introduced any new tankmates within the last 4 days...

Yes you are right on two counts. Fish don't need feeding everyday, but leaving them without food for a week is possibly asking for problems when you come back. A vacation block will substitute for the "missing" food. Remember to do a good water change when you get back. The calcium carbonate...

None of the juwel heaters are clear, it has been designed that way. They have been designed to generate as much heat as possible for the size heater and the special coating inside the glass serves two purposes. It act as in insulator and protects the elements.( the tube should be a dull grey in...

Good question.Many fishkeepers forget about our friends at the bottom of the tank and think they can scavange and suck the rocks and glass to "scrape" off algae. This is simply not the truth. Algae eaters such as Plecs enjoy a change of diet like us all. Normally the multi-purpose tropical...

The worm-like creatures you describe are most likely creatures known as cyclops. They are the larval form of midges. If they look greyish to brownish in colour, wriggle to the bottom when you approach them it is almost a certainty.However as I don't know where PA is I can't say for 100% Yes you...

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This depends on the type of CF you choose. CF filters are generally more robust, but plastic filters are just as efficient and generally cheaper. For the beginner a plastic filter is recommended, just in case you decide fishkeeping is not for you. It like a new driver who's just learning, do...

You don't tell us what type of fish you have. Corals may look pretty, but the structure and the chemical composition of coral can have a detrimental effect both to the water chemistry and to your fish. However to answer you main question, your fish will take a few days to settle into their new...

Thanks Terry Couldn't have explained it better myself! :thumbs:

This may sound a silly question to ask you, but your answer to it may give you the answer. What does the water in the tank smell of when you open the lid/hood? If it smells of "water" with no other unplesent odours then the cloudyness may be just a disturbance of the filtration system and the...

Hello Peter Have a look at this link http://fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=49506

Nino, I bet you are now more confused than you wre when you started. This is why I don't usually answer questions like: what do you think is the best...... or what type of fish should I have, etc. etc. You will have a multitude of answers and everyone will feel that hey have the best...

You're very welcome, glad to have helped. Good luck.

IMO No. Fish do quite well without it. You only need to know about osmosis and pressure if you are breeding specialist fish or fish commercially. Osmosis is basically without going into chemistry and biology is making a liquid reverse through a one way membrane. I'm sure that is as clear as mud...

If Terry's advice which is sound doesn't help then I would suggest you invest in a product made by API called Nitra-Zorb. I don't know where you are in the world but in the UK it will cost around £10 for a pillow. These pillow are resin filled bags which scour and absorb nitrites and nitrates...

Feeding live bloodworm are fine, but it does take a lot more messing about. You shouldn't just buy them from your lfs and empty the bag into your tank. You will cause all sorts of problems doing that. The best way to feed live bloodworm is to buy a bloodworm feeder. Pour the contents through the...

You must buy proper designed aquarium salt for this. Using any other salt will contain anti-caking agents and anti-oxidants and will kill your fish. Personally I would use aquarium salt for disinfection and cleaning tanks and decoration and equipment only. It is cheap and will do the job as...

Hi Avaston The problem you describe is not an uncommon one and like many before you and no doubt many after you will go through them same trails and tribulations of being a newbie. The main difference between you and some of them is that you bothered to do some research. May I first of all draw...

Guppies are known as livebearers and are an ideal community tank fish,so to answer your question, any community tank fish would be compatible. Now you are probably going to ask what others are compatible. There are several species, depending on your taste. I hate TELLING people what they should...

You are very welcome. It is lovely to see that there are people who have good manners.

I would probably go for 5 neons and 3 guppies. Yes UG filters are cheap to maintain and to run.

Bloodworms freshly frozen as opposed to freeze dried are more nutritious and natural for your fish. It causes less internal complications such as constipation and fish love them, to boot. Most specially prepared packs you buy from an LFS also has the added protection of being irradiated. so you...

Livebearers, such as Guppies and/or Platys and Swordtails and Neons/Cardinal tetras would show off your tank nicely. Always have odd numbers of fish, it is asthestically more pleasing to the eye. If you put some plants in with the tank and some natural decorations it should make a pleasing...

What I would recommend is the safest and the most nutritional of foods is frozen live foods. The , take for example the most common of these foods, bloodworm. These midges in larvae form, which look like red worms are caught live and irradiated to destroy any harmful bacteria and frozen in...

Depending on it's environment and care, these species only fish can live 5 years +

Alright. A spike can range from 1-5ppm. I would not advocate anything above .74ppm

At this stage it is not necessary to have a bubbler going. All the bubbler does is it increases the surface area of the tank for diffusion purposes. As you have no fish in the tank, you do not need to increase the surface area. So you can turn off the air pump.(Warning-make sure you have a...

I hate to say this to you FG, but if you....... then you should know what a nitrite spike is...... If however you wish to learn a little more about cycling, may I draw your attention to the "pinned" article "Avioding new tank syndrome".

The web sounds like a fungal mycelieum, sort of tendril. (like the body snatchers-remember the film) The only way to rid them is to disinfect the items. You can buy a special disinfectant for aquariums. Just make sure after disinfection all the items are throughly rinsed, preferably in salt...

I have three marbled angels which "grew up" with a shoal of neons/cardinals. The angels have not tried to eat the neons. They don't even bother to chase them. The angels are quite happy with their own kind and likewise the neons. The only fish I have that are just a bit flighty are my 11...

The question you ask is a common one amongst new fishkeepers. Considering you already have ammonia and nirtrate/nitrite in the water and doing water changes will only dilute the chemicals minimally. I would suggest that you purchase a product like bio chem-zorb or a more specialised one such as...

I would agree with heresmike.

About once a month- 3 filters running. (2 Ehiem 2324 thermo filters and 1Ehiem wet/dry trickle filter. 350 gall tank.

You can use any sort of medium in your filter as long as it is A- suitable and B- has a large surface area. Floss to polish the water before returning to the tank. This does not mean you have any less tank/filter maintaince, the media will still need cleaning on a regular basis. There is no easy...

I have noticed frequent questions being asked by newbies about choosing stock for the tank. Here are some points about choosing stock. i Visit a reputable and knowledgeable dealer, avoid dealers that want to make a quick buck or two and just sell you anything. The advice here is to do a little...

I wrote an article a while back concerning a little gadget calledan ozoneator. It was not too expensive and kills every microscopic organism dead. The water was "super clean of micro organisms". May be worth hunting it down at your lfs. Since installing this little unit into the aeration line I...