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  1. agusf

    Saltwater 1st time! - maybe I shoudn't..

    Yep, it did prove to be too much. I tested the tank in the morning, it came out to like 4 ppm ammonia. I did a 15-20% change of water adding salt and aquasafe; tested again, that test wasn’t very clear I did it too soon after the change I think and the water was still settling. I took all the...
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    Saltwater 1st time! - maybe I shoudn't..

    Alright, thanks for the info again Colin. I took out the filter media and rinsed it through thoroughly. So, now I have the tank filled up with the thermometer in, the filter running, and I've put a small pump with a tube leading into an air stone at the bottom. I've added tetra aquasafe plus as...
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    Saltwater 1st time! - maybe I shoudn't..

    ----> Thanks for all the input guys. With regards to feeding, if live foods are essential then I would rather have like a small brine shrimp tank than have frozen food and have to deal with thawing, etc; I have a hard time remembering to take food out to thaw for myself already. Plus, the brine...
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    Saltwater 1st time! - maybe I shoudn't..

    ok, well advice is what I came here for so I'll err on the side of caution and put the tank on a stand instead of the rack I was thinking of. So.. What do saltwater fish mainly eat if not dry food :blink: This will be an interesting challenge, for sure. Ok, so then to cycle the tank while I'm...
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    Saltwater 1st time! - maybe I shoudn't..

    is 140 liters so small that an automatic feeder would really put the nitrogen cycle out of whack? I remember having one years ago and having it on the lowest setting, so it just helped to maintain a feed consistency and I could supplement the rest as needed. I don't remember learning how to tell...
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    Saltwater 1st time! - maybe I shoudn't..

    Go to newest posts Hey fish hobbyists! *****small personal intro here so I actually first came to this forum 8 years ago (seems like forever ago) I was 14 and started a 200 liter freshwater tank, I enjoyed it a lot. posted quite a bit and learned soo much too. Since then though I haven't been...
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    Tutrle + Fish

    :0 okay well IDK what species it is, but Ive hed turtles and I know its not the common red slider ear turtle found in US with the red thing on the side of their faces. I will get photos up asap, but are you sure? not even a BN pleco?
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    Turtle + Fish

    Hello all :) A week or so I got two baby turtles as a gift and Im keeping them well fed in a plastic tank with heating, lighting and good water. I have a 150 liter aquarium, and whilst buying food for them yesterday the pet store owner told me I could put the turtles in the aquarium as long as...
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    Tutrle + Fish

    Hello all :) A week or so I got two baby turtles as a gift and Im keeping them well fed in a plastic tank with heating, lighting and good water. I have a 150 liter aquarium, and whilst buying food for them yesterday the pet store owner told me I could put the turtles in the aquarium as long...
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    Scuba Diving Camera

    hey guys (or girls) im going scuba diving for vacation, and wanted a digital camera anyways, so does anyone know a good digital camera like canon or nikon with a underwater casing that can zoom and can attach a light? thanks, please remember this camera is not primarily for scuba diving, but...
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    Personal Encounters With Celebs......

    when I did not exist and my parents lived in the capital of colombia with my big sister, we lived in the same building as shakira. she owned the penthouse at the top of the building. also, my cousin same age as me was a good friend of a young girl actress her age I forget who... played an...
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    Holidays!

    hello and happy holidays! in about 2 weeks im leaving my house for 3 weeks. totally alone. so I was wondering, how to mantain my aquarium? I guessed jut to ask a friend whos staying, but maybe thats no a good idea, IDK? I dont believe in the vacation tablets or tetra easybalance. so please...
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    Plant Layouts And Such

    well jamie, recently Ive been trying to do the same thing, a website, but not for fishes. I find it has become very dificult. the only way to get an eternality existing free website is via a post web server, meaning a bigger website holding yours as a subpage. for example, www.plantfish.webs.com...
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    Some Lovely Plants?

    Hello, I have a 100 liter aquarium, 80 cm * 35 *35, and I was planning on buying some new plants from my lfs some days ago. i asked him if he had dwarf baby tears and another plant i dont remember which was partially red. he told me no because they are hard to keep. so now i just want some...
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    Lonely Opaline Gourami -_-

    problem solved, although in a horrific way. decided to buy another female, actually was a male, they fought, took them back both to shop next day
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    Win A Goldfish

    no I meant 3 times 5 liter tanks! each tank is 5 liters, and theres three of them :lol: and I actually think its more than 5 liters, the tanks are same as my hospital tank so I measured and they are 25 cm * 15 * 15 I would never be so mean to betas! :lol: :fish: :lol: And as for...
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    New Couplet Fish Adding

    as for otos i had 5, but 3 mysteriously died. :blink: I have a friend who is fishless cycling her tank, when shes done She gets to keep 'em, as well as 2 she will buy. but could I please know what is good in paradise fish, dwarf gourami, or honey gourami? :huh: thankyou so much for your help...
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    Help Wwith Algae

    my tank has similar problems. the advice i got was to blackout the tank for 2 days. havent done it yet but im planning to do it. what is causing it? if you have a filter capacity which just barely meets the needs of your fish, then it wont meet the needs of your algae infestation. to permanently...
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    Win A Goldfish

    well, I dont know about wining fish, but as a gift I bought 3 betta, 3 5 liter mini tanks, 3 biotopol mini things and 3 tubs of food and gave the bettas as gifts to my friends. i put gravel from my aquarium and some fake plants i didnt use anymore. i also sent them an email telling them how to...
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    New Couplet Fish Adding

    HELLO :hi: I am going to add a new couplet of fish in my tank.my tank is 100 liters 80 cm by 35 by 35, substrate is gravel, I have some plants, not floating, I have bogwood, internal filter, and heater w/ guard my stock list is: 1 couplet kribensis 1 male swordtail 3 female swordtail 2 oto...
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    Mystery Boiled Fish Eggs?

    I dont own any live foods, so I cant give them any. but anyways, how much do live foods cost? and do i have to keep them in conditions, like in a refrigerator? or can I just keep them in a tub in a cabinet? the female krib seems to be ignoring the male, giving him the "cold shoulder" and I was...
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    Mystery Boiled Fish Eggs?

    yeah, my kribs are losing colour, they are stressed. the male used to have a black stripe on him, not anymore. how can I cheer them up?
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    Mystery Boiled Fish Eggs?

    the eggs were about as big as a small piece of gravel is. anyways, I thought they were parasite eggs when i saw them, so i tried taking them off with my finger, and they dissipated on touch. to late :no: my bn plec is the size of a oto cat, so REALLY young... ive had my tank for 3 months...
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    Mystery Boiled Fish Eggs?

    hello, today as i was maintainning my aquarium, i took my bogwood out to clean it in hot water and with a scraper, to take of the algae. i was just cleaning it when i saw these orangy yellow eggs on the bottom! my first thought was they were eggs, but as i thought of it that was not probable...
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    Kribs Vs Cories Vs Kuhlis

    Krib. :yahoo: not only are they very hardy, but they are beautifull fish with a rainbow of colours including a reddish pink belly, an outstanding blue lining the gills, a beautifull black dash across the stomach, a yellow outline of fins for the female and an orange for the male, and dont...
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    Ulcers And Tea Tree Oil

    sounds like a discovery. you should post your discovery in the btropical discussion, it could be very usefull in the future :hyper: but how longs has she survived after the application maybe she isnt 100 % cured :blink: but great :good:
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    Fish Swap

    hello :) A week or so ago my female opaline gourami died due to columnaris :rip: :-( :-( and so the male is now all alone in the tank. although he is acting very shy, and I think is being slightly bullied by my male kribensis. I have seen that he is wandering more at the bottom of the...
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    Stocking Help

    I know it is true that Having a stable ph is more important than a leveled one, but i sincerily believe that it is unfair for a naturally acidic fish to be in alkalinic water or vice versa. this is probibly a bad example, but I myself am a south american living in cold north europe, and the...
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    Do I Need An Ungravel Filter For A 35 Gallon Hexagon Tank?

    i Thought about what filter to get for a long time when setting up tank. decided to get jbl clearprofi 200 internal. i sometimes regret my choice for an external eheim filter, I know they may be expensive but are Great filters, my friend used to have the same filter i have now and he swapped it...
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    Stocking Help

    Welcome to the forum. :good: I know the stage that you are going through and it is very exciting. But As Ive just finished the starting process for my tank and its been running for 3 months now, i would just like to give you some tips. - do NOT go on buying lots of things that people tell you...
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    Lonely Opaline Gourami -_-

    Hello, :) Recently my tank (120 liter) has been undergoing some very unfortunate events, including the death of my female opaline gourami and 3 of my 5 oto catfish. :rip: :byebye: :fish: :byebye: :rip: Rest in peace my beloved fish luckily enough though my male opaline...
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    Sick Pearl Gourami?

    well, to respond, the strings went away after 2 hours and looked like small dog fur. they did not have a y tail. but on sunday, yesterday, I Had changed the water of the hospital tank since there was too much poo. I thought it would be fine if I did a 100% water change, but it stressed the...
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    Major Algae Problems

    hello, Ive had an aquarium for 3 months now, and Im getting fed up with my constant algae problems. Algae is EVERYwhere on my tank. At first I thought it was due to the fact that I used fertiliser on my plants, so I stopped using the fertiliser. I bought 5 oto plecs. this was 2 months ago. I...
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    Sick Pearl Gourami?

    well I added 3 shrimp and a pleco but this was after my fish got sick and i put him in quarantine.
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    Sick Pearl Gourami?

    I bought furanol 2 from qualipet, a European subdivision of and equal to petco, a huge company mainly of the US. I dont know if they have these stores in england, they are mainly in austria, switzerland and a bit in germany and france MY pearl gourami is acting slighly weird, it is going...
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    Extreme Otto Confusion!

    alright, RIP a final otto. IM down to 2/5, 1 which was never sick still in tank. but I think I solved the mystery, and IM so dumb! you see as I put my ottos in their compartments, I noticed that they didnt have a lot of light so I put them next to the window. during the day, our housemaid would...
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    Sick Pearl Gourami?

    alright, i just now bought a small hospital tank where my pearl gourami is now. i have furanol 2 and have started using it. but is it normal for the mini tank to go slighly yelow? cuz thats wat happened. also in the mini tank are two small ottos which are almost completely cured. i have another...
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    Extreme Otto Confusion!

    RIP otto with big big belly. the other two survived until i was able to get a small plastic hospital tank. i have the two in the hospital tank with the sick gourami and im applying furanol 2 by jbl to the mini tank. they immediately started getting color when put in hospital tank, i guess they...
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    Extreme Otto Confusion!

    no she doesnt gasp at the surface of the water.
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