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Just some other things I have been told about cleaning sand (I haven't done it myself but I wanted to get sand at one point): 1. Turn off your filter, etc, before starting and wait until the sand completely settles before turning on. 2. Every so often (maybe once a month?) you need to 'stir'...

I definitely think clown loaches are not for me, no matter how nice they look. They sound like a picky fish and may grow quicker than I am ready to upgrade my tank. I will look into the other species suggested.

Interesting discussion so far. I have to say that I do agree with you that certain fish do need their water maintained/changed regularly. I don't think there are a large number of fish who need this though. I know someone who has two arrowanna fish and if he doesn't change his water for over...

I thank you for your responses, but it still gets me how so many people blindly jump at you if you don't do water changes every week. There is no evidence that water changes are needed that often. I know many people who only change their water twice a year and they have no problems with their...

I'm looking at getting some loaches (probably clown) because I really like them and want some bottom fish for my tank. I currently have some zebra danilos, black skirt tetras, blue dwarf gouramis, platy, and some tetra that I can't spell the name of (looks like a black skirt, but is reddish...

I can't really give you much information now as the discussed fish are already dead and I just did a 50% water change today. Does anyone have any idea of how to help prevent or treat a fish once it gets to the stage of not eating? Neither fish showed any outwards signs of being sick/infected...

My levels are fine and I did do a 50% water change recently... I don't think it has to do with the water. I'm really confused as this is at least the third fish I have owned that has starved itself and the platies and snails in the tank are fine, they have a very healthy appetite.

So, I bought some fish and about a week or two later they got fin rot, but my danio's that share the tank with them didn't. I medicated for about 9 days and their fins still are very damaged and possibly look a bit white on the edges... When do I know that it should be safe to stop medicating...

I just recently (in the last 3 weeks) had two fish die on me. It is something I try to avoid, but apparently these fish had other ideas. My 10 gallon tank had a nice hunk of driftwood, 2 platies, 1 blue gourami, 1 bristle nose and 2 snails. I regularly put food like peas/lettuce, etc into my...

Thanks.

I'm just getting into planted tanks myself, but I'll try to help you out. If you are going with a planted tank (and more than just one or two plants), you will need to supply nutrients. I agree with planting before the fish are in, there is nothing wrong with that idea. Plants are good...

I'm sure if I kept searching, I could find the answer to my question, but after 10 minutes I feel lazy. I have a 55 (US) gal tank that has plants and is getting more. I am just starting CO2 injection and I currently use Flourish Trace for trace elements. One of the guys at the LFS said that...

Usually the yeast based CO2 injection will not work for a tank that large. One problem that I hear lots about using the DIY in the large tank is the fact that you do not get a consistent supply of CO2. Although, I have not heard specifically about using 2 at once. Pressurized co2 really isn't...

How does this unit look? http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/sk...9a89+1217214968 Other than a co2 tank, will I need anything else? I have a 60 gal tank and it's moderately planted but we will be planting more.

I really can't think of much to add at the moment....

So I've done some reading about CO2 injection, and I know that in the long run it can be cheaper. I am leaning towards CO2 injection, but I'm worried about the whole process of maintaining your CO2 levels and definitely the possibility of having to replace parts (i.e. no long cost efficient)...

Thanks for the input again. I'm not around much (work too damn often), so I don't get a chance to get on the forums much, but I do make an effort to at least update here every couple of weeks.

thanks for the input!

been away for a while, I'll try and start putting some stuff up soon

Hi, I don't know much about feeding fish other than the usual you can buy at the fish store (dry flakes, froze food, etc). I would like to know what other things you can feed fish (i.e. make your own fish food). I also thought this would be a good chance to start up a sort of 'database' since...

IMO, I don't know of a body of water with living fish that has the same water it had, let's say 10 years ago. Any natural water outside is subject to movement: evaporation, rain, flowing rivers, etc. It's a real interesting idea. I think it could be possible to have a tank for a few years and...

If you have had it set up with that many fish in it for at least a month, your filter should have enough bacteria to keep your water fine. If you want to add fish, I wouldn't take any chance though. You can add fish, but slowly (a few every week or two) and monitor it for any changes in...

They are struggling. I just moved in a few weeks ago and the entire tank was covered in algae (BGA I think?). I was pulling fist-fulls of the stuff out. I've removed the worst of the leaves on the plants, so it looks a lot better than when I first encountered the tank! It's a 60 US gal tank...

I would really like to put sand in the aquarium (I was thinking of covering 1/2 - 2/3 the tank surface with sand), but the owner of the tank is afraid that it will be too much work to maintain when I'm no longer around to look after it. Based on some readings about other bottom dweller fish, I...

Can't get a good view with the pictures you took. Try to take some side shots as well as a good 'behind shot.' If you have a good quality camera, just take them from a bit further away and crop them afterwards. you won't have to work as hard at focusing and holding the camera. Also, make...

it's funny you say that as it is exactly what got said in my house when I said they can grow up to 44kg Any idea on the growth rate? I've tried looking and I can't find anything that says how fast they grow. I'm very curious because we've had him about a year (or more) and he's pretty small.

Rhizome??? okay, I'll take a look to see what this all means. Thanks! Any idea on how to rate how 'planted' my tank is? All the plants a pretty spread out like in the 1st and somewhat 3rd picture. The front 2/5 is not planted.

You have nothing else in your tank than the two types of tetras? I've had fish go missing before (very small ones) when I had snails. Then one day I found out that snails will eat dead fish. If you haven't done so already, check to see if any jumped ship (if possible), check in all the...

So, I just took over care of a tank and of course, I've never had live plants in my fish tank before! lol I've tried to figure out what plants they are, but I'm not 100% sure. If you know what plants I have, it would be great to know for sure! Also, based on the pictures, how heavily/lightly...

Well, that might suck... I have just asked, and he might only be a year old -_- If it is indeed an iridescent shark (yeah, no scientific names from this corner), I can see how problematic that could be. What is the growth rate of said catfish? Does it take a long time to grow, or should it...

Can anyone answer my initial question though, would it be better to ask about a planted aquarium in the planted aquarium section (or being a newbie to planted tanks) ask for help in here?

Thanks for taking your time to post. My fish have been acting normally for a day or two, (especially since removing my aggressive male). I know it's not the best thing to do, but I'll assume my fish are okay now. I'll definitely have to spend more time finding out about water testing at pet...

I have just recently acquired a tank and some fish, but I have no idea what one fish is. I can't find a picture that looks the same either. The fish is a few years old (I don't know exact age, 1-2 years old) and approx 4-6 inches:

Can't be that. It's been in the tank for a few years. I can assure you it won't need a bigger tank as it only 4-6 inches long. I do have a suspicion that it is a catfish as most 'shark like' fish are indeed a type of catfish.

Don't know if you've managed to get a 'nice' light yet, but there are easy ways to take a regular fixture for the home and make a light for your tank. This isn't a full detail on how to, but rather the general idea to give you a 'sense' of how to make lighting. 1. Find a fluorescent light...

jeweled cichlid, pleco, some shark like fish (have no clue), and recently one platty. I have no worries about the fish, I've had my 5 gal tank for about a year now (not tank above). It's the plants that are a new area to me. This is the unknown shark like fish... anyone know what it is???

I recently was entrusted the care of a (approximately) 220 L fish tank. I have managed to kill the horrible algae problem and keep the remaining three fish alive. It is panted decently, but not heavily, (I would approx 30-50% coverage of substrate). I am not experienced with planted tanks...

This isn't related to your problematic 'worm,' but in terms of posting the photos. Upload your photos to a www.photobucket.com account and let it resize them appropriately. I run a mac myself and use safari and have had no problems. Once the picture is uploaded, you can use the BBC code...

(I live in Canada) In terms of a lfs being that helpful, do any of the chain pet stores (like petsmart, or petcetra) do water tests for you, for free? I haven't found many lfs that are very helpful (even with all the stories I hear about getting gravel, or filter pieces for cycling, etc).