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oh, really? i could have sworn i was told the other way... but you're the expert, not me :P

You fill 2/3 of the bag with water and 1/3 with air. Some pet shops have an air hose to put some air in the bag, if not, then hold the bag completely open once the water and fish are in it, pinch off the top of the bag quickly, not letting too much air out, then spin the bag until the air...

I think that unless you get all new filter parts, you will still risk getting the worms back.

He's still medium sized, but I'm having trouble finding a good size tank that I can afford. This 29 gallon was free and it's better than a 10 gallon. I've read on a few aquarium sites that the minimum for a fully grown JD was 30 gallons. Mine just reached 6 inches. He acts happy and healthy, but...

Are you using the same filter that you had originally?

Just a little tip on bettas.... in general, they don't like to have tank mates. Especially if they are showy. Your betta could view it as competition and try to fight it. There are special cases where people could keep their betta with other fish, but from what I've seen and heard from others...

The way I fixed my 29 gallon is I used a razor blade and removed the old sealant. I got a tube of silicone aquarium sealant and just followed the directions on the tube. Basically, it said to clean the surface with isopropyl alcohol, dry it, apply the sealant and press it into the corner. It...

So I have this tank that someone gave to me, I think it is a 29 gallon. I have removed the old sealant and applied new silicone sealant a week ago, it holds water now. I got the glass as clean as I think it will get. I think I am ready to start setting it up and cycling it. I am planning on...

I have an old microscope that's just sitting around. It's not extremely powerful, but it gets the job done. I'll send it to you if you're interested. I hate seeing it go to waste. Shipping should only be a few dollars.

Heh, that's a new one to me.

There is a petsmart around here that is better than most pet stores I've seen. The employees there know quite a bit about the fish they carry and the fish (other than the bettas) always seem to be in good health. But they do keep their bettas in those horrible little cups on the shelf and I...

My favorite fish out of all the once I've had was Rahziel. He was a crown tail betta and he passed away about 6 months ago :( Here is a pic of him: My favorite that I have right now is Apple. He's a JD. I love his colors and his fun personality:

Oh, thanks, oldman47. I couldn't remember which way it was... 50/50 chance I would have been right :P Oh well.

Here's an update on how my tank is cleaning up: The razor blade got the majority of the gunk off, but there were still the light rings around the tank. I used the lemon and a scour and scrubbed as hard as I could. The glass looks pretty good, but I can still see the residual image of the marks...

When I moved from Florida to Louisiana (a 12 hour drive) I had about 5 guppies, 2 plecos, and a jack dempsey to move. In preparation, I bought 20 gallons of water. At some major super markets, you can buy gallon refills for 35 cents or less. I pre treated them with the water treatment to remove...

My guess, based on what I read online, is that they are banning antibiotics because the water from pet fish tanks ultimately ends up getting into other water sources. And supposedly, it is causing mutations in wild fish.

Hehehe.. Apple is a bit bigger than that now though. That was a few months ago. In the right light, his scales shine like stars. I haven't been able to get a good picture of it though.

I spoil my Jack Dempsey. His name is Apple. Anything he wants to eat, he gets. I can't exactly hand feed him unless I want to include human on his menu. I use metal tongs to feed him things from blood worms, earth worms, meal worms, crickets, flies, small lizards, small fish, shrimp, peas...

I <3 science! Thanks, Mr Bliss

hmmm, shave my tank, interesting idea. :shifty:

I would think that it would be ok. More water would dilute the amount of ammonia in the water that is produced by the fish and might not be enough to feed the amount of bacteria in the old media. But I believe that if you watch your levels closely and do partial water changes appropriately, the...

I just tried scrubbing hard with a dry sponge for 10 minutes and there is no change in the marks. I tried with a more abrasive sponge and that didn't work either. I'm afraid to try something even more abrasive because I don't want to etch the glass. Isn't there a chemical or something that is...

I'll try the dry sponge, thanks.

That is what I was using, and it didn't get it all off. It removed most of the thick parts, but there are still white lines on the glass. The sponge I used had a plastic mesh around it for getting at stubborn spots.

Can anyone give me some advice?

Your sponge houses the bacteria that is needed to remove the ammonia. So as long as you have that sponge in there, the floss can be discarded without harming the balance. You wouldn't want to remove them both though because too much of the bacteria would be removed and the ammonia would spike.

Why did you use old tank water? I think that you should rinse the wood off more thoroughly and use all new water and rinse the gravel off too. Be sure to use a water dechlorinator. If the water still turns colors again, there are chemicals that some fish stores carry that control algae growth...

More frequent, smaller water changes are better for keeping the stress level of the fish low. It also depends on the size of your tank. For my 10 gallon tanks, I do 25% water changes weekly. Then, once a month, I do a large water change and clean the gravel. The longer you keep your filter...

Someone gave a 30 gallon glass tank to me and I have been working on getting it refurbished to look like new. The sealant was old and leaky, the glass was dingy and coated with something white that doesn't come off very easily. I have washed out the entire thing with just water and a sponge to...

I'm sorry to hear that :( It's too bad fish don't realize that there isn't water outside their tanks. I lost a cichlid that way once, and my current cichlid has also jumped his tank once when he was little. He was covered in dust bunnies and hair when I found him.. but he survived. Thank goodness.

Pots like that are usually either clay or resin. There is a plastic variety, but I've never seen it in any stores. He's a pretty fish. Good choice! :good:

In my opinion, it's always better to get rid of any ammonia by doing water changes as opposed to adding chemicals to the water. I believe that the less chemicals you use, the better it is for your fish. Of course this doesn't mean to never use chemicals, but the more you can avoid it, the better.

Is turning space the only reason that you're saying I need a bigger tank?

jeeze.. must have been a drunk driver, eh? I mean, it's pretty hard to do that kind of damage on accident.

Too big for a 30 gallon?! I thought they only get up to 12 inches. It's a 30 long, so he's got lots of horizontal area. I am very strict with my water changes, I do them twice a week. He isn't going to have any tankmates. I cant get anything bigger that this 30 gallon. :/ It's hard times and I...

When you try to stabilize it, you should do it gradually so you don't shock your fish. So, 5-10% water changes every day with water that is in your target pH range. If your tap water is the problem, then what I would do is buy bottled water to use for water changes instead of tap water. Still...

I've had it for about two weeks, I guess. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of the time. :P I was also thinking that it looked like a roundtail. The pictures are not too great because it kept swimming all the way to the back of the tank when I was trying to take the pictures.

Just thought I would point out that Syphoneria wasn't saying that your betta isn't pretty. She was saying that your betta isn't just pretty. ;) Also, just because a betta doesn't drop eggs doesn't mean it's a male. I have a few female bettas that have never dropped eggs. And one of my females...

He sure does. To be honest, I think that he's spoiled! I baby him so much. I give him a HUGE variety with his diet and certain days he won't eat certain things. Sometimes he wants bloodworms, sometimes he doesn't.. I have to rotate through and make sure I don't feed him the same food twice in...