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I'm not sure exactly but I am searching the forum to find out basically the same thing.  I think the refugium is a wonderful filter but it does worry me a little.  I think the overhead above may overflow the display tank and the sump below may siphon out the display tank.  I hope some of the...

I have a 65 gallon Hexagon tank with one cracked panel. Breaks my heart. I was curious if anyone has ever repaired cracked glass, replaced a panel or what? My idea was to sandwich the crack with two scrap pieces of glass one on the inside primarily and one on the outside. I had a piece of...

I have had a tank (29gallon) full of about 20 convicts for a couple years now. They are all from the same batch of eggs. They are all grown and a few are paired off. It probably isn't a good thing letting them inbreed but I don't ever save the babies. In my experience with them they are the...

I have had convicts for a long time. As long as you take care of them (i.e. food) they are the best parents. Mom and dad both take care of the young. Right now I have a tank full of one litter of babies that grew up. I don't take the time to take the young out because they breed like...

Not sure about willow. Cypress never rots

You may just want to rinse them off before you drop them in and make sure you use small enough pieces so that the shrimp is eaten. Don't want it stinking up the water too bad. Otherwise I say go for it.

How fast are you going to be needing pictures. I have some equipment at work. I would have to practice on cropping and figuring out how to mail them to you. But that is do-able. I just need some more time. I am in an ichthyology ( study of fish ) class in college. So information about...

Just an update on the angels. They seem to be doing o.k. in the hospital tank. I used a fin and tail rot medication. It doesn't look to be getting any worse. But I don't know if I should trust that it is gone. I did a water change and put the carbon filters back in. I think I will let it...

I agree I have always wanted to get killi's but I am reluctant to because you don't get a lot of information on them. I cant tell you if it is normal or not. I don't know. How long have you had him? Has it seemed to be getting bigger or not? It isn't raised or indented that you can tell...

As long as you add the salt slow enough I don't think you will hurt them much. I am sure their is a point that you can get too much. I think the salt should help the wound some. I haven't looked at the picture but red could be bacterial or a parasite if it is a bump. I also think melafix is...

If you want to go drastic. I'ld nearly say to find the nearest lake or stream that you trust to be clean and get some new water. (yes, their is a chance of picking up parasites and such, but from your problems you are having it can't hurt). I would go with the bacterial, fungal antibiotics...

My water hardness is indeed pretty high. I didn't realize that it could cause tears. I guess that could be why it has just affected my angels. They like softer water. Thank you for the tip. I appreciate it.

I am not sure what all antibiotics you have in Australia. We need to find a broad spectrum antibiotic that can be combined with an internal parasite medication. That oughta do it. Hope you find some soon. I don't want to see it croak. My angels are fighting a round of fungus right now...

I moved the two angels and the betta into their own ten gallon tank so that I can treat them. I inspected everyone else in the 75 gallon tank and they seem to be fine. I will keep a close eye on them for the next few days. Now it is what to treat the sickies with. I had been using maracyn...

Found my loach. He is just fine. All the rest of my fish look just fine. I have three sick fish. Two angels and a betta. I know angels are usually a little more sensitive to water parameters. Maybe that is what it is but I am not thinking so. Everything looked safe when I checked it...

It is possible it is parasites. I can't be sure I haven't had that problem yet. I have always had good luck with the fish antibiotics that come in capsules. I would try getting one that treats parasites and see if that helps. I know they are a little more expensive but they have done...

Alright I need some help here. I have a 75 gallon tank that has been established for a year or so. I have three angel fish. Two bala sharks, Four cardinal tetras, 4 catfish, a missing weather loach and a small algae eater. The last week or so my angels have started getting ragged fins...

That is pretty clever, Thank you for sharing that information. I will be sure to give it a try and to tell my friends. Try to work on the pictures, I would like to see them.

I have another post about cherry barbs. I have two that have become skinny. I am thinking they are stressed or depressed or something. I have a male and a female that are fat, fine and stick together. The other two are skinny and kinda hang around by themselves. I had them in a tank with...

I had had them with a bunch of different tetras. glow lights, rummy nose, head and tail lights. It is possible that they were being tortured I guess I never noticed it though. I moved them in a tank with two cory cats about a week ago. They are still just hanging around. I'll give them...

I have four cherry barbs. Three females and one male. One female and the male are fat and fine, but the other two females are all emaciated and unhappy. What do you think could be causing this. I had a tank was constantly cloudy and the ph stayed a little low. So I started a new tank and...

Stress. . . That could have done it. I added two bala sharks and 5 rosy barbs to the tank. That is a lot of active company than what she was used to. That could've stressed her out. The base of her fins and tail aren't red anymore and most of the slime is gone. She still has a strip about...

Hey Aquanut, it sounds like you know your stuff. Is it normal for angels to shed their slime coat? She is in fact. That is probably half of what I am looking at. I looked at her today, and she doesn't seem to feel any worse. The ring on her head is gone of coarse if it is slime it could've...

This morning their is a spot on her tail. It doesn't look cottony. Her body, when you look at her from her tail, is all fuzzy. I guess like velvet. I noticed it first on her head their is a ring not a perfect one, but a white ring. Like when your skin on your fingers peel or something. It...

Is Melafix ok to use on synodontis catfish and a weather loach? I have an angelfish that is starting to look fuzzy. I think she has a skin infection. What should I treat her with? I should probably move her to her own tank and treat her seperately, right?

Welcome to the forum, try posting it in tropical chit chat it might get more responses. However it may be gourami's. Are the whiskers off its nose or like where the fins should be? Being clear it may be a glass catfish or something.

Hello Glad you joined us. Have a ball

Hi and welcome, Don't be afraid to dish out your questions, we are all ready to give it a shot. Have fun on this forum it it great.

I don't know I will have to check the temperature maybe it is stressing them but I don't think so. I'm still puzzled. I bought him about a year and a half ago I guess he was probably half a year old maybe.

Can't put my finger on the problem. Came home yesterday afternoon to find one of my angels hanging on to life by a thread. His fins were fine, scales and color good, no holes or other problems that I could see. The other day I had made a comment to myself that both the angels seemed to have a...

How different are your water parameters from the water at the store. Discus are pretty picky when it comes to water conditions. They could be stressed from ph difference or other parameters. If it isn't the water conditions it could be stress from the move. They need plenty of hiding places...

They sell them all the time on aquabid.com either as eggs or fish.

Welcome to the forum Christine, I have found a ton of useful information here so any questions that you have someone will surely have the answer(s). I have never had ferrets, but I used to have a pair of prarie dogs. :) They were fun.

I'm with tanked. I would love to go but well . . can't cross the pond just now. Plane ticket and college is holding me down. :thumbs: Drink one for me and have a lot of fun. Learn a lot so you can tell us all about it :D

I still say call a university or something. I remember studying about some cyclops sorta thing that lived in the water. Very small invertebrate, I can't quite remember all of its life stages. I think it started out in snails and hatched out as a free swimmer then infested fish. It sounds...

yep, I have to admit it is a sick thought of eating a few loaches on your night out on the town. :sick: , but I suppose they like it. Hope you all read into these guys they are neat !

Welcome to the best forum on the web, look forward to chatting with you.

inchworm had a good reference I had checked around nearly a year ago because I wanted to buy some more weatherloaches. By the way I would be perfectly comfortable having two in my 75 gallon even a 55 gallon. I found a site that these guys are a delicate dish in Korea. They grow them for food...

I'm not too sure I have wanted to get some myself. I guess it depends on the tank size somewhat. If there is quite a bit of hiding/swimming room a semi aggressive may do o.k. Maybe not so much when they get ready to breed. I have heard they pretty much like live food though. May want to...

I have had a weather/dojo loach for a few years now, he has moved from a 15 gallon tank, to a 75 gallon tank in several rooms of the house. I don't keep my house exceptionally cold and I don't treat him any differently than I do my other fish. The loach is about 7-8 inches in length and hasn't...