Hi Brenda,
It sounds like you do a pretty good job taking care of your koi and pond, so I don’t think you need to worry too much about any big problems arising from the rocks in your pond. It’s best to have no rocks in a koi pond, …. BUT, they sure can […]
I have stuff hanging over the outlet to stop the turbulence from teh way the water htis the surface from drving the fish nuts; it necessarily causes the water to fall close to the bottom of the pump. don’t know what to do about that. But I could see how much adding […]
Plecos have air breathing capabilities. They generally only use it when oxygen content in the tank is low. It’s not necessarily dangerous, particularly if they are doing it primarily in the mornings right after the lights come on in like a planted tank (when oxygen levels tend to be lower from plants AND […]
Just a quick note,
I have not been able to follow this thread as closely as I would like. Consider something like Mosquito rasboras or some other micro rasboras. I have a small tank about 4 gallons and I have a colony of Heterandria Formosa in it with plants. They do great! A native fish to […]
Thanks Ray - for the information and your kindly manner. Sorry I opened that kettle of fish. g> Barbara In a message dated 6/9/2008 11:08:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sevenspringss@wmconnect.com writes:
Hi Barbara, Yes, adding salt is highly debatable, although it should be known […]
Hi Ray,
No problems at all
I was just a bit paranoid about the salt topic. Seen too many arguments about it. Glad we are all on the same page or chapter of the book.
Although still a new guy to fish, 7 ish years? I am moving further away from chemicals every year. Had […]
Hi Mike, Somehow I don’t feel as though the salt topic will escalate into any kind of an argument as I believe we’re all in accord with it. For the newer members here, I’m sure they’ll wisely take this as a learning experience. There may be some controvery in […]
Hi Barbara, Yes, adding salt is highly debatable, although it should be known that it is not necessary for most freshwater fishes. It does seem to be beneficial fot Mollies however, and most seem to enjoy it regardless of the conditions they were raised in (with or without salt) […]
David, Aside from the possibility of Darwinism being part of this problem, as Lenny points out, and aside from this fish being in an undersized tank for its eventual full size, it can be expected of any variety of the Blue/3-Spot Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus), including your variant Opaline (Cosby), to […]
Dora,
You are still putting far too much emphasis and worrying about the minute amount of ammonia coming from chloramine. It’s usually only 0.5ppm and then when only doing a 10% to 25% PWC, you’re talking 0.05ppm to 0.125ppm of ammonia… an amount equal to about what one fish might pee. Your bio-filtration should […]