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How often should a physical filter’s media be cleaned?
:-)
Bill

http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/Balloon_Ram-2.html
Is this the fish you have? If so, it is a “cull” of Microgeophagus or Papiliochromis altispinosa otherwise known as a “Bolivian Ram”. It is impossible to cross an angelfish with an altispinosa. It is incorrectly identified in this picture as a regular ram, Microgeophagus ramerezi. Here is a picture of a Microgeophagus […]

Heather, I think it is an overcrowding issue- I should talk as my 55 has a pile of platys and my pond is overstocked but I didn’t do it. the fish did. Maybe a 20 Gal tank would make things easier- I always had trouble with 10 gal as they emptied too fast […]

A 10G tank should probably not have more than 4-5 guppies… maybe 3-4 males with the juvi pleco. Guppies grow to around 2.5″ It would be best if you get baby/juvi clown or bristle nosed plecos (or one of the other dwarf varieties but those two are usually cheapest) which you will still […]

Ok, I’ll bite on this one. I would have to say it makes it dirtier.
The UV light will clear up the water itself but not remove contaminants like a plant would and Algae being a plant,massive amounts of tinny plants in your water should remove more contaminants and oxygenate the water than a filter alone.
I […]

Hello everyone, I have recently acquired some stony corals, Galaxea fascicularis. I’ve heard that we should feed them with Artemia to keep them healthy. Should I use frozen ones or culture live ones? Which is better for the corals? Do live ones have more nutritional value? Pls advise. Thank you!

Ok since my son received some guppies from his grandma the males have been just evil. We made sure to go get some more females so it was a 1 male to 3 female ratio give or take a few. He had a total of 13 guppies. The males have killed ALL the females twice […]

Rebecca, what kind of fountain pump did you have before? Did you have that pump sitting right on the bottom of the pond, or sitting on some type of platform? If your pond bottom is really loose muck, you might want to sit your replacement on top of a […]

What area of the world are you located in? I know some areas do not have as many available meds. Are you familiar with any of the meds that are available in your area?
First, you should move the ill fish to a quarantine tank so that you can treat it separately. This […]

Hi Groups,
Sorry for the cross-post but I’m only doing it to two groups so it shouldn’t affect too many folks.
SELAS is SouthEast Louisiana Aquarium Society, http://www.selas.us, which is a recently set up society for this area.
While I’m a member of the society, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to attend meetings, etc., due to […]