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I forgot to mention I have a 8″ sword plant in the 55. Thats been there since I started the tank.

    I can’t tell you what the fountain pump was my husband suprised me with it a few years ago( a beckett maybe).. we had it on a elevated stand in the pond about 2 feet underwater and 3 feet above the bottom. It had ran constanly for 2 years even through the winter, I […]

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 […]

Check the nitrite level. Whenever my tank has any fishy smell at all (noone has specified what their bad smells smell like but several have hinted that that’s what it smells like), my nitrites are high. They’re classically associated with the fishy smell.
A noxious rotten odor would be hydrogen sulfide […]

Ok guys, where shall i start from…..well the tap water smells ok….the bad smell is only for a few seconds after opening the cover in the morning…..so i tried something out last nite…..i kept the covers open the whole nite and guess what? not only the smell said good bye but the water now […]

Hi dennis, sorry for your loss, had the same 2 years ago. I have missed something here, i dont see any post about your trouble, you mentioned imports from japan, you had KHV hit your pond? If so, you cant add anymore […]

Me too, I mean he is neat to watch and stuff, but I don’t want to take chances that he will get hungry and grab an unsuspecting cichlid…
 
I also called a local pet store and they sell them for around that price too.
 
I just don’t have a set up for him at all, I […]

No I didn’t see the size they get to be, how big do they get to be?
I think I have someone near me willing to buy it from me, which is awesome… I don’t want anything that can be that mean or eat my expensive cichlids… and some are expensive…
 
Lana
 
On Jul 16, 2008, Maxmillionmaxcat@aol.com […]

Well I finaly hit 36 hours without a fish loss. Now if the trend continues how long do you think it should be before I can safely start replacing some of the fish. I have 1800 gallons and three Koi left.
Remaining ate one Kohaku, and two Muji (one white and one […]

 
Oh great, that is not what I bargained for, probably not the best fish for a beginner either… ugh…
 
I will have to look into the black worms…
I also have to look into what this sucker retails for, as I think I may have over paid for him, but that is just me… maybe […]