I have a fully cycled 29 gallon aquarium with a filter, heater and air pump. I’m interested in colorful african cichlids (what types can I have, and how many). Also if I can’t have any african cichlids then can I have angel fish, what are some other compatible fish I could have with them??? I would also like a community tank with dwarf garamis, guppies and a school of tetras.
What is best? Any advice? What else would you suggest. Thanks!!!!!
okay I just bought this really old aquarium with an undergravel filter, gravel, a bubbler and a heater when I put it to work the water would turn green so last night i got a gravel vaccum and cleaned the gravel then the water turned perfectly clear then I started to put my hands in there (to make the gravel flat) and it turned kind of green not to much you could barely see it but im going to leave it running for a week could I put my fish in then? please help and if you have alot of information regarding this please send me an e-mail at:sugey7394@yahoo
um..I have two comet tail or (25 cent fish) a female guppy and this gray thin but wide fish waiting to go in there it is a huge tank
I recently bought 2 peacock eels from my local pet shop , Ive had my 20 gal long tank for 8 months now using black gravel as the substrate , I notice that peacock eels like to bury themselves in anything they can , if sand is suitable for them is it bad for my other fishes in my tank that Ive had for awhile? If it is possible to replace the gravel with sand what are the procedures in doing so and what type of sand can I use for my tank?
my fishes
-2 black angelfish
-3 koi swordtail
-1 indo tiger dat
-2 peacock eels
I am taking a class where we have to design an exhibit for a zoo/aquarium/museum based around one type of animal. I want to gather info from all sorts of people to find what they would initially know and expect coming into an exhibit, and what age groups, etc to aim at satisfying.
I will raffle points to the responses rather than pick the best one. Only helpful responses will be part of the raffle!
Please answer honestly! Do NOT use a search engine or book to answer these questions, I want real opinions and background knowledge!
First a few basic questions:
1. What is your age?
2. What sex are you?
3. Do you have children?
4. When visiting a zoo or museum, would you go alone? If not who would you go with?
5. What would you think of an exhibit in the Field Museum containing live animals in collaboration with the Shedd Aquarium?
6. What do you know about invasive species, captive breeding, and the roles of zoos in conservation?
Now a few really basic questions!
If you know what a tuatara is, please answer this set of questions:
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If you do not know, answer this set:
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Thank you for participating! I look forward to your responses!
I’m about to buy fish for my 10 gallon aquarium. I was going to get about 3-4 white clouds and about 2 shrimp. Could I add a cory cat? Would they eat the shrimp? What about a molly or two? Could you guys please tell me some other peaceful fish that I could add? Something hardy and not so sensitive. I add a little bit of aquarium salt to my tank.
Its already cycled. I’m going to add these fish. Then I was wondering, what else is peaceful and wouldn’t harm the minnows or shrimps?
I’m a 14 year old that is, not to brag, but really good with aquariums ( i have a professional ranking) Ignoring that, should I buy a somewhat junk Tetra Aquarium Kit, for around 130 dollars or should I buy everything separate (stand, aquarium (looking for around 30-40 gallon). Price wise, my max is around 150-170 dollars
I’m a 14 year old that is, not to brag, but really good with aquariums ( i have a professional ranking) Ignoring that, should I buy a somewhat junk Tetra Aquarium Kit, for around 130 dollars or should I buy everything separate (stand, aquarium (looking for around 30-40 gallon). Price wise, my max is around 150-170 dollars
Spikee, i have to say, small tanks is basically suicide. there is not enough filtration, unless you do daily water changes daily. around 50%?
*I am asking this question for a friend who is in deep distress, so please don’t point fingers at me!
I only want serious answers, preferable from people who are experienced in fish. I will ignore mean/rude/uncaring answers, and report abuse. This is a situation I am very worried about.*
Two days ago my friend’s fantail was swimming around, looking healthy, everything normal. When my friend went away for a moment, however, the fantail’s tail fins got stuck in the filter intake tube. My friend told me that the fantail looked like it was desperately trying to free himself, and he was breathing very heavily in the process. The fantail was stuck for around 10 seconds. My friend freed him by putting a net in between, and he slipped out. He swam around again like normal, like it never even happened.
The next day, my friend told me he saw a tiny spot of red on one of the fantail’s tail fins. It was identical to a hyphen ( – ). The fantail swam around like normal and didn’t seem to be bothered by it. My friend initially thought it was the beginning of a septicemia infection.
Later that day, my friend told me he couldn’t see the red mark anymore. The fantail got stuck in the filter again (for 1 whole minute this time), but my friend used the net to free him again. The fantail was acting like normal after that. All seemed to go well…
Today, this morning my friend told me when he got up, the fantail was lying on the gravel. He didn’t respond to my friend’s finger movements (which usually gets his attention otherwise). The fantail’s eyes also became jerky and shifted up and down abnormally. He was still lying on the gravel when my friend had to leave for school.
When my friend came home, the fantail was lying on the gravel again, not moving at all and breathing slowly. My friend said his mom told him that the fantail was acting like that occasionally during the school day as well. After an hour, the fantails fins were clamped and he began to float. He also got stuck in the filter again today, only for 4 seconds and freed by the same method.
If this confuses you, know that the fantail only laid on the gravel for periods of time, not all the time.
The fantail swims around awkwardly. My friend also thinks he has developed dropsy because his scales are sticking out a bit and its stomach has became larger (you can only notice this if you look in the tank from the top), although he doesn’t know for sure and no meds have been given yet.
Other things:
*The Fantail lives alone in a 10 gallon tank with 3 plastic/silk plants, 10 lb of gravel, and a background. Like me, this is only a TEMPORARY setup, not a permanent one. He knows that 10 gallons is not big enough for a fantail, but he is going to get a 20 gallon for him once he gets bigger (right now he is 2 inches long head to fin).
*The filter is a Tetra Whisper PF10 Power Filter.
*Each day ever since the fish got stuck for the first time my friend put in a teaspoon of aquarium salt.
*Since this happened, my friend has done 2 15% water changes and put in 2 caps of Seachem’s Stability.
*The owner of the fantail is “Aquarium guy”
*Water parameters as of now:
pH: 6.5
Ammonia: 0.5
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Any help you can give is deeply appreciated, as long as it is actually HELPFUL, if you know what I mean. Kind words would be comforting as well.
I’ll be here for additional details.
Pet stores don’t really know about the animals they are selling.
….I know that from experience.
Salt can be used to help regenerate slime coat in freshwater fish. If you work at a pet store you should know that.
O.k so heres the plan, i want to re decorate my fish existing fish tank in a egyptian theme. but the problem is i cant rely think of things to do with it. i was thinking fine white gravel and plants but i cant find any decorations that would go with the tank. so i would like to hear your ideas on how to decorate the tank in an egyptian theme and also other ideas for a non egyptian tank. Also links for egyptian style ornaments and air supplie ornaments. I cant find any anywhere!! thanks in advance
Thanks Black Kat i forgot to say that im in england so i need english websites or ones that deliver to england but thanks anyway black kat im sure that they would have helped a lot.