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My Angel Fish Nibbles On My Finger?

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Okay, so I look as my fish as my mini dolphins, I like to teach them tricks and even “pet” them. When I hold the hoop in the tank one of my 4 angel fish swims up and nibbles on my finger, am I going to get sick? Or will he?
BQ’s:
Where can I find a white betta in the US?
How many times should I feed my betta? (I feed him every other day)
How many gallons does a betta fish need to be happy? (My betta swims in less than a gallon)
Is feeding them one pellet a couple times a day as a treat for doing tricks not good?

Ideas For Stocking Fish Tank?!?

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 4 Comments

I have a 16 gallon (USA) 14 gallon (UK) and at the moment I have 4 Neon tetra’s. Its lightly planted and has bogwood. I clean the filter every week and a 25% water change with gravel cleaner.Im not a person who does NO research on cycling and fish so don’t worry about that. I do keep the tank in good shape the best I can I wanted to see if I could have this for my stock, also remember to add your ideas! Maybe your past experiences.
Here’s the stock:
8 Neon Tetras (Could I squeeze in 10?)
1 Dwarf Gourami (Maybe Honey one because there the smallest! Or a Neon Blue one.)
6 Corries (Or 4 If 6 is pushing it)
If I didn’t get the Corries could I have a Bulldog Pleco? Because I’ve heard about people having them In my size of tank.
If I have to I WILL do a water change 2 times a week.
REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR IDEAS IF YOU HAVE SOME
Thanks:)

Nudibranch (unknown species)

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Quick video of a nudibranch that appeared in my tank.

1 – How to set up an African Cichlid Tank – Stock Selection

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 25 Comments

Hi everyone, This episode covers African Cichlid Stock selection. In this series I will try and cover as much information regarding setting up an African Cichlid Tank. This series is aimed at the beginner. I don’t claim to know everything there is to know about keeping African Cichlids but I hope I can help fellow African Cichlids keepers with my experiences. ============================================================ If Ihaven’t subbed you, let me know and if I like your content well then consider yourself subbed!!! Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for more HD AQUATIC FOOTAGE… My channel: www.youtube.com My playlists: www.youtube.com ============================================================ The intro was created using Adobe After effects CS5: Music in the intro was download from: Kevin MacLeod Title-Decisions incompetech.com creativecommons.org ============================================================ Tags:”HOW TO set up” “African Cichlid Tank” guide Mbuna Haplochromis Tangyanikan Aquatic Victorian “Lake malawi” Lake Tangyanika “Lake Victoria” commentary rift lake aquarium Wildlife Nature Africa cichlid fish “fish selection” tank water
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Should I Make My 55g A Tetra Tank?

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | No Comments

My local Petsmart is having a tetra sale and they are $1.25 each for lots of different species. I was going to put a goldfish in my 55 but since I moved my neons there to quarantine them from my sick fish who were being treated, I kinda want to just leave them there. I only have one normal and one black neon since their friends died and now that they are on sale I was going to get more neons, black neons, and cardinals. Should I get just a few of each and put them back in my 30 gal with some guppies or keep them in the 55 and add more species like black skirts and red minor tetras? Will they all get along? Would there be enough for a school of zebras/glofish along with maybe 5 or 6 of each tetra? I was also planning on getting a bristlenose pleco for the big tank. That wouldn’t hurt them, would it? Could I put my betta back in there with them or would the tetras nip at her?
If you have any other suggestions for stocking a 55 please tell me! :D I was also thinking of making it an all gourami or all cichlid tank… How many would fit in there? (and I mostly mean the cute smallest lake cichlids, not oscars or anything…) Or I could go crazy and make it an all-invertebrate tank and breed mystery snails and shrimp. :D lol thanks. ^^

Biology Question? 10 Points?

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Ling feeds her guppies one-half teaspoon of fish food every day. The average guppy population in her aquarium over a four-month period is 38 guppies. She increased the food to one teaspoon per day. After a four-month period, the average population is 53 guppies.
Which of the following statements is supported by these data?
The size of the aquarium was a limiting factor.
One-half teaspoon of food was a limiting factor.
As long as Ling keeps adding more food, the guppy population will continue to grow.
Guppies reproduce rapidly.

Switching From Gold Fish To Tropical Fish?

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Ok, so i have a 10 gal tank with a aqueon 20 filter, and an air pump to run some movable decorations. I just purchased a 50 watt heater. So i had 2 gold fish, and a rubber lips plecostomus. THe 2 goldfish have now died, and the rubber lips plecostomus is still living. I want to change over to torpical fish, and keep the rubber lips plecostomus in the tank with them. It should be good in either environment. I talked to the fish person at petsmart, and they told me not to empty the tank water, just replace a good part of. It so i replaced about 5 gallons of water. I may do it one more time. SHe said it would be bad to do a really deep cleaning of the tank because you would kill all the good bacteria in the tank. I have also herd from a friend who cares for lots of fish that i should be cleaning the tank fully with bleach, and letting it sit empty for a week. So i dont know what is true. give me some advice.

Looking For An Inexpensive, Good Asian Restaurant Near Waterloo, London Area?

By on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | No Comments

My mum and sis are coming over for a couple of days to London for a visit. And as I am planning everything out thoroughly, I am doing this well in advance. Now, in one of the days we are going to the Sea Life Aquarium + the BFI IMAX, and between those two activities I think it would be a great idea to have lunch. So my question is, is there a nice place which serves Asian food, around the area (5-20 minutes travelling time) here are more details:
* The restaurant needs to be open between the times 15-17:30, -/+ 30 minutes is fine, but it depends on the location;
* It has to be a place where we can sit down, have a chat and enjoy ourselves (so no take-away places please);
* I am looking to spend around 60-80 pounds max on four people. This is not a lot, but we are not the 3-course type of people, so we will probably have starters and the main course, a soft drink or tea and have dessert elsewhere;
* The type of Asian is more like Chinese. I am looking for something that is not too spicy, but has rich flavour. I would rather stay away from Indian. What I am looking for is something like this -> parboiled rice with eggs/vegetables, chicken that is deep fried with honey, or chicken in sweet-sour sauce, tender, but rich in flavour. We might also consider pork & beef as meat, not so hot on the fish. (Back in my country we have this restaurant -> http://www.lage.lv/ganbei/en/short_order/, that is the short menu of it, and we usually enjoyed most of what is on offer there. I know it’s a large mixture of styles, as they also serve sushi, which is also fine, but hey !)
* London Restaurant Festival is taking place, and it would be nice if the restaurant was a participant because the promotion means we could visit a better/more expensive place for the same/lower price;
Well, that’s about it I think! I would absolutely love some first-hand experiences, because I really want this to be a nice way of spending a couple of hours before catching the movie.

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