Recent content by dennis r

Just saw your thread. If you decide on keeping the tank, make it a real show tank. I saw that you may go with angels. Cool. Start with at least a half dozen small ones and let them grow together. Just remember, they are predatory and may get large. This means that tetras like glow lights...

The pet stores usually have an air pump above the waterbarrel with an air stone. Always keep the air pump above the water.

Substitute "Brand X" generic bleach. That is what I used to use. In fact, the pet store in my town just used it last week to clean the corals in their tanks. Cheap because it has no additives.

Good luck just remember to go slow with restocking because there is little or no beneficial bacteria. Throw in a few test fish in and observe for a few days.

Yes I have. I put twenty years in the pet shop trade. Back in the early years of the marine trade when everyone wanted white corals, we used the same technique to get rid of that "gross" algae. Soaking the rocks in the fresh water baths several times will eliminate the bleach. Just keep...

If you want to clean your lava, remove from the tank, get a new plastic garbage can, put the rocks in the can, cover with water and add about a quart of bleach. After an hour, dump the bleach water then add fresh tap water. let sit for an hour and repeat two more times. The lava should no...

I started keeping mbuna in 1970 and kept them for 30 years. I used lava for their decorations. Three years ago, I had a similar problem as you do with my South American cichlid tank. Just about everything died with the same symptoms as your fish. Here, in northern Jersey, we have heavily...

Put in water lilies. First of all, they will use up the nutrients that the algae would use. Secondly, they would shade the algae which needs sun. Third, your fish will use them for cover.

Check out Aquabid which is like ebay for fish. They sometimes have sellers in the UK. If you look at the killies page, there are a number of breeders from all over Europe.

My recommendation is to find a home for the neon, even give it to a pet store. Get some active bullet proof fish like zebra danios. Serpae tetras would go also. Get a school of at least six. Forget guppies unless they are in a tank by themselves and cories. Active fish like your tetras will...

I have play sand in my 40 gallon tank. Be careful if you stir it up. Several times, I have had fine particles sucked into my Marineland filter and had them get jammed by the impellor. If you don't catch it, the motor overheats.

I took a close look at your fish. It looks to me that it is damaged. Usually, eye cloud will affect both eyes at once. The other is clear. Also when an arowana gets an infection, the"feelers" are usually the first to be infected. The damage may have been caused by trying to jump or hitting...

Just curious about your feeding. I have a feeling that you are giving too much food. General rule is that all food should be eaten within two minutes or so. Any uneaten food that gets to the bottom will rot. Another way to judge is to look at a fish's eye. Usually it is approximately the...

Just curious, you said that you are feeding different foods. Are you removing everything that is not eaten? Everything that is not eaten will decay and cause problems. Make sure that you have a weighted cover on the tank. They are expert jumpers. I have seen unhappy arowanas jump out of...

I started in the hobby just about the same time. We had the same chains here in Jersey plus other department stores. In the 80s, beside mom and pop stores, we had mega fish stores. They were around 15,000 sq. ft. with every fish imaginable. Sadly, the last one closed last year. I am down to...