Recent content by swammy

Grrr.....that really sucks. I was hoping for a puffer. Fortunately for the fish, I am not going to put them in a potentially harmful environment. I am just not as entertained with my guppies and my platties. Don't get me wrong, I love all my fish, but I was just hoping for a strange addition to...

Ok, here's my deal. I want a puffer pretty bad now. I am really concerned that if I end up getting one, I will lose fish. It seems that, from what I have read in different topics on here, most puffers aren't very good tank mates. Can anyone recommend a good puffer website to me? Anyone have any...

Well...thx for the advice, all. I got scared, and did a full tank cleaning. I performed a 50% water change, and pulled out all the gravel and cleaned it off real good. I didn't notice any worms, so I am thinking that my efforts were pointless. Well, not pointless.....the tank is VERY clean...

I am very curious about this also. I have been doing lots of googles and reading on turtles lately. I think that it would be soooo awesome to have a full community in my aquarium. I am thinking i might be able to get by with a divider inbetween the fish and the turtle. I plan on doing much more...

lol @ perhaps my wife.....maybe I should rid myself of HER just in case she's the culprit. LMAOOOOO. Anyways....I highly doubt that it is my frog. He's just a plain aquatic frog. small, keeps to himself all of the time. The only time I really see him is when he comes up for air. I have checked...

OK...so here goes my story. I am in the Army, and was recently sent on TDY for 2 weeks. I had my wife feed my fish while I was gone, but expected no more from her since the fish are mine, and I am responsible for their care. Upon my return, I was cleaning the tank the other day and noticed that...

yep, check in oddballs. I had a ghost knife. If you would like...you may check out some of my posts about him (or her). damned if I know how to get to them though....so until i figure it out...good luck. Welcome to the forum. Hope you get all you need out of it. don't you dare kill that ghost...

VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like that too. So in actuality, a cheapskate like me would LOVE this type of plant, wouldn't they? Only buy once, and the rest just grows on it's own! Well, I wouldn't mind buying more anyways. They're only $1.49 a bunch. I am just amazed at how fast they grow though. I...

Guppies!! Definitely guppies. Platties and guppies are probably the easiest fish that you have on your list. Platties are kind of dull to me, but they are very hardy. Guppies, from my experience, are very hardy too, and the color combinations are sooooooo beautiful!! Both platties and guppies...

Ok, that last post was at around 6 am this morning. Now, it is about 6 pm. The plant is now poking out of the water. These things are growing at a tremendous rate!! My question to you all: If I cut my plant at it's midpoint, will it be possible to replant that in a different spot or will...

Well one thing that I HAVE noticed is that my plants are growing super fast. Some limbs have already reached the top of my tank!! (they were only half the height of my tank when I bought them. I DO like watching my platties hide in them, it is a nice little spot they like to hide. The plants are...

Ok, as a new aquarist, I don't know a whole heck of a lot. I went out and bought some plants to provide a hiding spot for platty babies and guppy babies. I looked at several varieties, and was impressed with the thickness of the cabomba plants. Is this a good investment for my tank? What will...

Thx bunches. I went out and bought 3 more platties. Worms are not visible no more. I hope they didn't just go back into the rocks. I also went out and bought some live plants to help with my filtration. We'll see how it goes. Thx again for the help. Oh, Do you have any pics of your tuxedo...

How's your temperature?? I am at a loss for an explanation too!! (Not that I'm a guru or anything). At one time, my daughter had scratched my thermometer off, and unplugged my heater at the same time, so I didn't notice that the temp was down. This caused me to lose 2 fish before I noticed what...

Well, that was informative, tstenback. I read that article and I think that is the same problem I am having. I think I'm going to buy 2 more platties...seems that people have success in getting rid of the worms with platties. Thanks for the post!!