have any of you ever wondered

[sunflower]

This was mine:

I'm soooo glad to hear that. Set up my aquarium 2 months ago and was so worried that they were eating the algae!!!

Thanks

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[Nospherith]

Greetings. Now is the dawn of my time here on these forums. I'm dealing with some issues about my aquarium. I really like plants, they are really green and add alot of aesthetic appeal to an aquarium. I have a 20g tank with a few plants already (grass, crypt lutea and some other stemmy-leafy plant) and 5 zebra danios, some driftwood and a really awesome natural lava rock over 3" of coarse gravel. I guess I need some help setting up a good planted tank that lets my plants and fish be happy. Basically, I plan on getting more plants to make an aquascaped aquarium. I do not plan on using CO2 injection or one of those expensive 100w+ lighting set ups.

1) Lighting: I've read 1 watt per gallon is sufficient for a planted tank, but 2 or even 3 watts/gallon would be optimal. Would plants (not just low light like java fern) be able to flourish (in other words grow and propogate instead of merely existing) with a single 25w flourescent bulb for my 20g aquarium?

2) Substrate: I now have about 3" of pebble gravel, with which I am content, however; the added benefits of substrates such as flourite and Eco-Complete Plant Substrate are difficult to ignore. I'm probably going to end up replacing the gravel, but with what I do not know yet. I know about flourite (it the flaky-pebbly reddish stuff with lots of iron), but what about other substrates? My LFS carries this stuff:

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What does it look like, dirt or sand or what? My tank is already established, so I need something that won't kill my zebra danios by overclouding, since I'm not willing to drain my tank of all of the water.

--- Seems like I was really stubborn back then. I've since done everything I said I wouldn't.

 

[Synirr]

Here's mine... I'm glad it wasn't too embarrassing

Well, I'm new here and joined in hopes that one of you could shed some light on something for me... Yesterday while looking through the half-dead selection of bettas at my local Walmart (hoping to find one worth saving,) I stumbled upon something I've never seen before. At first I thought the poor little thing just had some sort of goop clinging to his pectoral fins, but closer inspection revealed that they are actually just incredibly long! This betta has pectoral fins that are nearly as long as his ventrals. The tips of his pectorals also come to a point, rather than being rounded like those of a normal betta. I bought him just for the novelty of it, and am currently treating him for a slight case of fin rot. Have any of you ever seen anything like this? Is this normal?

Happy to report that, more than a year later, I still have that betta

 

[wrs]

mine was

i got a guppy sat. and it has a gravid spot on it. i went to petsmart to ask them how long it would have babys. the lady said really really soon and i got a thing to put it in. it ws going crazy so i took her out and its been two days now and no babys. is there any way to tell how long it will be for the babys to come out?
also how many babys do they usually have. i dont have room for a lot, and what do i do with them whne there older?

well, apart from the terrible spelling, I can answer that.

-They usually have 30 plus fry though some less as it may be her first time.
-even though there is a gravis spot, that doesnt mean it is pregnant, I had that guppy for two months and it never got fat, nor did she ever have any fry!
-no there really isnt a way to tell how long till they come out, just when she is really fat its getting closer.
-send them to an lfs when they are older!

I wish I didnt have such a lame question to start my existance here, lol.

 

[rdd1952]

Im sure most people know how to find their first post but incase someone doesn't, here it is. Click on your ID just as you would someone elses to view their profile. Once you are there, right under your ID name, click the where it says "Find all posts by this member". Then go to the very last page and go to the bottom. There it is!!!

Mine was:

Last Tuesday (11th) I added a peppered cory to my 29 gal tank. The otos were added the same day as the cory (actually added 3 otos but one died on Sunday). He seemed fine until Saturday and we noticed that he was floating head and belly up near the top. The serpaes had harassed him some to start with but not much, mainly nipping his tail. There isn't any visible sign that they harmed him I isolated him in a small container and he made it through the weekend. I bought 3 new corys yesterday and put all 4 back in my main tank. They went off and started eating while he went off by himself. He still is having problems staying on the bottom and seems to float up or over on his side. I tried giving him a mashed pea (3 actually) but the other fish get them before they get to the bottom of the tank to him. He does make quick runs to the top of the tank which I understand is normal. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

And yes, I do know the answer to this now.

 

[Isis_Nebthet]

violet and marbled gobies...

Will I be able to keep these guys in the same tank like they are now for ever or should they be seperated? Also should I take the tank brackish or not? I keep reading violets need it but not enough info on the marbleds (O. Marmota).

Adrea


I think the answer is *gulp* since my marbled gobies have gotten so much more active lol...Dragons are still bigger

 

[CatLover]

Here is my first post:

"Hello there. I recently bought a 75G tank which has brought tons of joy to my life.
Before I had the 75G, I had a 35G which was given to me by a friend. The original fish included 1 pleco, 3 black tetras, 1 cory, and some small silver fish. The small silver fish died, as did one of the black tetras. Everyone else has survived and now live in the 75G along with many new additions.

I find myself learning more aquarium knowledge every day from the internet and my own tank. I hope to learn a lot here and be able to come here when a problem occurs, or to just share happy fishie experiences."