Freshwater Fishtank Care

Unfortunately, goldfish are very vulnerable to disease, with young goldfish even more so. Many new goldfish owners have watched their goldfish die in their fish tanks or aquariums only days or even hours after purchasing a goldfish. Fortunately, there are a few simple steps you can take to preserve the health of your goldfish. First, do all that is possible to make sure that your fish is healthy. If there are any sores on its body, pass on it. Before you put your fish in the fish bowel, let th

Good water flow will keep solids in suspension, which increases feeding opportunities by fishes and invertebrates, and improves filter/skimmer opportunities to export such matter in a well-designed system.

Powerheads are certainly one of the most popular ways aquarists create water flow in the aquarium, yet the technology has its flaws and may not be appropriate for advanced ma

For the safety of your person and property, be sure to have a professional evaluate and confirm the integrity of the aquarium and the solid foundation of the stand, as well as the floor upon which it sits. Most large aquariums over a few hundred pounds will need to be set on solid ground (concrete flooring). When this is not possible, strategy will be required with an orientation perpendicular to the run

To that, add one quarter cup of white wine vinegar for every gallon of tap water that is in the bucket. Plug in the pumps and allow them to run for 15 minutes. The vinegar helps to liberate any hard calcium deposits. Once that is done, drain the bucket and repeat the process, but this time, instead of vinegar use plain bleach in the same ratios. Again, let the pumps run for 15 minutes to rid it of any built up organic sludge, bacteria, or algae growth. Drain the bucket again, refill with plain tap

Gars can be kept with most fishes that are too big to be considered food and not too aggressive. However, gars should never live with plecos. Plecos sometimes suck on gars and cause infections, and since gars are very sensitive to most medicines these infections may be very hard to treat.

Regarding water, the most important thing is keeping the water clean and well circulated. Gars accept most pH or hardness levels. Temperature can range from 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (16 - 30 degrees Celsius). Gars breathe air and should be left with a few inches of space at the

Reply to Need more fishy advice please

julesangel posted a reply:

hi guys...
since you all wrote that....

ive cycled water, tested ph again ..tried nearly everthing you al suggested(thanks by the way)

Ive been still to scared...to get more fish...

Flowerhorn Cichlids

Flowerhorn cichlids is a hybrid cichlid that was developed in Malaysia during the second half of the 1990: s. It was created by crossbreeding different South American cichlids. Exactly which cichlids that were used to create the Flowerhorn is a well kept secret only known by the breeders who developed the species but they did most likely crossbreed Trimacs (Amhilophous Trimaculatus) and.

microbubbles
hi everyone, i notice that sometimes my power head shoots out microbubbles...anyone know why, it looks like it burps and shoots them out. Also will too much flow at the surface cause microbubbles. My skimmer cause a little bit of bubbles but tonight on one side of my tank there have been an exceptional amount of them. any suggestions?.