As a result of the discussion about cycling, I’m now a little confused about the filter media in an established tank. If the good bacteria on the filter media is so important, then what happens when you change the media (i.e., carbon and sponge). If the sponge doesn’t look too bad, I rinse it and […]
Unless you use gravel and rub your filter media from the new tank against the filter media from the old tank to get some good bacteria on it then you’re going to have a lot longer of a cycle than just a few days. By cleaning the tank you will kill all […]
It may very well make transition for the fish less stressful. But to cycle the tank you should get a bit of the filter media from the cycled and healthy tank and add it to the filter of the new tank. The water just won’t have much effect. You could gather some […]
How long has the tank been set up?
Both plecos and goldfish are usually very hardy and can tolerate really bad water conditions and somehow live but fancy (round-bodied) goldfish are less hardy and are more prone to many more health problems because of their messed up genetics from all of the inbreeding that took place […]
Oh, and I found the legs! LOL They fell out of the box in my eagerness to look at the light It looks very nice and the legs work rather well, think I may replace my hood on the 55 with a piece of plastic later or something, the ones I […]
I had had a bit of white fuzz starting to grow on some drift wood right after I put it in my frog tank this past summer. I yanked it out because I did not know what it was. I have not put it back in any tanks. I have never had white fuzz grow […]
Do pregnant swordtails generally display aggressive behavior towards her tankmates?
I’m not entirely positive, but I’m 98% sure my pineapple female is pregnant. She’s slightly bloaty, and although there is no distinct gravid spot, there is a small dark shadow near her anal fin. And my male pineapple seems suddenly very interested […]
No, I’m still puzzling this one out. I’m actually keeping that area dry by simply not filling the tank entirely while I get it properly sealed. It was a saltwater tank with what was called “reef ready towers” in the back corners which overflow into nozzles at the bottom into a wet/dry filter. I […]
My first question here is — what do you mean by “for a little while”? And, what are you planning to do with this Giant Gourami after this “little while”? Yes, its entirely possible for a 4 to 5 inch Giant Gourami to live with a 5 inch Oscar and […]
Lenny, Many, many thanks for clarifying that — I do appreciate it. Not being entirely sure as I was first posting this, I fell into the same trap that I warn others not to do. I searched the ‘Net and came up with what appeared to be these two […]