I’m going to get an aquarium. For all their advice on on every animal, they sure don’t like to focus on this very popular way for keeping pets.
May 29, 2010
What is PETA's guidelines on owning an aquarium?
So I buy fish from a freshwater retailer, poke a couple holes in the bag with a needle, and set it in the water.
How long should I leave the bag in the water before it’s safe to let the fish out? A few of the fish I’m after are too delicate to go through hours of bucket dumping, and siphon dripping, so the bag/diffusion method seems the wisest choice. I’m assuming the time would depend on the salinity, I’m aiming to set the tank at 1.008, keep it at 81*. Salinity, hardness, pH, oxygen, all the other factors considered, how long should the fish sit in the bag before they’re released?
At this point, I’m just in the researching phase, any advice would be absolutely wonderful. Ideas, fish suggestions, tips, techniques… I haven’t had an aquarium in 4 years, so I’m a little rusty. I’ve only ever done freshwater, which seems considerably easier. I’ll be using sand as a substrate, intend on live plants, driftwood, and rock slabs. Outside of the brackish fish, what freshwater and marine fish can adjust to a brackish environment?
Don’t tell me about mollies, I already know. XD
Okay, I understand that ammonia among other things builds up inside the bag, but two cups of water in 150 gallons shouldn’t throw it out of whack. I never had a problem with that. Supposing I’m going to ignore that tidbit of advice for the time being (I’m starting with mollies, ghost shrimp, and, yes, guppies, so I highly doubt that little bit of ammonia would wipe them out. Especially when they spent the time IN the bag to make it that way). How long for the water to diffuse?
May 16, 2010
Does a freshwater aquarium need an oxygenator?
Hi, I just set up my first aquarium. It is 10 gallons size. I filled it with filtered water(brita filter) Installed the mechanical filter (with biobag in it) Installed the heater. The mechanical filter is running and cycling the water.
My question is whether I need to purchase an oxygenator (other name) the submerged device that will keep generating air bubbles.
Later I intend to put guppies, tetras, and a couple shrimp into this aquarium.
Thanks for advice
Red Finned Shark – 1
Neon Tetra – shoal of 10 or more
Platy – assortment
Cat fish or loaches – 2 or 3
Shrimp or crayfish?
I’m planning my first aquarium and would advice on how these fish would cope together in a 175 litre planted aquarium. Also would a shrimp or 2 or maybe a crayfish sit happily in there.
May 6, 2010
35 gallon Hexagon Aquarium advice?
I’m in the process of transferring my 20 gallon high salt water tank to a 35 gallon hex. Currently I have 30" Coralife 2×65 pc bulbs and would like to know if I’d have to get a whole new light set with the new tank, or could I use these. I understand that the hex tank would have a smaller width by about 2 inches compared to my 20 gallon now. Would I need to get Metal Halide, T5, or VHO?
I plan on making this a reef tank. Right now in my 20 gallon I have a small frag of Zoos, a mushroom and a small damsel.
The lights are in a 30" encasement, but the fixtures are 24". The hex aquarium width is 23 1/4"
May 4, 2010
Betta aquarium fish, any advice?
Just any advice on how to better handle them would be great! I have 2, and they’re in a split aquarium. All I have is the standard food and blood worms…. They just always seem so bored I guess, any advice? Lol, thanks!
-Mason-
right iv decided to have a complete restart to my aquarium! i have a 4 foot long fish tank with 4 angels 7 dwarf bolivian rams 2 guppies and 1 dwarf rainbowfish i wanted to create terracing using rocks & its worked for a while but the sand has slipped and i found out today about air pockets & my sand with the rocks holding it up is 10inchesdeep at the back my java ferns arent attaching to the wood most of my Vallisneria spiralis is covered in algae the only plant that seems to be thriving r my 3 onion bulbs my sand is impossible 2 clean because the poo gets buried & when i vacuum to it half the sand is out of the tank
i want a good planted healthy aquarium so as ive said im completly ripping out my interior. i want to buy the proper juwel terracing walls (i want quite a high terracing system-any advice/opinions on that?) and then i want to get seachems flourite soil & caribseas eco soil and then hav sand back on top. shud i cycle alover agen or save the existing water
advice please!
May 2, 2010
aquarium plants need good advice?
i have a set up 30 gal aquarium… i need tips on how to plant live plants.
what do i need…
also my PH is 8.0 or 8.2 average right in between and i dont want to mess with it, will this effect plants?
April 28, 2010
Rate my aquarium advice ?
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only answer if you have received aquarium advice from me
fish_freak we are not all rich
and advise should not be affected by the amount of fish you own
im sure i could care or an arowana if i could afford it
also fish freak
my kyathit danio is way better than your discus
you see its just a matter of opinion
thanks rangbean
thanks maria good answer
April 23, 2010
What types of fish can I put in with a Betta fish?
I have a small aquarium and I want to put a least two more fish in it. But I know Betta’s fight with each other, so what type of fish can I put in without the Betta fighting it or vise vera?
(I want fish that can survive in a tank without an air pump system)
My tank is less than a gallon~
Currently the betta’s tank is just for it.
But I’m looking into a larger tank.
