Caper

Congrats to your wife on her pic taking skills I love looking at pics :bounce: :bounce: the one with Citrus looking right at the camera, just as if he/she is posing Now, I would have thought feeding time would be one of the hardest times to try and get a pic, all scurring to get their food because, obviously, we ALL starve our fishies :lol: :lol: :lol: Sadie, the cleaning lady :lol:

Ok...now let us in on your secret...how did you get your fishies to pose to get their pics taken

Hi As I have said MANY, MANY times this is great site...people are all so kind and so eager to help, I'd be lost withouth them I have 3 goldfish, Sam, Beauty, and Puff. I've only been in the hobby a little over a year and love it. Sorry about your losses, but it's a sad part of the hobby that we will loose fishies Take care & have fun here...I know you'll get lots of help and lots of smile too :lol: :lol: Caper

:oops: I spelled cichlids wrong :oops: What does that mean???? I see your angels like to be in the movies :lol: are you their agent or do you have to hire someone :lol:

Hi and WOW on your tank Did you name Sadie the cleaner shrimp after the song "Sadie the cleaning lady" :lol: :lol: Glad you were able to get your pics posted...I LOVE looking at people's tanks :bounce: :bounce: Great site here....wonderful people who are always eager to help! Take care & have fun, Caper

Caryl, would this have some kind of shelf life, if you know what I mean, expires after a certain length of time?

I'm speaking of the one that had all the white stuff under it when I had missed my monthly tank clean (back problems). It was discussed here before about the possibilty because of no water movement in the ornament that the water was becoming stagnant. I think it was mentioned about using an airstone in it. But, how do I go about doing that? What could I use to make a hole(s)? If I do make holes and add airstone, what will keep the ornament down? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated I have 2 of these ornaments one in each of my 29 gallon tanks, but I'm thinking I might take one out and replace with a pot which leads to my next question, I know I asked before if terracotta pots were the ones used for plants and yes was the answer....I was looking at some today, here there just called clay pots, same thing????? Now, one other ornament that I have for my fishies to hide in, sorta looks like a log I guess :-? but it has a couple of openings & I usually move it when vacuuming, would this be sufficient to prevent stagnant water in it???

The tank that has my red eye tetras and barbs in it: now the red eyes do go to different areas of the tank but their "hang out is the back" HOWEVER, the barbs they go to different areas as well, but they seem to stay at one end of the tank more, could this mean anything? At first, because I had noticed that times they (usually just a couple at a time) were hanging around, nose down by the heater. So, I thought perhaps I needed to turn up the heat a notch, so I did! I have an airstone at the opposite end of tank. But, I don't think it is that strong to keep the fishies away, mind you I don't get in the tank to check :-? But, I was just wanting to get peoples opinions on this?

That is soooooo cute Keep in mind I have no plants but I have my lights on timers regardless.

Sorry about your fishies

Oh, by the way...love the driftwood! :bounce:

Oh, and I forgot...you should treat at least 2 to 3 days AFTER there are no more spots on fishies.

Hmm..thought I had a good one saved to my favorites :evil: Anyway, this might be a help, don't know about pics though http://www.thatfishshop.com/health/ident.htm http://www.pondenterprises.com/disease/diseases.html This one is Pegasus's http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/grumpygr/ Darn, thought I had one with pics...I'll keep looking though! How's the fishies doing?

So...did I miss something here...the original plan was set up tank for girlfriend's birthday right? I am in the right thread :-? OH MY GOSH...I am...MTS has struck already WOW! :lol: :lol: :lol: Your filter will contain media that will be home to the "good" bacteria that you want for your tank. To give you an example, my filter has a "bio" filter that NEVER gets changed, and if it is really yucky, only gets swished around and rinsed in water that has been removed from the tank, when I'm doing the monthly cleaning, I save the last bucket of water to house my filter while I'm cleaning and the do the "swishy" around routine with it. Now, I'm not familiar with all the different filter media that is out there, but many here are. But, the wise ones can correct me if I'm wrong, but all filters have some type of media that is home to the "good" bacteria. The movement of the water through the filter keeps the bacteria alive (again oh wise ones correct if I'm stating this in the wrong way); therefore, turn off filter, "good" bacteria dies. Now it does take some time, but turning your filter off, other than to clean, on a regular basis is a no no. Hope that helps :-?

Are firemouths a chilid?

Hi there Great site here...I live on the other side of the world, yet, they make me feel like this is....my second home :bounce: :bounce: Have fun & take care, Caper Alan wrote: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hello Yep, this is a great site...tanks of info...I've only been into the hobby myself just over a year...AND LOVING IT :bounce: :bounce: Happy fish keeping...and have fun here too Take care, Caper

Any pics?

MARVELOUS JOB You deserve a huge pat on the back...*Caper reaches reaches reaches*. oh well, consider yourself patted on the back from me Real plants...ohhhh...maybe someday. If you can, would you please, please see if your mollies will cooperate for a close up! I've never seen yellow mollies before, before I read what you had in there I thought *electric yellows*.

Well, I know here...the few times I added warm water to the tank, it went cloudy but that cleared in no time at all. If not beer, how about milk. Years ago, when we were told a goldfish bowl was...oh I shutter...to put a goldfish in... the water turned white...when Tracy and her little friend decided to feed the hungry fishy...MILK! Looking back, a blessing in disguise because that ended our try at fish.

Me too That's what I always thought :oops: alanmin....are you a chemist or something along those lines? Gosh darn, I'm really beginning to think most of you are scientists over there :lol: 8)

:oops: Uh, does the one on trademe have dropsy? Are all corydora bottom feeders?

Thanks Zev YUCK...I certainly don't want them

What is Hydra? I googled it...some kind of weird mythical creature is what I cam up with :oops: :oops:

It's when the parasite falls off the fishies that the meds kill it, am I right oh wise fishy people? What I've learned to far about Ick, please feel to correct: can take 2-3 weeks for the spots to appear :evil: , turning the heat up makes the cylce progress faster (e.g. spots appear), when they "fall" off the fishies is when the meds...and vacuum get them When using meds with scaleless fishies, must check first to see if safe to use on scaleless fishies & I think most you use at least half the dose for some meds anyway.