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Segment
One.
Kelly
says I'm setting up
a 30-gallon hex tank
with a variety of
Mollies, Angel Fish,
Danios, Paleatus
Cory Catfish, etc.
How many of each can
I have in this
aquarium?
Kalvin wants to
know, "What kind of
salt do I need to
make brackish
water?"
Vallery calls from
Clarksville,
Tennessee, and
says here 55-gallon
aquarium has an
ammonia problem.
Click
here for
information about
Cloudy, Smelly, and
Foamy Aquarium
Water.
Aaron from Ohio
calls and wants to
put one large fish
in his 20-gallon
aquarium. Tom
recommends one
Neotropical Cichlids
such as a Convict,
or one Malawi
Peacock, or one
Black Ghost
Knifefish. Click
here to see an
interesting video of
a Black Ghost.
This video
shows a
Black Ghost
that measures
about 8 inches
long. Black
Ghosts like to
live in a
piece of
plastic pipe,
where they
feel safe.
This Ghost
likes to turn
upside down
from time to
time.
Tom goes back and
completes his answer
to Kalvin's question
about how to make
water for Brackish
Water Fish. Click
here to read an
interesting
interview of John
Farrel Kuhns.
Segment
Two.
Kalvin
has another
question, and wants
to know if he can
add a Gourami to his
1-gallon aquarium.
Click
here for more
about Honey
Gouramis.
Jenn asks, "Can a
Molly eat another
fish?"
Vicky calls about
her red and white
Betta named
Peppermint has
started to eat some
frozen bloodworms,
which are actually
frozen mosquito
larvae. Vicky says,
"Peppermint looks
like he's as happy
as a clam in his
5-gallon aquarium."
John W. just ordered
fish from
AquariumFish.net,
including some Green
Terrors, Ghost
Shrimp, and
Freshwater Flounders
for his 125-gallon
aquarium, which all
arrived in great
shape.
Michael B. is
chasing information
about how to get his
Oscars to breed. Tom
recommends
increasing
temperature by a few
degrees to a maximum
of 84 degrees F. He
also recommends
removing 10% of the
water and replacing
it with deionized
water. Click
here for more
about breeding
Oscars.
Megan has three
African Dwarf Frogs
and wants to upgrade
the filter in there
aquarium. What would
be the best filter?
Click
here for more
about African Dwarf
Frogs.
Josh from Australia
has a pair of
Convict Cichlids
that have spawned,
and now John wonders
if he should leave
the babies with the
parents or remove
them to another
aquarium? Click
here for more
about breeding
Convicts.
Luke wants to know
if table salt can be
substituted for
aquarium salt?
Click
here to read an
interesting
interview of John
Farrel Kuhns, which
includes interesting
comments about salt.
Kalvin asks if Ghost
Shrimp will eat tiny
bits of uneaten food
in a fish bowl? Do
the plants in his
fish bowl need some
fertilizer?
Segment
Three.
Kalvin
asks, "Can Ghost
Shrimp tolerate salt
in their water?"
Julie Z. says the
Bio-Wheels in her
filter have stopped
turning. Tom
explains how to do
the maintenance on
Bio-Wheels to keep
them spinning. Or
call Marineland at
1-800-322-1266 and
ask them for help.
Aaron says he has
three fish that he
got at the fair. He
wants to know what
kind of fish they
are? Can they live
in a bowl?
Sarah says here
Orange Spotted Molly
has a dark spot on
its head, and she
want to know if this
spot is a disease?
Click
here for more
information about
the Signs of Stress
and Disease in fish.
Vince says he likes
Jack Dempseys, and
he wants a list of
fish that are
compatible with a
Jack Dempsey in a
75-gallon aquarium.
Click
here for more
about Neotropical
Cichlids and Jack
Dempseys.
Mary Ellen want to
know if it's better
to have live plants
or artificial plants
in a fish bowl? Will
Betta fish eat the
roots of plants in
their fish bowl?
Click
here to buy a
Java Fern. Click
here for more
information about
Fish Bowls.
Bob wants to change
the gravel in his
aquarium. Click
here for more
information about
cleaning gravel.
Scott from Alabama
enjoys Pet Fish Talk
and reports that he
has spawned his
Kribensis Cichlids
and his Betta Fish.
Scott feeds the baby
fish Liquid Fry #1.
Segment
Four.
Henny
saw some small white
worm moving fast and
also saw a snail.
Where did the worms
and the snail come
from? Click
here for
information about
Planaria.
George says, "We
have a 900-gallon
saltwater aquarium
in our office. At
the top we have a
black wavy algae
growing under the
light. Is that OK?"
Evan has a new
80-gallon aquarium
with large fish and
live plants. The
nitrite in the water
is a bit high. The
lights are on 12
hours a day, and the
water is getting
green. Click
here for more
about green water
and algae. Click
here for more
about cloudy water.
Armanda's Bettas
make crunching
sounds when they
eat, and one of the
males flares his
gills.
Rita B. has a
350-gallon goldfish
pond with a mid-size
Plecostomus Catfish,
and someone at the
local fish store
said the Plecostomus
will grow and eat
the eyes out of
goldfish in the
pond. Click
here for more
about Plecostomus
Catfish.
Click
here for
information about
the Jelly Fish Show.
Click
here for more
about the Rockfish
Show. Click
here for more
about the Sea
Dragons. Click
here for more
about buying fishy
gifts. Click
here for more
about setting up a
new aquarium. Click
here to go to
AquariumFish.net.
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