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This page contains Customer Comments and our Replies
about various interesting topics. Click
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Customer Comments
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This may not be the right
forum to ask the following
question. 35-40 Gal. tank
current fish 3 angel, 2
bottom feeders, 1 friendly
silver dollar, 2 neat orange
active feeders. I know,
not to specific but I'm
new at this.
I would like to add 1 Cobalt
Blue Zebra and 1 Red Zebra.
Finally my question. So
far I have a rather friendly
and compatable community
tank and want to keep it.
Can I order these two fish
and keep things pleasant?
or maybe something else
(for color)
Dusty
Florida 33803
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Reply.
The Cobalt Blue Zebra and the Red Zebra would not
be good choices. These fish belong to a group of
fish called Mbunas, that are much too aggressive
for your other fish. Click
here to read more about Mbunas. Click
here to read a story about a beautiful
aquarium full of Mbunas in a restaurant named Giselle's.
Click
here to read about Angels and scroll down to
the paragraph titled Compatibility, which lists
compatible tank mates for your Angel. Then click
here to read about compatible tank mates for
your Silver Dollar.
I just clicked on
those pages and read that Silver Dollars are listed
as good tank mates for Angels, and Angels are listed
as good tank mates for Silver Dollars. So your Angel
and your Silver Dollar are compatible, which you
already knew.
I also read that
Bigger Tetras such as Black Skirts, Serpaes,
and Silver Tips,
Corydoras Catfish, and Livebearers such as
Platies,
Swordtails, and
Mollies are compatible with your fish.
I also read that
Gouramis,
Giant Danios,
Rainbows, a group of
Bala Sharks, and a group of
Clown Loaches are also listed as compatible
with both Angels and Silver Dollars.
Incidentally, the page about
Angel Fish recommends keeping one or several Angels,
but not just a few. The page about Silver Dollars
recommends keeping a group of at least six Silver
Dollars, because they are schooling fish.
This should give
you quite a few choices for your aquarium. I hope
this has helped you.
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Customer Comments
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Dear Customer Service,
I was wondering, do you
think having SAE and Ottocinclus
in the same aquarium is
OK. SAE for the 'fuzzy'
algae, and 'ottocinclus
affinis' for the green algae
that sticks to the glass?
Also, while I was looking
at your web site, I noticed
that I could not find submitted
feedbacks. I would like
to be able to read some
of your feedbacks from customers
and your responses to them,
both Positive and Negative
feedbacks.
Thanks,
Precision 2001
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Reply. Personally, I have
never kept Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE) and Otocinclus
(Otos) in the same aquarium, and I try to give advice
on this web site about things that I have actually
done. But I see no reason that it wouldn't work.
Many aquarists think that
Plecostomus, or SAE, or Otocinclus or some other
fish will solve their algae problem. This is usually
not true. Click
here to read more about how to get rid of all
types of algae. Click
here to read more about aquarium maintenance.
Whenever you try something
new, such as mixing SAE and Otos in the same aquarium,
there is a chance some unexpected problem or benefit
will occur. So watch the fish carefully to see how
they interact, and let me know what you see.
I have gradually stopped mixing
fish from different continents in my aquariums.
The SAE are from Asia, and Otos are from South America,
so I would not mix them in my aquariums for purely
esthetic reasons.
I occasionally visit Seaworld's
Freshwater Aquarium here in San Diego, and they
keep fish from different continents and different
habitats in different aquariums. I liked the look,
but this is just a personal choice.
I like your idea about having
a page showing some of the submitted feedback comments.
I do sprinkle a few of them about here and there,
but it would be nice to have a page with a whole
bunch of them.
We get many feedback comments
each day, and in the last year we've gotten a total
of only a dozen or so negative comments. In particular
we've gotten three or four saying no fish should
be kept in captivity, and three or four comments
criticizing us for mentioning specific brand name
manufacturers and retailers.
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Customer Comments
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I have just started a 4-gal
Aquarium for my 4 yr old
son but am not sure what
fish would be the best for
him in this size tank. The
tank has a light and a pump.
The temperature is around
70-75.
Can you suggest some fish
for this tank? I was planning
on getting one Betta originally
but am not sure after reading
all of the information on
your site.
Gwen R. |
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Reply.
Either a male or female Betta fish would be fine.
Click here for more information about Male Bettas,
and here for more about female Bettas.
While
many adults seem to prefer an aquarium with a few
large fish, children prefer several different types
of small animals such as a small fish like
White Clouds, a freshwater
Crab, a dwarf
Frog, a
Tadpole, a few
Ghost Shrimp, a freshwater
Clam, and an
Aquatic Snail. Keep this in mind when you shop
for a child. Click
here for more about Fish for Kids.
Be sure
to help your son learn how to feed the fish. Click
here for more information about feeding fish
and a picture of Catherine, when she was 5 and just
starting to feed fish.
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Customer Comments
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It's easy to get around
on your website. But I've
been trying to find info
on my fantail goldfish.
I haven't found any pictures
on any site I've visited
that even closely resemble
my fish. It's totally white
with solid black eyes. Can
you help me?
Marsha H.
Kooskia, Idaho
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Reply. Goldfish coloration
is extremely varied. You have an uniquely colored
Fantail, but it can be maintained just like all
other Fantails. Click
here to see two small pictures of Fantails in
an aquarium in our facility. Click
here for more about Fantails, Orandas, Telescopes
and other Fancy Goldfish. |
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Customer Comments
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I am planning a 55 gallon
tank, and it is going to
be mostly peacock and hap
cichlids. And I want to
use an undergravel filter,
except I would use a power
head to pump water into
the undergravel filter,
and up through the gravel
(in conjunction with a power
filter) - is this a good
idea to keep the gravel
fairly clean and water
of higher quality?
Thank you.
Eric |
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Reply. We have kept, spawned,
and raised lots of Peacocks and Haps. In an aquarium
with an undergravel filter these fish eventually
have many health problems. The best filter for these
fish is a power filter with a BIO-Wheel. The BIO-Wheel
is very important. Click
here to read more about filters, and click
here to read about BIO-Wheels.
Peacocks and Haps do not need
gravel, which is purely cosmetic for your enjoyment.
But the gravel will retain particles of fish waste.
Undergravel filters must have at least 1.5" of
gravel over them to work correctly. Even with a
reverse flow power head a layer of gravel this thick
will make your Peacocks and Haps much more likely
to get bloat and other diseases.
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Hello, I've been reading quite a bit about how to breed angels and I've thought about giving it a try, but how do I know what to look for when I choose a
breeding pair?
I'm not even sure how to tell the males from females at this point.
If I were to order from you, could I specify that I want a certain number of males and females? Any info you could pass along would be greatly appreciated.
~Jeremy G.~ |
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Reply. We bred Angels for several years, and we've had many pairs, and produced many thousands of baby Angels. After a couple of years we were able to look at Angels about 4"
tall and pretty accurately spot the males and the females, as confirmed later, when they spawned.
In your reading you probably learned that, when Angels spawn, you can see a tube about the shape of a dull pencil lead that protrudes slightly from the female Angel. The tube that protrudes from the male Angel is smaller in
diameter, and it's quite easy to tell the male from the female with this method, when they spawn.
But it's not easy to tell males from females, except when a male and female are spawning. In fact it takes a couple of years of watching Angels breed. Our late friend Richard Buttner spawned Angels for many years and said,
"I can look at young Angels and usually tell which ones will be males and which ones will be females, but I can't explain how I do it, and it doesn't matter anyway, because they will sort it all out among themselves."
One small problem with this method is that sometimes two female Angels spawn without a male. The tubes on these females are about the same size, and you can't use this method to tell the male from the female, because there
is no male. |
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Click
here to listen to a discussion about Breeding Freshwater Angel Fish by
Tom and Nevin Bailey on Pet Fish Talk,
the internet talk show about keeping Pet Fish in aquariums, fish bowls, and ponds. |
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Pet Fish Talk. |
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Breeding Angels
You said that you want to get a pair of Angels. The best way to do this is to get about 10 young Angels and put them in an aquarium with about 50 gallons of water.
This aquarium should also be at least 18" tall. Raise the Angels up together. When their bodies about about 1.5" to 2" in diameter, they will pair off, select a territory, and work together to chase the other fish out of their
territory.
From a group of 10 Angels, we usually got three or even four pairs. But if you try to purchase a pair of mature Angels, often the pair bond will be lost when you move them. So we recommend that you get small Angels about
3" tall. Raise them up together and allow them to choose their own mates. |
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Customer Comments
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Hi, I presently have several
aquariums, ranging in size
of 10 gallon to 100 gallon.
At present I use underground
filters, but don't seem
to have any luck with them.
Then I found your web site
and your advice on that
type of filtration. I am
going to remove the underground
filters and go with either
Penguin or Emperor with
the bio wheels.
My question is; does the
Penguin or Emperor filters
need separate pumps for
operation or do they have
an internal pump? I'm very
impressed with the fish
you offer. As soon as I
can clean up my systems
and get proper filtration
you can expect an order,
probably several.
Thanks,
Jack C. |
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Reply. Undergravel filters
cause lots of problems in fresh water aquariums.
We have received many emails from folks telling
us that their water quality went from poor to excellent,
when they got most or all of the gravel out of their
aquarium and switched from an undergravel filter
to a power filter with a BIO-Wheel.
Marineland makes both powered
and un-powered filters with BIO-Wheels. We recommend
the powered filters. The un-powered filters connect
to canister filters, which you don't need.
Be sure you carefully wash
the gravel in your aquariums, before you remove
the gravel, or you will cloud up your aquarium water.
Click
here for more about cleaning gravel.
We predict that you'll enjoy
your aquariums much more, after you switch from
undergravel filters to filters with BIO-Wheels.
Click
here for more about BIO-Wheels.
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