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I have a 30gal. tank and
can never get the ph level
down. A few years ago my
children placed some sea
shells in the tank and killed
all the fish . Since that
time I have had nothing
but problems with fish dying.
Could the sea shells have
saturated the gravel. I
have tried all sorts of
ph down chemicals but nothing
works. I live in a small
community in southern British
Columbia, Canada and we
do not very knowledgeable
sales staff in our local
pet store. Any help you
could give me would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you, Mark M.
Reply.
Hello Mark, if bits of the shell, even very tiny
bits, have broken off and are still mixed in with
the gravel, they will cause the pH to rise as they
slowly dissolve in the water.
I think your gravel
is contaminated with bits of shell, so I recommend
that you toss the gravel out in your garden and
get a new bag of gravel. Be sure the new bag of
gravel is labeled for use in aquariums.
Incidentally, fish
do not need gravel. Gravel is purely cosmetic for
your enjoyment. We have hundreds of aquariums, and
none of our aquariums has any gravel. Let me hasten
to add that Fish Bowls and plastic Ponds do need
a thin layer of gravel that is not more than 1/4"
thick. Click
here for more information about Aquarium Gravel.
If you are going
to set your 30 gallon aquarium up again I recommend
that you have a filter with a BIO-Wheel. The Penguin
330 is the filter that I recommend for your 30-gallon
aquarium, or even better get an Eclipse Aquarium
Hood for your aquarium. Click
here for more about BIO-Wheels.
Thank you for your help!
I will go move the betta
to another bowl as soon
as I am done here. However
.... when I got up this
morning the betta and all
of his snails have a fuzzy
halo. They did not have
it yesterday. Is this ich?
or another type of fungal
infection? Also .... don't
laugh .... my cats prefer
the water in the betta bowl
over all other places inside
and out, including the goldfish
bowl. Could the cats be
transferring a bacterial
infection to the betta???
Anyway ... thanks again
and I really do enjoy exploring
your site ;)
Jeffery B.
Reply.
Hello Jeffery. The fuzz on your Bettas is something
to be very concerned about. But if it were an infection,
it would not be on your snails too. So this is a
bit of a mystery.
I have been way behind
in answering these emails, and your email was received
here more than ten days ago. I apologize, and I
hope your Betta did not need emergency care. As
I said above, I doubt the fuzz is a disease, but
if you see something suspicious on your fish, you
should immediately look for other Signs of Stress
and Disease.
For example, you
should check to see if your Betta has clamped fins
or is crashed on the bottom. Click
here for more information about the Signs of
Stress and Disease.
My cat, Sarah, also likes to
drink water from Fish Bowls. Generally
my Fish Bowls are very clean, but they
still contain bacteria, which might
not be good for Sarah.
So I try to gently encourage her to
drink from her own bowl.
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topic."
Comments: "I have read that
you highly recommend the
Penguin bio wheel power
filters. I have read reviews
on how they tend to clog
up and not work unless you
use one that is rated for
a larger aquarium. What
is your experience with
this? I want to upgrade
to a 29 gallon and am currently
using a Whisper power filter
1 traid system."
Daniel
Reply.
Hello Daniel, thank you for your suggestion. The
BIO-Wheel in the Penguin Filter does have a bit
of a flaw. But the BIO-Wheel in my Eclipse Aquarium
Hood does not share that flaw.
The BIO-Wheels that
go in the Penguin Filters have a steel axel with
a small blue plastic bearing on each end of the
axel. These bearing get gummed up with crud from
the aquarium water and need to be cleaned, or the
BIO-Wheel will stop turning. It takes just a few
seconds to clean the bearings.
The BIO-Wheel itself
does not get clogged up. I recommend not touching
or cleaning the BIO-Wheel itself. It is sort of
self cleaning.
The BIO-Wheel in
my Eclipse Aquarium Hood has a plastic axel and
no bearings. This BIO-Wheel seems to need no maintenance
or cleaning at all.
I recommend you get
an Eclipse Aquarium Hood for your 29 gallon aquarium,
if one of the Eclipses will fit your aquarium. I
have a 30-gallon tall aquarium, and the Eclipse
2 fits my aquarium just right.
(1) Eclipse 1 fits
a 10" x 20" aquarium frame. (2) Eclipse 2 fits a 12" x 24" aquarium frame.
(3) Eclipse 3 fits a 12.5" x 30" aquarium frame.
If you decide not
to get an Eclipse, I recommend that you get a Penguin
330 with two BIO-Wheels. Click
here for more information about that recommendation.
Do you sell any single or
double tail yellow female
Bettas if so how much are
they?
Wade
Reply.
Hello
Wade. We usually have a few Yellow Double Tail Female
Bettas. I recommend you call our facility at 1-858-270-1182
between 9AM and 3PM Pacific Time, Monday through
Friday, and speak with a member of our crew, who
can tell you what we have in stock. If we're out,
they'll try to arrange to hold one in the future
for you.
I am looking to buy a few double tails male betta.Please let know the
price and how I can purchase
it.
Zachery
Reply.
Hello
Zachery, we usually have a few males and a
few females of several different colors of Double
Tail Bettas. Please call us at 1-858-270-1182 between
9AM and 3PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday,
and speak with a member of our crew, who can tell
you what we have in stock and the current prices.
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In my filter I have some
substrat and nitre- zorb.
I would like to do a Malawi
tank . Could you please
advise me on
what cichlids I should get
that would be suitable for
a ten gallon tank
and which are compatible
with which.
I understand i should have
more rocks etc ?
How many can fish can i
get - for I am concerned
about how large they grow.
Could you please help me.
I have a ten Gallon tank
with a thermometer,rocks, plants , etc. I've
had it set up and running
for five days now. The temperature
set at 80f. With a little
bit of cycle.
I would like to now go out
and buy a tropical fish
for my aquarium,
in
order to get the Nitrogen
Cycle going. After which
I would like to add more
fish in three weeks time.
I find it quite confusing
- looking at the different
fish - i.e community , non
community etc. I quite like
the non community fish -
but you can't keep them
in a small 10 gallon tank
for they grow too big.
I don't want a species specific
tank and like variation.
Could you please advise
me on which fish would be
good for a
10 gallon tank - saying
which would be good to add
first and why , and which
fish I should add later.
I understand the 1 inch
to 1 Gallon principle -
but please advise me on
exactly what would get on
with what
in a 10 Gallon tank.
Cheers
Thanks a lot
MEM F
Reply.
Hello. A 10-gallon aquarium is much too small for
Mbunas. Click
here to read more about Mbunas and the fact
that they need an aquarium with 75 gallons of water
or more.
I recommend that
you start your warm water aquarium with six Zebra
Danios. Click
here for more information about Zebra Danios,
including some compatible tank mates that you can
add later. But I would wait at least three weeks
before adding more fish.
Click
here for information about how to use your finger
tips, eyes, and nose to test the quality of your
aquarium water before you add more fish.
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Hi! Well, I am a college
student about 2,000 miles
from home, and I severely
miss all my bettas I had
to abandon to my mother's
care. I was interested in
ordering your Plastic Fish
Bowl Kit that comes with
a beta, three ghost shrimp,
three java ferns, cultured
gravel, net, etc.
I read in the package that
you can have one betta to
this package. I was observing
your betta selection and
noticed the more expensive
breeds. I was interested
in perhaps getting a mostly
black male crown tail betta,
but was wondering if the
price would need to be adjusted
for the entire package and
if this is feasible?
Thanks! Raymond
Reply.
Hello Raymond. the Crown tail Bettas are expensive.
If you ordered a Fish Bowl Kit with a Crown tail
Betta, we would subtract $3.00 for the male or female
Betta that is normally included, and add the cost
of the Crown Tail Betta.
We have only a few
Crown Tail Bettas, and we do not post the prices
on this web site. Why? Because the prices vary,
and when we post prices for a rare fish that is
pictured, then we get lots of orders, and have lots
of disappointed customers.
The solution is to
call us at 1-858-270-1182 between 9AM and 3PM Pacific
Time, Monday through Friday, and speak with a member
of our crew, who can tell you what Crown Tail Bettas
we have in stock and the current price for each
Crown Tail.
Hello, You have an excellent
website! I recently purchased
and Eclipse six gallon tank
and was happy to read that
you consider them to be
very good. I now have two
goldfish in it, a black
moor and an oranda. I have
had them for only 3 days
now, but so far everything
seems to be ok. I don't
see any signs of stress
you mentioned, and the water
looks good.
My concern is that when
I feed them food, the oranda
is poised and ready to eat
and ends up eating all the
food right away. The moor
is quiet in comparison and
sticks to the bottom. I
haven't seen him eat anything.
I have seen food float right
by him and he doesn't seem
to notice it. Today I bought
pellets that sink, and I
think he got one, but I'm
not sure. Basically I am
concerned he is not getting
any food. Do you have any
recommendations?
Thanks, Kirsten
Reply.
Hello Kirsten. The fact that your Black Moor is
not eating is a Sign of Stress and Disease,
and you must take action. Give your fish the Recommended
Treatment. Click
here now to read about the six steps of the
Recommended Treatment.
I have bought a male guppy
and a female guppy. If I
put them in a aquarium with
other fish, will those fish
cause in difficulties with
their breeding? Also, I
am on a money limit and
can't afford a sponge filter,
would this cause any difference
with the babies?
Thanks! Travis N.
Reply.
Hello Travis. Most other fish will eat baby Guppies.
I recommend you put the female Guppy in a Net Breeder.
Click
here to read more about that.
Sponge filters are
very good for baby fish. The water is pumped through
the sponge and there is practically no chance that
the baby fish will get sucked into the filter. Many
baby fish are attracted to the sponge filter and
pick pieces of food off the sponge.
Sponge filters cost
only a few dollars, and they are worth it. Click
here to read more about how Mr. Dayes bred lots
of guppies in aquariums with sponge filters.
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