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Comments & Replies
about Freshwater Fish and Aquariums
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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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Thanks ... for all
the help and knowledge he
gave to us , in building
our hobby to a great success.
We couldn't have done it
without him. And Thanks
to
Nevin
for having the best fish,
healthy and beautiful
and every order is sent
with great care.
I would recommend to anyone
who loves fish, To buy there
fish from you guys. Just
wanted you to see two of
our 21 tanks. These our
two of our med. tanks. I
have to straighten up the
big tanks before I let anyone
see them. To many breeding
huts right now, they look
cluttered. We have babies
by the tons right now.
Have a wonderful day,
Sue from Wisconsin
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Reply.
Hello Sue and thank you for your complimentary comments.
I know for a fact that we "go the extra mile" for
every customer and every order to make sure everything
is done right. They do not cut any corners. So they
deserve your compliments, and I thank you for thanking
them.
Thank you also for
sharing your beautiful pictures. I reduced the size
of the huge pictures that you sent to us, so they
would fit on this page.
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Obviously both of these
aquarium are works of living art. Congratulations
to you Sue for your beautiful aquariums, and thank
you again for sending us your comments and your
pictures. |
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Customer Comments
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It seems that all the HOB
filters I see have suction
tubes that only reach a
few inches down into the
tank. Wouldn't it
make more sense and be a
much better cleaner if it
went down to the bottom
where the solid waste sits?
Do you think it would help
the filter work better by
extending the tube down
to the bottom?
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Reply. Hello.
Yes the siphon tube should extend to the bottom
of the aquarium to draw the water from the bottom
of the aquarium up to the surface, and most new
Hang on the Back (HOB) type filters include an extra
piece of tubing with instructions to cut that extra
piece of tubing, and use it to extend the siphon
tube to the bottom of the aquarium. |
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Customer Comments
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I got my first fishtank
2 weeks ago and realized
I knew nothing about freshwater
fish, other than information
relevant to saltwater fish
(my husband has a 100 gallon
saltwater.
I learned more from you
website than 2 complex fish
magazines and a dozen other
websites. Keeping the language
simple is your biggest strength,
and I will be back. PS send
me a catalog if you have
one!
Ann T.
Columbus MS 39701
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Reply.
Hello Ann. Thank you for your complimentary comment
about this web site. We're glad your are making
good use of the information.
In the spirit of
the internet we do not have a paper catalog. Instead
we pour our energies into this web site, and all
the information that we offer is online.
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Customer Comments
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Hello! You have a wonderful
site! I have been researching
fish for my new aquarium
for a few months. I thought
you would like to know that
your site was the most helpful
in deciding which fish would
be compatible.
I have a 72 gallon bowfront
aquarium that has been set
up for 1 week. I'm using
a canister filter but was
wondering about the biowheel.
Is the canister enough?
I do not have any fish yet.
I'm thinking of getting
6 Angels, 3 Great Danios,
6 Rainbows, 5 Gouarami,
& 4 Clown Loaches.
Can you forsee any problems
with this combination? Also,
does it matter in what order
I introduce these species
into my tank?
Thanks for your help!
Wendy |
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Reply.
Hello Wendy. Thank you for your complimentary comment
about this web site.
Canister filters
are antiques. They are expensive to buy, difficult
to maintain and to keep clean, and they do not contain
as much oxygen as a filter with a BIO-Wheel. We
strongly recommend filters with BIO-Wheels. Click
here to read more about why BIO-Wheels are essential.
I recommend that
you get two Penguin 330 filters for your Aquarium.
Go back to the store, where you bought your canister
filter, and ask if you can exchange it for the Penguin
330 Filters. You won't need the canister filter,
if you get the Penguins.
The fish you have
chosen are compatible, but all Danios and the Clown
Loaches should be kept in groups with at least six
fish of that species.
The Great Danios
are probably what we call Giant Danios. I would
recommend that you get at least Zebra Danios instead.
Giant Danios might irritate your Angel Fish, and
the Zebra Danios probably won't. Click
here for more information about Danios.
You also listed five
Gouramis, but did not say which type of Gourami.
I would recommend Dwarf Gouramis. There are several
color varieties. Most people prefer to keep just
the males, because the females have less color.
Click
here for more information about Dwarf Gouramis
including pictures of males and a female.
Angel Fish and Clown
Loaches do not always do well in a new aquarium.
Danios usually do very well in a new aquarium, and
we recommend Danios as the first fish in a new Warm
Water Aquarium. Click
here for more about Warm Water Aquariums including
information about getting one started.
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Customer Comments
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First off, your website is quite
informative and interesting.
You seem to know a lot of the
answers where fish are concerned.
Here's my question: I have a
35 gallon hexagon aquarium with
the Emperor 280 filter system.
I'm interested in the spectacular
female betas pictured at your
website and the adorable ghost
shrimp for a little cleanup.
How many would you recommend
of each for an aquarium this
size? Also, are they both
hardy aquarium critters and
will they get along like it
says at your website?
Thanks a bunch,
Tammy |
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Reply.
Hello Tammy. We're glad to read that you are making
good use of the information about fish on this website.
Click
here to see a picture of Brooke's six-gallon
Eclipse aquarium with twelve female Bettas. So your
35-gallon aquarium could probably hold even more,
but I doubt you'd want more than twelve.
Your aquarium could also hold at
least twelve Ghost Shrimp.
Both Ghost Shrimp
and Female Bettas are hardy fish and are compatible
with each other. Click
here for more information of Ghost Shrimp including
a video and a picture.
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Customer Comments
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Hi,
My name is Matt and I have
had fish practically ever
since I can remember. However,
since I have started graduate
school, I have been unable
to have or care for fish.
I am planning on taking
it up again slowly, as my
money permits, so I have
been doing research here
on the net. I've read
about the Bio Wheels and
it seems to be the way to
go. I have several
questions/comments.
First, is it cheaper to
buy a filter from Wal-Mart
and then buy the parts to
make it into a "BIO-wheel"
filter? And
if so, how much cheaper?
I haven't been able to find
the price list for the needed
parts and I don't have either
a Wal-mart or a Pet-smart
in my area (about 60 miles
to get to them).
I figure if the price is
comparable, I'll just go
with the Bio Wheel from
Pet-smart.
My second question/comment
is this; why is it that
your company doesn't sell
aquarium hardware such as
the biowheels or the biowheel
replacement parts needed
to make such modifications.
It seems to make sense that
people would buy such parts/supplies
while also purchasing fish
to save on shipping costs.
Finally, before I go, I
want to say that I have
found your site very informative.
Even though my family has
quite a bit of experience
with fish and aquariums,
I have learned very much
in the past few days I've
spent reading at your sight.
I guess I knew and understood
what is now that "old ways"
of doing things. However,
I feel confident that my
future aquariums will be
more successful and more
enjoyable. I also
think it is great that I
can now get detailed information
on care for specific fish.
In times past, I have found
such information hard to
get and often harder to
trust (sometimes due to
ignorance of pet store staff
and sometimes due to the
urge to make a sale).
Thanks for your time, energy
and efforts to inform us
all,
Matt R.
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Clemson University
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Reply.
Hello Matt and thank you for your complimentary
comments. We are always glad to read that what we
write is helping someone.
If I were buying
a filter for one of my aquariums, I would buy a
Penguin Filter. They come with a BIO-Wheel. Wal-Mart
does not sell Penguin Filters, they sell AquaTech
Filters, which are very similar to Penguins, but
the AquaTech filters do not have BIO-Wheels, and
BIO-Wheels are essential. Click
here to read more about BIO-Wheels.
I think it is a little
bit less expensive to buy an AquaTech Filter at
Wal-Mart and add the BIO-Wheel, but surely it would
not pay for your time. If I already had an AquaTech
Filter, I'd try to find the parts and add a BIO-Wheel.
But if I were buying a new filter for my aquarium,
I'd buy a Penguin Filter.
We don't sell any
equipment or parts at AquariumFish.net, except the
Fish Bowl Kit. Click
here for more information about that kit.
We are fish-people,
and we concentrate on the many thousands of fish
and hundreds of aquariums in our facility. We feel
that selling equipment would be a distraction, and
we would not be able to do as good a job with the
fish, if we also sold equipment.
Thanks again for
your complimentary comments about AquariumFish.net.
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Customer Comments
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hi there i just happened
across you site tonight
and think it has been the
most helpfull to me so far
.. i do have a few questions.
i have in the past purchased
freshwater flounders but
have had no luck with them,
i cant seem to find any
information on raising them.
what kinds of food water
type, how big they get,
compatability.etc.
I was also told that flounders
are ok to have in a freshwater
tank when they are small
but you must put them in
saltwater when they are
bigger .. (is that true?)
i have both freshwater and
saltwater tanks. and have
tried them in both . they
seemed to be ok in the saltwater
tank but they got eaten
before i could tell for
sure (lasted about a week).
any info would be very helpfull.
Thank you,
Doreen |
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Reply.
Hello Doreen. I'm glad you find AquariumFish.net
to be helpful. Freshwater
Flounders do best with some Aquarium Salt in their
water. Click
here for more information about Aquarium Salt.
Freshwater Flounders
can adapt to freshwater, when they are small or
large. I had two for a long time in my tank in total
freshwater.
They do best with
the smaller grain sand, not the larger gravel that
most stores sell. They love too eat live foods like
brine shrimp and Live Black Worms. They can grow
up to 2" to 3" in most tanks, but in the wild they
can grow to be 5" to 6".
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Here is a
picture I took in one of the aquariums
at AquariumFish.net. This picture shows
a nice Freshwater Flounder about 2"
long and in excellent condition. If
you look closely, you can see it's two
dark eyes near the bottom left of the
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Freshwater Flounders
are not raised by fish breeders but are collected
in the wild mostly from areas with brackish water,
and they seem to blend well with most community
fishes. Click
here for more information about Brackish Water
Fish.
We hope this information
helps you.
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About our Photographs ...
Almost all the
photographs and videos, shown on this web site,
were taken of our fish by DrTom Bailey, one of
the owners. Compare the fish in these pictures
to the fish in our competitors pictures. Their
fish often have clamped fins and poor color,
while our fish look healthy, energetic, and
colorful! We buy the highest quality fish,
produced by the best fish farms and
caught by the best collectors of wild fish, then
we take incredibly good care of our fish in our
advanced facilities. If you compare the fish
shown in the pictures on this site to our
competitors, you can instantly see, ours are
better! ;^ }
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