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This page contains Customer Comments and our Replies
about various interesting topics. Click
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Customer Comments |
Hello,
I recently purchased my first two fish . A black moore and a pond commet which I later learned were no compatable. The pond commet died ... I now have the black Moore in a tank
with an oranda . I was wondering if you could tell me if they are compatable .
I also have another question . When I feed the fish I am giving them what they can handle in 5 minutes. they eat it and they seem to be trying to eat everything in site , plastic,
pebbles etc. I was wondering if you had any advice .
Thanks a lot .
Blake |
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Reply.
Hello Blake. Your Black Moor and Oranda are both compatible members of the group of Goldfish that we call Fancy Goldfish. Click
here
for more information about Fancy Goldfish, where you will read that Fancy Goldfish like your Black Moor and Oranda are not compatible with Pond Comets, which swim faster, eat most of the food,
and often nip on Fancy Goldfish.
You should feed your two Fancy Goldfish at least twice a day. Click
here for more
information about feeding Fancy Goldfish, where you'll read that small Fancy Goldfish under 3" should be fed floating flake food at least twice a day. Be sure the flakes are labeled for
Goldfish and not for Tropical Fish.
We also recommend feeding Goldfish a few Live Black Worms every other day. Click
here for more about Live Black
Worms. |
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Dear sir,
I have a 8' X 20' X 6' deep pond. It is always green & mossy , I have a
Filtering
system , a water fall that falls 5'over rocks, I have 25 potted
water lilies, 5 flooting Hyacines, and other floating flowering plants,
2 potted cattails this year, it's still green and mossy. I have three trout,
snails, frogs, cradads, dragon flies, all kinds of birds to bathe and water.
What is wrong with this picture? What needs to be done ? I heard that a
small bail of barley straw would clear this up, if so, how would this work? Please e-mail me back!
Thank you,
Marcella H,
Irwin Idaho, Idaho 83428
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Reply.
Hello Marcella. The green mossy stuff in your pond is algae, which is a plant. The best way to get rid of algae in ponds is to change more
water. Click
here for more information about getting rid of algae.
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Customer Comments |
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how can i tell if an angelfish is healthy at the store? And do your website have a page about angelfish?
thanks
Anonymous |
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Reply.
Hello. Here are some things to look for at the store, when you buy an Angel Fish.
(1) Check all the aquariums in the store. If the water is cloudy, foamy, or smelly in any of the aquariums, do not buy fish in that store. If there are dead fish in any of the
aquariums, do not buy fish. I don't buy fish from stores that neglect any of their aquariums.
(2) Go back to the aquarium with Angel Fish. Double check that aquarium. Make sure the water is crystal clear. Make sure there is no foam on the surface of the water. If there
are bubbles on the surface of the water, those bubbles should pop in a few seconds. If the bubbles sit on the surface of the water for several seconds, do not buy fish from that aquarium.
(3) Ask an employee in the store to scoop some water from the aquarium into a clear catching container. If that water is tinted yellow, or brown, or any color, do not buy fish
from that aquarium. Aquarium water should not be tinted, which indicates the water is old and stale.
(4) Now look carefully at all the fish in the aquarium with the Angel Fish. Do you see any clamped fins, ick spots, sores, or any fish crashed on the bottom? If so, these are
Signs of Stress and Disease. Do not buy fish from an aquarium, where any of the fish show Signs of Stress and Disease. Click
here
for more details about the Signs of Stress and Disease.
(5) Finally look carefully at the Angels. Be sure their fins are spread away from their bodies and not clamped or held against their bodies. The belly area of every Angel
should be full and rounded, not caved in and hollow.
(6) Hold your hand above the front of the aquarium, do not touch anything, but just move your hand gently back and forth a few inches above the water to simulate feeding the
Angels. The Angels should rush to surface of the water just below your hand.
(7) Finally choose your favorite Angel Fish from those in the aquarium. Choose an Angel that has a body that is at least the size of a 25¢ piece. Smaller Angels are fragile,
and often don't do well after being moved.
(8) Be sure the Angel you buy is put a large bag that is at least 12" tall after being sealed, and be sure the bag has at least 4" of water and at most 6" of
water. Click here for more information about how fish should be properly bagged.
(9) Take that bag with fish directly home to your aquarium. Do not stop to do other shopping. Always make shopping for fish your last stop, before you go home.
(10) Click
here for information about how to prepare your aquarium, before you go shopping for fish. Click
here
for information about how put new fish into your aquarium.
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Here is a picture of a beautiful Veil Tailed Marbled Angel. This fish has a body about the size of a 25¢ piece and it's fins are not
clamped or held against it's body. This would be a very good Angel Fish to buy. Click
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more about Angel Fish. |
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Yes we do
have a page about Angel Fish, and on that page is information about the appropriate aquarium, compatible tank mates, proper food,
maximum size, and life span. Click
here now to go to that page about Angel Fish in this web site.
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Customer Comments |
Hi
I've just found your great website but I am having problems finding specific advice about lowering nitrates in my tank.
I bought a new filter for my aquarium last week and since then the nitrates have gone sky high in my tank - several fish have died in the last 3-4 days.
I have done a 60% water change because the problem is so bad and (on advice from my local fish shop) added some Ammo Lock 2 into the new water (I'm not sure why she recommended
that I do that because I don't have an ammonia problem, but nevertheless I put it in as she said it would help). Straight after the 60% water change I tested the nitrate
level again and it is still high. I have added 5 or 6 new plants to the aquarium but am now at a loss what to do.
Do I just sit and wait? Do I keep changing water every day until my test read better levels. How long should it take to stabilise the nitrate levels? Is there
anything else I could be doing? How did this all get to be so important in my life?
Any advice you could give me would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Hannah |
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Reply.
Hello Hannah. I doubt nitrates caused the death of your fish. Nitrates are not very toxic and not very poisonous to most fish. Nitrates are
the natural product of biological filtration in aquariums. Click
here read more about biological filtration and nitrates.
Be sure you are testing for nitrates, because if you meant nitrites, they can be a serious problem. But the beneficial bacteria in a biological filter quickly oxidize nitrites
(NO2¯) to nitrates (NO3¯),
which are much less toxic than nitrites and usually not a problem.
On this web site we recommend changing 20% of the aquarium water twice each week. These water changes dilute the nitrates and keep the concentration of nitrates low. Click
here
to read more about partial water changes.
Changing more than 20% of an aquariums water on one day can be risky to your fish, even if you add a water conditioner. Click
here
for more about water conditioners.
In a few cases high nitrates have been caused by nitrate minerals in gravel or rocks. If your aquarium has rocks or gravel, be sure they were labeled for use in aquariums.
Everything you put in your aquarium should have been labeled for use in aquariums. If you have doubts about any object in your aquarium, remove that object. Click
here
for more about how to avoid contaminating your aquarium.
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Customer Comments |
Hello-
I enjoyed your site.
My son has the Regent
Starfish tank from Walmart that uses a bi0-wheel and we love it.
Less mess and clean up.
I hate gravel filters!!!
He wants a bigger tank and I would love to surprise him at Christmas.
Walmart only has the 5 gallon Regent and do not sell a larger one with the bio wheel system.
What would be a good tank to upgrade to between 10-20 gallons?
I could not find the Regent website but you seem to imply that others
make a bio wheel tank as well.
Thanks for the information.
Leoni D. |
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Reply.
Hello Leoni. Wal-Mart also sells a 12-gallon Galaxy Aquarium with a BIO-Wheel. This is a nice aquarium, and
it's in the size range
that you mentioned.
If you can't find the 12-gallon Galaxy in your Wal-Mart
Store, speak with the Pet Department manager in that
store, and ask that manager to special order the 12-gallon
Galaxy Aquarium for you.
Another choice is to buy an Eclipse Aquarium Hood like the one I have. Click
here to see my aquarium with an
Eclipse #2.
All the Eclipse Aquarium Hoods come with a built-in BIO-Wheel. Click
here to see two close-up pictures of
the BIO-Wheel in my Eclipse 2.
I bought the Eclipse 2, and put it on a so-called 30-gallon high aquarium. Wal-Mart does not sell Eclipse Aquarium Hoods or the 30-gallon high aquarium. So you'll have to find
another aquarium store that sells them.
My 30-gallon aquarium with the Eclipse 2 is the best aquarium that I've ever owned, and I highly recommend it.
Incidentally the Galaxy and the Eclipse are both made in the same building and are of the same quality. They are just sold under different names.
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