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3. The number of fish that can be safely kept in a marine aquarium is 1/3 to 1/5 that of freshwater, or about 1 inch of fish for each 5 gallons of aquarium water. ...

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I have two dwarf puffer's in my aquarium, and the smallest of the two, has an "indent," on one side of his body near his tail fin; fan fin. Yesterday I was changing the water, and cleaning up their scraps when I worried that I had accidentally shifted a decor rock against him. I hope I was just being paranoid, and I in fact didn't hurt him, though if I did -and this IS the cause of the indent- will he be able to function down the road? I've noticed that either because of the water change, or his "injury," he hasn't opened [used] his tail fin. Now on subject to feeding them; I've read you can feed every day, but recommended is every two days. They prefer blood worms, krill, and occasionally snails. With how fast they seem to digest their food - I am determining this by their bulging bellies - I sometimes feed them twice a day. Last question; I have lily bulbs that have sprouted in the tank, that I had to uproot from the gravel and move, because the leaves were blocking the filter tube. Will the roots eventually find their way back down? Or will I have to toss gravel on them? Thanks for reading. Any, and all tips to care will be greatly appreciated. Happy halloween charlie

I'm have a ten gallon tank and I'm planning on getting a dwarf puffer. I know they need a lot of plants but what kind of aquarium decorations should I get. I'm just worried about the delicate skin. I don't want them to get cut on a rock to or something else. I also need know if they are freshwater or brackish. I've look online and each website says something different Any info you can give me would be great I need my facts straits before I do anything.

I just bought an eclipse 3 (37 gal.) tank for saltwater aquarium use. I know, from what I have read that this is fairly small for this type of aquarium. Can I use it for salt water even with the supplied filtering systym in the hood? I have also bought regular (black, not "live" sediment) after the fact of reading that I should have bought live sedimate an live rock. Will what I have work? What is my next step? Shall I keep my black non-live sediment get some live rock to put on top of it? Will the live rock's "creatures" take effect on the non-live sediment so that they become live as well? Can I even have a live rock in there before it has cycled, or with that spead it up? Should I add ammonia, if I have, or don't have, a live rock to speed up the cycling process? How do you do the monthly maitenance of replacing 25% of the water without puting the fish and ecosystem in too much shock? Please help and try to answer as much as you can. Very new, but very interested in it

Well I've been looking around at all the beastly stuff you can put in your saltwater aquarium. I've been looking so much, in fact, that I got to really wanting one. What is a good size? I would personally like a 55 gallon aquarium. What about a 30 gallon? How do you filter a saltwater aquarium? Do you need to drill holes in the back or can I just use a Whisper® Bio-wheel? How much salt should I put in per gallon? What do Marine fish eat? I don't think they would be the same as freshwater fish!! With my freshwater aquarium, I leave to go on long trips. When I do so, I hook up my automatic-feeder. Can this be done with a saltwater reef too? Please list a bunch of details!! Thanks SO much for your time.

I live in Canada, and it's pretty difficult to find anything that's normally slightly uncommon in the states, here. I need more fish stores. Are there any websites that have directories of aquarium/fishkeeping stores in Canada? And I don't just mean chains, either - in fact, I could really, really benefit from knowing a specialty shop - I'm looking for some freshwater shrimp right now. Yeah, the Yellow Pages seems to be the only valid choice, and even then, the only store I saw was PJ's Pet Express, which doesn't seem very reputable. If anyone has any other suggestions, please do suggest them.

I purchased a 10 gallon fish tank several weeks ago. It's been set up and has 1 guppy so far and I am in the process of slowly adding compatible fish. I am testing all my levels and waiting out the cycle. Anyway, I've been researching compatible combinations to stock my tank and coming up with conflicting information from all sources. For instance I just read this on The aquarium Wiki: "Fish NOT suitable for a 10 Gallon tank Many common popular fish are in fact NOT suitable for this size tank. Either they are too active such as the Neon Tetra, Zebra Danio or Platy, or grow too large such as the Goldfish, Mollies, all Plecos and many of the larger Corydoras catfish. The Dwarf Gourami, despite it's common name, should really be kept in a larger tank of 15 US Gallons (56.8L), and also current fish available have been sickly and it's not recommended to add these to established tanks." However in manual that came with my tank and in the fish store they both suggested several zebra danios. PLEASE tell me your opinions or suggestions to stocking this 10 gallon tank: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf34b3127ccec5cbdfa3568600000040O08QYsmrJq5ag9vPgg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/ and light is on for picture but most often the light will not be on and tank will just have indirect light 74 degrees in tank http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf34b3127ccec5ca0a03369800000040O08QYsmrJq5ag9vPgg/cC/f What items should I remove if too crowded~ TIA for all of your suggestions:) http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf34b3127ccec5ca0a03369800000040O08QYsmrJq5ag9vPgg/cC/f

Here are all the fun details. my red wag swordtail has ich. Today is day three of the treatment quick cure. According to all the info on quick cure i could find i only have one more treatment left, but my fish should of been cured in 2 days! Day 1-light sprinkling of white on top of fish and on gills. shimmying Day 2-heavy sprinkling of white spots, gills completely white. shimmying Day 3-even larger white patches, not as much shimmying. now hangs out on top of tank. So!my fish does not seem to be getting better. here is all that i have been doing. I change the water prior to treatment as instructed on package of quick cure. raised temperature to 81-82 degrees. use aquarium salt daily use water treatment with new water change. My Placo does not seem to have any signs of illness or ich, could my swordtail have something other then ich with very similar symptoms. also because of this treatment for my swordtail i had to remove my 2 African dwarf frogs from the aquarium. how long will they be ok in the smaller bowl? and now they are floating on the surface (a sign of illness too!) Please help me! all additional info you probably need to know: 10 gal tank freshwater no other fish other then mentioned above no living rock or coral 1 bamboo plant 4 general habitat plants 1 heater 1 bubbler 1 filter (with carbon removed for treatment) Nitrite levels are rising probably due to the fact that the filter is not actually filtering. same for my frog tank (have been treating water nightly with ammonia eater) Thank you!!