Hi Mrs Fazi. They like sand , but it may be tough to keep clean. Food particles etc will get caught in it and stagnate quickly, so make sure you clean it well...
Hi Shannon, The barbel erosion could very well be due to the gravel you were using. Sand is a much better option. There is a glacial sand (rounded edges)...
What water temp do corydoras prefer---on the cooler or warmer side? My water seemed very warm but the thermometer didn't register it was that warm, so I bought...
I just have corydoras in my tank (23). I'm going to a bigger tank to accommodate them all. What middle fish would be good? I want a few middle fish that...
Thats great! Congrats. 80-82F is a good temp to breed them at. They will also do fine for normal living at 72F. Some cories have been found spawning in the...
It depends on what you want to keep. Many livebearers will do fine with cories. I always liked a school of 6each  of three or 4 nice tetras. It depends on...
Thanks for your reply. After dropping the temp from 80 to 72, the next day I found loads of eggs on the glass like I've never seen before. They must like the...
Anyone else have a foam on the surface problem? Someone suggested it was too much protein in the water. I have a lot of those little snails and it seems...
Proteins in the water make the surface tension factor higher and thus air bubbles tend to stay instead of breaking when they hit the surface. It will feel kind...
This Might be a good link to send to all of your pet-owning friends as it addresses the issue from a pet-owner perspective and is a little more entertaining...
PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND YOUR CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVE TO VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION BEFORE APRIL 23 This would be bad for the aquarium hobby.Please...
CCAC Summer Auction June 28th 2009. Held at the Clarion Waterfront Hotel 2930 Waterfront Parkway, West Drive , Indianapolis, IN, US, 46214 | Phone: (317)...
Champaign Area Fish Exchange will be having it's Summer Auction on July 18th at the Urbana Civic Center, 108 Water Street, Urbana IL. The doors open for...
Hi Les, I have been a lurker on this group for a while now and am always impressed with the patience and advice you give. I was wondering if you might be able...
Ahhhhhh, you have discovered one of the hidden benefitsd to using real wood in an aquarium. As it sits in the water, the natural tannins contained in the wood...
Les, As usual, thanks for the thoughtful response. I guess the one big question I have is can wood bring the PH too low ? And are there kits to measure PH...
I have never had to worry about pH that low, so I'm not sure what kits are available. Sorry. I'm sure that if there are not cheap ones for home use, like...
 A Late Bulletin!!!  My name is Bill and I am returning to the hobby after a 30 year absence. In those days I spawned and raised Discus, so its not like...
Hi Bill. How big is the tank and how many fish are already in it? My first guess would be ammonia, but that would affect even the older residents, and blue...
Thanks Les,  Nice to meet you. With the gravel vacuuming plus the 4-gallon water changes every 4 days, I don't think nitrates are the problem. Testing...
Hello Bill. While reading your email my first response was "What? Adding crushed coral?". If I remember correctly, crushed coral makes water harder. Cories...
How clear are you vacuuming your gravel? It could be you are pulling out all of your beneficial bacteria and though your fish that are already there are used...
Here are a couple of links from our business days: This first one shows something that started growing in our tanks and filter system that came from the well...
Hi Kaycy,  Thanks for BOTH of your replies and I'll try to combine both here.  The water changes are done at 4-gallons every 4 days. My other tank is a...
You shouldn't need to make your water any harder than what you have at the 5.5 and 5.8 since this is soft water and the species you mentioned are soft water...
Hi Kaycy,  We are not connecting correctly? I think you are misunderstanding me about my so-called "Additives" for the well water. I use a nylon bag for...
I gotcha Kevin BUT-----------------there still is the problem with any new Cory's. At neutral of 7.0 but natural well-water of 5.5 to 5.8 you can see the...
No, I understand what you are saying, Bill. I'm just trying to say that you don't need the crushed coral. Like Kevin stated, all you have to do is acclimate...
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