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Sea-Monkeys with an air-pump and undergravel filter in its tank, is it dangerous for the sea-monkeys?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

I am getting sea monkeys again and im not using the tanks they sell, like on the website, and I’m putting the sea monkey’s in a fish tank just because there is going to be more than just one pack of the “instant eggs”. The tank i am getting comes with an undergravel filter, and an air pump, and i was wondering if anyone knew if i put those items in if it would kill the sea monkeys. I know that a special pump is sold for the sea-monkeys (on the website) to blow air into the tank but its a serperate thing, i dont even know how to explain what it is. And this air pump (w/ air tubing & air stone) acts as the same thing but its an actual fish pump. And the filter is to keep the tank clean, but gravel will be on top of that. These will be in and on in the tank all the time pretty much. If anyone can help, i would really appreciate it. thx

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New fish questions?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by admin| 5 Comments

Okay, yesterday I got 3 scissortail rasboras. They are doing great. They were the only fish in a 55 gallon tank, perfect water conditions and a temperature of 75 degrees fahrenheit. I have an undergravel filter, plants, rocks, driftwood and gravel. Today I got 2 red platys and 1 pleco. We got the pleco algae wafers. I have a few feeding questions:

Can I feed both the platys and the rasboras tropical flakes, frozen peas and some iceberg lettuce (last two sparingly). Would the platys like brine shrimp like the rasboras?

Will the pleco be okay with the small fish as he gets older?

When should I start feeding the new fish?

Thank you so much!

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Whitish-gray pock marks on Oscar?

Posted on April 21, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

3 1/2 yr old Tiger Oscar, 8″ from tip to tip, living alone in 40 gal tank. Water slightly acidic and hard. Partial water changes done about 6gal every two weeks. Undergravel filter w/ powerhead and Aquaclear 300 outside filter. Fed Hikari brand Oscar tablets, occasional frozen bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp. He gets live feeder goldfish every now and then, but only after they’ve been quarantined for at least a week.

Recently Oscar has developed symmetric pock marks about the size of a BB and grayish-white in color about 1/16 ” apart around his whole jaw (from one side of face to other.) Doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort, and he eats well, but the marks resemble the “hole in the head disease” from the ’80′s. But I believe that was parasitic and was generally one lesion only.

Does anyone think I should be concerned?

BTW…I’ve had freshwater tropicals all my life; have successfully bred angels and have kept many happy, healthy discus; so I’m not a noob.
Detail…now I’m kicking myself for not Googling ‘hole in the head disease’, but it was just a wild stab; I didn’t think it happened anymore. But that’s almost certainly what he has after seeing the pictures. Damn I hope I can save him.

If you return here, please tell me what you can about the carbon affect…I rinse it occasionally but change it even more less. Thanks.

Thanks Copperhead. 11 points ASAP.
Edit 2: That comment about the carbon should have read “less often,” but apparently you can’t fix additional details once you hit submit.

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