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Posts Tagged ‘algae’

Hi,
What kind of algae and snail eating fish could go along with discus? Are their any that eat both algae and snails?
Thanks!

I have a 55 gallon with 3 2″ cichlids, 1 6″ jack demsey, an algae eater, and a narrow black fish, don’t know what it is but he has a hammerhead and my son calls him a shark, but he’s not the typical silver type mini shark. He’s 5″ –> anyone know what he might be called?.

I have few fish & I haven’t done a water change in quite a while — about 10 months. We have very hard water so I know the water gets harder if you don’t do water changes and just keep topping off the tank, however, all of the fish were happy anyway & I had no fatalities.

(1) I did a half tank water change 2 days ago. How soon can I add new fish?

(2) While vacuumming the gravel, as you can imagine, tons of particles fog the tank during my cleaning. I felt really bad. Is this bad for this fish? Is it hard for them to breathe?

(3) Is it normal for fish to open and close there mouth inside the tank? I never noticed but am nervous

(4) Can I add Oscars to my cichlid/jjack demsey tank?
We have hard well water. (no chlorine)

i have tried dried food…frozen…dried algae…wont eat any of those..what else is left before he starves..he just pecks on the sand and rocks all day..cant possibly be enuf food there for a good size fish like this..

Will Dwarf Gourami’s, Algae Snail and Angelfish go together? If so how much space do they need and what is the minimum requirement of litres/gallons? Do they get agressive? Will they eat each other?
If they don’t go together will someone suggest something that will go with the first two?
I am a beginner at this as you can probably see and have spent weeks looking for a ideal companion for my aquatic pals before I actually buy them!
I am not worried about the snail being a potential victim, eaten, escaping and poisinous. Just what will go with them and the dwarf gourami’s, something colourful, easy to care for
I have a 70L freshwater tank. Second day in the cycle.

Two fish have died in my aquarium and I have yet to find them anywhere. The tank has been cleaned, etc, and I find nothing. No, they didn’t jump out, the 20 gallon tank has a firm top on it. I do have a very large algae eater, (about 6 inches) and a very large catfish (6-7 inches). Would they have eaten them? It just seems strange I can’t find them, they are just gone.