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Congrats on the fry. I'd keep an eye on the fish though. I had two pair of black convicts in a 35 gal. It took about a week for the breeding pair to kill off the other two. They may be different with other species in the tank, i don't know. Although, the way the fry let momma grab them and spit them out wherever she wants, I can't see them being that safe in a community tank

Good point.. not worth the risk to save a few bucks.

Nice job... Don't forget , you promised me some. I have to find some kinda fish that the piranha get along with. -roll-

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When I do my piranha fry tank.. only about half a zillion... I syphon the water with a small syphon hose left inside a net or one of the breeding cages to keep the fry out until I have taken out the amount of water I desire. For cleaning the excess garbage and food residue off the bottom... clear bottom also... I use a rubber bulb syringe sold for cleaning ears. basically a ball with a pointed end, thus giving you excellent control for working around the smaller fry. Some ppl use turkey basters but this is a lot smaller and easier to use. If I do suck out a fry or two with it, all I do is suck them back up and shoot them back in the tank. HTH Fred

Just go to the link you provided and click.. "Where To Buy"... and it gives you the outlets for alberta

So.. did you have much of a problem leveling the cardboard base? And , is it going to be strong enough to hold the tank and stand??? -roll- -roll- It is a nice looking stand... Fred

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Well.. the kid's fried some fish by putting a small tank on top of an electic fireplace once. So, i'm assuming that you would have similar problems controlling the temperature if it was put that close to a heat source, unless you could find some method to distribute the heat away from the tank.

Thanks for the suggestions... Actually, the tanks will or can be empty. I was looking for something similar to bleach that might kill them off totally, but didn't want to have to have to cycle the tank again. I do have loaches and they are keeping them down, but not as far down as I would like. I am probably overfeeding, but tend to try and make sure they have enough.. will have to try cutting down. And no, the loaches aren't in with the piranha. That tank is one of the ones i've managed to keep clean.. (knock on wood..) Fred

Hi.. Basically asking for input as to any safe methods to totally get rid of a snail infestation without damaging the bacteria in the filter. I've used bleach to clean tanks and to make sure it doesn't travel from tank to tank but i'm sure that this would kill any bacteria that was in the filter also. Is there any method that will remove the snails from the tank and filter without hurting the media? And.. I know i'm going to get ppl telling me that the snails can be beneficial. I just don't like the looks of the little snails crawling around... if they were the big ones.. great.. but they're not. thanks. Fred

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First off go to "Freshwater Photography" and you'll find pinned a free image resizer. Download that to make sure that your pics aren't oversized. Then all you have to do is save the pic as a .jpg on your puter in a file easy to find. When you reply to a post or start a topic you'll see a file attachment on the bottom with a browse button to the right.. just click the browse and find the pic on your computer and click on it, the click open and it should show up in the file attachment line. Then click add this attachment to the right of the browse button and it will show up just below with a button " add into post " click this button and the attachment will show in your post.. then all you have to do is click the "Add reply " button to post your pic and the post. This is a pic of my baby piranha just to show how it works. Fred

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Sorry to break in... but is green water just water taken from a tank with a bad algae growth or is it something else entirely? thanks.. Fred

I don't disagree with you regarding the caring seller, the problem I have is with the high rate of response that "free" adds get. If you don't believe me, look at how many more views this post is getting than the one that was posted before it or after it. If someone is walking in a mall and someone offers that person an icecream for free, they probably take it. If it doesn't work out, there is a trash can down the way. If someone offers you a free fish... not everyone thinks about whether they can take care of it or not. There are plenty of responsible fish keepers on this forum, but there are also new aquarists or irresponsible aquarists who think that the discus may fit in just fine with the convicts they got last week for free. I just wanted to provoke some thought so that people think a little more before they jump at free. I would like to see the "good home" caveat go with any free fish. So instead of the first post getting the fish, they go to the most qualified post, deciding that is up to the seller. Kevin First off.. i'd like to say thanks a lot to Lorenzo.. fish are doing great. Secondly... We were already dealing with him on another purchase and already had arrangements to meet. The post for the fish just happened to hit at the right time. As far as "good home" and going to the most qualified post.... This time it happens that my daughter raises discus and so might be a little more qualified than the average fish person, but, I could just as easily been lying completely. So, unless you know the buyer personally or are willing to follow them home, the most qualified post might only be the best liar on the forum. As far as the HIGH rate of response.. I just don't see it. The discus post had 142 views and 10 responses in roughly half a day ( two responses kevins and dunls, i'm not sure count). The post for super red arowana ( a $1750 fish) had 136 views and 3 responses in roughly a day more. In fact, this post had 79 views and 6 (not counting this one) responses in just under 4 hours. All this proves is that too many ppl here might have too much time on their hands. As far as free... anyone who has spent an hour or so driving through Calgary traffic knows just how much free can end up costing... thats just my two cents worth.... and for this post only... it's FREE Fred

I'm going to have to go against all the other advice.... I think you should buy the new fx5 and sell the two xp3's to me for the 108 gal.. Pros-- you'd have a brand new filter for your tank I'd have two xp3's for my tank Cons-- you'd have the outlay for a brand new filter you wouldn't ask enough for the xp3's Pros..(for me) I'd get a really good deal on a couple of xp3s I may be wrong... but i think the pros outweigh the cons... (If I do happen to be wrong in my thinking... just ignore this post) Fred

Your going to get a lot of ppl telling you that they are beneficial to the tank and they very well might be... but, take it from someone that is still trying to get rid of them. While you have an empty tank with only plants in it, use enough bleach in the tank with the filter running to do in the snails without doing damage to the plants. Personally, if I had to choose between saving the plants and getting rid of the snails... i would let the plants go in a second.

Just curious what format the movie is in. I got the dreaded " Click here to download plugin" once again. Of course, when I click no plugin is available. I get this a lot when i'm trying to view videos. Anyone have any idea what plugin i'm missing? Thanks

Thanks for all the help guys... The epsom salts seems to have done the trick. Swelling seems to have gone done and she is swimming and eating better. I guess i should have just asked here first instead of at the piranha forum.. Their level of help was worse than useless. Again.. thanks for the suggestions... Fred

So.. you would just add the epsom salt right to the existing tank?? and if so.. any idea how much you would use for a 120 gal? fred

Not much better, but she won't stay still... and i'm not that great at taking tank shots. but, you can see the greenish vent. It seems to ge getting a little smaller, but it also seems to be getting harder ( not oozing). I did try feeding them some peas ( it was suggested as a laxative) but can't say that it helped any. Thanks.. Fred

No. it looks nothing like that.. Its a little hard to see with the green background, but if you expand the pic you can see about an inch of it hanging down. The exterior of the vent is a darkish green to black and the slime is more clearish with a green tinge. I read your post and the link a little better. If it was a parasite like the worm shown, wouldn't it affect more than the one fish. There are 4 other adult piranha and one pleco in the tank and none of them seem to show any signs.

Not a great picture, but if you look closely at the vent you can see a greenish substance oozing out. And she is swollen upwards along that part of the body and seems to be shrunken forward of here. The hole seems to be increasing in size and is now somewhere between a nickel size and quarter size. I believe her to be the female from one of the breeding pairs, but don't think she has breed for a week or two. She seems to still be eating and swimming around ok although she does stay more in one spot at a roughly 45 degree angle upwards. Any suggestions as to what could be causing this? ( eggs stuck? or maybe constipation?) and what could be done to cure her of it. Thanks a lot..

:welcome: Welcome aboard. Nice looking tanks and fish.