Comments on: Freshwater Aquarium @ Home (old)

By: Septhen

Septhen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

unless you have a …
unless you have a super-good canister filter of course!

By: amourkellie

amourkellie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

you need to cycle …
you need to cycle all tanks

By: jnyca

jnyca — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

I’ve heard so many …
I’ve heard so many people say that about CAE, people get them as algae eaters but they sound like fish killers!! I wish lfs’s would stop selling them like they’re oto’s or plecos!!

By: J3FFR3Y

J3FFR3Y — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

did you need to …
did you need to cycle the 5gl tank?

By: DeviantUK

DeviantUK — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

Also, the chinese …
Also, the chinese algae eater will be fine for now, but they become aggressive when they mature. I know because I had exactly this problem. They also like to harrass goldfish because of their slimey scales. He will also need re-homing as he gets older, they can grow to 12 inches!

By: DeviantUK

DeviantUK — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

If this is really a …
If this is really a 5 gallon tank your goldfish will outgrow it fairly quickly. To live long and healthily you need 20 us gallons for your first goldy, then 10 gallons for each additional. This is partially because the can grow to a good 10 inches or more, but also because they are massive waste producers. This much water is needed to dilute the waste they produce!

By: rblanche82

rblanche82 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:38:06 +0000

cool fish!
cool fish!