Bala Shark Care - Tank Mates, Feeding, Full Grown? Here is my bala shark care guide. I’ve listed some of the best products to use including my favorite filter.
More Topics: I feel like I should turn in my fish keeper card. Just put a couple of fake plants in the tank for the first time in over a year. Had a recent mishap with my wisteria and ludwigia, and I couldn't stand it being so bare until my new plants arrive. What little bit of the wisteria I could salvage is floating, and hopefully will bounce back.
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Give yourself a break. Sometimes, we just have to “embrace the fake” lol. You work really hard on your tank and it looks great. You have beautiful, healthy fish. This live plant venture is an adventure. And not cheap...including all the algae, lighting, etc... Sometimes we have to make due. Here’s my plants continual work in progress...still with plastic in the back left corner.
Thank you! Definitely rocks. Unless I mount the wood, they are great to prop the pieces up. If you can, try and find a building supply place first that has the outdoor items. They charge by the pound. The fish love hanging in the cave, especially the corys. I got the big middle wood piece for the plecos to hang out in/under, but they prefer the rocks around the manzanita.
Amy Reaves Gwaltney You just have to check out the different rocks they have at these places. If you see any metallic in them, don’t get. No limestone. The ones I have are Mexican cobble, which is similar to the black seiryu stone. I either pour water I just boiled over, or dip in simmering water, as boiling has been known to explode. There is a list online of safe rocks.
Bala sharks grow huge in aquariums. My 65 gallon canister filter just bit the big one. Can anyone suggest a decent filter to replace it that isn't going to be insanely expensive? I had a national geographic CF70 UV filter. Something with a built in UV sterilizer would be really nice if anyone knows of any.
Good morning everyone, so today i woke up with this, everything was fine, i was making water changes 50% every week, this is a 10gal tank, its been about two months that we have it, suddenly this particles and brown stuff is getting all over the glass and decorations, also we have a black telescope goldfish, he was fine but i noticed right now that one of his eyes is white and he is not moving that much, he wont move from the bottom wich is unusual for him....does anyone know what is wrong? What i did wrong? Im so confused.
Do you have your goldfish in your guppy tank?
The brown stuff might have been poop and uneaten food. To get rid of that you need to gravel vacuum. Ok so guppies and goldfish can't live together. Guppies are warm water fish and goldfish are cool water fish. The warmer water could make the goldfish sick. Goldfish also need a large tank because they get huge.
I used to get that sometimes when overfed. Just at next water change take decorations out and rinse in the tank water you take out for the water change. Dont use tap water or soap. Can use vinegar but it needs to be out of the tank fully drying overnight/day. Looks like brown algae. You may need to leave the light on longer. Can be caused by things like low light, high nitrates, over feeding.
Also, brown algae won't hurt your fish. It consumes CO2 and releases oxygen. So it is not good if you have a planted tank. But since your tank has artificial plants, no worries, it just looks bad. Just clean the glass with a piece of polyfiber, or something made for cleaning tank glass. I just use cut up polyfiber. If you have a siphon use that on the gravel. If not you can take a small cup and scoop off just that top layer and clean it in a container of discarded tank water (like during a change) using a piece of poly or even just rubbing it in between your fingers in the water, then put it back once cleaned off.
Oh, and this may be something you already think of. But always wash and rinse your hands really well before sticking them in the water, you don't want to get lotion or soap in there. Or just wear gloves, which can be safer anyway. Water changes are not sufficient to control the algae .from the pictures your tank looks quite normal and water seems fine .but if your water is turning green and particles are growing on the decorations you need to remove them and scrub it clean regularly.