Subj : Re: What are the best sou To : All From : Trina Date : Sun Jan 25 2004 08:25 pm www.thekrib.com is a great place to start! This newsgroup is also a great place for information, however.. be prepared to get 5 or 6 different answers for each question :) Everyone does things different ways and has different opinions, so I think you'd be best off following only one person's advice so you don't end up mixing your advice. The two things everyone seems to agree on are 1) You must cycle your tank. There are different ways to do this. - fishless cycling -- using ammonia -- using fish food -- using bacterial colonies from an exsisting/healthy tank (handful of gravel, filter cartridge, etc) - cycling with 2-3 small inexpensive hardy fish 2) You should have a hospital or quarantine tank for new fish/plants Good luck! Trina :) Yukon, Canada 44gal/tall/pent/fresh http://mekong.connections.yk.ca/milady/LiquidZoo.html On 25 Jan 2004 06:30:03 -0800, steve@osb.att.ne.jp (Samurai Steve) wrote: >Hello All, >I am stuck in Japan and want to increase my knowledge of freshwater >fish/aquariums. Could you share with me the best sources/how you >learned? Information is pretty hard to find in this country, but I do >have access to internet book stores and the like. Several Dwarf >Gourami, Ballon Moria(?) and a Clown Loach would be gratefull for any >help. >Cheers. >Steve --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 1/25/04 8:25:17 PM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .