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    Drooping tail - black tetra

    i would say it is stress, but i would keep a close eye on it to make sure its nothing worse, try raising the temp a little bit, and adding a small amount of aquarium salt, which restores essential electrolytes. How long has the tank been cycled for?
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    Very cloudy water

    i wouldnt put those fish in at all, they will die, is your tank cycled? for how long? what are readings?(ammonia, nitrates, nitrites), all important info. dont use ph inhibitors or adjusters, they do more harm than help.
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    Where do you throw your dirty water?

    i just pour it down the tub in my basement washroom, everyone knows that basement washrooms are all ways skuzzy anyway........
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    Help!

    that betta will probably die pretty quikly unless u get it into a tank with atleast a heater, a 10 g tank is usually good for one betta, give him/her a good home and they will last longer they will be more fun when they have a nice big home, you dont really need a filter becuase bettas are...
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    Please identify this fish if you can.

    probably stress, keep a close eye, if they start showing white dots or there fins look infected treat immediately, raise the temp a bit that usually calms fish down, or add some aquarium salt, restore some electrolytes it helps them
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    [B]Nitrites arrived 2 days ago, Now what?[B/]

    your best bet would be to get some filter media or various tank media from a clean fully cycled tank(established for a few months) to kick start the process, the artificial bacteria wont work, they only maintain between certain temperatures that lfc's you buy from dont regulate by, the only one...
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    Please identify this fish if you can.

    just a beautiful specimen, take good care of them
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    Ammonia cycle

    ok cool, i did a pretty big water change before because i was moving the tank and added alot of chlor x change just because it said it contained ammonia, and it releases it into the water. Thnx alot, and another quick question, whats the max amount of african dwarf frogs i could put in a 20 gal...
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    Ammonia cycle

    hi i just put all my pond fish outside for the summer and i have an empty 20 gal tank that i have remodelled for adfs(i have kept many times before), i cant get the frogs for another 3 days, so i wanna know to keep my tank cycled is it possible to use CHLOR X CHANGE(it says"ammonia is dispersed...
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    help with fluval 203 filter.

    YouTube - Homemade DIY Aquarium Filter shows how to make a home made tank filter, i have seen lots of reviews saying it works great.
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    Is driftwood from the lake safe?

    driftwood looks very classy in a aquarium tank.
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    Guppy Blog

    very cool...............
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    ...something interesting...anything

    how about piranhas, there so fun...............iv got a 11 inch rhom
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    54g corner lid & hood

    u could always go the distance and build your own, from small pieces of wood and various other supplies.
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