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He won't leave her alone. She looks like she is getting to get away from him but he doesn't get it. I don't know when she will give birth, so I don't know if the babies are actually coming out & he is gobbling then up before I can even see them, or if he is just really into mating. Anyone had...

The only reason my water level is low is because I had to raise the temp to speed up life process of the ich. It is not ever this low normally, but since the water is so much warmer I lowered the water level to agitate the surface to create more oxygen for the fish. I will figure out what to do...

Yes I turned the heat up when I started the treatment for ich.

Does anyone know if the ich treatment will affect the eggs? I am using API super ich cure at half strength. It has 3.6 Mg malachite green & 60 Mg nitrofurazone per packet & I use 3 packets each time I have treated. I am using half dose BC I have lots of scaleless fish. I had a Molly miscarry a...

I woke up this morning to find this in my tank..... Someone please tell me what it is! The only thing I have that can get above the water line is two apple snails. It looks like some sort of alien is going to pop out of it! jk I am treating the tank for ich right now, on day 4 of treatment.

I am wanting to have a blue light and a normal light on my tank. Are there hoods that house both of these lights? Does this make any sense at all?!? I want to be able to turn my blue lights on in the morning, then my normal daytime lighting, then in the evening turn the blue lights back on...

Yesterday I took the dominant rainbow fish I had back to the store and got three smaller ones to replace him and all the rainbows are together now! Minus one loaner, he hangs out alone still. I also picked up a few cardinal tetras, my twin boys love them! Evryone seems much happier now. After...

My tank is cycled, it is 0 ammomia, 0 nitrites & 10-20 ppm nitrates. The tank is 60 gallons. Currently in it is 6 turquoise rainbow 2 gbr 12 corydoras 2 dwarf gourami 2 khuli loaches 5 neons & cardinals mixed One lonely red long fin tetra One plec I have a 350 penguin bio wheel hob filter. I...

Well, I guess if he can stay in a 60g for a few years I can probably persuade my husband to upgrade to a larger tank... within the next few years. I told him I wanted a bigger one the other day and he just laughed at me! (We just got our 60g in February! He thinks I need to join Fishaholics...

Wow, I got my Rams at Petco and they had the Rosy Barbs in the same tank with the rams and the Rams need around 80 degrees (78 - 85 to be exact)... the barbs have to have 74? Maybe that is why all my Rams are dying! They were so stressed out. Do you think the Barbs would do okay in water...

My husband and I really like the way clown loaches look and wanted to add some to our 60 gallon tank but I was reading someone's wesite last night and it says that they should be kept in at least a 75 gallon tank and that they can get up to a foot long. (She had pictures and they really did...

Well, I have lost four of my six Rams in the last few days and the two left seem to be doing well. I have checked my water parameters and everything checks out okay. Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrites 0ppm, Nitrates about 5-10ppm (I have several plants in the tank), my pH is about 8.2, maybe thats whats...

Thanks for all the input! You guys are so helpful!!!

Hi Everyone, I am new to the world of fish. Late last year, about 6 or 8 months ago my husband took my son and got him a 20 gallon tank with a few fish. A few weeks later I went with them to get fish and got my first two dwarf frogs and 2 ghost shrimp. I could not believe how interested in...

I have gotten a lot of mixed info on Rosy Barbs.... Online I read that they can get up to 5 inches and they are peaceful. At a certain petStore, they list them as semi aggressive. My question is, will they truly grow to 5 inches in my 60 gallon tank and are they peaceful or aggressive?