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My LFS has a one male betta in a tank of guppies, another one in a tank of swordtails, and another in a tank of platys. I was kind of shocked when I saw that and asked if the bettas picked on the other fish. They said no, and that really about the only fish you can't put a betta in with are...

My recent aquisition

Thanks Thanks for the help everyone! I went to the LFS and bought a new heater today, one that actually has temperature settings instead of lo to hi. They made sure I got the right model, and they didn't have an outrageous price. I am very pleased! I won't be keeping the other one because...

Thanks Well thanks for the advice. Right now I have the heater unplugged so the tank will cool back down. Its only down to 83 and its been about 2 hours. I will try to invest in a good quality heater. I definitely don't have $200 in fish, but I don't want them to die either. My favorite is...

Hi. I have a 45 gallon tank. In it I have a 200 watt top fin heater. Just below the top thermostat part it has a line that says that it should be lined up with the top of the water, so that is where I have it. I noticed my tank was up to 84 degrees. Eek! Scary! It doesn't seem to be...

I can't post my water paramaters right now as I have no way of testing the tank at the moment. I usually just take a water sample to my local fish store because they test it for free. It is a really awesome little fish shop. Anyways, they are closed tomorrow so maybe I can get a sample to...

Hi. I was having trouble with my fish dying, so I cleaned the tank, 25% water change, and replaced the filter cartridges. The filters were kind of yucky but nothing awful. While I cleaned the tank I had the light on. When I shut it off, my green severum freaked out and swam all over the tank...

Hi. I have a 45 gallon tank that has been set up for about three months. I bought it already set up though, so I don't know how long it has actually been set up. I only took the water level down for a couple hours to move the tank. It came with a plecostomus and several different tetras. I...