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I agree with psyhampster that would be great

my guess would be C. schwartzi. I think I remember reading somewhere that their pattern changes with age, and adults will have two lines running from the gills to the tail? What camera are you using? The picture is incredible.

I keep it at 75 - The goldfish came from my mom's goldfish tank because my girl though he was cute. It was supposed to be temporary to keep the nitrogenous bacteria going after cycling until I decided how I wanted to stock. He seems to be doing ok and is very active, although I am planning on...

I also have a 30 gallon and very hard water. The hardness of the water tends to keep the pH up. In hindsight, I'm thinking more and more that I should have done cichlids because it would have been easier than softening the water. One thing I might recommend, as it worked for me, is a "water...

Thanks for your adivce. The tank can't be returned at this point. It is the kit that comes with a bunch of stuff for SW though. I'm thinking if I do only two or three SMALL fish and keep an eye on the water quality I should be alright? Also thanks for the info on crabs and snails. I had no idea...

Hello, all! My girlfriend got me a 12 gallon eclipse sw tank that came with a bunch of stuff to get started with salt water. I want to set it up, and i'm thinking a percula clown, neon goby, barnacle blenny, and a hermit crab / shrimp for cleaning? Hoping to make it a FOWLR tank. However I am...

I agree - I got a 30 gal and thought it would be more room than I could fill up, but now I go to the lfs and stare at the BIG tanks. By the way, travis your Mbuna tank is amazing. I almost had an O when I saw it!

I had a common that would lay upside down at the surface and let the current from the filter push him around, day or night, light or dark. They're definitely my favorite species. I really like plecos... Sorry I can't offer any more advice but I'll repeat that you should just give him time to...

I haven't decided how to finish stocking the tank yet, but as of now I have 5 cory cats, 1 clown pleco, a comet goldfish, and 3 ghost shrimp. I'm going to take my water to the lfs tonight and see exactly what my readings are. My concern is not so much having a neutral pH, it's more that I...

I have a 30 gallon tank that, according to the cheap, inaccurate dropper test, has a pH of over 8.0. I would like, for my fish's's sakes :D the pH to be closer to 7.0. I don't like the idea of using chemicals to achieve this, and the kH of near 200 ppm (around 10, I think) would just raise the...