Recent content by Phishhead46

Any suggestions on bright and colorful fish? I want it to be a tropical look to it. I have a sand bottom with coral rock look. I've had aquariums for 5 years. I'm not completely new to taking care of fish and I like to do my research, so I do not need to be limited to beginner fish.

Well, there were more barbs and tetras. They have died overtime, and Ive been waiting for all of them to finally die so I can start a cichlid tank. Im open to ideas on which ones can work. I wouldn't have a lot. The ones I saw were bright yellow and then a blue type. Any ideas?

Picture of mysterious sucker fish Sucker fish needs identification. Attached

On the post below, I attached a picture of this sucker fish I have. (sorry forgot to add picture before I posted) Can anyone identify him. He is pretty territorial. I really want to make my 40 gallon tank an African cichlid tank. As of now I have 1 tiger barb, 1 lemon tetra, 1 rainbow shark...

Hes a spotted cory, hes the only cory. I have him in a tank with guppies. I would like to add him to the new 37 gallon tank and I will definitely add at least one more cory once I do. Does it matter what color cory? (like the panda cory?)

Wow very good to know, thank you!! I have a small cory in my established tank, should I wait to add him until the biofilter is established?

Hello everyone! Fishless cycle is almost done! My pH is currently at 7.8. (It was 8.0, but I did a partial water change and brought it down). I am doing one final major water change before adding fish, which might bring it down a tad. My tap water is on the harder side... -So is 7.8 to high...

Perfect! Thank you very much! I just added ammonia, will check it later. I have very high nitrates above 40, which Im guessing will go away with the major water change. I have a small piece of panty hose which is what I used to hold the gravel. (Its a sand bottom tank). I had 2 small bags. I...

Hello everyone! So my 37 gallon is 99% done with the fishless cycle and I started bringing down the heat and ammonia to get ready for fish. I have a couple of questions about what to do now: -My main question is I added a filter cartrige and gravel from an established tank into my filter and...

Hi everyone! This is my first post and I have a few questions. I recently set up a 37 gallon tank. I set it up with a sand bottom. Has a good filter, air stones and a heater staying around 79 degrees F. No fish in it yet. I have an established 10g and I put one of its filter cartridges and some...