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I turned the heat up to 87, and I have aeration, but I lost two healthy Bronze Cories that I have had for 4 years. I don't see spots on any of the fish yet, but some of them are scratching themselves on the gravel/rocks. I would like to get rid of this mess before it gets too much further along!

Can you use Coppersafe with Clown Loaches and Yo-Yo Loaches?

I had a 75 gallon tank set up a couple of years ago, but had to move. (new job, new house, new town, etc.) I put my fish into a 10 gallon tank in the new place until I had time to set up the 75 gal. (I had 3 cories, 2 yo-yo loaches, 1 CAE and 3 danios) I finally got a chance to set up my big...

Does anyone know what causes Clown Loaches to get skinny and waste away? I had some a few years ago, and they just slowly withered away, despite eating normally.

I guess I will get an algae eater. The stuff is on my rocks and my artificial plants too.

I think it is brown algae. How do you get rid of it??

I have a ram in with my angelfish, and the angel does aggrevate the ram if he gets too close. The funny thing is that I also have a couple of little clown loaches (about 2" or so) and one of the loaches aggrevates the angelfish, by following it around all the time and nipping at its trailing...

At the bottom of a 75 gallon tank (20" deep) there is a pressure of about 0.72 pounds per square inch pushing down on the bottom, and out on the sides. This doesn't sound like much, but when you figure that the area of the bottom glass is 864 square inches, the pressure on the bottom of the...

I just added an airstone to the tank. As of yet, everyone is just looking at the bubbles. The Yo-Yo's are a little skittish since the bubbles were turned on, but hopefully they will soon get used to them.

Placing the diffuser in the filter will accomplish the same thing as turning the diffuser off.

I don't have any snails, but if I ever get them, is this the best way to control the population?

I have read that cories in a 75 gal tank need additional aeration. What is the preferred method of accomplishing this, an airstone or a powerhead?

How about Flagstone?

Are there any smaller, not-so-stange-looking algae eaters that will work in this tank??