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Looking (and budgeting) into possibly starting a sw tank! I'll probably be keeping it FOWLR for a year-ish to get comfortable as I've never kept a sw tank before. (But I do have a year of fw experience). I'm looking at getting a 29g biocube with protein skimmer. As far as stocking, I'm looking...

Too lazy to get a picture at the moment but my 20g long is medium planted, rocks and driftwood, fluval c2 filter and a large sponge filter rated for 20g. Kept at 74F and established since this January. Current stock: x8 CPDs x4 corydoras habrosus (was once 9 or 10, details below) x1 marble...

Hi all, here's a picture of my tank for reference: http://i.imgur.com/U2MaD9N.jpg It's a 20g long with a fluval c2 filter and a large sponge filter rated for 20g. I'd say it's medium-planted, but I am planning on a adding a tad bit more (going to attempt a carpet of staurogyne!) Here's my...

Hi all, This one kinda has me at a loss. There are 8 CPDs and 10 dainty cories in my 20g long kept at 75F with 2 filters (fluval c2 and a sponge filter). It had primarily just been the dainty cories (usually only one at a time) that would swim strangely, then do "backflips" to scratch...

20g long, medium planted with driftwood, rocks and 2 hidey caves. My filters are a Fluval c2 (rated up to 30g) and a large sponge filter (rated up to 20g). Temp is about 75F right now, but can/will bump it up to 76 with the addition of the gouramis. I know my stocking might seem a little...

Hello! Since I have CPDs and corydoras habrosus and am looking to get one or two badis badis (blue chameleon fish) I figure some very small live foods in addition to their normal frozen foods (bbs, cyclops, daphnia) would make them happier and healthier--especially so since badis badis are...

It was both a blessing and a curse that I purchased 101 best freshwater nano species off of Amazon, because now there's all sorts of fish I wanna get! Haha So I've got a 20g long that's medium planted, has some rocks and driftwood, and a single pleco cone (I have another little cave that I'll...

Hello, Still wrestling with myself on what I want to stock my planted 20g long with. My goals for this tank are to have a more interesting stocking list, try out new fish, and to have a more "structured" tank (this is my first somewhat thoughtfully scaped tank, so I've already completed that...

Hello, ever since I got a cute pleco plushie from my lfs, I've been thinking about maybe getting one of the dwarf kinds! The set up I'm still working on cycling is a 20 gallong long that's medium planted with a small/medium piece of driftwood and a decent amount of rocks with black sand...

So I went to my lfs the other day and they had these really cute pleco plushies with suction cup mouths. I bought a "royal pleco" plus because I figured I'd never have a pleco due to their monster soze and profuse pooping habit. However, a few people on reddit gave me some suggestions and now...

Hey, I didn't take a picture because it'd be too hard to see with only my phone, but I noticed one of my cories has I think three or four little white threads on its dorsal and tail fin. I haven't noticed any on any other fish. My tank is medium/heavily planted so it's really difficult for me...

Hey guys. I'm im the process of cycling my 20 gallon long tank. It's planted, with black sand, some rocks and a little baggie of crushed coral for kh stability. I started cycling at the beginning of the month, and I had put in 1ml pf ACE ammonia once a day for three days (total of 3ml)...

Hello, Trying to get a 30 inch fixture, 24 inch t8 bulb to work. I don't necessarily think it's the bulb, as I tried both the old bulb that looked okay, and the new bulb. Neither turned on. I have a special plant optimizing t8 bulb, so now I'm just looking for a fixture quick :( I've heard...

Hello, I recently (on the 17th) purchased 5 kuhli loaches from my lfs, but wasn't there to "handpick" them perse, and only saw them once I got home. They all look healthy except for one, that had a bent spine, it looks like it has 2 bends. Not to be a hypochondriac, but I'm afraid the one...

Hello all, This is very much still in the planning stages, but it's something I'm looking forward to! Currently, I have a 10 gallon tank that is being used as a qt, but after I'm done adding fish to my display tank, I want to convert it into a planted shrimp tank. Potential Stock: x1 bamboo...

Just today I noticed that one of my Amano shrimp is berried! How exciting :) I've heard that trying to breed Amanos is very difficult, and as such, it's not really something I'm interested in doing. But it's nice to know my 11 shrimp are happy, healthy and completely unbothered in my 29 gallon...

Hey all, So I'm hardware shopping right now for the 72 gallon bow front tank I'll be starting up in a year or two. The previous owner I bought it from included a hydor submersible heater, although I can't remember if it's 200w or 250w and I haven't tested it either... The tank is at my...

Hey guys, Trying to equipment plan my 72 gallon bow front tank. Width is 48 inches (so looking for a 48 inch light). I'm planning on something medium planted, so I don't need super intense lights, just something that will keep my plants going but not give me crazy algae. The tank came with I...

Here's a picture, sorry for the bad quality I purchased this honey gourami, Papaya, on Nov. 13th from the Wet Spot in Portland, OR. A few days ago, I noticed he had what looked like some sort of dark spot imbedded in him. He is not lethargic, still eats, doesn't appear thin... Not really...

Hello, One of my panda corys has a small split in its dorsal fin. It's a clean split, so I think it's injury. I do have plastic plants in the tank, it's only a QT tank and they will not be there permanently. Today is the first day I noticed, no other cories have torn fins. Anything I can do...

Hello everyone, I've set up a cycled 10 gallon quarantine tank to try to be a better fish keeper and not potentially spread disease to my 29 gallon display tank. I know the 10g seems a little crowded right now, but as its only a temporary situation, I'm hoping you guys will over look it...

Hello all, So the panda cory I posted about the other day died. Today I fed the honey gourami and the pandas some bloodworms to try to rouse their appetites, and it worked on everyone except the little guy in question. As I was just observing the qt, the little sick one ZOOMED erratically all...

Hi guys, So yesterday I purchased 1 honey gourami and 5 panda corys and put them in my cycled 10 gallon qt thank to keep an eye on them before putting them in my dt. The gourami is shy, and 4 of the pandas are very active and curious. The last cory is breathing pretty heavily, all fins clamped...

Hello, First time Fishless cycling here! I'm cycling my 10 gallon quarantine tank so I can try to be a proactive fishkeeper and not introduce illness into my display tank :) I started cycling the tank on October 30th, and I tested the water today with api master freshwater kit. Ammonia: 0...

Hello all, I'm trying to plan out equipment/etc. long before I'm ever setting up this 72 gallon bowfront. Predominantly, I plan on stocking rainbowfish, zebra loaches and a few cories, which as far as I'm aware, don't have heavily bioloads. On my 29 community, I have 1 internal filter, 1 hob...