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So I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront freshwater aquarium with a Current USA Freshwater LED light on top. I am reading online that while it’s a serviceable light, if you’re looking to help with plant growth. This isn’t the best light. So my question is my current light sufficient or should...

I recently went into my LFS for some new plants since my setup was severely lacking them and I missed the beautiful natural look. Anyways, while I was there one of the workers there told me that to feed plants easily just take an algae water and bury it deep in the substrate near the plant...

So I picked up what I thought was a platy for my tank. She is very pretty and I noticed a little more slender than my other two platys but I thought "eh probably just a variation". However as I watched her swim with my other platys I noticed just how much more slender she is and she is slightly...

So I'm looking into some new fish and I've had gold barbs in the past. However I always like to put my stock into AqAdvisor as a rough guideline and for some reason one gold barb adds about 6-8% to the stocking level. Are gold barbs poop machines because I know they don't get very big at all...

Quick question. I currently have a thriving Anubias plant that has some roots firmly grasped on this one decoration in my aquarium. I've tried to pull it off gently for fear of damaging the plant but it is really on their strong. I want to remove this decoration and add a cave in its place but I...

I was doing some exploring on this site and just love the look of a heavily planted aquarium. My current set up has 3 flourishing anubias and one sword growing well but I want to add some more tall growing, background plants. I'm looking for a fast growing, hardy, difficult to kill (I don't have...

Alright so the coolie (or kulhi) loach has been one of my most sought after fish ever since I started keeping an aquarium. They are just so unique in behavior and appearance that I've always wanted them. Unfortunately, where I am located don't frequently stock coolie loaches. However, a LFS...

Hey everyone! I have two well established plants in my 36G freshwater tank. I believe they are a form of Anubias and they are absolutely thriving. New leaves almost weekly and roots are spreading like wildfire! It really looks beautiful. However, some of the older leaves are partially dying...

Alright so I've got an establish 36g aquarium with a Magnum350 canister filter and I've got it stocked with the following: 5 zebra Danio 2 silver tip tetras 3 bronze Cory cats 3 peppered Cory cats 3 Oto cats 3 cherry barbs 3 platys 1 serpae tetra (left over fish from when I redid my tank in...

I've been thinking of getting a pair of guppies for my community tank. However I've been doing some research and it seems like even though they're touted as being very hardy fish they actually are not because of their constant breeding for color. What are your guys experience with guppies? Are...

I have an old serpae tetra in my community tank and he has this weird white pimple like growth on the side of his body. He is as lively as ever and shows no signs of illness or anything aside from this growth. Water parameters are all where they are supposed to be. He is at least a year old. Any...

In my established 36 gallon bow front tank I have black gravel in my tank but for some reason there is this brownish coating over just the gravel in the tank. I have 3 separate air stones functioning fully, an LED light that gives at least 12-16 hours of light to the tank. I also have 6 Cories...

Hey everyone so I recently added 4 silver tip tetras to my 36G bow front aquarium. Currently there are 5 zebra danios and 2 cherry barbs in there along with them. What I've noticed is that one of these tetras tend to chase some of the barbs and danios quite excessively. Is this cause there are...

I'm looking to stock up my 36 gallon bow front aquarium! Ive got a few small caves and 4 live plants. I already have a stock plan but I'm interested to see others views and ideas! I'm aiming to have a colorful, moving, peaceful tank. I already have 3 zebra danios in there and then the rest id...

So I've posted on a different board about a bacterial bloom in my tank but after research I think I've figured out a possible cause to my cloudy water Breakdown of what I did to get to this point: Restarted my 36 gallon bow front tank second weekend of January because I had way too much gravel...

Hey everyone! I recently rebooted my 36 gallon bow front and was letting it cycle this week. I started it this past Saturday and the water got crystal clear on Tuesday. But then Wednesday I woke up and the water was slightly cloudy. I did research and figured out that it's a bacterial bloom and...

Several books that I have read over the years have all left me with a bad taste in my mouth about Rainbowfish. They all describe them as a fish that should be in a one species tank. Why is this? Every time I've seen any in a fish store they are with other species of fish and seem to be fine...

Hello everyone! My name is Rob and I'm a new member here though I frequent this site quite often for useful insight! I've been in love with aquariums ever since I won a goldfish at a Halloween event at my local high school in 3rd grade almost 13 years ago. Up until recently, most of what I...

Hello! First off, I'm new to this forum but have had an aquarium for about 10+ years and often read your discussions for insight. I recently refreshed a 36 gallon bow front. It had previously been barren in terms of fish except for one common Pleco and had thriving plants (not sure of names). I...