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After a year in our new home, I finally got the chance to set up a tank. I did have a little ten set up just to house my og Petey-Plecostomus and a gbr. When I took down my 55 a year ago all the fish were donated to the local club, but I couldn't let those two go. The ten was far from...

I was watching the tank this evening, and to my surprise I saw a little baby lemon tetra! :) It's actually about 1cm long, so it must have been in there a while. I have been trying to get a pic but it doesn't like to come out where I can get a good shot yet.

I'm going to be moving within the next couple months, and I think I want to start my 55 over as a Malawi tank. Naturally, I have a number of questions. 1. Does the male to female ratio depend on the species, or is there a general rule? 2. Will an xp2 and an Emperor 400 provide enough...

Well, the angels are gone. They just proved to not be a very good match. I was becoming more concerned that they would kill each other, so I adopted them out to a good home. Bummer. On the other hand, it's like a whole new tank! The personalities of all my tetras have really started to come...

I'm trading in my adult angels for more juvies. 1. How many juvies do you think I should get? 2. Should I get all matching angels, or all different? Current stock is in my sig, minus the two angels of course.

I have pretty much accepted that my angels are never going to spawn :( I have another dilema though. Every time I pwc, the aggression between them is incredible for about a day-day and a half. For the next 5-6 days until another pwc, they get along great and actually exhibit a number of...

Interesting article on yahoo this morning. Here's the link, check it out! http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070202/sc_livescience/keyfoundtothesmellofthesea

I currently only have the space to have my 55 set up. It is fully stocked. None of my fish want to do it. I can't afford to get in to live plants just yet. All my fish are super healthy. Don't get me wrong, I love watching my fish. It provides me with hours upon hours of entertainment. I...

If I scoop out some tank water, put the snail in it, then scrub it gently with a toothbrush will that work? All my snails shells are becoming a bit tarnished with algae, and I'm looking to give them that "new snail" look again :)

This is the message I got when trying to attach a photo to a post. What does this mean? My photo was within the attachment requirements... Thanx :)

Woo-Hoo :) I decided to join the cory club tonight. Stopped at the lfs on the way home cause I had a gift card burning a hole in my pocket. I've been thinking of getting some corys, and after I sat and watched the pandas for 10 minutes I just had to get some. I brought home 6, they...

So I want more fish, shock right? I watch my tank and realize there's not a whole lot happening on the bottom. After seeing everyone shout the praises of cory's in so many threads, I think I want some. But, will they fit? Stock in my 55 gal is in my sig, check it out. I know I have room in...

Anyone make their own fish food? I came across a recipe in a book once, something like shrimp, veggies, a multivitamin... I can't remember the book.

Both my angels missed breakfast this morning because they were too busy fighting. Both of their breeding tubes are out, I think it's a male and female due to the size difference. They have not laid eggs yet, but have exhibited many breeding behaviors. Wondering if this fighting is normal or...

Got a magfloat from one of my coworkers at our employee christmas party tonight! Do you just leave it in the tank in between uses or take it out after each time?

I live on the second floor and have a front and back door to my apartment. I started noticing my angels would be at whatever side of the tank I came into the room from when I first get home at the end of the day. At first I thought it was coincidence, but thought I would keep track just for...

This guy has been a hard one to get a good pic of. He's finally decided on and claimed this cave, so now I can usually find him. Hangs out in the powerhead current quite a lot too, but it's been impossible to get a pic of him surfing the current.

Once the lights go out in the tank, how much do you think the fish are disturbed by things like the t.v., room lights, or radio? I'm not talking about watching top gun with the surround sound all the way up or anything, just regular old hanging out.

Got a Siamese Algae Eater yesterday! I was in the lfs and saw a full grown one swimming with some clown loaches and thought he was pretty sweet. So I found a juvie a little over two inches and brought it home. It acclimated very well and has already made himself right at home. It swims with...

I decided to change from sand to gravel. I also added a couple caves in anticipation of a few more gbr's.

The last few weeks have been some of the most fun watching my tank. I recently had to merge the stock of two tanks into my 55, which meant getting rid of some fish :( After much thought, I decided on which of four angels to keep and two of three kinds of tetras. I couldn't be happier with my...

Five times now I have looked in my tank to find one of the snails stuck to the powerhead by the shell. I have to reach in there and pull them off. The first one is still in rough shape because when it got stuck it somehow managed to turn it's foot into the suction part... I've moved any tall...

After filter maintainance today my xp2 has started doing this weird "burping" thing. Every 15-20 minutes it expels a bunch of air. The canister itself never completely filled, it stopped about 1" from the top of the clear part. I'm pretty sure this is normal because I think I remember...

My koi angel has appearantly lost it's appetite. For the last week I have noticed it just does not seem interested in food. Occassionally I've noticed it eat off the bottom, but it's normal dinner time enthusiasm is gone. I'm pretty sure it's poop is paler and stringier than before. I did...

I added a powerhead to my 55 when I noticed a film settling on the side of the tank not agitated by the spraybar. I set it on the lowest output setting possible and set the airline valve so that a moderate amount of bubbles were produced. Aside from a stock change and the addition of a couple...