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Hello everyone, I've been keeping African Cichlids for a few years and recently, one of them has been developing tumor-like bumps all over it. It's progressively getting worse. My other fish seem healthy, but I have lost a few over the months. None ever looked like this fish though. One died...

Hey everyone, So I'm about to redo my floors and paint the whole house. What's the best way to handle my two aquariums? I have a 75g African Cichlid tank and a 29g community tank. Would putting them in big containers along with an air filter and heater be okay for 2-3 nights? I was thinking...

I have a Marineland canister filter for my 75g tank and I'm wanting to save money on filter media. I've been buying the Marineland carbon bags, filter pads, and sponges but I'd like to know if there are any other options (perhaps DIY) that I can use. Also, is it safe to reuse the bio balls that...

Hello, I have a 75 gallon mixed African tank and I lost one of my cichlids about 3 weeks ago and this morning another is on the bottom of the tank close to death. My tank has been established for over a year and the water parameters are all good. I do water changes every week. It's hard to...

Hey guys, I have two sick Bettas that I'm trying to diagnose and treat. One got sick and then a few weeks later the other one got sick The first to get sick started floating at the top of the tank. He stopped eating and doesn't move unless I physically touch him. Now, he's floating vertically...

Hey guys, I found some large rocks outside that I was considering putting in my African tank. I'm not sure if they've ever been sprayed with insecticide or weed killer over the years. Is there any way to make them safe to use just in case?

Hey guys, I am having issues with fighting among my mixed African cichlids. I have 6 juvenile mixed africans in a 75 gallon tank and they all seem to be picking at each other. There is one in particular who has really taken a beating. I lost one fish a few weeks ago, but I'm not sure of the...

Hey guys, I have been away for a week on business and when I got home, I noticed a ton of white stuff in my 5 gallon Betta tank. Any ideas as to what it is?

Hey guys, I have been having an algae problem in my 75 gallon African tank. I scrub the algae off before doing a water change, but after a few days it comes back. This is somewhat difficult because it's hard to reach the back. I am using the Aqueon LED OptiBright for lighting and I have it on...

Hey guys, So, at the advice of my local fish store owner, I put my sailfin pleco in with 7 juvenile African Cichlids. They have been nibbling at his fins. My PetCo is having a $1/gallon sale so I went and bought a 29 gallon. I know he'll need a bigger tank later on, but it's all I can do right...

Hey guys, I went to my local fish store and picked up four juvenile African cichlids. It is the first time that I've visited this store in particular and I was a bit disappointed that the employees were not very familiar with their stock. I was sold these as mixed African cichlids and I was...

Hey guys, I had a shipment come in with some Malaysian driftwood, a liter of Prime, and some other things. The Prime leaked out all of it's contents, but the box wasn't that wet. My guess is it slowly leaked out and the driftwood soaked it up. Should I still use the driftwood?

Hey guys, I've been really trying to figure out what to stock my 75 gallon with. I really wanted an Mbuna tank, but I have a pleco and I've heard that they can eat the pleco's eyes out. My pleco is around 6 inches and I've been told that he is a Sailfin pleco, but I don't have a definitive...

Hey guys, I am wanting to replace my Oolite Aragonite Sand with something like EcoComplete in my 75 gallon aquarium. As of now, I only have the sand and some rocks in there, but I'm wanting to convert to a low-tech planted tank. Since the Aragonite sand buffers pH (it sits at around 8.0ppm)...

Hey guys, I added a new 75g aquarium about 2 weeks ago. Beforehand, I ran an extra filter with some Biomax on my 10 gallon aquarium that housed some glo-fish and a growing sailfin pleco. I ran it for a few weeks in order to seed the Biomax for the 75 gallon tank. I moved my pleco to the new...

Hey guys, So, I am setting up my new 75 gallon tank. I spent all day yesterday washing the sand and filling the aquarium. I finally got the cloudiness to go away. Now I am just waiting on it to cycle. I added in a bag of Biomax out of an already cycled tank, so I was hoping to put my Sailfin...

Hey guys, I am setting up my new 75 gallon tank and I bought a Fluval Aquaclear 110 HOB filter for it. The water was pretty cloudy, despite washing the sand for what seemed like 2 hours. I started the filter with just the sponge in it to try to clear up the water. It has been running for...

Hey guys, I am wanting to start keeping African Cichlids, but I can't decide what to stock! I have a 75-gallon long tank that I am going to setup as soon as I figure out what to do as far as stocking and scape. I think I am leaning more towards keeping bigger fish, but I'm not 100% settled on...

Hey guys, I have been noticing my tiger barb acting a bit strange over the past week or two. Today, I noticed his belly was bloated and he is swimming at an angle. I'm thinking it is dropsy. I've never had to deal with anything like this, so I did some research. Evidently, dropsy is very hard...

Hey guys, Currently I have a 10 gallon tank running a sponge filter. I bought a HOB filter for another 10 gallon tank that I plan on setting up and I want to seed it using the current cycled tank. I put it on, but between the HOB and the sponge filter, there is too much surface disturbance. I...

Hey guys, I am wanting to set up a 75 gallon low tech planted tank. This will be my first time working with real plants and I want to make sure I get plants that my pleco won't destroy. He's between 8-10" in length. What beginner level, pleco-friendly plants would you recommend filling my 75 with?

Hey guys, I currently have a 10 gallon glo-fish setup that's been operating for about a year with the following stock: 2 Zebra Danios 3 White Skirt Tetras 1 Tiger Barb I also have a Sailfin Pleco ~ 10" and growing that I'd like to put in the tank with the glo-fish. I'm wanting to upgrade the...

Hey guys, So I started using aged water from my tap to do my water changes. I store it in a plastic tub with a lid and a heater. I've been using this method for about 2.5 weeks now, and I've noticed that my pH in my tanks has gone up from 7.4 to between 7.8 and 8.2. I tested my water...

Hey guys, I have maintained stable water parameters in all three of my tanks for the past 9 months or so. For some reason, they are starting to change a little. I have maintained a pH of 7.4 in all of my tanks. Last week one of my tank's pH went up to 7.8. This week, another tank rose to 7.8...

This may sound like overkill, but I am wanting to store my tap water in a large bucket or trash can for my water changes. I was thinking about adding a heater and dosing it with Prime so that it's ready to go when I do my changes. I will use my pond pump to push the water into the tank when it's...