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    Help : Severe Popeye

    Hi, I am currently struggling to situate a cichlid of mine who seems to have developed a severe case of Popeye in his right eye, left is completely normal. I was told because it was in one eye it was most likely not a disease and give it 2 weeks. Well I’ll be honest, I jumped the gun and...
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    Cray fish killers???

    I have had 2 cray fish now that I have looked away from my tank for 10 minutes, came back and found them torn to shreds?? I was told by my LFS that they would be fine in my tank and that I would have to worry about my other fish and not the Cray??? Tank mates are: EVERYTHING IS 4-5" OR LESS 3...
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    DIY canister pump

    I am looking to build a DIY canister filter out of a 5 gallon bucket, some 1/2" aquarium flex tubing and some PVC. My problem here is that I know absolutely nothing about aquarium pumps. I need something around 1000gph (adjustable flow), rise/fall won't compromise efficiency (there will be...
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    Colombian sharks laying around?

    I have three Columbian sharks (silver tipped sharks) and when I first got them they were quite energetic as they were at my LFS as well. They have been in my 55g brackish long tank for just over 2 months, they are only about 3.5-4" each and once they reach 5" I'll be moving them to a 300g tank...
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    Electric blue cray won't eat

    I have had my EBC for about about 2 months now and I haven't seen him eat a thing? I'll drop shrimp pellets rite next to him and he'll just freeze for a second and then keep walking completely ignoring them. I have also tried mysis shrimp, blood worms, and hikari (I'm most likely spelling this...
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    Electric blue crayfish

    I have had my EBC for about about 2 months now and I haven't seen him eat a thing? I'll drop shrimp pellets rite next to him and he'll just freeze for a second and then keep walking completely ignoring them. I have also tried mysis shrimp, blood worms, and hikari (I'm most likely spelling this...
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    Need advice on aquascaping plants

    Hello all! I am fairly new to the aquarium hobby and extremely new to planted tanks. I am mostly interested in aquascaping and I really like the styles of Takashi Amano and the over all biotope look. I would really like to get some blue seiryu stone or some very dark variation of this stone...
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    Silver arowana fins

    I have just recently bought a small (approx. 3.5-4") silver arowana from my LFS and have notices that his dorsal, caudal, and anal fins have turned a sort of dingy pale orangish color only alond the ends of the fins? Is this normal? He is fed mysis shrimp, blood worms, shrimp pellets, and an...
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    F8s keep dying?

    This is my first post so I apologize up front for any lack of info. I run a 55g brackish tank, I will admit that I do not know the specific salinity or gravity however I go with the 1 teaspoon per gallon rule as I was advised by my LFS. Nitrates=0 Nitrites=0 Ammonia=0 However about 4...
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