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I don't see any problems with this stocking, but I thought I'd put it on here to make sure. I like to keep things simple and understocked. 1x Male Pearl Gourami 10x Harlequin Rasboras I wouldn't be opposed to a M/F/F Trio of pearl gouramis, but I'd probably leave out the rasboras if I did...

I have a 40b with a Juvenile Angelfish and two Bolivian Rams. These are the only fish in the tank. I tried to get a Male and female, but I'm pretty sure I ended up with two males. They do squabble a bit, but no injuries that I have observed. In your opinion, what is my best course of...

It's been so long since I've had to buy it since I bought the 1 gallon bottle. Do the bottles come sealed? I may be returning the one that I bought.

Earlier today I spent 2 hours with vinegar and a razor blade scraping off the calcium that builds up on the rim of the tank, the filter, the hood, the heater etc. What finally drove me to do it was that pieces of it were starting to get into the tank and it looks terrible on black sand. Is...

I have an old 40b in the basement I was thinking about setting up again. Of all the fish I had the two angelfish that I liked the most. They grew up together starting in a 20H at the size of quarter. Then as they got larger I moved them into a 37. As they got older I eventually had to...

I'm not having luck with Dwarf Gouramis. I just added one to an established 10g last Saturday and I don't think he's going to make it. I have heard of the virus that can affect DG's and I am starting to think he has it. He's breathing heavily on the bottom and won't swim around much. I put...

Is this doable or recommended? We just lost a betta after 2 years and we want to keep the tank running. My girlfriend wants a dwarf gourami, but I want flame tetras. I was wondering if it's possible to do both, but if not we'll probably just compromise and do the dwarf gourami by itself. :rofl:

I have a 20g long which I started with 3 Multis and now there are about 17 little ones of varying sizes. I have been feeding them NLS fry starter. How many can (or should) I keep?

I have a 20 long with 3 multis and 4 fry. The female stays around the upper left corner near a shell which contains the 4 fry. (It could be more I have only ever seen 4 at the most). The other female that is not part of the breeding pair stays up toward the top of the tank. This upsets the...

I know I have seen discussions about expired food in the past. I did a search and I wasn't able to unearth very much. The food in question is NLS betta pellets. I have been using them for a few years now and they just expired in June 2015. I haven't used 1/8 of the pellets in the...

I have a 20 long setup with 3 shell dwellers of the Multifaciatus variety. I'm looking for other fish that could possibly coexist with them. The water is what I would consider to be quite on the hard side. dGH 28 dKH 16 pH 8.6 I'm wondering if there are any Killifish that would do well...

I have a 20 long with 3 multifaciatus shell dwellers and 6 fancy guppies. Could I (or should I) add more multis? Would they be better off if I didn't?

Aqua Advisor says this tank would be over stocked at 116% but I disagree. Let me know what you think. I already have the 8 guppies, but I am open to suggestions otherwise. 8 (male) guppies 3 (probably f/f/m) swordtails 5-6 sterbai corys

We recently moved and are looking into setting up a 20 long. It turns out our water seems pretty hard. This water is not straight out of the tap. I let it sit out for a couple of days. dGH is 28 dKH is 16.3 and pH is 8.6 I don't want to subject any fish to this water that can't handle it...

I'm not sure if anyone can figure this out but I figure I'd post about it and see if anyone had any ideas. I had been breeding ramshorn snails for my figure 8 puffer and it was going very well. I was feeding them kale and they were devouring it everyday. I was doing 2 to 3 water changes a...

Are shell dwellers the only African cichlids suitable for a 20 long? Most of the Africans I have looked up seem to reach an adult size that is larger than I would put in a 20.

I'm moving to an apartment so I am limited on the number of tanks I can bring with me. My plan is to divide a 10 gallon in half and put my two bettas into it. I also want to use this 10 gallon as a ramshorn snail breeding tank to feed to my figure 8 puffer. I have just read that paradise...

I have to leave the house I have been renting. I was under the impression I would be able to rent the place indefinitely, otherwise I never would have acquired this many fish. I would like to make sure the fish are going to caring and responsible fish keepers if at all possible. If you are...

My girlfriend's dad saw how many fish tanks we had and ordered us a pail of Aqueon flake food for Christmas. The ingredient list looks more comparable to Omega One rather than the Aqueon flakes I have seen in stores so I have decided to use it. I'm just wondering what I can do to keep it fresh...

I know... don't laugh but I want to start breeding pond snails for my figure 8 puffer. I'm breeding ramshorns and it is going well, but it's not as fast as I would like.

I've been trying to breed some Ramshorn snails for my Figure 8 puffer to eat, but all of my tanks have MTS in them. I am afraid that the MTS population will compete with them and inhibit the Ramshorn breeding capacity. So, I have been culling the MTS population in the tank that I decided to...

My dilemma is whether it would be appropriate to rehome these comets to the rather large man made pond over at city hall across the street from me. I can only guess at the size of the pond but it must be several thousand gallons and they do stock it with goldfish. My pond is only 125 gallons...

I believe I have a juvenile GSP, as he is only 1.5 inches long. I got him at Walmart (I know please spare me of the lectures) so I am assuming he was kept in freshwater. I brought him home today and acclimated him to my empty 20g but it is currently freshwater. This will be my first shot a...

The tank has been up for a year and I've had this dwarf puffer for about as long. He has always come up to the top and ate blood worms that I held for him very heartily. About 2 days ago though I went by the tank and he didn't come up to the top to greet me like he always does. He sluggishly...

I have a 10 gallon tank with two 10 watt 6500k cfl bulbs. I dose excel everyday and keep the photo period around 7 to 8 hours. After a few weeks my plants always manage to get algae growing on them and it's really hard to get off the plant without harming it. I usually try to spot treat it...