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Geez, I'm all about caring for one's pets but when you go out like that on someone for owning a specific fish that's just bad form. Bad form, indeed. Even if they have been injected with a dye these fish are far better off than they are in their natural environs. Are you vegan? Do you have...

Right. Well, I just got the MTS. No, not in my own home, but vicariously through my girlfriend who now is the proud owner of a 46G fresh. She's taking my Black Ghost Knife and one of my Rainbow Sharks. This leaves me with 1 Rainbow Shark and 1 Featherfin Cat in a 29G well planted. So, I want...

lol I'd love to have some, but I think my catfish might snack on the fry Besides, kind of a long trip from ON to GA, no? ^_^

Wow, that is a beautiful fish.

Rainbows are roughly 2 and 3 inches BGK 3.5-4inch Feather 4inch Minnows between 1/4" and 3/4"

Yep. A few days back I was having issues with a pond-snail infestation. Well... They're all gone. Overnight. I can't find a single one of them and there were 8+ larger (1/2cm snails in the tank.) Perhaps one of my fish ate them? 2 Rainbow Shark 1 Black Ghost Knife 1 African Featherfin...

I cycled with two Rainbow Shark and heavy planting without injury to the fish but, if you have the patience, fishless is the way to go.

Update: My girlfriend might take the Ghost Knife and one Rainbow Shark off of my hands. She's going to set up an old tank she has. Says it's much larger than my 29G, so we'll see. So, with those two large, predatory biomasses gone, I gotta think about what fish to replace them with.

My Rainbows actually appear to be doing quite well together. At first they were quite agressive and territorial but, since I added the two new fish, they've calmed down and will actually sort of "watch each other's backs." As for the Ghost Knife, I'll do my best to get a new home for him. Last...

Hmm, that's no good. I was told he wouldn't get above a foot or so. Damn... That's no good... You see, I can't get a bigger tank. I can only have a 25G in my dorm and I pushed it to 29G. Looks like I'll be starting a tank at home, too. MTS setting in. =p ><

o.O Can you tell your snails to Email my snails? I want the little buggers to feel free to climb right out whenever they feel like it. =p

But, really. This started out exclusively as a "snail help" thread, but then I actually bothered to look around and, well, all my questions got answered... except... My tank has 5+ small snails which I believe to be of the "pond" variety. I'd love to have a fish to eat these small snails and...

I havn't changed water today, and I followed the directions exactly... Will try another test again after I finish cooking lunch, I suppose. [Edit]My tests before showed a near 0.00 level for ammonia (the test water turned a deep amber color), but, correct me if I'm wrong, I should still get a...

Yep... That's right. For whatever reason, my Master Test Kit reads nothing. 0. Zip. Nada. It worked when I first used it (2 days ago) but when I went to do a test today, all of my results (Ammonia, Nitrate, and Nitrite) came back perfectly clear. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?

Best I've got at the moment is 1WPG. 30W in a 29G tank. Can upgrade fixtures if necessary, though.

Is there a low-light moss/grass I can use to add a nice layer of vegetation to the floor of my tank? I like my plants that I have now, but they just look "placed in" simply because they are the only living things growing... =p

Much appreciated. It has steered that way, hasn't it. ^_^

Thanks for the advice! I just can't get over how helpful you guys are... This shoud be an example to other forums everywhere. *Goes off to mess more with his tank* Well, it's not as pretty now, and I think I bought a few too many anachris... =p Also, one of the fish (I call him Mustachio) is...

I'm a newbie myself, but I've got the following link as a very good source (not only for starter fish, but the whole process.) http://faq.thekrib.com/fish-popular.html Enjoy!

Much appreciated! Time to go bother my poor tank. Wow... They had those plants on lockdown. Metal bands, too.

^_^ I appreciate the compliments! That makes my night! ^_^ Otherwise, what that meant (in my poor, sleep deprived grammar) is that I was reading up on the Rainbow Sharks and the reading said bad bad things about their agression. Okay, total idiot question, here: The Petsmart plants came with...

Appreciate the welcome, Joannde! Yes, I picked up the master test kit and, yes, that is the fish I purchased. I was told that, since I have planted the AQ, the fish should not be overly-agressive towards each-other as they would separate themselves. Hope this holds true. I was assured by my...

Well, I have the tank set up. It is planted, following the advice here, with some fake decor as well. I think it looks nice enough, for a first try. I'll post up some pics below. It has 2 Rainbow Shark, at the advice of a friend who said he had 2 successfully in a planted, community tank. I...

Allrighty then! I think I have the info I need, guys, and I'm on my way to Petsmart! Wish me luck! I'll post when I get back.

So I'm looking at buying a new hood? That's cool. CO2 was my other concern... My understanding is that, as long as I don't go with high-light plants, I don't need a CO2 system? --- I must say... This is, by far, the single best forum (of any kind) I have ever been on. The speed and...