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I have some Cardinal Tetras and some Bosemani Rainbows that are now approaching two years old. Some of the tetras are starting to look skinny and less vivacious. The Bosemanis appear to be at the prime of their lives. I've never really gotten a straight answer as to the expected lifespan of...

The nightly news in the SF Bay Area announced that they are now adding chloromine to the tap water here. I've always relied on Stress Coat to handle chloramine, but now I feel like I should step up to something meatier. Does anyone have a favorite Chloramine remover they'd like to recommend...

One of my three Honey Dwarf Gouramis is slowly turning white in the back two-thirds of his body. His behavior is somewhat listless, but not too bad and he continues to eat. He also seems a little itchy, which implies a possible skin parasite. I'm thinking about putting him in a hospital...

I have one sick female Bosemani Rainbow (probably body fungus) and could not stand the thought of adding Maracyn to my entire 30-gallon tank with well over twenty other inhabitants. I busted out the old 10-gallon, filled it with water from my main tank and put the patient and the medicine in...

I have had a beautiful clown pl*co for about five months. Every now and then, he managed to get himself stuck in the hairnets I use to hold one of my grassy plants to buried stones in my gravel. The stones and the nets are totally under the gravel surface. I had freed him from these nets...

Okay, I've had 3 SAEs in the tank for over a week now and they don't seem remotely interested in eating the hairy algae that's all over the leaves of my plants. Yes, I've confirmed, through the various instructional websites, that these are real SAEs and not some other variant (purchased at...

I just bought the Python water change system and it works great, but the mouth of the suction tube is too wide for my densely planted tank. I can't really clean my gravel at all with it. Any ideas about an attachment or converter to switch to a narrower intake tube? What do you use to wash...

Alright. I've got a problem in my perfect tank. I am seeing a dark colored hair-like algae growing on my leaved plants. I wanted to ignore it, but it's getting worse and neither my clown pl*co nor my ottos seem to have any interest in eating it. What's the cause? What's the solution...

I know there's no one here at this time of night, but I wanted to upload some new photos and even though I'm logged in I have no upload photos button in the gallery. I have uploaded photos in the past, so I know I can't be too far off of the right track. Has anyone else seen this? What do I...

All right. I'm getting a little greedy, but things are going so well I can't help myself. I have a very heavily planted 30G tank with the following guests 10 cardinal tetras, 3 honey dwarf gouramis, 4 praecox rainbows, 3 bosemani rainbows, 3 ottos, 1 clown ple*o, 3 cory cats, 1 blue german...

Thinking of buying some plants from liveacquaria.com. Do I face the same risks with online plants as I do with online fish (i.e., introducing disease or parasites)? Does anyone quarantine plants? What have been your experiences with online plant purchases?

Everyone here seems to despise automatic feeders, but mine (analog clock-like design, twice-a-day flake food feeder) seems to work great. I've left my fish for an entire month with no losses. For my edification, why is everyone here so adamantly against these things?

If one has an auto-focus digital camera without too many bells and whistles, is there a secret to getting it to focus on your fish and not on your glass? I feel like I'm batting about .500 at this point. Thanks.

I'm thinking of setting up a quarantine / hospital, as I already have the 15G hardware, but I'm confused about how it works. I take it you set-up and cycle a tank just as if it's going to have new fish, but then what? If you want to put a sick fish in and treat him, don't you have to get rid...

Okay. I've had my tank thriving for about four months now. It is 30G, nearly at full capacty, great levels on all my tests, full of live plants and seemingly happy fish. Yet, I have had one Rainbow and two Cardinals die this month. What do you think is a reasonable amount of fish mortality...

I have two new fish who don't seem to be thriving and are rubbing their skin against the leaves of my plants, almost as if their skin is itching. Anyone seen this? One of the fish also has a yellowish tinge to his skin. I would be grateful for any input!

I would love to have a single thread gathering positive and negative experiences with the major online fish vendors. If there's a place that consistently delivers disease free and happy fish, I would very interested in identifying it. Maybe someone more in the know than I could list out the...

I posted this in the planted tanks forum, but thought I would bring it over here for some more input. Thanks! :?: A few months ago, I put in my first heavy-duty light. I think it is 94 watts for 30 gallons. I had just moved, so I was restarting my tank from scratch. Anyway, my plants and...

I've had my tank set up for about six to eight weeks and just added 3 ottos and 1 pl*co to the existing 20 fish (30 gal. tank). The pl*co ate the small amount of algae visible on the glass on the first night and the ottos are eating off the plants mostly, but I think they'll be done soon. I...

I have a community tank with 5 male preacox rainbows, 12 cardnial tetras, 3 cory cats, 3 ottos and 1 pl*co. My local store has gotten in some beautiful "Dwarf German Rams," which they claim can be added to my tank without worry. Just from the look of the fish, it's the kind of thing I would...

A few months ago I put in my first heavy-duty light. I think it is 94 watts for 30 gallons. I had just moved, so I was restarting my tank from scratch. Anyway, my plants and fish (about 24) are thriving, but I can't get my water to be crystal clear. It's a bit hazy and definitely a bit...