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Over 7 years the blue gravel has slowly turned colors and now looks rather bad, we were thinking of going to a small/medium mix natural colored pebble substrate since we basically have redone everything else in the tank. To add to this most the redesign was because we have/had a pretty bad BBA...

Any precautions I should take when replacing my substrate? It's in a 40G tank that's been established for about 7 years. I know there is a ton of bacteria in the substrate so I am tempted to believe I should do this in phases, maybe do half at a time, or take it slower? I figured someone here...

They can also be escape artists, I had one get out and unfortunately I found it dried out on the other side of the living room. It traveled pretty far! They won't eat fry, as others have said they only eat what they catch in the water column.

Thanks for the advice, short of Excel I don't think I would put any chemicals in my tank. This tank is not planted and I have no plans to make it a planted tank, which makes it all the more odd why and how BBA even got in to the tank. I need to run to my local fish shop today, ill see if...

Seems my 40G tank has a growth of BBA, its found its way over the fake plants, the decorations, on the driftwood, and I see a few very small stragglers near the silicone on in the tank. I have Flourish Excel from another tank, should I dose the whole tank or spot dose? I figure I'll take out...

My nuggets tend to eat anything they can get their little suckers on. Pigs, the whole lot of them!! lol. I feed mainly flake, and Hikari algae tabs. My nuggets go nuts over lettuce, and cucumbers (take the seeds out).

What are your water parameters, as in ammo, nitrite, and nitrate readings? Sounds like either a parasite of some sort, or the fish is bloated. I feed my fish peas every now and then to help combat bloating, something I learned from a member here. Might want to make sure the caps lock key is...

the 9:30 am to 11:30 am i am there on the weekends, but usually gone on weekdays. The 3:30-10:30 its either my kids or myself (or both later on) that are home during those hours. While at times I make an effort to turn off the switch manually if I am stepping out I usually just let the timer...

I personally like having the lights on. They turn on from 9:30am-11:30am, then they are on again from 3:30pm until 10:30pm. A total of 9 hours. I have had some algae issues, but I keep up on scrubbing the tank glass as well as keeping up on making sure the substrate stays clean. Less light...

I bought these as Amano shrimp however I think they have well exceeded the size that Amano shrimp actually get. I could be wrong though :) Looking for some advice here on what the heck these are. The seem to be eating the algae around the tank, they scavenge and hog shrimp pellets and other...

Well, I came home today and she had passed on. From what i heard she went nuts again hit her head a few times on the canopy and then crashed to the bottom of the tank. I really have no clue what happened as i was at work, but I've seen the behavior described first hand. I did another water...

Sometimes its just bad livestock from the LFS's dealer too. I bought 6 Cardinal Tetras this weekend, of the 6 3 have died. My water parameters are pristine so I knew i could rule that out. I'm off to get 2 replaced tomorrow, this time ill be armed with my test results so I don't end up...

There is a new store 10k sq. feet off of power inn rd. It's owned by the O st. guys. O st disappointed me when I went in there this past weekend. There were multiple tanks with dead fish in them. They also had Amano shrimp labeled incorrectly. O st used to be a pretty good place, but like...

she looks normal, but is really skittish of people. She will zoom around and around actually bumping in to the glass and hitting the gravel when you come too close to the part of the tank she is in. Eating, well i tend to leave her alone since i doubt she eats when shes scurrying all around...

I have a older Australian rainbow, she normally will eat up a storm, sometimes actually jumping at the food as im putting it in. Over the past 2 weeks ive been doing maintenance to the tank she is in. Mainly i took out a large centerpiece decoration so that i could clean it, along with taking...

That seller is in the US :) What keeps the sand from just spreading around in the water?

Shrimp are really sensitive to Nitrates. If you keep shrimp in your tank be sure to keep the Nitrates below 20ppm. It's preferable to keep them below 10ppm if you can, but anything over 19/20ppm can be deadly to shrimp. -Pleco

Try BigAlsOnline :) I just ordered lights from them and they are great. In fact i usually go to the store to look at what i want and then order from Big Als for cheaper :) It's a great store, I highly recommend it. -Pleco

Is there a site/link on how to setup a tank for one of these? How is the maintenance/upkeep on the tanks? What do you feed them, besides your fingers if they happen to catch you :p

Do they bite? How are they as pets, as in personality and the sort :)

I saw these for sale in a local fish store, and it had a disclaimer about being sold for educational purposes only or something to that affect, along with a wash hands thoroughly after handling sign. Wonder if California bans them except for educational purposes and the fish store just uses a...

I got an official response from Seachem, I am surprised they replied to my email so fast! Thanks for all the advice, I feel safer using it now :)

Hello, Has anyone used the Seachem flourish tabs and have inverts in the same tank? I know shrimp are especially sensitive to elements in the water but I was wondering if anyone here has used these and if they are indeed shrimp/invert safe? I have heard of some ferts killing peoples shrimp...

Wow, thanks for all the advice. A few questions, Lighting What is an "e-ballast" ? Are their commercially available fixtures you can recommend, or will they all be custom built? Plants/Wood Thanks, I have been going in circles looking for wood/plants and havent really found anything...

I'm not quite sure, but I'll take any advice i can get :) I was thinking something like this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12779&cm_mmc=LiveAquaria_DFS_Links-_-Fish_Supplies-_-LiveAquaria_Gen_Page-_-Lighting&ref=3969&subref=AA&N=2004+113352 -Pleco