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Hey Everyone, I have an issue with one of my goldfish that I hope someone can give me some insight on. For some time now, Hobbes (a fantail) has been hanging around the bottom and/or hiding out in a plant a lot and exhibiting very little activity. However, he still goes full steam at feeding...

Ok, so this shows up in my tank out of nowhere. It appears to be some sort of egg sac, but this tank only houses goldfish, asian filter shrimp and nerite snails. So I'm puzzled? What do you think....

I have a sick dwarf gouramie. He was likely sick when I bought him a little less than 2 weeks ago. I went through great lengths to pick out the healthiest fish in the tank. Unfortunately, the guy netting him lost him and though I tried my best to follow him, I clearly failed. When I got home, I...

So, I've heard that when a shrimp moults, you should leave the moult in the tank and they will eat it, which is apparently a good supplement to thier diet. But, I'm wondering if this applies to bamboo/wood shrimp. Being that they are normally filter feeders, I'm not sure if they are even capable...

Ok, so my first planted tank is up and running. I probably went a little overboard when I went to pick up the plants and there was a sale on :D On impulse my research went some what out the window and so I likely have a couple of plants that are not going to survive my lighting. The tank's a...

Another Newb question here. Is it a good idea, bad idea, or neutral to put an airstone or bubble wall in a planted tank? Note that this will have only low to medium light plants and no CO2 injections.

Hi, I'm setting up my old 10 gallon and decided to give a planted tank a go for the first time. My hood is an incandescent one and I didn't want the expense of replacing it, so I located some 15 watt screw in compact florescent bulbs at Pets Unlimited. I figured I'd just put one in which would...

Due to a major algae problem, I decided to add an asian filter shrimp, wood shrimp, bamboo shrimp, or whatever other name you care to go by to my tank. The problem is my water is now crystal clear and I am afraid that the little guy is going to starve to death. So I thought maybe I could give...

I stopped into the LFS today to pick up a couple of Apple snails and ended picking up a couple of another type of snail as well. The lady at the LFS did not know what type of snail these guys are. Hopefully, someone here can identify them for me. Here they are along with the Apple snails: [/img]

My goldies are getting these little white spots just on their fins and tails. Three of the four have them. It started with just one, the sickliest of my fish who also has a large tumor, but is now on two of the others (to a lesser degree). What's really weird is everything I've read on ich says...

I would of course boil them, but I'm wondering if it might be impossible to clean the salt from them and if that might cause a problem. Any advice? Also, how long should one boil rocks before putting them in an aquarium?

I was thinking about getting a golden apple snail. They're quite beautiful IMO, at least until they get covered with green algae, which is inevitable in my tank. So, I was wondering, is there anyway to clean the algae off of a golden apple snail (or any snail for that matter) without stressing...

Ok, I know this is a really stupid question, but bear with me. I bought one of those plastic aquarium backings (cause I got tired of seeing the wires and wall) and I'm not sure how to apply it. They don't come with any instructions :roll: So, do I tape it to the outside of the aquarium or does...

As my gf are getting adapted to their new larger home, I have to start thinking about what to do with my old 10 gal. I was hoping you guys might be able to give me some ideas. I want to do it right this time and not get fish that are way too big for it nor get too many. I would prefer if I could...

Ok, so I'm new to the whole cycling thing. When I set up my first tank I didn't know there was such a thing. Now I have a new 25 gal tank that I plan on moving my 4 goldfish into. (I know 25 gal is still too small for 4 gf but it beats the 10 gal they've been living in for the last 2 years and...

Hello everyone, I first came here (thanks to Google) just to ask a quick question, but after only a couple of days I can see that I'll be visiting this forum quite a bit so I figured I'd introduce myself. So then, a little about me; the name’s Cindy. I'm from Newfoundland (that's the eastern...

I was at my favourite lfs today and they had the python on sale so I picked one up. I'm really looking forward to losing the buckets, but I've got a question. First of all, what I have been doing is using buckets for water changes (not so bad with my old 10G but I wasn't looking forward to it...