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arowanas (specifically asian arowana) are like my dream fish but there's no way i'll afford that tank size any time soon (also the fish itself would be pretty expensive too) so i was wondering if there's a similar looking fish that's a bit smaller. so far the best options i've seen are african...

So I have a pair (not a breeding pair, they just seem to be interested in playing with each other and I have no intention to breed them) of honey gouramis in a 20 gallon and was wondering if a female dwarf gourami would do ok with them (since the females are less aggressive than the makes and I...

So my betta died of dropsy, and I'm now probably going to get different fish. But since dropsy is a symptom, not a cause, and you can't be 100% sure what caused it, I wanted to make sure there's no diseases living in the tank before I put more fish in. What should I do? I do have some plants and...

I've always liked convict cichlids and decided I wanted to get one in a 29 gallon (biggest size and weight I'd put on my storage rack without worrying about it breaking. It probably could hold more but I'm playing it safe). I know they're more agg when breeding, so I'm planning on getting ONE...

I've heard that a low pH will make a tank cycle slower. Is this true? If I raised the pH temporarily to cycle it, but then let it drop back to my tap water pH since I don't really like to be dumping chemicals into my tank all the time, will the nitrifying bacteria die/stop working?

So a betta in my 10 gallon got dropsy, and I was wondering what I should do to sterilize the tank before I put anything in it. I have rocks and wood that need to be sterilized too, and sand substrate. Also, how do I sterilize plants and nerite snails? Note that I have multiple tanks, so I can...

so a few days ago I found my betta was acting lethargic. Just laying at the bottom and occasionally coming up for air. Today I noticed he looked a little bloated and his scales where flaring out giving him a "pinecone" look. As these are all common symptoms of dropsy I determined that was what...

What are some small, unique fish that are ok in small/medium tanks? Like somewhere between 20 and 30 gallons? This is all just hypothetical so can't tell you the exact tank size since the tank doesn't exist yet. I like fish with personality like gouramis and cichlids, also like small plecos...

My betta seems to spend most of his time laying at the bottom of the tanks, and I don't know why. He looks perfectly healthy and has been living in the same tank with the same food for a few months although I did re decorate the tank somewhat recently. Nitrates are all good, water is very soft...

I really like small gouramis and cichlids (like dwarf gouramis, ram and apistogramma cichlids) and was wondering, with lots of hides so they can escape any aggression, would a mix of them together in a community tank work? I know cichlids are more aggressive when breeding so don't plan on buying...

Hi, I am an intermediate fishkeeper, I really want more fish but don't have money, so small fish are nice, I really like gouramis because they have a lot of personality, cichlids look cool too but I don't have any right now.

My honey Gourami just started swimming awkwardly on it's side, sank to the bottom of the tank, flopped lay there a few seconds, flopped around some, and than got back up and started swimming normally. Looks perfectly healthy now. I've seen this happen twice, once yesterday and once today. What...