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HI all, Don't even want to try adjusting the pH with this tank and the local water conditions, too tricky for me. I'm giving up on trying to adjust the pH down. I would rather use fish that would love it. What fish would do well in this tank? Would they eat the shrimp? Please suggest...

I have been doing a workover of my child's preschool tank. I made the change over Thanksgiving holiday. 4 weeks ago. It is having black growth (easy to clean off- silicon microbes?) along with green algae on my nana and java ferns . No BBA or hair algae at this point. Water is crystal...

Hi All, My female rummy and black tetras are bloated. I have had them in the tank for at least for a year feeding various commercial dry foods along with bloodworms once in a while. I do have a tendency to overfeed so that my yo-yo botia doesn't snack on the shrimp. The males are fine. I...

I have searched and Searched through many databases. Does nay hard water cichlid pH 7.8 - 8.0 GH 5-15 that stays less than 4 inches? I would love to introduce one or serveral of the hardier species into my community tank but don't want something that will grown up to eat everyone else in the...

I am trying to get some personality in my 29 gallon aquarium. Would love to have a cichlid but don't have any experience. Is this fish a good community fish? Have personality? Will it eat amano shrimp? Is there a better dwarf choice in the cichlid world? Better off with another fish...

Hi All, I'm working on a 29 gallon aquarium. No CO2, just a few nice looking plants that are low maintenance. This is in a school setting with no budget (of course) The tank will have a glass cover. The current fixture is a 30" fixture with a 17 watt 24" bulb. Which light fixture would you...

Hi All, Please give some fish suggestions for my daughter's preschool tank. The LFS want to sell me pH adjusters which is out of the question for this low maintenance tank. (Volunteers can change water, but I can't expect them to do anything besides use a declorinator.) I'm looking for a...