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Jeffrey- I really like the idea of cories. I was initially planning on putting them in, but I read that they needed to be kept in bigger groups. It sounds like you have success with 3 cories though, so I might have to get a trio for myself. I have plenty of hiding places, so I think they should...

I just bought 5 white cloud minnows for my ten gallon, and although I was planning on picking up a few more when I get the chance, I was wondering if white clouds would school with another small peaceful species. The tank is pretty small, and if I could get, say 2 of another type of fish, would...

I think I've decided on the white clouds and oto's set-up. Any advice about these fish that anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Hey all. I've been looking into doing some planting in my 10 gallon tank (Java ferns/moss to start with), and I was wondering if I need to change my substrate. Right now I have a pretty generic natural gravel (Not sure what size, the package didn't say. I got it at Petsmart. *shrug*) I know Java...

Do new fish HAVE to be QT'd for 4 weeks? Could I just do it for, say, 1 or 2? Also, I usually add aquarisol to my tank once a weeks as a fungus preventative, but it can be used as an anti-fungal medication (I think it's pretty mild, too). Would I be able to dose my new fish with aquarisol to...

why would treating new fish wipe out my whole aquarium?

I just have one tank, a ten gallon, with a single betta in it (but he's going to be getting some friends soon), and an acrylic ice bucket which I converted into a bowl for a second betta. I posed this question because I'm hopefully going to be getting my betta some tankmates soon, and I had a...

I have a ten gallon tank whose only resident is a male betta named Ziggy Stardust. The tank is equipped with an internal filter, a heater, plastic plants, a couple ornaments and a natural gravel substrate. I have decided that it's time to get Ziggy some tankmates, but I am having trouble...

quarantine tank First off, this forum has been incredibly helpful to me. I'm basically a newbie and I've been looking everywhere for such a succinct list of do's and don'ts Now for my question: I'm trying to start a tropical fish tank on a college student budget and I definitely don't have...