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Hello! I posted awhile back about ich; thanks for the replies. I think my tank's ich case is gone, but a few of the fish seem to be missing fins, while others have perfect fins and are just fine. It shouldn't be water quality and I haven't added anything new, so I was thinking, could it be...

I did a serach and didn't find a topic on this; sorry if it's a repeat. My tank just recovered from a bout of ich; now I want to do a major cleaning-out water change. Will my gravel suction tube possibly reinfect my tank with ich if I use it? If so, is there some way I should be...

Hello all! It's been awhile since I've been here, it's nice to be back :) Anyway, my tanks have been doing pretty well (for once :) ), been getting lots of guppy fry lately, and saw some zebra danio fry in there too; just hope some of them can survive... Anyway, I bought two dwarf puffers...

I'd never thought I'd think about the sleeping habits of fish, but I've started noticing what they do, and I thought it was just generally pretty interesting. My guppies hang around at the top of the water, or sink down and I swear, almost cuddle into the gravel at the bottom of the tank...

I've been keeping a pretty healthy (or so I thought) 29 gal with 8 guppies, a glass catfish, 2 neons and a cory. Just yesterday I saw that the water had this clear scummyish bubbly layer on top and the water on the far side of the tank away from the filter wasn't even moving; it was like some...

I'm just curious, does anyone know if the ability for guppies to change gender :!: a natural one for them? Interested to hear your thoughts!

Hi, I had a nice 29 gal basically stocked the way I wanted it, until I saw that some of my neon tetras and black skirt tetras had white dots on their fins. So I got Ick Away, followed the directions and dosed the tank for 2 days, after which I saw that the fish were dying; basically seeming...

Hi all, Just lately I discovered one of my bleeding heart tetras has these white lumpish growths attached to its face, about 3 of them. It didn't seem to be hurting; all its fins were up/normal, although I think there's a white spot, larger than an ich spot, on its anal fin. I don't think...

Hello all, I recently got into aquariums and have been running a 10 gal freshwater for several months now. (Great forums here, by the way. :thumb: ) I now have a small ocean crab that I'd like to try to keep permanently and I was wondering if maybe I could start a marine aquarium as well...

Hi all, I've just bought 2 bleeding heart tetras for my 10 gal tank. They've been doing fine for the last 2 weeks, but I've discovered them swimming sideways occasionally, kind of curling their tails and swiming on their sides. They're the only fish who do this; I've also got 2 neons, 3...

Hi, I've got a question: can I keep a small crab from the ocean alive in an aquarium? If so, would it just be a saltwater aquarium setup or would I need something different? What conditions should I be keeping the crab in now, before I put it in an aquarium? Do they like relatively cold...

Hi, Just added two neon tetras to my tank, and one is perfectly fine, active and eating heartily, while the other one has a really flat-looking stomach and only mouths food. I think I also saw it throw up...? I'm not sure, but it sure looked like it. Is this tetra going to be a problem for...

Hi, I got a lovely male guppy from the LFS 5 days ago, along with a female from a different tank. The male was fine for two days (sadly I don't have the luxury of a quarintine tank) but soon started floating to the top of the tank and just bobbing there. Yesterday evening I took it out...

Hi, I've got a zebra danio that lately has been isolating itself from the other two in my 10 gal tank (these 3 are the only inhabitants). I don't have stats on the water condition, but from the antics of the other two, I don't think it's affecting them. I'll be getting the water tested in...

Hi everyone, I vacuumed out a load of about 20 or more baby zebra danio fry this morning after spotting what I thought was a fry last night in the tank. I researched on feeding them and I'm supposed to be feeding infusoria? My 10 gal tank is only on it's first week after being set up...

Hi! My tank isn't actually planted just yet, but I have a question about anacharis, which I currently have a clump of. My 10 gal tank is cycling with three fish and is doing well as far as I can tell. So my question is, will intoducing anacharis into the tank help or at least not hurt...

Hi all, I know the "how to start a new aquarium" thing has been overdone, but I'd appreciate it if I could get some answers to a few questions... I've never had an 'aquarium' persay, but I currently have 2 betta fish who are doing quite well, and I've never heard of the cycling process till...