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Many of you helped me through the painful process of dealing with my first tank. I got very poor advice from the LFS and loaded up my 29 gallon with a bunch of fish early. Everyone died, my kids were upset....it was bad. Eventually, with people's help here, my tank settled and now its doing...

Newbie question here: When changing my power filter, what is the best way to do it? I have read different things. Do not rise the strainer, right? Thanks for your patience for the newbie questions.

I just added some fantastic german blue rams. These are by far the most interesting fish in my tank - very pleased. My question is regarding diet - is there anything particular that these guys like? I cant find anything listed in my books and the sites tend to be very general. So far they...

I seem to be having a problem with these guys. As some of you know, I had some significant newbie cycling issues, but I am thrilled to say that overall my tank is doing well and I think the numbers are fine. Numbers are as follows: Ammonia 0 NO3: 5ppm NO2: 0 GH: 100 Chlorine: 0 KH: 80 PH...

As many of you know, I have been trying to get my tank cycled for about 2 months after getting some very poor advice from the LFS. Good news is that I am finally almost there! Attached is my 29 gallon tank.

I am a newbie and am thrilled that after a long ordeal my tank finally seems to be cycling. My plan was to start with fake plants and move to planted. Any suggestions on starting? After the difficulty I had getting this cycled, I am going to wait till I know everything is kosher. But I am...

Some of my fish have red gills from nitrite exposure. I am remedying the water with large water changes and am treating with salt. Question is: is the gill damage permanent? Or does it improve once the tank is better.

The books all seem contradictory. Are these guys OK in a community tank or not? Some say yes, some say no. Curious what your experiences are with them. Thanks much.

I am a new member and new to the hobby - almost 2 months. My tank is 29 gallons. As a little background, I got terrible advice starting my tank from my local store. Basically, after 48 hours of getting set up I put 7 fish in and then 2 more. When I bought the two, I also bought a bunch of...