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Hi everyone, I've recently switched up my tank from larger aggressive fish to having Discus. I currently have two Discus, 2 cory cats and a clown pleco in the tank which is a 55 gallon. I would like some other fish in the tank and everything I've read says that tetras are the best...

Are there any other cichlids that they are able to live with? My fish stores do not have huge selections and the ones I've looked up thus far do not appear to be good matches.

So i've got a question. I'll give my tank stats first and then launch into the question. Tank: 29 gallon rectangular tank with a marineland/penguin 200B filter, which filters up to 50 gallon. Black gravel substrate, driftwood and fake plastic plants. Also has an ornament aeration...

I took everything out and cleaned it all because I was getting algea onto my driftwood and the plants etc. It had been over a year since i fully cleaned everything. I replaced the filter cartridge and cleaned the pump as well. I use a Penguin pump with a biowheel so all the biologicals are...

No I use the liquid test kits. And by full tank clean I mean I pulled out all of the fish, all of the decorations, sand, etc and scrubbed everything down. None of the fishes gills are inflammed, i'm just mostly confused about these extremely tiny bubbles or particles that appear to be in the...

I did a full clean out of my tank on Saturday and all of the fish were doing well yesterday. I get home from work today and everyone is acting strange. They are sporadically darting all over the tank (but not rubbing themselves on anything). The smaller fish (barbs, platies, ram, etc) are all...

I've got a freshwater set up now with community fish. I nearly got rid of the sand about 6 months ago when I could not get rid of an infestation of trumpet snails, but I seem to have finally gotten the better of them because they were becoming quite unsightly. Thanks for the input :)

It's getting to be time for me to do a full tank clean and while I currently use sand in my tank i was thinking about switching to gravel. I currently have black Tahitian moon sand but was wondering what everyone else's opinion is on gravel vs. sand?

alright thanks, I think i have meds on hand for internal parasites. I will treat for that.

i dont have a test kit for water hardness but I just did a look up online for my town and it says that our water hardness is 13 which I think is either slightly or moderately hard correct? And my pH is usually alkaline. My pH level doesn't fluctuate and since it doesn't seem to bother to the...

I've got a large angelfish who I've had for a little over a year now. In the last few days he's developed a growth under his eye and I'm not sure what exactly it is. I've taken pictures of it which I'll post below. I have a community tank, but none of the fish are really new additions. The...

Yes I agree thats why they want you to change them. I'll try washing them out, but I'm not sure if that's possible with how filthy they are. I will definitely take a picture of what they look like after the 4 days though even if I can't get them clean. And i'll check wal-mart to see if they...

i used to always change mine once a month regardless of whether they were completely clogged or not, but even at the end of a month they were never fully clogged. Now, within 4 days when i take them out they are completely caked in crap. No water gets through at all. I didn't realize there...

I do not have this type of pump but I second that you should contact Marineland. They really stand behind there products and are very good about helping you out if something isnt working and will send you out a new product as replacement if that's the case.

I've got a 30 gallon aquarium that I'm running a Marineland Penguin 200B Power Filter on which is suited for 50 gallons. I've had it for roughly 2 years now and it takes the C size cartridges. My father has an older version of this pump (roughly 10 years old), which takes the same size...

Hi there, I'll start by giving my tank specs: Loki is in a 3 gallon eclipse biowheel system. The temp is at a constant 82, the tank is reading 0 ppm ammonia, 7.6 pH (my water for years has been very alkaline and it never bothers the fiish with frequent water changes), 0 ppm Nirites and 0ppm -...

I've got 15 fish in there at my last count, i've removed the goldfish to the only extra bowl i've got at the moment. He doesn't seem impressed to be stuffed into a 1 gallon bowl mind you. But there is getting to be some red around the sore on his back. I never had any intention of leaving...

Well my only options at the lfs were clown loaches or yoyo loaches (at least this is what the girl workign there called them). So i purchased a yoyo loach and will see how things go from there and whether he is up to the task of eating several hundred snails haha.

I dont mind having some in there but the 300 or so which are currently overrunning my tank is just a bit much. I've purchased a loach to try and keep the population better in control. I've beginning to wonder if the driftwood is part of the pH problem? It was about 25 years old given to me...

Alright I will go and purchase a loach because this zucchini trick is not working for me at all. I have swordtails, platys, angels, a ram and a catfish in my tank. Are there any loaches I should avoid because they will harm these fish?

I've got 29 Gallon w/ community fish. Using a Marineland Penguin 200B Power Bio-Wheel Filter with 2 cartridges. Have a heater, Tahitian Moon Sand Substrate, silk plants and a large piece of drift wood. My ammonia, nitrate, and nitrate levels are all testing fine. My pH is slightly off and is...

When I set up the tank I was told that if you do not stir up the sand on a weekly basis you run the risk of getting hydrogen pockets which can kill your fish. So I always stir it up after I vaccum it. My Tahitian Moon Sand doesn't allow fecal matter to get under it, it all lays on the top so I...

I have two fish in my tank right now that are acting and looking a bit weird. One is a orange and white fantailed goldfish. He has a section on his back near his tail that looks like flesh, the way it looks if a fish gets bitten (but I dont really have anyone capable of biting). It's white and...

I do water changes weekly, and stir up my substrate at the same time. The wood has been in the tank since I set the tank up so about 6 months. The driftwood was a very old piece. It was purchased 15 years ago but only used back then for about a year as it didn't work with the underground...

I woke up this morning and there wasn't a single snail on the zucchini :( It's about 7am now, should I get up earlier as perhaps they have went back to burrowing already? or...?