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Hello everybody! I have a Betta named ricky (after Ricky on I love Lucy!) he seems to have these white spots on him. First i thought it was ick but it is kinda smeered like instead of just little spots! he also seems to be alot less active somtimes i find im practicaly laying on the gravel i...

Hello everybody! I'm wanting to put in a male beta fish in my tank but i'm afraid he might harm the other fish if not eating them first! i love betes and have had some in the past and have done well with them but he was by himself! i have, 1 fancy tail guppy 2 skunk corys 2 long fin blackskirt...

My tank is a 38 gallon freshwater tank. I have 2 long fin black skirt tetras, 1 neon tetra, 1 fancy tale guppy, 2 skunk corys, 4 zebra danios, and 5 otto cats. My tank is on a wooden stand and the tank is leaning to make it leveled I am wanting to move it. I dont know how to move it without...

In an effort to compensate for less than desirable lighting (15-20 watts I believe), I have been leaving the light on in my daughters 38 gallon aquarium for about 14-16 hours a day. As a result (duh!) I am having a terrible problem with hair algae. The hair algae is mostly growing from the...

Besides zucchini and peas, what fruits or veggies are good for tropicals? Thanks. ET

On my way to work last night I was shocked to see that about 1/2 of my fish had Ick. I had just done a 15% water change (do those every weekend) and my water parameters are where they should be. My water temp stays around 78 degrees. My ph is a little high (about 7.5) but I have left it alone...

I have a penguin 330 but am not using either of the two media compartments. I'm planning on using at least one for some additional bio media. What would be the best kind for me to try? I have seen some made of ceramic and others of lava rock. Should I put the bio media in both compartments...

All the plants in my aquarium (java fern, hornwort, amazon sword and micro sword) are growing well except the micro sword, which looks about the same as it did when it was planted about 4 weeks ago. The other plants have really increased in size or shown signs of reproducing. Should I be...

I bought a rubber lip pleco today on the advice of a group. Can anyone tell me where I can find some "official" information on him. I looked at planetcatfish.com, but he isn't listed under common names. There is a rubber nose pleco but I don't think it's the same one. Any help will be...