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  1. colematthewmalaka

    Two sick fish!

    Today i found my 5" pleco with fungus on his eyes and what seems to be bloat! Then i looked at my female betta in my community tank and noticed she had a very serious fungal infection. Weird because they're both in different tanks??? Well now they're both in my hospital tank and are being...
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    Hunchback Platy's????

    Okay i have platy's that are about two years old and one by one they're developing hunchbacks and getting extremely thin and grotesque looking. I'm wondering what this is and how, if there is a way to treat it?:confused:
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    Awesome Lake Malawi Cichlid Footage

    Go to this link and look at all these different cichlids. It will amaze you. :BIG: YouTube - Planet Earth - Fresh Water - Malawi part
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    crossbreeding

    if i crossbreed my super delta butterfly male betta to my female VT betta what will the results be?????:olympic:
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    Cichlid Breeding

    Hi, i am getting myself 4 auratus cichlids a male and three females and plan on breeding them. My question is should i provide lots of hiding places for my females? Also is my 5" pleco going to be okay or should I relocate him to another tank?:confused:
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    Pond Liners

    Hi my pond is currently a bathtub dug into the ground. I think the acrylic is killing the fish. SO, what are the best pond liners and how much are they. I want my pond not so much wide as it is deep because thats the only way i can leave fish in it in the winter. any suggestions?:confused:
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    Are Liquid Pond Plant Fertilizers Good In Tanks?

    Hi, I'm switching to live plants and want to know. Can i use liquid pond plant fertilizers in my tank? If not, what should i use?:confused:
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    Will rams still breed?

    Hey, I'm getting rid of my ramirez cichlids and replacing them with new ones. I was wondering if they're in my amazon aquarium with other fish will they still spawn?
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    Plant Suggestions

    Hi I have a 30 gal tank with 2 German blue rams and a 5" pleco I'm gonna make another amazon biotope tank with it and add more fish. I'm sick of fake plants and am looking for suggestions. It has incandescent fittings but i found fluorescent lights that are really bright and bring out the...
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    Dying Rams!:(

    Hey, I have 3 rams and a 4 inch pleco in my 30 gal tank. Last night i looked in my tank and everything looked fine everyone was acting normal and energetic, i woke up this morning and found one of my rams dead, he was beaten to a pulp and had torn fins what killed him???:confused:
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    Fish Compatibility

    Hey, I have a 30 gallon tank with 3 rams and a 5 inch sailfin pleco, i was wondering what fish would be compatible in this tank, i was hoping to put tiger barbs in but hear that they're very aggressive, could i have the tiger barbs and if so what other fish could i have in there too, would neons...
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    Recreating Natural Environment

    Hey, I have a tank and I want to put either a few female bettas or one male in, but i thought it would be cool to try and recreate a bettas natural habitat and make it as close to the real thing as possible, does anyone have any pointers or tips for me like substrate, plants, etc.:icecream...
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    Why is this considered taboo???

    Hi i was just wondering why is it it's like against the betta breeders law to breed veil tail bettas??? I breed bettas and like to breed bettas over halfmoon, of course the payday isn't as good but i find veil tails to be more energetic and fun to watch, they're like the little mut puppy no one...
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    Are these fish compatible?

    Hi i have a 30 gallon tank with Ramirez Dwarf Cichlids in it. What would be a compatible south american cichlid i could put with it? I was thinking firemouths but i hear they're aggressive.:cool:
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    Chat Room

    Every time i try and enter the chat room it says URL error and won't load. what should i do can you fix it please.:confused:
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    Microworm Cultures

    Hi, i just got a microworm culture off of e-bay they sent them 2 weeks ago and they just came yesterday. They came in a ziploc plastic bag and there isn't anything moving in the bag. Are they alive? Should i ship them back and get my money. Could they still be alive even though they were in...
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    What was your favorite?

    Hi, i thought this would be kind of cool. What was your most favorite fish you've ever owned is and why. Mine is my comet goldfish named Lucky he has lived through sudden ammonia spikes ph spikes and drastic temperature changes while the rest of the goldfish died, he lives in my platy tank and...
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    Dropsy Cured!

    I gave my betta maracyn 2 and it helped a little but as a last effort i put epsom salts and API Bettafix medication into the water and he's cured!:jump:
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    Tank still cloudy?:(

    Last monday i put new sand in my tank and it's still cloudy i can see through the tank but it's still a little cloudy. I read putting a filter with carbon in will get rid of the cloudiness i have an aquaclear 300 will this do the trick, should i put a filter in and what will get rid of the...
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    What brand of filter do you use

    Hey, i was just wondering what everyone's favorite brand of filter is or the one they use, I think it'd be kind of interesting to see what everyone finds the best.:cool:
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    Building a new pond

    Hi, spring is almost here and I want to dig a new shubunkin pond in my yard, right now I'm using a old bathtub put in the ground but it's frozen solid because of our cold Canadian weather. I just want to know how deep it should be and if there's any way to keep fish in a pond during the winter...
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    Indian Almond Leaves

    Hi i just got some Indian Almond Leaves off of e-bay and am wondering if they'd be a good choice for lowering the ph of my ramirez cichlid tank, I use them to make blackwater when I breed my bettas but am wondering if they'd be good for this.
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    Is this wood okay for my tank?

    Hi, my friend just gave me a big piece of wood that was in his snake tank. He got it in the reptile section at petland and i was wondering if it'd be okay for my aquarium. It's really heavy like bogwood.
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    Cloudy water and sand

    Hi i just put sand in my aquarium and now it's super super cloudy. I used fine grain play sand because i read a lot of articles saying it would be okay. Is this normal i washed it and all, when will it go away.:( P.S. how often should i stir the sand so air pockets don't occur.
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    Betta has huge stomach! might be constipated.

    My bettas stomach is huge and he's bloated up. I think he may be constipated. What should i do. I've owned tons of bettas before cause i breed them but i've never had this happen. He doesn't even want to breed! What should i use to treat him:(
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