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I adopted a tankful of cichlids when I bought a used tank 4 weeks ago. I discovered one of the hap obliquiden sp 44 red tails holding shortly thereafter. I decided Mother Nature knows best and left her in the tank. Although frighteningly emaciated she seemed perky... until this morning when I...

Is it possible to use two Eclipse2 hoods side by side on a 75g tank? (I like the clean look of the Eclipse hoods.) If someone has done this, how do I secure them since they won't be able to slip over the edge in the center? Is there a manufacturer who makes a plastic housing for the top of the...

After giving birth twice, my female red platy's tail fin became narrow (vs. more fan shaped). Then, despite eating well, her belly became impossibly concave and she died. That was many months ago. Now some of her offspring have developed the same problem. One has already died. (Other breeds of...

There are half inch long thread-like white worms inching on the sides of my fry tank. What are they and will they hurt the fry?

I've had two platinum gouramis for 4 weeks. Now they look dirty as if algae is growing on their backs (there is no visible algae in the tank and the other fish are "clean"). They are also suddenly fighting nonstop: the slightly smaller one may have two tiny nips in his/her side. Question one...

On the shore of a great lake, I found a hollow piece of driftwood with interesting "portholes". After scrubbing it and soaking it overnight, but not bleaching or boiling, I put it in a new tank. (Patience is not one of my virtues.) A week later it is growing whitish cotton-like algae or mold...