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Hey everyone, I've been slowly and steadily getting some great results since I've come back to the hobby about a year ago. I have a pretty healthy-looking planted 35-gallon cube tank. My platties had a bunch of babies, so its a tiny bit overstocked at the moment cuz most of them survived.. LOL...

Friends -- can anyone help identify this? In my tank I have: Blue Rams, Corydoras, Platties, Tetras, & quite a few snails. The platties just had fry and are hiding in the plants, but they are livebearers so I don't think it has anything to do with them. Any advice on what these are?

Hey everyone. I have an issue with some German Blue Rams I recently added to my aquarium. They have some white spots on them now that look a lot like Ich to me. https://ibb.co/1vT9TXx I first notice this three days ago and there are more spots, but not as many as I'd expect from regular Ich...

Hey, I know this has been discussed to death, but I've got an issue I need some advice about. I've done some reading, and I've been trying to do a "fishless cycle". Firstly, I bought a big bottle of Nutrafin Cycle (which I've used before with fish back in the day). I've been dosing the tank...

Hey friends, so here's my first dilemma, or is it a dilemma at all?? The scenario is this: So my tap water is considered hard GH and is consistently above a pH of 8 out of the tap.. (8.2 - 8.4 to be precise). I've been doing some research and trying to mess with GH and pH seems like a...

Hey Everyone - So I'm a total nerd, and was wondering if anyone has successfully set up a live feed for their home aquarium? I mean - I know it's possible - the technology exists, but I'm curious if anyone is doing it and what kind of equipment they are using to do it. How do you deal with...

Hey Everyone -- it's literally been years since I've been on this forum, but I've taken the plunge again and trying my hand at fish-keeping again. I've made a lot of mistakes and spent a lot of money with a lot of failed attempts. I'm a little older, a little wiser, and I'm armed with a lot more...

Hello everyone, As I reported in a different thread I have a 12 gallon tank that is new. I wonder if anyone has some advice for me as how to cycle it. Here was my thought... I have a totally cycled 30-gallon tank already with two power filters running 24/7. Both filters are complete with...

Hello All: I got my hands on a 12-gallon Eclipse aquarium and need some advice as to how to stock it? I'm hoping to find some semi-aggressive to aggressive fish to put in there. My main tank (30-gallon) is a peaceful community and was hoping to get away from that a little with this tank. I know...

I need some help. Hopefully someone out there knows about Zebra Snails. I was in my LFS today buying two more cory cat's for my aquarium and ran into some beautiful Zebra Snails.. as much as I wanted to grab some right then and there, I resisted as I really know nothing about these creatures...

Ok so the pain is finally over, and I had to spread the word. On Day 65 of my cycle with fish, and an ick outbreak a month ago, it is finally complete. My Ammonia & Nitrite is at 0, Nitrate finally spiked to double what it was. My 30-gallon tank is now cycled. I didn't believe it at first, but...

Maybe someone out there can explain betta behavior to me... I've been researching what to put into a couple of small 3 gallon tanks I have currently empty. Of course through my search I get a lot of hits that suggest Betta. Here is the problem though... I've had a betta for more than 6 months...

Hopefully someone has experience with this... I was at my LFS the other day and saw these little tiger barbs calling for me to take them home. I resisted, and did some research. From what I understand is that they are peaceful as long as they stay in a school (6 or more), otherwise they start...

Ok, I'm confused and need someone to help me interpret what the heck is going on with my tank. Here's the scenario. I added 6 fish to my new 29-gallon aquarium, to start a cycle with fish. I have a 180GPH power filter with bio-filter & carbon, a 200W heater and a bubble bar for aeration...

Hey Everyone, I have a 29-Gallon Freshwater aquarium I started about a month ago. I've always enjoyed keeping fish and have done so on and off for several years. I haven't had a lot of success with it though, so I've got a bigger tank, all new equipment and hopefully this time it will be...