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I am getting rid of my 20 gallon tank and have a couple of fish that I don't know what to do with. One is an upside down cat and one is a black tetra. I don't really want to put them on Craigs List, as I'd rather have them go to a good home. I also have some java fern and tank components that I...

I have bought a couple of snails to try to control my algae, and one has disappeared-only his shell is left. My tank has only zebra danios and tetras in it-small fish and not aggressive, except for the catfish. The only thing that seems large enough is the cat, but I'll never be able to...

This may be one of those problems for which there is no solution, but here goes. I have a 20 gallon tall tank, well-established, with peaceful smaller species of fish, or so they should be: zebra danios, black tetras, a swordtail, rio tetras, one upside-down catfish. I have a major algae...

Started having trouble with algae in my 20 gal aquarium. It's been up for about 1 1/2 years in the same location, so I don't know why I'm just having the problem. I scrubbed it with the scrubber, but that really seems to freak my fish out, so I'm thinking of getting an algae eater. When I look...

So I posted a week or so ago about all my neon tetras being eaten. One little dude remains, and I don't know what to do about him. I know they're supposed to be kept in groups but since the others did not survive, I'm reluctant to get any more of them and subject them to being food. I feel bad...

My daughter just called and said my tank is leaking water all over the floor. I had her catch the fish and put them with water from the tank into my special aquarium bucket (no soap has ever touched it). i use it for water changes. I can't get home to deal with it until 6. Will the fish be...

I have what I thought was a nice peaceful community tank. The biggest fish in there are a dwarf gourami and a swordtail. I also have guppies and zebra danios. Anyway, I got 6 neon tetras and a few days later I'm down to 2. No corpses that I can see. Any thoughts on who's eating them?

I have a 20 gallon tank. Been up about 4 months, and all is well. I still have all of the fish I started with, except the two angels that died almost immediately after I got them for no apparent reason. I test fairly often and change my tank water fairly often. I have live plants, mostly...

I'm bummed that my upside down catfish is never seen. I assume he's still there, although I haven't seen him for a week or so. If I get another catfish, will that cause both of them to be more visible? Does it have to be the same species, or can I get an oto or soemthing? Thanks

I have a 20 gallon, about 4 months' old tank. I diligently change the water each week and test it. My parameters are excellent, and my little school of danios, my dwarf gourami, swordtail, platy, and my catfish (I think-he never comes out but I haven't seen a body) are doing fine. I bought two...

I have a bunch of little snails that rode in on a new plant or two. They don't bother me, especially. I think they're kind of cute. However, I see posts from time to time in here from people asking how to get rid of them. Are snails bad for some reason? Do I indeed need to get rid of them?

I know that it's good to feed a variety of foods. I started with Tetra Min flakes, and have acquired frozen brine shrimp, freeze-dried tubifex worms, and sinking algae pellets. How often should I work in the variety items with the basic flake food? I have a community tank with a gourami, a...

My gold platy is hanging at the bottom of the tank. He appears to have trouble swimming up, although he swims madly when there's food on offer. No outward sign of disease, water parameters are all normal, and the other fish are fine. I'm really not seeing any bullying, although I'm at work all...

Apparently, my dwarf gourami and my swordtail are picking on my platy and he's going downhill fast. I had planned on a group of one of the hardier tetras or barbs as my next fish. Will the fact that these fish are in a group keep the other two from picking on them? I don't want them to...

Platy looks bad, rest look fine-help! UPDATED I fed my fish as usual this morning before heading off to work. the dwarf gourami and swordfish ate like pigs and behaved normally. Even the catfish, who rarely shows himself, swam out from his rock and ate a few flakes of food. My platy, though...

Right now, I have a sword, a platy, a dwarf gourami, and what I now know is an upside down cat (20 gal tank). They seem to be doing fine, so I have been researching what to add next. My daughter really likes the look of the tiger barbs. Their water requirements seem to be compatible with what...

I've heard a good bit of testimony about how great they are and I looked at them online to see what all the fuss is about. They sound great, but they rely on water pressure and my tank is a LONG way from any available water faucet. I'd like another alternative to the bailing and siphoning...

I posted about my tank, one of the denizens of which is what was labelled an "oto catfish" when I bought it. In doing research and looking at the pictures, though, I just didn't think it really looked like my fish. So I went back to the place I bought it, talked to the woman in charge of their...

There is quite a bit of conflicting information out there on compatible fish, fish for the newbie, etc. Right now, I have a 20 gal tank that's about 1 1/2 months old. I've had a swordtail and a platy for several weeks. Doing fine, eating like pigs, good color, swim around actively. Last...

New poster here with a question (I hope this is the correct forum). I put a nice piece of bog wood in my tank for appearance and to give the fish something to hide around. About 3 or 4 days after I put it in, it has kind of a white cloudy substance coating it. It looks like it would be...

I'm not completely new to keeping freshwater fish, because we had them when I was growing up and I remember the general rules. But I hope to get some more specific advice and to chat with other aquarium owners from time to time. I live in a suburb of West Palm Beach, Florida and have a 20...