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My first foray into planting is for my 10 gal shrimp tank. 2 x 13W CFL,6500K, directly on the glass. I currently have java fern & java moss, and they are doing fine. I don't really need to soak up the excess nutrients or provide shading, but I think floaters are cool (in particular: red root...

I have been occasionally skimming local classifieds to see what tank prices are. First, I noticed most listings are for complete setups (pump, etc), which is fine, but I'd rather use my own equip. I am surprised about the prices on the few bare tanks I have found...people want almost $1/gallon...

Just starting to plant my tank(s). Want low light, no fert/CO2 for my shrimp and shrimp/fish tanks. Picked these up from petco - the first looks like java fern...hopefully narrow leaf java, tied onto coco husk? The other thing, I have never seen before, is a bendable stick with moss (I think it...

So I have just started seeing baby RCS shrimplets. Yea! But I also found some hydra. I suspect I got the hydra from a marimo ball I got for the shrimps. I rinsed it, but not a lot. I know it had copepods for a while. I also do not overfeed, especially since the shrimps are not very interested...

Have RCS and the group is doing fine. Noticed one guy on his side, not able to swim well. Put him in breeder box in the tank to observe, and he has been like this all day. He is moving around, but seems unable to orient himself properly. Always on his side. His little legs are moving a lot, not...

I have a 10gal running with gravel substrate. Got some black diamond (blasting) sand washed. First problem is that there is a very small percentage of greenish/grey particles in the sand. Washed for a looooooong time and have not been able to get it all out. Does not look great because it...

I have an established 29 gal, running HOB with sponge and ceramic tubes. Gravel substrate. Ended up having to move the existing 4 tetras & 4 ghost shrimps to another tank.I took the fish out because I was worried they would eat or harass the cherry shrimp. I watched them for a while and they...

I have a lightly stocked 29gal. with bloodfin tetras. No health/quality issues for many years. One of them has been not doing as well as the rest, almost like the fish is getting smaller, especially on the ventral side. He is also hanging out away from the other fish. Not really getting picked...

I was giving my bloodfin tetras some live mosquito larvae. I noticed one fish was having a hard time catching the larvae. Upon closer exam., he has an obstruction in his mouth. It is stuck open, and he can open it a little more, but not close it. He cannot eat, altho he keeps trying! From the...

I have a 29gal tropical freshwater tank that has been running on an undergravel filter way too long. I am going to move the fish to my secondary 10gal tank, and then clean the 29gal. by just wiping the algae off the glass and rinsing the gravel. Then I am going to switch to a HOB filter. I am...

I am still living in the dark ages and am using an internal box filter with floss and charcoal/zeolite. Are their other types of media that I could use instead, like bio-balls or something? Can you adequately filter a tank using bio& mechanical methods, and leave out the chemical? cowfish7

Looking for advice on what to do about my dwarf puffer. I have 3 that are eating well. But the 4th one is very emaciated - I have not seen him eat for weeks. Since the other puffers are more agressive (but they don't pick on each other), they get most of the food. The 4th one...he just looks at...

My Synodontis (upside down) cat has just developed a strange problem I have never seen in a fish before. His belly is slightly distended, AND he has something coming out of his vent. It is not a parasite, it looks like part of his body. Any ideas? I seem to recall that I've had syno cats that do...

To make room for my new FW puffers, I had to move a male cherry barb into another tank (29gal). Now I have 2 males and 2 females in one tank, with a few other fish. The barbs have all been chasing each other around, and have been flashing fins, etc. There are plants for hiding, and I turned the...

I have had 3 dwarf puffers for a day. They have been active and inquisitive. I have given them small snails and frozen tubifex worms. They are interested in the snails, and pick at them, but I don't think they are getting anything. The problem is, I don't have any snails that are small enough...