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Hi guys, I'm working on fixing up my old tank. Currently it's down to 4 neon tetras (was originally 8), and once it's all cleaned up I'm going to add another 3-5. It's a 20 gallon long tank with sand, and an Aqueon 30 (200gph) filter. What are some other fish ideas? I'm considering something...

I have a 20 gallon long tank that currently only has 4 neon tetras (the rest died a while ago). I used to have a school of corys, more neon tetras, and a german blue ram, but the corys dropped like flies (bad stock) and the GBR died of what I could only guess was hexemita. I'm thinking of...

Several months ago I posted a problem about my neon tetras. Two of them had a pinkish color, and the blue and red was faded, almost like when they go for a while in the dark and then you turn on the light. One of them died, and I put the other in a hang on quarintine box. He seemed fine other...

I have a school of 5 neon tetras in my 20 long tank. I about a week ago that one of them has a tanish/pinkish face, and the color faded off the front half of it. It's almost what they look like after the light is turned off all night, but the lights have been on for several hours. There are no...

I have a 10 gallon tank with 2 14 watt CFL's, I think the color temp is 5000k, but not positive. I'm not quite sure what this would be considered, lighting wise. I have some type of Liquid fertilizer that I don't currently use, and sand substrate, but nothing else. I want to go pick up some...

Today I went to do a pwc and one of my cory cats was dead and stuck to the filter. About 20 minutes after removing the dead cory cat and doing the pwc, I went back to the tank. One of my other corys was having trouble swimming. He was floating all around the tank and trying to swim, but all he...

I have a 20 gallon long tank, with 5 cory cats and 5 neon tetras (I'll probably get 2-3 more neons). I use to have a German Blue Ram, but he died. Could I get a male/female pair for the tank, or would that be too much? What about 2 females?

I have a 10 gallon tank with a trio of peacock endlers and a few juveniles. I've only had them for a few months, but I was interested in getting a few new varieties, like tiger endlers, chili endlers or orchid endlers. Could I have different types of endlers in the same tank without messing up...

I have 5 cory cats, and 4 are juliis. The 5th one looks like a mix between a julii and a bronze cory. It has a brown head and bronze stripe all around the head at the eyes, but after that it is spotted like the juliis. The black on it's top fin doesn't completely cover the top like the other's...

I got some black sand to replace my gravel on Monday, and yesterday I picked up 5 julii cory cats. I couldn't get any solid pictures, but here are a few.

I have a 20 gallon long tank. I would like 6 neon tetras, 5-6 julii corys, and 1-2 GBR's. I was planning on getting the corys tonight, I just wanted to check that 5 will be ok in a 20 long. Also, what food should I pick up for them? Any specific brands to look for? Thanks! I did some...

My 20 gallon long tropical tank has currently has only 5 neon tetras, so I want to slowly get some new fish. I'm thinking: 7 neon tetras 2 German Blue Rams (1 male, 1 female) 5 julii cory cats 3 male guppies Does that sound a little full? I could stick with one GBR, but I'd rather have a...

I have a 20 gallon long tank and I want to switch from black gravel to black sand today. How many lbs should I get? Is 20 fine? Also, Petco carries EcoComplete, CaribSea Flora Max, and just plain Petco brand sand. They are all roughly the same price. Which one should I get? I don't have live...

I have 5 neon tetras in my tank, because 3 have died recently due to age. I would rather replace them with 3-4 cardinal tetras instead of neons. If I did, would they school together? And would they look nice even though they aren't the same fish? I think cardinals are nicer looking, so would...

This is kind of hard to phrase. I had a German Blue ram with HITH, and I found and treated with meds a little too late and he passed away from it. I would like to get 2 more rams, but I don't want them to get infected with it too. Is it safe to get more GBR's or do I need to sanitize the tank or...

My German blue ram died yesterday morning, I believe he had hole in the head, but I treated for it and didn't see any change in his condition. I'm looking for a new centerpiece for the tank. It's a 20 gallon long (30"x13"x13") , with 8 neon tetras. I'm thinking either a pair of german blue...

I just did a pwc and noticed quite a few bubbles forming on the surface of the water. I know for a fact that it isn't from cleaning supplies, I am always careful about keeping chemicals away from the tank. I used Aquasafe and FloraPlus, could either of these cause the bubbles?

I have a male German Blue ram, I've had him for around 5 months. A few weeks ago I noticed that his fins were ragged (despite having perfect water conditions), and he had a few white spots on his head. I assumed it was fin rot and some type of fungus, so I started treating with Melafix. The...

I noticed a few days ago that my GBR's fins were missing at the ends, on his top, tail, and bottom fins. I assumed it was fin rot, and treated with melafix. I tested the water, and it's fine, 0 ammonia & nitrite, 10 nitrites. I got new fish food just incase that was the cause. Anyone have any...

I'm heading out to the LFS to get some more fish food, frozen food, and MelaFix. I was wondering what the best type of frozen food for tropical fish is. I know they go crazy over the bloodworms, but they don't have much nutrional value, right? Is there something else they like and is better for...

I love the color of my black gravel, but the color is starting to wear off it. Also, I was interested in getting some cory cats. It's a 20L gallon tank, so I'll probably need 25 lbs or so. Anyone know where I can get cheap but safe black sand?

I am looking for some plants for my 20 and 10 gallon tropical tanks. The 20 is lowlight, the 10 is medium. Things like anarchris, anubias, hornwort, amazon sword, java moss, or java fern would be awesome. We don't have many places around here that sell plants.

I have black gravel in my 20 gallon tank. The dye is starting to wash off of it and its starting to look bad. I have some extra white PFS, so I was thinking about changing it. I've heard that white sand makes brighter fish look washed out. I have a german blue ram and neon tetras. Is that...

I have a 20 long with 8 neon tetras and 1 GBR. I was wondering if I could add more fish to it. It's been set up for over a year. I was thinking of adding some rummy nose tetras, some gold neons, a pearl gourami, or some pymgy or panda corys. I haven't really looked into these options, they were...

I got a chunk of java moss a few weeks ago about the size of a baseball. I put it in my 10 gallon tank, with 2 14 watt CFL bulbs, 5000k. I've been adding FloraPride once a week. The moss started to turn brown about a week ago. I moved it into my 20 gallon tank, which has a 17 watt bulb, 8000k...