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I just inherited a 10 gal tank from a friend of mine who just moved into a no pets dorm. I've had a crab tank before but without much success before (I was little and kitty thought escaping crabs were toys). I wanna do this right so I have a few questions: 1. Do I cycle? Is cycling the same...

My yellow lab is sick. He's got a red welt right between his eyes (kinda looks like a pimple) and he keeps sinking to the bottom of the tank , resting on the gravel , and breathing really slowly. My water params are all great (all the other fish are fine) and he has been in a qt tank (10 gal)...

This past Wednesday was my 20th birthday. Several of my friends decided to suprise me with a 10 gal tank w/ filter and fine pebble substrate. They knew enough to cycle the tank before dumping in my present...2 glo fish. Lol I have never expresssed an interest in them but being a Mol. Gen...

As some of you know I am a college student. I live in a dorm and go home 3 or 4 times a quarter. I would rather not transport my fish home for every long weekend. I can't get my roommate to feed my fish because she can't stand the smell of the food. She will only feed my bettas but that...

I just saw dwarf puffers at my lfs. I am thinking about setting up a small tank for one or two of them (they're kinda expensive). How big of a tank would I need for one or two puffers? Are these guys brackish or completely fw? My lfs isn't to competent so I decided to ask here. What kind of...

Well winter break has come and gone and now I need to go back to my dorm. I'm taking my cichlids with me and my new eel. I am used to transporting my cichlids but my eel has never taken the trip. It's a 2 hour drive back to OSU. What should I do to make it easy on my eel? I'm thinking I...

I have a peacock eel (fw). I got him about 4 days ago. The pet store and numerous people on this forum suggested either sand or small gravel so that he can dig. Well it turns out that the gravel I got is too hard for my eel to dig in so I want to change to sand. Seeing that he has only been...

A new lfs just opened in my town and they specialize in freshwater fish. I have seen several (5) different types that I like. The problem is that I don't know anything about them. I am afraid of getting advice from the clerks as most of them look like highschool students and not particularly...

Hello. I have had a 20 gallon tank up and running for 10 days. I don't have any live plants. I have a emperor bio wheel filter and fine black gravel. I was wondering how long I should be cycling the tank? I have test kits and my #s are as follows: ph: 7 , nitrates and nitrites at 0 and water...

Ok I just got back from my local pet store and I just saw the most interesting snow flake eel. After some convincing my mother agreed that it would make a great birthday present for me. I wanted to do some research before I got it. The pet store guy said that it would be fine in a 10 gallon...

Hello all! I have just received a 20 gallon Aqua Tech tank kit for an early christmas present. I plan on getting a peacock eel eventually. I know I need to start cycling so I have the Bio Wheel filter going. I have put in the tank salt (1 teaspoon per gallon). I have black gravel and a...