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    Hair Algae Eaters?

    What kind of fish:fish2:is good to eat hair algae?:confused: I have a bad outbreak in my tank.:thanks:
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    weird algae in sand

    I have a 29-Gallon tank with sand that has some strange algae-like stuff growing on the sand. it is dark-green and brown and has been around for weeks. I try to get rid of it during water changes, but it keeps coming back! What do I do? :(
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    King Betta Food???

    I have a king betta and he is 2 and a half inches long. I feed him Betta Bio-Gold. It says to feed them 2-4 pellets twice daily. Since king bettas are bigger than normal bettas and can get 4 inches long, how many pellets should I feed him now and how many when he is full grown? :confused:
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    Pleco quarantine period

    How long should I quarantine 2 albino bristlenose plecos for?
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    Cycling with nitrifying bacteria

    If you add live nitrifying bacteria to a tank, how long would it takje to cycle?
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    Substrate For Quarantine tank

    I just got a 10 gallon quarantine tank, do need to have gravel in it?
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    Eccentric Otocinclus

    I have an airstone and my oto swims over to it rides the bubbles to the top, and other times she (I think) randomly swims up the side of the tank, then detaches and swims back down, then repeats the process. Her late friend (R.I.P. Otty) never did this. Is this normal, or is my oto uh... how to...
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    A note on Black Skirt Tetras

    This is just I word of advice for those wishing to start an aquarium or looking for a hardy fish. I recommend the Black Skirt Tetra. These fish are very hardy, adaptable, and enjoyable. Despite ammonia problems, and a high pH, my Tetras are fine. I lost an oto and 3 cories, yet my Tetras are not...
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    pH 8.1 to 7.0

    I my 29 gallon tank my pH is 8.1 and everything else is fine, other than a slightly higher ammonia due to recent fatalities (3 cories and an oto). i was wondering if I could use API proper pH 7.0 to lower it. I know of course, that pH swings can be more detrimental than not ideal pH, so i am...
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    Plecos for 29 gallon

    what kinds of Plecos can be housed in a 29 gallon tank, and do they clean a sand bottom? I have had trouble with otos and would like to know if i could have a Pleco.
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    What's up with my Cory?

    I have an Emerald Green Cory who has been all weird. first he's lying on his side, looking dead, then he's fine. then hes attached to my quietflow 20's intake tube, then he's floating upside down, and now he's normal. I may want to note that last week i lost an otocinclus, a spotted cory, and a...
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    What do I trust?

    In my 29 gallon tank I have a ph alert and an ammonia alert. My ph alert say 8.2 but my test strips say 7.7. My ammonia alert never changes, even when I do a 50% water change! these are not old, just 3 weeks since I installed them. What should I trust?
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    I am new

    I like fish!!!! I have 1 community aquarium and 2 bettas. I just found this site and can't wait to get started.
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