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Its been awhile, but stumbled back :-) I have reduced and reconfigured my tanks. Currently I have a 125g malawi, a planted 140 with angels, rainbowfish, bristlenose, loaches n some odds n ends... And just redid a dirt 40 g breeder planted tank in my room for my older seizure kitty who doesnt...

Won 2 300 w jäger heaters on eBay for a steal ( 40$ shipped!!) so I got them and they are huge.... I got one for my 90 and one for my 140. Question is.... It says to place vertical. I'd rather horizontal. In my 90 it has to go abit diag to fit. Anyine with experience placing it other than...

Here is my first planted tank... It has really exploded! I'm happy about that!!!

So I saw a post that was for a 10 g tank and 2 oscars... Yes 2 oscars... The water in the pix was horrid. He planed on jeeping them in a 10 then put in a 40 as their home in a few months....then found out how big they really got ( can we say google???) So I go and get it. Cleaned up the 10 g...

Your inbox is full... I can post a pix of the black blasting sand when the lights come on. Just got home from out of town and dont wanna wake the pigs... I have some before and after pix in my photo album. I got mine for like 4$ on sale at tractor supply but think reg price is 7-8$ for 50#...

My Oscar juvies are doing great. They have both learned when it's feeding time, it's cute. The Tiger looks at me when I sit infront of tank... He follows my finger. SO MY question is... What heater is best for oscars not to break as adults? My albino likes to nibble at the red light on the...

I named this lil one Ziggy.... He likes me :-) already getting friendly with me.... I put my fingers in the water to drop food... He knows .... He has come to see me sitting and watching them. Fast learner. The albino one isn't quite so intrigued yet... In time

After reading how awesome oscars are, I decided to step into the water dog world ? I combined my juvie mbunas into the 140 and now have 2 really little oscars in my 90 g tank. An albino and a tiger. There are also some juvie bristlenose in there. I fig if they get too big for the 90 I can...

Thx to all I got some plants from, still have some foreground plants coming. So all I could find to tie is orange thread ( omg really dunno where that even came from!) and the rock and half pot are just to keep driftwood pieces there, they need a little longer. I boiled and soaked.... Once...

So I'm new to doing a planted aquascape tank. I confiscated my sons 40 g breeder and rehomed his convicts. He quit taking care of that tank. I warned him and it took 2 days for him to realize that tank had no fish. ANYWAY!!! So were looking at 2 dif lights one is a reg t5 Ho rated for plants...

(pundamilia nyererei, Lake Victoria cichlid) Pix of my 3 males.... Really starting to color :-)

Aren't they cute?!?! just got 16 babies for 15$. Super excited!! Lady had awesome discus tank and her son a planted tank with shrimp and these babies. They are either long finned , white or golden.... She's got a few, not sure who mother was. Time shall tell. I just need to pick up some wood...

So I took the oscars and Jacks to the pet store, and another I had no clue was, but was pretty agressive ... ANYWAY... I kep these 4.... 2 blues are the same genre I'm thinking blue zebra? The other 2 I think are dif but might be the same. They aren't OB zebras... They are like a peach...

So I was stopping in to get dog food today and a guy was dropping off a fish. It was so cool I told him I'd take it!! ( the tanks in there are horrible and no one knows anything but it's the only place that sells my natural grain free food for my pups) ANYWAY.... I tested his water he had it...

I have a 3/8 inch glass older aquarium with matching wood stand and canopy. Resealed about 2 years ago. Holds water and does not leak. Does ot have a center brace, but I do have what I used for glass tops I had used ( glass tops not included). It does come with the plastic ones that came...

I got a 125 g set up from my neighbor today. I'm going thru the stuff it came with and he has a Lifeguard Fluidized Bed Filter. I read it's for beneficial bacteria. Is it worth cleaning up and putting it on or not? Thx for any input. I've already put my seeded sand base out a 55 g as well...

So today I was was at my fav LFS and came home with 2 Rams that need some TLC ( fins mainly were gnawed) so I came home with more to Dr. I have them in a cycled 20 gal. So what should I feed them? Same as my other cichlids? I read a few places they are omnivores and other carnivore.... So...

So my ex husbands son wants a pair of my sons convicts to put in his turtle tank. Is this a good idea? I have no idea on turtle and fish etiquette.... I've taught him how to clean it and stuff ( ok so to clean as I would a fish tank) and I text him to remind him once a week.... But I could use...

Wow talk about some stick issues, that they will pass on to someone else.... "I have 5 complete fish tanks. They all come with tank, stands, filters, heaters,gravel,decorations, and fish. The 29 gal bow has 10 fish (jack dempsey), the 30 gal looks like a chest with 5 fish(cichlid & Oscars) the...

My son likes the look of the tanks I've switched to sand ... But he wants to be different... He's got a 44g breeder with a few convicts in it... He wants to mix his gravel with sand.... Is this ok? I dont see a prob but new to the sand thing... Except I know I love it!!! Lol.... My 140 is...

So in reading alot of things on here about fish that are sold to ppl for small tanks, that will get to big, fish that are not compatible etc I just wonder.... For 2 recent reasons ESP. Long but possibly pointful, lol Last weekend my son brought home 6 spotted green puffers. He took a pix of...

So I have several set ups, all ciclid, but have had fresh water too for the last 20 years or so. My son got some green spotted puffers. All is good, I have a cycled tank empty ( just moved the cichlid juvies out of it) and they are happy in their home. He took a pix at the LFS he was at and...

With the heat, I'd like to purchase LED lighting at least for my big tank. (140 g 5 foot mbuna tank). It's about $200 I don't really have, but just tossing around the idea. Any thoughts on this? Or other ideas on keeping tank temps down? My 140 and 90 seem to be the worst, the 55 is against...

These are about an inch right now. I'm looking for some different coloring in my 140 gal so I stripped these in a 10 g and maybe someone wants to trade other cichlids? 1$ each I also have 2 vestunus that are prob 4 inches right now I'd be willing to trade or sell for 5$ each obo? Healthy and...

I have a tank with plastic covers only. I believe I have a topfin filter that was used as a back up for a week. There are no lights on this unit ( unless I can find them) Located in Pittsburgh. Pick up only, will not ship. Asking $60 only used tank for about 8-9 months before up grading...