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I'm buying a 55-gallon (48") aquarium, so I'll need a stand. Someone, please recommend me a solid stand for this size tank. Requirements: - I'd like it to have one, large interior space for housing the canister filter and other accessories. Two cabinet doors. - It'd be nice if the stand had a...

I'm looking to upgrade from a Marineland Penguin 150 to an AquaClear 50 on my Marineland 20-gallon high aquarium. However, before I buy the new filter, I need to make sure it will in the lid cut-out on my tank. Could anyone please provide the footprint measurements for the AquaClear 50 HOB...

I’ve got a 20-gallon tank which currently houses some guppies (all females, so no breeding there). In fact, those female guppies are the product of a batch of fry from almost exactly a year ago. It was really fun last year to raise the babies, and I’d like to do that again. However, guppies (and...

I've got an RCS tank that has quite the colony going. Therefore, the ground of the tank is covered in RCS. When I say covered, I don't mean wall-to-wall, but there are certainly a lot. So, does anyone have any tips on how to vaccum the gravel and not suck up half of my RCS colony?

I currently use a Python-type siphon (the Aqueon one) for my weekly PWC routine. However, I find the plastic to be a bit flimsy. I've already broken the faucet adapter twice (where it screws in). Is there a more robust siphon alternative? Perhaps the exact same thing, but made out of metal on...

I'm looking for a recommendation for a nano fish species. The smaller, the better, because I want to put it in a tank with red cherry shrimp. Nano fish needs: - Unable to eat adult RCS - Roughly 1", or smaller (5-gallon tank) - Non-schooler - Mid-to-top swimmer (to not interfere with RCS) -...

I'm thinking of setting up a large tank (75-90 gallons) for cichlids. My problem is that I can't pick which type! I like: - Angelfish - Yellow labs - Rams Is there any chance that even two of those three could work together? All (constructive) thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

I got a clown pleco about two months ago from a very good LFS. He looked a little rough when I got him, but he was the last one so I took a chance. Sadly, he died within about two weeks. So, about two weeks ago I got another one from the same place (this time they had plenty that all looked...

What's the best fish food, in your opinion, for a tropical freshwater community tank? This would be the daily food for a tank that houses: neon tetras, guppies, cories, amano shrimp, an angelfish, a swordtail, a gbr, an oto, and a clown pleco. Currently, they're fed tropical fish flakes (I...

There has got to be a better way to do PWC's than what I currently do. Please provide feedback on my idea for a new PWC procedure. Current: Remove water = siphon out with python. Add water = fill a 1-gallon jug with tap water (set to temp), add to jug a couple drops of Prime (just enough to...

I want a (male, preferably) GBR and I live in mid-Michigan. Any thoughts?

I've got a small red cherry shrimp tank with ~30 RCS (mostly juvenile) and a good deal of java moss. The tank has been set up for several months now. Today, I saw a bunch of thin, white worms on the wet glass just above the water line. I also saw what I assume were their eggs. Help! 1) Where...

I've got a guppy which I'm quite positive is male. It's belly is ballooning up quite severely and getting worse. Initially, I thought he was just constipated and eventually it would work itself out. Well, today it is looking really bad. Any suggestions to save him if it isn't already too late?

Is my new Zebra Nerite snail dead? Details: It was shipped to me last Monday. It arrived two days later on Wednesday. It arrived wrapped in a towel which was still wet. It has been in its shell the entire time so far (3 days). I smelled it today and it wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't putrid.

I have some female guppies that I've raised since fry which I sadly no longer have the room for. They're 5 months old, and they need a good home! I can't ship them, but they're free to anyone willing to pick up locally!

In another thread (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/amano-shrimp-157539.html) I heard that Amano shrimp couldn’t eat algae off aquarium walls. So, it looks like I need a snail. If I’m going to get a snail, I have some requirements. Please let me know which species meet all of these...

I've heard great recommendations for Amano shrimp as a clean-up crew. But, I'm curious if they can only clean the ground. How are they with algae on vertical surfaces, specifically the aquarium walls?

I've got 3 Corydoras trilineatus in a small tank which I'd like to move to my larger tank. However, the larger tank has an ADF in it. As both are bottom feeders, would the cories out-compete the ADF for food? If so, how could I remedy this?

Please recommend me a small heater (about 6" long) to heat a small (3-gal) tank. If the heater does not have an adjustable temperature set point, it must be preset at 75-80 degrees F. It would be a plus if the heater could be bought either at PetSmart or through Amazon.com.

I've heard Java moss will grow on most things in an aquarium. Will it grow on plastic decorations? I have this one plastic cave which my fish actually love, but it is sort of ugly and I'd like to make it look more "natural" by growing something on it, if possible.

I just got a juvenile angelfish. When I got home I noticed he had a small hole in his bottom fin. Yesterday (nearly a week later) the hole spread and now there is a clean split down the bottom fin. It is a very clean split, in that there is no fraying or inflammation. I heard about Melafix, so...

I’ve currently got a new quarter-sized angelfish and three ghost shrimp in a 5-gallon (hex-shaped) QT. Being a small tank, I don’t want to have to keep the angelfish in there for too long. How long is it necessary to quarantine new fish before adding them to the DT?

I just got a new (quarter-sized) angelfish. Is it normal for him to stay in one place for hours, apparently petrified? He's alone in a 5-gallon hex (quarantine) tank.

I've heard that ADF's like terracotta pots. Do I need to buy some sort of aquarium-safe terracotta, or does a regular terracotta pot need to be specially cleaned/prepared to go in an aquarium?

I'd like to buy some Red Cherry Shrimp, but my LFS doesn't sell them. Any suggestions?