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Just came home this evening and found something hanging from the anus of one of my angelfish. I have never personally witnessed an angel laying eggs nor am I aware of any infection/disease that presents itself in this manner. I'm hoping someone can tell me if I should be concerned or am I just...

A few months ago I made the mistake of listening to a salesperson at my lfs and purchased a breeding pair of kribs for my 29 gallon community tank. I had some good experiences with this person previously and purchased the fish without doing any research prior to the purchase (my bad:(...). In...

I've been doing research on keeping discus and come to understand that they don't handle high levels of nitrates. My tap water at times will come out with 10 ppm nitrates. From what i have read, that's too high for discus. As a result I've been looking into a denitrator. Most of the info I've...

This is for those of us that have more than 1 tank. Do you ever find yourself preferring one tank over the other and giving your "favorite" tank more attention? Right now I find myself devoting more of my attention to my 60 gallon tank and neglecting my 29 gallon tank. When I go to the store, I...

I was surfing the web looking for more info on different angelfish varieties and I came across this site: 75 % - 95% Solid Red Select Angelfish: Rainforest Farms International | Live Freshwater Tropical Fish and Aquarium Supplies For Sale. I was wondering if anyone has had any dealings with this...

I've got 4 cory cats that aren't sick but seem to be changing color. 2 of them are peppered cories (paleatus), the other 2 are punctatus cories. When I first got the peppered cories they were very dark, almost black. The punctatus cories were white with black spots. After about 3 weeks they all...

I've been testing my tank water weekly and I lately I've been consistently getting a reading of 0.25 ppm of ammonia. As a result I just performed my second water change in the past 3 days thinking that I had to increase my pwc frequency. To be on the safe side I decided to check my readings...

I've got a problem with one of my boesemani rainbows. I've 2 boesemani and 2 australian rainbows. The largest of the 4 is ultra-aggressive to the other rainbows including the other boesemani. Has anyone had any experience with aggressive rainbows? Other tank mates in my 60 gallon tank include...

This may be a stupid question and I may just be over-cautious, but I have a question about cleaning equipment that has been used for another purpose prior to being used for your tank. Specifically, I was recently given a plastic bucket that used to hold human food (pickles to be exact:)). I seem...

Just thought I'd post some info about a local fish store in Richmond. I recently purchased 2 angelfish from Azalea Aquariums on Henrico Turnpike. Today I went back to buy 2 more as I had originally planned. I saw 2 in a tank that I really liked. When I went to the manager to purchase the fish...

I have a 29 gallon tank that may be dealing with an internal parasite problem. Ever since I got this batch of fish I've noticed that their poo is stringy and white. At first I didn't worry because everyone seemed ok (no die offs and good, healthy behavior). As I've learned more about keeping...

Just finished cycling my new 60 gallon tank. Thought I'd post some pictures of some of my new tank mates. Besides the angelfish picture, the tank has some cory cats and harlequin rasboras. I'm still trying to get a good picture of the darker marble veiltail angelfish.

I woke up this morning to both good and bad news in my 29 gallon tank. Sometime during the past day, my dalmation molly had her fry. Ironically, I didn't know she was pregnant so she wasn't quarantined. There are several molly fry alive and hiding. Also, none of them seem to be stressed and the...

Hello everyone; I'm currently performing a fishless cycle on a 60 gallon tank. In the meantime I've been researching stocking ideas. I'm interested in adding discus but I've read so many different views on their care. Specifically, I'm looking for info on water parameters that can sustain...

When I was a small boy I had he privilege of living in Jamaica for a few years. My uncle, who lived in Kingston, had a koi pond in his front yard and 2 125 gallon tanks built into the back wall of his house. Ever since then I've been inspired to do something great when it comes to fish. My...

I've read so many times on this site how inaccurate those water test strips can be, but I didn't realize just how bad they really are. I'm performing a fishless cycle on a 60 gallon tank right now and have been testing for a week with the Quick Dip strips. After the first 2 days of what I...

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I'm currently performing a fishless cycle on my new 60 gallon tank. In the mean time I'm dreaming of the fish I would like to have. I currently have a 29 gallon community tank with the typical peaceful fish you find at the average LFS. I'm looking, however, to venture out into something more...

Ok, before I start I'm going to apologize upfront. I'm probably one of those posters that want something that in reality is unrealistic. I'M SORRY! I am, however, willing to listen and that's why I'm here. First off, I'm primarily a fish guy. I have a 29 gallon community tank running on "all...

This is not a technical question, more a philosophical one. I read an older post that explained the process of treating ich without adding medicine by increasing water temperature. I found it funny that the same instructions were on the back of the medicine I use for treating ich. Are we being...

I've gotten to the point in the hobby where having a quarantine/hospital tank is needed. I've checked other threads/sites and most of the info/advice I get about quarantine tanks speaks of a temporary set-up. What I would really like to do is keep a permanent set-up ready. Since I have plants...

They say the first step to recovery is to admit that you have a problem. Well here I go. My name is Neil and I'm a fishaholic;)! Whew! I feel better now. I have a 29 gallon tank that's almost fully stocked (that's probably the fishaholic talking) and fully cycled. BUT I CAN'T STOP THINKING OF...

I've seen a lot of sites on the internet offering tropical fish for sale through the mail. Since my LFS doesn't have a great selection of fish, the idea of getting different breeds online seems tempting. Getting live fish through the mail though seems a little iffy. Does anyone have any...

I've started keeping fish after a long absence. In my efforts to keep a healthy tank I've decided that regular water testing is a good tool. I'm currently using Jungle Quick Dip strips to test ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, etc. I've read some poor reviews of test strips as an accurate measurement...