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Hi everyone, I have a oto who has been keeping my 55 gallon tank clean of algae for about 3 weeks. He usually hides amongst the plants and is quite timid. Yesterday after the PWC he is swimming like crazy only to pause for a few seconds. Is this normal behaviour? I am thinking he might be...

Hi evryone, I have a little oto that is really keeping my tank clean of algae but I am wondering if he is eating enough. I bought some algae thins that sink to the bottom but my platies and gold barb keep eating them. I have even tried feeding in the dark but the other fish seem to go crazy...

Hi everyone, great website and forum. I just started my 55 gallon tank and read a book on how to cycle. As a result I started with 5 zebra danios. I now know I should have perhaps gone the fishless cycle method, but here I am. The issue seems to be that my ammonia won't build up. It has...

HI All, I just started to set up my tank and purchased an Eihiem 2236 filter and Hydor 300 inline heater. I thought this was a good match until I found that the filter uses 1/2" tubing and the inline heater requries 5/8". Should I try to find a barb reducer or look for a different heater? My...

Hi All, I just was given a 55 gallon tank that I need to outfit. The last owner lost the filter and heater in their last move. I am thinking of going to a canster filter but there is something built into the corner of my tank. It contained pre filter media that looks like ceramic hexagon...