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my son just got a 10g. tank and we purchased 4 mollies. 2 black lyretail, 1 white lyretail and one white sailfin. How do you tell the sexes between the fish? The sailfin is pretty obvious but I have no clue with the lyretail. Obviously one is a female because we have 4 little fry swimming...

I moved my tank nearer to a window and now I am plagued with algae. I have a bristle nose pleco, but unless he is really active at night, I never see him budge from the "castle". I have live plants so chemical algae controllers won't work for me. Any suggestions except for moving my tank away...

Our tank has been very stable with no appreciable ammonia or nitrites. I know we are on the high side but decided to add one angel for variety. The first angel I brought home looked a little ill out of the bag and died shortly after transfer. We went back to Petco and got a new angel. It did...

We just added some new fish to our tank and the male (i'm assuming) is a bit aggressive. He has staked half the tank out as his own and chases all the other fish away! Should I take him back to the lfs or should he calm down once he is used to the tank?

Ok, I've read ally's info on the subject and am gradually raising the temp in my tank. I bought a bristle nose pleco on Saturday. Could he be the culprit? Should I call the lfs and tell them about it? Of course I also bought 2 snails from another store so..... - never mind it could have come...

My tank has finally cycled. (huge huge smile over here) My filter is looking quite nasty and has some slimy stuff on it. when is it safe to change my filter? I'm afraid of getting rid of my bacteria when I change it and messing up my tank (again)! My husband is also extremely hesitant to...

My roberti tetras run and hide as soon as the light is turned on. I have a 20g. with a 15watt florescent bulb. I have several live plants so I really don't want to downgrade my lighting. It would be nice to see my fish! They only come out of hiding at night or when the light is off. One of...

Ok, I know they aren't really dust bunnies but that is what they look like. I have a growth or something on my frill especially but it is on all of my plants. When I try to remove it - it feels like mucus. My plants all look healthy. My husband wonders if it is a byproduct of all the...

How quickly do angels grow? My husband would LOVE to add them to our 20 gallon tank, but I am concerned with space issues. House of Angels (an online retailer) suggested that we could have 3-4 angels in a 20 gallon tank, but I know Allymar(did I destroy that name) says only 1 per 10 gallons...

I have been cycling my tank now for about 4 weeks. We have a 20 gallon tank with 3 roberti tetras and 2 upside down catfish. Our ammonia levels have floated up and down with several water changes in between. Our nitrite levels are not changing at .25. Currently our ammonia levels are at 8...