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Hi all. Short version: New panda Cory looks like it’s struggling, is pale and has trouble staying upright in my display tank. Took it out and placed in my 10 gallon quarantine tank and it’s perking up. The odd part is the quarantine tank is filled with water from the display tank with a mature...

Hello. We're tenting for termites in a couple of days. I'm taking our fish to a nearby store until it's done. They're going to be in a bare tank so I was thinking about bringing my amano shrimp with us instead. What's a good small and manageable sized container to house them in so I don't...

Hi all. How tall does crypt crispatula var balansae get? I read it can get up to 3' is that true?

Hi all. I'm currently in the market for a new 250w heater for my 50 gallon planted tank. I have a 250w Aqueon heater that's about 4 years old but it's stuck at ~84 degrees (thankfully not higher). I have two other Aqeuon heaters that are still working fine so I might get another one but I...

I had two panda cories successfully spawn and I didn't know until I saw 3 juvies swimming around. Pretty cool watching them develop over the last few weeks and now the larger one is about half an inch. Assuming this happens again, with either the same pair or another, do I have to eventually...

I have an unknown species of val that when I purchased had leaves about 1.5 feet long. Flash forward 9 months and after pruning and general maintenance all I am left with is a jungle of vals about 4 inches in length. They look more like a carpeting plant than anything else. Anyone know why? I...

Hello! I'm looking for some advice from those who have moved a "larger" tank. We're getting new flooring put in our house and I will be moving the tank to a different room once we're done. It's a 50 gallon long planted community. It's currently in a sunken living room and needs to go up one...

Hi all. Sorry for the short subject title, had trouble posting with a longer, more descriptive one. I have a 3 year old angelfish that looks like some of her long thin fins are rotting away. I don't think it's necessarily fin rot because the only ones affected are two of the long...

Sorry for making a new post I can't find my original thread. Do any of you know if the fluval fx5 dual nozzle/return works on the 406 couplings?

Just a quick question about lighting periods. My lights come on for 6 hours a day after I get home from work, 5:30pm-11:30pm. Would there be any problems turning the lights on in the mornings for an hour so I can see the tank while I'm getting ready to leave? It wont screw up the plant...

Looking for feedback from those that have had amano shrimp with zebra danios. Will the danios pester the amanos to death? My danios don't school near the surface like some others have with their tanks and they are literally all over the place. I know the amanos are too big for them to...

I've had some bandit cories and harlequin rasboras in a QT for two weeks. Today is the last day of the 2nd week and 1 bandit Cory died. I noticed the bandit hadn't eaten for about a week and it was getting pretty skinny. Last night it's eyes were pretty sunken and I figured it would probably...

Just received my new fluval 406 to replace my old 405 and have a few questions. 1) I used to use polyfill in my 405. I see the 06 comes with bio-foam and polishing pads. I'm assuming I don't need to use the polyfill anymore unless the foam or pads get destroyed, right? 2) I had noise issues...

I was finally able to sex my two year old angel... when she began laying eggs! :) I didn't think she would lay eggs without being paired. Do they do this normally? Also I know they aren't fertilized and will never hatch so do I just leave them or should I remove next water change so they don't...

Last week I got 4 more amano shrimp. Yesterday after work there was one molt in the tank and when I got home today there were 3 more. I've read that shrimp may molt if water conditions change so I did a test and all the parameters are the same/normal. Do you think think they were just "due"...

I've read that angels sometimes like (need?) to eat some plant material. My two year old angel never took to eating veggies such as peas. A few weeks ago it began nibbling on my amazon sword. Doesn't tear them up but a few leaves have bite sized holes in them. Is the plant eating something...

For those of you with mts and 100% eco complete, do they burrow in it? I've been reading that they do and they don't ever and stay on the surface. Just curious

Free to a good home 6 zebra danios. I wanted a different look in my 50 gallon community and don't want to take them to the LFS. The females are always full of eggs so might be a bonus if you're interested in breeding them. They're approximately 2 years old and have been fed omega one flakes and...

Hopefully this is an easy question to answer. When I see pictures of a Fluval 05/06 canister with a dual output nozzle, are people using the Fluval FX5 part? If yes, is there anything special that's needed to make it work or does it fit out of the box? Here's a link to the nozzle I'm...

At first I thought I had a few tiny light colored fish poops floating around. Then there were quite a few and I looked closer and they look like those tiny white worms you see from over feeding. I'm actually noticing a lot of them now in the eco complete. Searching the web most info says its...

For the record I don't normally use bacteria in a bottle to cycle a tank. However I'm considering it for my QT since it will only be for another 1.5 weeks (knock on wood no parasites show up). I have a seeded sponge filter in there but it seems to be having trouble keeping up with the bioload...

Last water change for my QT I sucked up a small harlequin rasbora. Luckily I was draining into a bucket since its just a few gallons at a time. It got me thinking about how I do weekly water changes in my display. I usually just leave the hose draining out to the front yard while I clean up my...

Looking for help IDing this deficiency in my amazon sword. Is it nitrogen or magnesium or? T5ho 56w (timer set for 6 hours a day; ~18 inches from substrate) 50 gallons Eco complete Root tabs Excel No other ferts 0 ammo 0 nitrite 5-10 nitrate Thanks guys. Sorry if its a poor pic using a phone.

I've read online that bags of eco complete have clarity packets in them. When I was adding mine I didn't see any. Do they not have them in there anymore or do I have 4 packs burried somewhere in my tank? Lol

Hi All, I'm in the market for a new canister filter. I currently own a 2 year old Fluval 405 and looking to replace it because of impeller noise. I've already replaced a ton of parts and I'm 100% sure it's not air in the canister itself. I already contacted Hagen/Fluval's customer support...