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I have had this 26 gallon bowfront running consistently for about 15 years and I ended up with a couple angels that of course need more space so I’m thinking of upgrading to a 55 gallon. I’m currently using a canister filter for tanks up to 75 gallons which I’ve also had for at least 10 years...

I have a ton of guppies - I've been giving them to the local fish store and they give me some free fish food for them. Recently, I've been getting much more vibrant and interesting color patterns on the guppies. Could I be selling these or are they not that rare? I tried taking some pictures but...

I replaced one of my filter pads in my canister filter and when I turned it back on, it turned all the water in my tank pitch black. I can't see anything in the tank - even with the light on. Wtf did I do wrong? I didn't do anything different than I usually do. Will it harm my fish? An no in not...

I have a 26 gallon and a 20 gallon - the 20 gallon is loaded with pond snails -.- I only had one fish in there so I decided to tear it down (I've been wanting to redo it for a while now) they are all up in the filter and everything. So I put the fish that was in my 20 gallon into my 26 gallon. I...

I have anubias in both my tanks but the one in my 20 gallon is turning black. It isn't dying, the leaves are strong and you can see new growth. Is it algae? The one in my 26 gallon has absolutely no discoloration. What is this and how can I fix it? It looks like caca

One of my cardinal tetras is super skinny. It's been like that since I've had it (about 6 months) it is active and schools with the others. It eats but I think it has a deformed mouth since it has a bit of trouble. What can I do about it? Should I euthanize?

Have a 26 gallon bowfront stocked with 1 male dwarf gourami 7 cardinal tetras 1 male swordtail 3 otos Can I add some female Bettas? Or would that be a bad choice? Here's a pic of my tank

I have a male powder blue in my 30 gallon - he's the boss of the tank. I got another powder blue for my 20 gallon hoping that I found a female to put with my other gourami. Does it look like a female? She's still about half the size of my male so I don't know if he/she is fully developed. If I...

My brother has a 72 gallon bowfront that needed to be resealed and he was having problems with it so he bought another 72 gallon - I checked it out today and the previous owner had cut the center brace off the tank. Is that going to cause problems? I would think that it would be crucial to have...

I have a 10 gallon cycled tank that currently is temporarily housing some fry - I want to turn it into a betta tank eventually but I want some suggestions on tank mates - I was thinking of a school of harlequin rasboras or dwarf cories...maybe some shrimp. I will have all live plants and...

Have a 26 gallon bowfront with a 75 gallon canister filter. My current stock is 1 dwarf gourami 4 cardinal tetras 1 male swordtail 3 otto cats I had 8 tetras total but they were the last ones in stock at the fish store - must have been a bad batch since 4 died. I do plan on getting more...

One of my cardinal tetras is all puffed up around its gills - its very red and it kinda looks like the texture of the cap on an oranda goldfish. He still eats normally and schools with the other guys. Any idea what is wrong with him?

Have a sunsun canister and I did a water change today and it wasn't working when I turned it back on. The motor is running but it isn't pumping water. I took it apart and the impeller isn't broken but doesn't seem to be spinning. What can I do? Is it fixable? What do I do with all my filter media?

I have an aquaclear 50 on my 26 gallon and I just got a canister to replace it. Should I just put my sponges and ceramic rings from the aquaclear in the canister? Or should I run both together till the canister cycles? I don't want to disrupt my cycle

I have an aquaclear 50 on my 26 gallon and lately the water flow is very weak, I rinsed the sponges in tank water last night and it was still just trickling water - so I took the basket out and even with no media it was barely pumping water. Can I fix this? How?

I just ordered a sunsun canister filter for my 26 gallon fw. I have never had a canister before so I'm new to all the media options available. There are 3 baskets - do I need the white pads in all 3 baskets? Or do they all go on the bottom? I'm not going to use the carbon - I was going to get...

I have a 26 gallon bowfront that is currently running a Aquaclear 50 for filtration - I found a good deal on an eheim canister filter but it is only rated for up to 35 gallons at 106gph - would it still be just as good or even better than the hob I've got now? (Since it would have more filter...

Have a 20 gallon long with 5 tiger barbs - this morning, 2 were dead. I had tested the water yesterday since I noticed they were kinda listless and my parameters were perfect - 0 ammo, 0 nitrite, 20 nitrate. So I did a 30% water change today and when I put new water in the tank, it kinda foamed...

I moved Had 6 tiger barbs in a 10 gallon cycled tank - I just moved them to a 20 long. I put all the gravel and water from the 10 gallon and moved the filter over (which is rated for 30 gallons). I added 10 lbs of new gravel and a 100 watt heater. Do you think this will cause a mini cycle or is...

I have platy and swordtail fry. The swordtails are a month old and the platys are two weeks old - some of the swordtail fry don't look like they are growing - should I cull the runts? They are now smaller than the platy fry. Also, there are a couple platy fry in my main tank that I couldn't get...

Have a 10 gallon fry tank with 20 swordtail fry and 30 platy fry. The swordtails were born 3 weeks before the platy but there are some fry that are just as small as the platy fry - like they aren't growing. Should the runts be culled? Also, can I start feeding them baby brine shrimp?

so I noticed my platy was pregnant back in july and she never dropped fry - here is the original thread - http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f82/when-will-platy-drop-fry-165034.html she is still huge and all she does is hide all day - I never see her swimming around - she only comes out to...

So, I found I have hydra in my tank and I don't want to use meds to get rid of them. I read that blue gouramis will eat them - is this true just for blue gouramis or would any gourami do the trick?

I have a 135 gallon on tile floor. The water level is even and my stand is level but there is about a foot long area on the front left where I can slide a card between the stand and tank. There is no gap anywhere between the stand and the floor. Do I need to shim?

The ceramic rings in my aquaclear filter float up to the top - is that normal? If not, will that be a problem? Should I weigh the packet down or something?