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I apologize in advance for a very lengthy post... I have a lot of questions. I have a 29 gal freshwater community tank, lightly planted. I'm using the Aqueon QuietFlow 30 (200gph) HOB filter that was included with the tank when I bought it. I have been using the same filter cartridge since I...

So I bought a vampire shrimp about 6 weeks ago. As soon as I put her in the tank, she disappeared. She resurfaced last night for the first time ever... but now she is brown in color and hasn't moved more than a few inches that I have seen. She's sort of hiding out in a corner of the big...

I have a 29 gal tank that is about 6 months old with live plants. Whenever I test, there's no ammonia and no nitrites, and the nitrates are under 40 ppm. I do PWC's every 1-2 weeks. However, I have never bought a new filter cartridge for my tank. I washed the cartridge and the filter out a...

So I bought an awesome Giant African Fan Shrimp (aka Vampire Shrimp) two weeks ago. I think it is female because its front legs are smaller than the pictures of males I've seen online. After I put her in the tank, she did the disappearing act with a quickness -- I mean, that shrimp was GONE in...

Hi there, my name is Jordana. I live in Portland, OR. I only just got my first one this February. It's a 29 gal freshwater community tank, and it's gone quite well so far. My fiance was the one who suggested it in the first place, but I was the one who became utterly obsessed. Fishkeeping...