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I have a 20 gallon high tank. All I have in it right now are some guppies that won't stop breeding, a couple of danios and a swordtail, plus my 4" pleco. I want to redo the tank- I'm bringing all of my fish back to the petstore- and I want to start an african cichlid tank. I'm keeping the...

i want the smaller lake malawi cichlids. They are usually the cheaper and easier to find variety. I used to keep them, and i loved it when they bred!! The female used to hold all of the babies in her mouth, spit them out and suck them back in if she sensed danger. i really liked them. They...

I found another dead fish today, and one of the fish has a white cloud on it's tail- (on it's body, not on the fin.) it's not ick. it's got to be either bacterial or fungal. none of the other fish that were dying had any outward signs of illness, but now this...i just thought of something- i'm...

to answer kim's question, i've been using the same chemicals to adjust the ph for 7 years. (i've had to buy refills, but not in the last 6 months or so). to answer menagerie: 1)yes, i got all of the fish at the same pet store. they had floaters in 30-40% of the tanks, but i worked there years...

I have a 20 gallon high tank.Last week, I HAD 2 small mollies, 3 small swordtails, 6 neons, 2 small danios, and about 10 guppies. I also have a 4 inch long pleco. I have had this fish tank for 7 years. I recently had just a pair of convicts in it with the pleco. The big male died one day...

anyone here breed convicts? right now i have a male and a female convict in a 20 gallon high tank. they laid eggs in the past, but nothing happened, and they haven't laid eggs in a while. what water conditions and temperatures are best to get them to breed? i know sometimes you can tweak the...

okay, since those angelfish were going to die in my tank and getting another tank is not an option, i gave them away to a different pet store(not the one i bought them from- they said they wouldn't give me credit and i'll be DAMNED if i'm gonna let them make another $50 off those fish!! 4 were...

thank you for such a thoughtful answer. i'll definately use your advice!

okay, you're totally right. i went and overcrowded my tank with incompatible fish. it's a 20 gallon high. the guy at the store said i could fit a certain amount of inches of fish per gallon of water. i can't remember the equation now, but we did the math and it came out that i was just at the...

well, i just did a (partial) water change a day ago, and a water change three days before that. that leads me to believe that the ammonia and nitrates should be low. i also just changed the carbon filter. and i swear, my convicts have never been healthier or more active. they're beautiful, and...

disappointed with new angelfish- what's wrong w/them? i recently got rid of two red devils that killed everything in my tank except for my two convicts. my convicts are relatively peaceful and were living in hiding until now. i've never had a problem with them killing any fish. since my tank...

the fact that he has to "top off" the water level in the tank is like doing mini water changes. i'm guessing that the water evaporates (where else would it go in a tank that doesn't leak?) fish can survive neglect way better than "over caring". it seems like the more i used to think about my...

thanks guys!! i think i'll take it out of the tank!

to put a dead natural sea sponge in the tank? i got it at the healthfood store (it's for applying makeup, but there isn't anything added to it). it's about 3 inches long/wide. is there anything in a dead sea sponge that could hurt the fish? (i have convict cichlids, red devils, firemouths and...