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This just hit the news here: 54 stingrays dead after habitat malfunction at Brookfield Zoo - Chicago Tribune

20 plant South American package 10 dwarf sag (5 large, 5 babies) 6 Bacopa australis (3 to 4 in minimum, stem cuttings) 2 Alternanthera reineckii cardinalis (bottom stems with roots, 4 leaves) 2 compact amazon swords (baby plants with roots) $10 plus $6 shipping via US priority mail. Lower 48...

I have a 29 gallon planted tank. Two weeks ago I added DIY CO2. I have a two, 2 liter bottle system. My drop checker has never gotten more than blue green. I still dose Excel every day. In the past, with Excel only, my nitrate (API test) has nearly always tested between 5 to 10 ppm, with it...

I set it up about 3 pm yesterday and when I got up at 7 am I had bubbles. It still appears to be ramping up. Last hour I had 20 bubbles per minute in the counter and this hour I had 23 per minute. How many bubbles is considered good or normal? I get a lot of conflicting (at least to me)...

This concerns an X-Ray pristella tetra. My tank has been set up for about a year and I've had this fish about 10.5 months. It was part of a group of 7 pristellas. It has lived peacefully in my DT for its entire tenure with me until a recent move to my QT. My DT is: 29 gallons 76 degrees 0...

I got some new ornaments at the Christkindlmarket in Chicago. I had to get a fish. So here's a pic of my German glass handmade fish. Hope you enjoy.

Meet Moonbeam, my new blue mystery snail. As soon as I released him after acclimation, he opened up and started crawling around.

$10 for approximately 3 cups of Bacopa Australis trimmings, shipping included. I have pond snails, so treat appropriately. Shipped anywhere in lower 48 US by Priority mail. PayPal only. PM to buy. This is an easy to grow, low tech, stem plant.

I just got a new canister filter and I've been reading a lot of filter threads lately. I thought it would be interesting to start a thread where we can share which filter(s) we have and what media we put in them. It can also be informative for newcomers who are just learning. There seems of be...

I just got a new canister filter last week (yeah!). In order to keep my beneficial bacteria I'm still running my HOB with my canister. If it makes any difference, the canister is a Fluval 206 and the HOB Is an Aquaclear 50. How long should I run both to get a good colony of BB going in the...

For all of "you guys" in Northern Illinois who have city water here's a link to the 1st quarter 2013 report. I think it makes fascinating reading. It also lines up with my getting a pH reading of 7.8 out of the tap. Always nice to know where we are starting with our water...

I'd like to get a small amount of Red Root Floater for my South American tank. Anyone?

Free, but you pay USPS priority shipping $5 to $7. Paypal only and lower US 48 only. No guarantees because it is free. I'd like to get it in the mail tomorrow. Will ship in a sealed plastic bag wrapped in damp paper towels in small box. Please let me know if you want it. It is the one...

I gotta learn more about my camera, but I finally got a photo where I can actually see the scales. Sad they don't tell you the species in the store, but I'm thinking otocinclus vittatus. If anyone can ID it I'd appreciate it.

I brought home 6 adorable peppered corys. They are not rare or exotic, but they are totally cute and totally cory. Here is a pic of some of them in my QT. They are very active. I like how they are already startng to show some iridescence. They were pretty dark and dull in the bag. These are...

I've had 7 for a little over a month. These guys are active. I finally got a decent picture of some of them. If you ever wondered about the X-ray part you can really see it in this picture

I got three otos yesterday for a dollar each at Petsmart. I've been reading up on them. I was getting a bit of brown algae and in a day they've cleaned up most of it. I put a slice of blanched zucchini in for them tonight. So far so good. They are so cute. I've never had otos before but I...

Great low light stem plant for your SA tank. These are top trimmings and many have roots growing from stems. These will grow across the top of your tank If you let them. You reimburse shipping, USPS priority mail. Should be about $5 to $7. 48 lower US only. PayPal only. I will invoice you...

I'm sitting here waiting for my new tank to arrive. They tell me it is on the truck. I had a tank with fish that I lost last year when I had to move due to circumstances I could not control. Because I always had seed material in the past, cycling was a breeze. This time I have to cycle from...

I'm not new here, but I'm back after being absent for a while. So this is a reintroduction. Last year, due to circumstances beyond my control, I lost all the equipment I had gathered over years, my beautiful tank, and most of all, my fish. I had to leave my home and my fish. It broke my heart...

First, I'm putting this in freshwater because that is what I have and freshwater maintenance is different than saltwater. I got home from a trip and got the worst cold I've had in years. No fever, but weakness and aches, and all the dripping, sneezing, etc. The aquarium had received a full...

Very unexpected. I do a head count every day. Yesterday I had 6 seemingly healthy glow-light tetras (eating, swimming normally, no visible signs of anything). Today I did my head count and there were 5. It was one of my 3 females. I couldn't find her at first, but finally did after about 15...

I went down to the local Petco today to get 4 neon tetras in order to keep the 3 I have company. Lo and behold they had a 5 for $5 sale so I got myself 5 young neons! I call them the Quints. I also did my first drip acclimation. It was so easy and I hope that this gives them a good start. I...

I have an almost new plastic plant that became detached from it's base. It is one of those black, fake rock, weighted bases. The hole is too big to hold the stem and it was glued (can still see a lump of glue) to hold it to the fake rock base. Obviously, this one wasn't glued enough. So what...

USA only. $15 plus actual shipping costs. I have 16 brand new Marineland Right Size G Filter Cartridges. 12 are in 4 unopened 3-packs and 4 are in 2 opened 3-packs (yeah, I missed that I already had a open package). All are in original packaging. Even discounted, these normally sell for $6+...