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About a week ago, I bought a couple of Clown Loaches. I burried a plastic tube underneath my gravel and they just love hiding in that tube from time to time. They come out at night and at day, whenever they feel like it. I had several reasons for buying 2 Clown Loaches. I know that they love...

When I visited Pet World, they had run out of Aqua Glow, but the guy said that Reptile Glow should be just as good. It is also 6700K and the wavelength spectrum looks the same. I am just wondering though, why they would call it Reptile Glow though, if it is identical to Aqua Glow. Are they...

I have noticed this before, but sometimes one of my corys quickly rubs itself against the gravel. It is a very quick, swift movement in which it throws itself on its side and then back up again. At first, I thought that it might be caused by high levels of nitrate, but regular checking seems...

This morning I found my new betta dead, stuck to the water intake tube of my HOB filter. I immediately checked my water levels and there is nothing wrong with them (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate). He died after two days. Could it be that he got stressed out from my Corys? I mean, they really...

Two weeks ago, I decided to change my tank. I wanted to have more live plants and more corydoras in there, so I decided to go for Seachem Flourite. I removed the UGF and kept the old HOB filter for the bacteria. I also added some of the old gravel. I added a few live plants and got another...

I am planning to have a 20G tank with a couple of plants. Not too many, but not a few either. I'd like to have up to 8 reasonable-sized live plants. I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with: 1. Is it ok to use reptile sand and a fertilizer (seachem) or should I really get...

I have a couple of corys in a 20G tank and want to have a good algae eater. Personally, I was thinking about getting 1 or 2 oto's. Any other suggestions?

I am using a Whisper 20 HOB filter for my tank and am wondering when exactly to change it. I have heard some people say "after 6 weeks", but others tell me to change it when the water starts to overflow the filter, so to speak. Any advice or help would be welcome.

Hello all, I believe that my tank is fully cycled, but I wonder how to bring down my nitrate levels (besides regular water changes). My current levels: ammonia: 0 ppm nitrite: 0 ppm nitrate: 40 ppm I don't think I overfeed my fish. I have a couple of live plants in there and regularly I have...

I'd like to add a good algae eater to my tank, preferably a south-american one, because I want my tank to be 'true to a certain region', so to speak. [I got a couple of ghost shrimps; don't shoot me] I was thinking about an Oto, perhaps two, but I still would like to hear what you guys have to...

On a fishing trip, I found some nice driftwood and rocks at a lake. I have read the article on driftwood at this site. I have put my driftwood in a bucket, put some rocks on there to hold it down and added bleach to it. I will let it soak for a couple of days and then I will follow the other...

Hi everybody, Currently I have 5 corydoras in my 20G tank and I was wondering if the following species would make a good combination: 1. Corydoras along with shrimp; 2. Corydoras along with Betta's; I would really like to put some kind of crab in there, native to South America, but does such...

I have heard from several people and have read on several forums, that buying fish online is actually a good option. I was wondering if any of you have experience with that? I am kinda concerned about the shipping of the fish and I am wondering how that would go.

Hello all, I have had my tank up and running almost for two weeks now, but I don't seem to get the nitrogen cycle 'going'. My stats: 20 G 5 corydoras a few small live plants TopFin Undergravel Filter 20 Whisper Power Filter 20 About 2 inches of gravel Temperature of the water kept at 78F...

Hello all, Yesterday I noticed that one of my corys (a corydoras trillineatus) pectoral fins had white tips. It is a new tank. When I looked today, I saw that the whiteness had increased. He doesn't have any white spots anywhere else so I doubt it could be Ich. Actually, I am thinking that...

Hello everybody, A couple of days ago, I set up a 20 G tank. I am using an under gravel filter suitable for 20 G tanks, and an additional Power filter for a 20 G tank. I have four tiny underwater plants, a small air stone, a 100W Heater, fluorescent light, and only three fish (two of them are...