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hi guys so i have a quick question i have 6 tiger barbs and 4 green barbs in a 30 gallon tank and i was wondering what i could put in with them? i was thinking about 6 neon tetras and a pictus and a few cories and a few variatus platies will this work? thanks in advance

hi guys so i had a 1 gallon tank lying around that i had to use for a betta overnight. ive removed the light that came with it and jerry-rigged a 9w cfl onto it. now from all the research ive done its 1watt per gallon. so with a 9 watt light and a diy co2 system do i have a low-tech...

hi guys i just got an eheim 2213 canister filter for 20$ :dance:. the only thing is i've never used a canister filter before and im not sure what i need for media. along with the filter i was given a garbage bag full of bio-balls. can i use these in my eheim 2213 alone or do i need some other...

hi guys quick question i have a floramax plant growth 24"L 17 Watt t8 bulb on a 30 gallon tank i was just wondering if this light will be strong enough to grow any plants or if im going to have to upgrade i want a low light low tech low cost setup plants i have in the tank is hornwort and java...

hey guys title says it all im wondering about companions for my angelfish any ideas its going to be in a 30 gallon tank

hello everyone the other day i recieved a 10g tank that was in really bad condition the water in it was black when i got it and it had fish living in it. so i transferred the fish into a bucket with an air stone and proceeded to give the tank a good scrubbing so now i'm stuck doing a fish in...

hi everyone was just wondering if my khulli loaches will be okay in a 30g tank with an angel i know angel's can be aggressive and need to know if im going to have to make a substrate change or not in my 10g

hi guys and gals i just got a 10 gallon tank for free :dance: it also came with a beutiful angel a balloon mollie and another fish that i think is a female betta not sure thos i'll post pics in a bit. so my questions are what size tank should my angel be in? and what params do they like and temp?

can you use bamboo in aquariums?

hi guys so i went to the lfs and they are out of water conditioner and the next shipment does not come in for two weeks what do i do? i do 50% wc every other day and i only have 1 fish safe bucket sio leaving the water out overnight isnt really a valid idea

hey guys so im getting a 10g tank sometime this week:cool: but im not quite sure what i want to do with it yet. i was thinking of just doing a full out planted tank no fish but then again i love watching my fishies swim around any input

hey guys just wondering can i have 1 male and 2 female bettas in the same tank or 1 and 1? i currently have 1 red male veiltai in my 30g but he's the only fish i have that resides in the middle and upper regions of the tank

hey guys so i changed the substrate i had in my aquarium for sand the other day and when i went to test today my nitrates have spiked back up to between 40 and 80 could the change have started another mini cycle?? when i changed the substrate i also did a 80 % w/c

hey guys so i went to my lfs today to buy some plants and while i was there i happened to buy 3 more corycats 1 albino and 2 peppered and then i seen a little guy i fell in love with. Its a khuli loach and phil said he didnt know if he would peacefully cohabitate with my Striped Raphael Catfish...

so i finally made the switch from that boring old blue gravel to play sand in my 30g today anyone know how long it will take roughly for everything to settle? right now my fish and plants are in a cooler

hi guys just wondering of theres any one else on here from sudbury ontario

hey guys so i have a few questions for everyone but especially those who have their own lfs or work at an aquarium. i want to open up my own lfs, and i was wondering if theirs any special courses i can take to help me with that (i.e. biology and zoology) and if there's a course somewhere that i...

hi guys so i know betta's like 78-80 degree water i was just wondering how you heat a 1g desktop tank? i had him in a 5.5g tank till i broke it during cleaning (**** dog) right now i have him in my 30g with my catfish but hes not really liking it because of the high current but i dont want to...

hi guys i have 2 albino corycats and 2 striped raphael catfish i was just wondering if they are salt sensitive or not

hi guys i have 2 striped raphael catfish and they have white fungus looking stuff on their heads any idea what it is and how to get rid of it? i'm sorry but i cant get pictures of them they are camera shy

hi guys so i went out to home hardware today and got myself a new home for my catfish next week im going to get sand for the tank as well heres a picture of my friends new home ( if they ever decide to go inside of it)

hi guys so i got rid of alot of my fish in my 29g but im wondering if im still overstocked? 2 striped raphael catfish (4-5") 2 albino corycats (1" each) want to get more if i can not sure how many? 1 flying fox (3-3.5") dont mind if he has to go 3 guppies leaving in less than a month for a...

hi guys when i got my 29g tank a cpl months ago it was overstocked so i got rid of a bunch of fish and just want to see if my tank is too crowded now heres my fishie list 2 striped raphael catfish between 3 and 4.5 inches 1 pleco around 7.5 inches (leaving as soon as i find a home for him) 1...

hi guys i need some help to id this guy he was in my tank when i got him he's about 3-3.5" the stripe on his side changes from VERY dark to almost invisible hes a kool little guy i just wanna know what he is

hi guys i just finished doing a full water change and 2 of my harlequin rasporas are gone missing!!! does anyone know if striped raphael catfish will eat other fish? also can anyone identify this guy he came with my tank