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It's been a few years since I logged in here as I generally got out of the hobby for a while, but I'm back! I have an empty 29 gallon I'm just dying to get running after nearly 6 years of not being able to have fish. Putting off the big stuff as we are planning on buying a house and moving in...

So I lost my friend's oscar. He went after one of the mystery snails and apparently choked. Came home from work to a dead fish with a dead snail lodged in his mouth. Very sad. I'm getting the tank cleaned up and plan on restocking it soon. I know I want angelfish but I'm not sure what else to...

I am finally getting one of my dream pets! When I was in my LPS a couple days ago picking up some food for my new oscar, I met a couple who came in with their m/f pair of albino red tailed boas. They had brought them in because they are looking to sell them and wanted to show them to the store...

So after a few months of being fishless, I am going to be taking in a friend's oscar for at least a year! His name is Trogdor (the Burninator) and he is almost three years old. Last time I saw him he wasn't in the best of shape, as he spent his first year or so in a 10 gallin and is now in a 55...

After a bit of soul searching, I've decided that when I go back to school (hopefully very soon) it will not be to pursue a phd in psychology as planned. I'm going to go for marine biology. Even though it will probably mean more years of school as I will likely have to start over at undergrad...

While browsing the new petsmart in town today I was looking at the aquariums (despite having a dozen in the garage I can't help myself) and noticed a little 2.5 gallon glass tank with a glass top. First thought was, "hey, that would fit on my nightstand!" Second thought was, "I want to make...

My cousin is looking for a 30 gallon aquarium stand. We are located in Slidell, LA. Let me know if you have one you are looking to get rid of!

I just finished applying for the Aquatics Specialist position at the Petco that just opened up in the town I am moving back to. I really really really hope I get it, and that I didn't fail that stupid online assessment that comes along with online applications. I was over the moon when I went to...

Happy Halloween everyone! Anyone got fun plans for tonight or a cool costume? The Halloween party I was going to got cancelled and all I will be doing tonight is packing since I am moving soon. Let me live vicariously through your plans. Once again I'm not doing anything on my favorite holiday.

In the next couple weeks I will be moving back in with my mom, and taking all my tanks with me. I've moved with fish before, but never this far and never with so many. Any ideas for getting all these fish and inverts and tanks back safely? My game plan is to drain tanks and bag fish, load tanks...

I was wondering if anyone in the southern Louisiana area might have a 55 gallon or preferably larger tank they were looking to get rid of for free or pretty cheap. I recently started hanging out with an old friend again and found out that he still has the Oscar he bought almost 3 years ago...

So, the word games we have going now are really popular so I thought I would start a new one! Change one letter of the word to make a new word. No repeating back to the word before the one you are changing. First word will be CHANGE

I'm sitting here with no power because our power company just happened to lose our last payment somehow. Checked the account and the $275 we payed last week just isn't there. So we disregarded the disconnect notice as it says to do if you have recently paid the balance.... and woke up without...

On Monday, my cat finally had her kittens! So I thought it would be fun to start a thread so everyone can watch them grow. Monday (a couple hours old, two still not born yet) Today (Wednesday, 3 days old) One next to a lighter for size comparison

With my last order of fish I got some surprise convict fry. Which is perfect, because I have wanted cons for a while and now I have a bunch of extra tanks. Just looking for some care pointers. Would a 20 long be good for a pair (or a 20 tall, I have both, and a 40 if need be). I have two fry...

I have new tanks and big plans, so I figured I would start a build thread of sorts to keep me motivated! Because I also have a whole room that needs some cleaning out to make this happen, and sorting through a "junk room" sucks. I did get a good head start today, and I would share pictures if I...

Today I got my used hex 20 gallon finally. And it looks like it will need to be resealed. Some of the silicone on the inside is peeling a little, and even if it holds water now I don't want to risk a leak later. I have never resealed a tank before... What do I do? I have plenty of razor blades...

I will be getting a new tank soon! It's already paid for but I haven't seen it yet. My boyfriend bought it for me but with the car in the shop I haven't been able to go get it, or even go stare at it! It's a hex tank and it is roughly 2 feet tall, but we don't know the gallonage yet and my...

I will be getting a hex tank soon (it's paid for but I need to get it home - my car is in the shop) of unknown gallonage. My boyfriend found it and bought it but the people selling it aren't sure of the size and he wasn't able to measure. If it is big enough I would LOVE to include some cories...

Anybody else into anime (or western animation)? What are some of your favorite movies or series?

I have a new tank! Well, I don't have it yet but it has been payed for and will be mine as soon as I can pick it up. My car is in the shop about to get a new engine, so going to get it will most likely have to wait until I get it back unless my neighbor will take me to pick it up, which may be...

One of my females has had this odd growth on her for a while, and I just wanted to see if anyone might have an idea what it is. Its only on one side and its huge. She acts fine, swims fine, and eats fine. It doesn't seem to bother her at all. So what do you think? Tumor? Is she egg bound...

Anyone know of a safe flea treatment for young kittens? Mine are around 8 weeks old and they all have fleas from being born and raised for a few weeks outdoors. And pretty much every flea treatment I have looked at says it's only safe for kittens 12 weeks or older. Any safe products or home...

Well, I've been running a fish only puffer tank(gsp) for about a year now with no real issues, but it has been a really simple tank. HOB filters, no live rock, simple. And my boyfriend just recently saw the big reef tank at the LFS and asked the big question - can we have one of THOSE. After...

So it's time I upgraded the lights on my 56 gallon tank since I want to plant it. As of right now it has two T8 lights, one daylight and one designed for plants. However as this is a 24" deep tank, they don't do much. I've grown some java ferns and an onion bulb but that's it. I want to get up...