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I use an old 30? gallon tank that USED to house my burmese python before it grew out of it as a water turtle enclosure. But the water is only filled halfway, I havent had any problems with it. But, I would never use it as a full on aquarium.

Gyration: they both have swords, its kind of a dead giveaway. :)

I started cycling my tank with neon tetras and didnt lose a single one. And they survived through disasterously high ammonia and nitrite levels. Maybe I got really lucky. If only I knew 2 months ago what I know now....

all that junk also collects on the decorations that you have in the tank. I like to think of it as a good thing...as all that junk that was just sitting there is now making its way towards the filter, and it saves me the trouble of having to take them out of the tank and clean them off.

well I also have neons, danios and other fish that wont even consider going to the bottom and eating with the bottom dwellers. little snobs I tell you. If it was just the mollys and the bottom dwellers, thats what id do.

the bottom 2 fish are definately male swordtails... the swords are....well their swords. Not really, but its a good way to sex them. the top fish shas very strong female molly attributes...skinny 'legs' right before their rear fin, the narrow face. and the pouty lower lips.

The 2 black mollys I have are absolute pigs at feeding time. I drop a mixture of flake and bloodworm into the tank for the mid to top feeders and then drop a couple algae wafers, or shrimp pellets in the back of the tank for the bottom feeders at the same time. The black molly's will go after...

glass, acrylic, or plexi?

thanks for the advice all...really appreciate it. I kind of hate the idea of taking them simply because when I got them they had a bad case of ich, and the zebra danio was lifeless and now hes full of life. And on top of it, they went through a pretty harsh cycle and survived it. Another month...

do you have the old filter running still? If you stuck a brand new filter/media in the tank and didnt keep the old one running while the new media matured, you lost a lot of valuable bacteria which would cause your tank to go through a mini cycle.

I would go with a teaspoon mixed thoroughly with the added water once a week until levels have fallen off.

I would try doing 20-30% water changes every other day and adding a couple teaspoons(depending on the size of the aquarium) of aquarium salt.

how often/how much are you doing partial water changes? I assume its not cycling still. Do you have any missing fish? If theres a dead fish in there, that would cause the levels to increase until you got the fish out of there.

My glo-lites and neons school together, and then the danios kinda hop from group to group, they have no loyalties. I wonder if its because the neons and danios were the first fish I put in the tank when I started cycling (yes, I did a fish cycle under recommendations from the LFS :( ) so its...

so my 29 gallon is fully cycled, and fully stocked. Here is what I have: 1 plecotonomus 2 ottos 2 black mollys 6 neon tetras 2 glo-lite tetras 1 zebra danio 1 long finned danio 2 upside down catfish 1 red swordtail is this pushing the limits of the tank? I know that the pleco is quite capable...

just had to pipe in when I saw shepard/chow mix :) about 6 months we adopted chow and german shepard puppies that were brother and sister from the pound a couple towns away from us. Just happened to stop in to see what they had available for adoption and found them. they were the cutest little...

Everyone Ive talked to in bakersfield that gets live rock from aquarium arts swears by them.

I've decided to take the plunge into a SW aquarium and have some questions. My plans are to start with a 80-100 gal aquarium with LR and LS. But, Ive read on multiple sites that a rookie aquarist shouldnt do LR until they are more comfortable with a SW setup. From what Ive read here it is...

I have exhausted every source up here in bakersfield. Unfortunately, most of the people I have talked to dont have a clue as to what Im even talking about. Even when I call saltwater aquarium supply stores they have no clue. One place out in ridgecrest said they have pooka(sp?) and coral and...

my female black molly lets me pet her at feeding time and anytime I clean the tank. She swims right up to my hand and starts rubbing on it like a cat. Maybe thats a bad thing though?

heres mine: 1. my name is Josh 2. Im 6'6 (last time I checked, I really dont check anymore) 3. Im 25 4. Im a vegan 5. Republicans and democrats alike are highly offended by my political views 6. I like really loud, throbbing bass 7. Id rather be in the middle of the forest than the hustly and...

ah dang. Hopefully he didnt fall in and drown. :(

I wouldnt say this is impossible, if 2 people share a mutual interest it is completely possible. I met my wife at a club (neither of us went there to pick up on other people, we just bumped into each other, literally), because we share a common interest in music.

I have a huge wall in my bedroom that is just begging for an aquarium to fill up the empty space. Unfortunately, it gets too hot in there (realized it was a cheaply done addon after we moved in), and a chiller system is way too expensive. Going to rearrange the living room and stick another...

recently Ive only been doing 1/4 or less at a time, which in a 29g isnt a whole lot. (on a side note...devilishturtles, what size aquarium do you keep your turtle in, or is it in a pond?)