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Hello all, My 46 gallon bowfront freshwater aquarium is doing well but I have had some stocking issues. I currently have 2 dwarf gouramis, three platies, 1 Molly, one Cory cat, 1 zebra danio, eleven neon tetras, and two roseline sharks (are these the same as Denniston's barbs). At the...

Hello all, I made a mistake with my 46 gal. freshwater tank... I added algae-fix instead of Stress-Coat (the bottles look the same) when I was changing the water and it killed all the fish. So now instead of restarting a freshwater tank, I thought I'd do saltwater FOWLR. Is this doable...

Hello all, My tank is six weeks old and my ammonia levels are high. They seem to be staying high no matter what. Ammnonia 4.0 Nitrite 0.5 Ph less than 6.0 I've added Prime, Special Blend, Stability, Nutrafin Cycle, and Nite-out, none of which seem to make any difference. All of these...

Hello all, One of my sunburst platys has been 'circling the drain' for a while now and I think he has died. Except, there's no corpse anywhere. I thought maybe he jumped out; I looked all around the area surrounding the tank, but no fish on the floor. And my whole family has been looking at...

Hello all, One of my female platys has developed two or three bright red spots on her sides.... they look like they are bruises or blood spots. could she be sick? or could this happen if she was sucked against the filter? Thanks, Bill

Hello aquarists, Two days ago I added a male and female pineapple swordtail to my 46 gal tank, which already had sunburst platys and mollies. Much to my dismay, the male pineapple swordtail is torturing all the other fish; he is nipping at their fins and bullying them all, to the point where...

Hello aquarists, One of my platys is pregnant, I think, and her breathing appears to be strained; she's kind of pushing her mouth out her gills are flaring more than normal. Could this mean she is nearing the time to give birth? Thanks, bill:fish1:

Hello Aquarists, My LFS recommended a product called "Special Blend" to help my tank's first cycle get established (it's only a week in). I put it in, and whew, what a horrific stink this product has! Kind of a combination rotten-egg, low-tide, and backed-up cesspool smell. And the whole...

Hello everyone, My 46 gallon bowfront tank is currently establishing its biofilter with a fish-in cycle. I currently have 5 sunburst platys, 2 Dalmatian mollies and 3 black sailfin mollies, which the LFS said would be perfect for the first cycle, and they appear to be happy and healthy. I am...

Hello everyone, I'm new to aquariums. I just set up a 46 gallon tank with tropical community fish and I asked the LFS for a first set of fish to cycle my tank. I have 5 sunburst platies, 3 sailfin mollies, and 2 dalmatian mollies, and I love to watch them swim around. Anyway, my question...