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I bought five wild P. taeniatus moliwe about four weeks ago. One female disappeared and was left with two pair. One male and female bonded right away and were the much more robust of the four. The tank is a heavily planted 60g with a few coconut shell caves scattered about. The female of the...

Okay, I plopped four zebra nerite snails into a heavily planted 20 long a couple of days ago. Now, it was not an algae farm but there is a bit on the glass. At first, I saw them cruising around but now, nothing. No snails to be seen. I do know that nerites will bail but where did they go? I...

If this is posted in the wrong place, please move it. I am interested in hearing if anyone video monitors their fish room. I am sometimes curious about what if anything is going on in the one room where all of my tanks live especially when away for a few days. There is a lot of choices for...

Hello Everyone - It has been just a little over a year since I returned to our hobby after a 20 year hiatus. Even though I am not necessarily a newbie, there has been so much to learn. I want to start keeping fishes that may be a bit more sensitive to water parameters, specifically dwarf...

and we New Englanders are going to be buried in snow by tomorrow morning. I am worried about power outages. Hoping for the best. Most of my fish might be able to take a day of low temps but longer than that will be bad. No fireplaces, woodstoves or generators allowed so whatever happens...

Please forgive me if this has been answered before. I did try to look this up but figured a quick answer would happen if I just ask. Have been cycling a 10 gallon for five weeks. To date, nothing. No nitrate, no nitrite. Ammonia high at every test. 50% WCs once a week. Even after WC...

Okay, so I am thinking about buying a python (not the snake). I am trying to unlearn my old school ways. So, I am willing to get one of these new fangled water changing things but seriously, I have real issues de-chlorinating H2O after filling an established tank rather than before. I am a...

I am planning on setting up a South American tributary biotope tank. The center piece fish will be apistos of some kind either one pair or a single male. The other fish will be dwarf cories and a small group of tetras. I am going back and forth about substrate. Most of the pics of SA biotope...

I have purchased four 10g tanks and need to decide on filtration. I am very partial to aquaclear filters and am willing to HOB each tank but wondering if that is practical. Since these tanks are intended as livebearer fry grow-outs, each will be mininally scaped with probably no more than a sand...

I've had a few large ramshorn snails die recently. The snail shells were quickly cleaned out by my resident colony of RCS. I guess most people would remove the now while shells but I kind of like how they look. Since the shells have whitened and started to break in spots, I was wondering if...

This question probably has been asked before but I could not find an answer. Are RCS babies born with their full color or do they become darker red over time? I have a lot of deep red cherry shrimp and now quite a few tiny ones. All of the baby shrimp look pink. None of them appear to be the...

Hi Everyone - I struggle to get my pH into a neutral range. My setup: 20g long, housing a small colony of RCS and a few ramshorn snails. Heavily planted with several pieces of mopani driftwood. Water is moderately hard. I have a bag of crushed coral in the HOB. Been there for a few weeks...

I know that water changes are important for any tank containing RCS. I have been doing partial changes every two to three days of about 20%. I try to be as gentle with the removal and flow back in as possible but most of the shrimp get pretty excited by the activity. I had my first and only...

My non-fishy friends don't get it. They smile and nod politely. But you guys do get it...I have 'live' babies coming in the mail. And, in a week, another package with endler's. I cannot wait.

Please let us know. I, for one, am so ready to satisy my MTS. Seriously...if you hear or know anything, please post.

Hi Everyone... After getting my feet wet again with the 6g fluval edge, I decided to upgrade a bit. Purchased a 20g long from my LFS. I know I could have trolled craigslist for something but really wanted a fresh start and at the same time support a local business that is not some big pet...

I have not had to change out any part of my filter yet. It is only been running for two months. However, I am getting confused about if or when the three components (foam, carbon and biomax) should be changed and if this Purigen stuff is something I should have instead of carbon. I understand...

Hi Everyone, My fully cycled tank's pH is crashing on a daily basis. I have been doing daily 50% wc to add buffers. My tap water (dechlorinated) is about 7.5 but the tank will fall to 6.0 within hours of the change. No fish yet so still experimenting. I don't have immediate access to...

Well, patience has paid off! My cycling numbers are what they should be and I believe all is ready. I am off to my not so LFS for whatever I can find for my tiny tank. Not to worry...I do have some fishes in mind. I will not be putting discus into a 6 gallon. It may not be anything more...

I know that it is not unusual to get fungus on driftwood. I don't really want to try to vacuum it up since it is a small piece of wood in a small tank. Every time I get the vacuum near the wood it sucks it right out of the substrate. It will probably (?) go away on its own but will any fish...

My LFS suggested that I could unroll the moss ball I purchased and use it like a carpet. Not particulary fond of the green golf ball look so I did as he advised and draped it over my driftwood. It looks okay but I am not sure if it was the thing to do. What's the deal with moss balls anyway...

My 6 gallon fluval edge has been cycling for about a week now. My first planting was a disaster with all of the java moss dying and the crypts turning into nothing but roots. Fortunately, the crypts are coming back. My question is concerning the tinted water from driftwood. I had to finally...

Hi AA - Just returning to the hobby I enjoyed many years ago. Very experienced back in the day - some 20 years ago - but some things have changed. Basic stuff, not so much. I went looking for a small betta tank to add some life to the condo and of course was overtaken by all of the new tank...