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Hi guys, I have an 8 gallon tank that was cycled and I added fish to it 2 - 3 weeks ago. There were three fancy tail guppies, three ghost shrimp, and a nerite snail. I am now down to two guppies who are both looking as if they won't last the night and a snail who seems to not be healthy either...

Hi guys, I have a fancytail guppy thats acting strange. I'm not sure if he/she is sick or not. He will often just lay on the bottom of the tank, under a piece of fake drift wood. He's not sideways, he's vertical but he just sits there and doesn't move. Recently he took to just sitting right...

Hi guys, I want to start a reef tank (nothing extravagant, I was looking at one of the Biocubes or piecing together a kit). This would be a project for the future and not even anytime soon. My question is what is everyones favorite (and reliable) getting started articles / books? I've found...

Hi guys, I currently have an 8 gallon tank that has 3 fancytail guppies, two ghost shrimp, and a nerite snail. I'm finding that I have to clean the tank a lot more than anticipated, which is fine but I don't like to stress out the fish. Is there a fish I could get that would fit in this...

Hi guys, Last time I had fish I remember them only eating once every two days or so, anything more and they didn't touch the food. Fast forward 10 years later. I have three fancy tail guppies in a tank with three ghost shrimp and a nerite snail. The guppies will swim right to the whole where...

Hi guys, I'm having water consistency issues. Sometimes my pH, straight from tap after gassing of is 6.8, sometimes its 6.0. Regardless of what it is when I put it in my tank within a day or two its down to 6.0. Anyone know of how I can regulate it? Some people say a bag of crushed coral in...

Hi guys, I finally got fish today, my tank has been cycled and everything working fine for about a week (fishless cycle) so today I grabbed some fish. Its an 8 gallon tank, there are three fancy tailed guppies (I think), and three ghost shrimp. From my research it looks like I am not...

Hi guys, I'm at the point where I have to add ammonia every day because its gone in 24 hours. Does that mean I'm finally ready for fish? Here is a picture of the spreadsheet I've been keeping. The last two tests are done roughly 12 hours apart. When I check it again tonight most likely the...

Hi guys, I've been cycling my tank for a month and a half now and I think its nearing completion, however I've noticed when doing water changes that my pH is a lot lower than it used to be. Here I retested the water from my tap and it went from 6.8 to 6.4. Will this do anything bad to my...

Hi guys, I've been spamming the forum with my tank cycle but today I tested the water and my pH plummeted and I have no idea why. I was away yesterday and couldn't test the tank, but today I tested it and the pH in my quarantine tank dropped significantly, and the pH in my main tank is starting...

Hi guys, I have a question, I think I know the answer but I want to be sure so I don't have to start a fishless cycle all over again. I'm doing a fishless cycle, but may be moving for a job, meaning I'll have to take my aquarium with its fishless cycle and my frog tank with two baby red eyed...

Hi guys, Sorry for constantly posting but whats going on in my tank doesn't follow what goes on in the fishless cycling FAQ and its been over a month so far and I don't want to screw this up and have to start all over again. I just did a 70% water change since both nitrates and nitrites were...

Hi guys, I've been cycling two tanks for 35 days. The living room tank is an 8 gallon and the bathroom tank is a 1 gallon quarantine tank. Do my numbers look OK? Is there anything I should do? (Water change (I've never done one), etc). I've been following along with the fishless cycle FAQ but...

Hi guys, I've been doing my cycle for roughly two weeks and its not going the same as listed in the guide on this site and I'm concerned. My ammonia never drops below 2ppm and now my nitrites are gone in one of the tanks. Here is my initial tap water: pH: 6.8 Ammonia: 0 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm...

Hi guys, I've been cycling my tank for a week and its not quite going as I thought it would, so I was wondering if things are indeed normal or if I need to make some changes. I have two tanks, the Living Room Tank and the Quarantine Tank. Neither have had fish and both are being cycled...

Hi guys, I have plants in my tank (they were labeled as aquatic in the pet store but after some internet research they don't appear to really be aquatic...) Anyway I noticed this on one of them. Is it safe to just clip off that piece of the leaf? I have no clue what it could be (its the...

Hi guys, I had a question about tank mates and I am finding mixed answers online. I have a small aquarium (8 gallon) and thought of getting these: 1 ghost shrimp 1 fiddler crab 3 green barbs or 3 guppies. I understand there is a 1 inch of fish per gallon guideline so < 5 inches of fish in...

Hi guys, I was finally able to find the 100% pure ammonia (I thought I had it earlier but when I shook the bottle, it bubbled so it was the wrong stuff), and I finally got an AP Freshwater test kit. Here were my steps: 1. Add water, plants (some real some fake) and decorations. 2. Test the...

Hi guys, I was on another section of the forum earlier with an aquarium of dying fish. The last inhabitant, a little ghost shrimp passed away yesterday so I completely drained the tank and am starting again. After reading many articles on this site I came up with a plan for my new tank and I'd...

Hi guys, After 10 years away from aquariums I received a small one as a gift and set it up with 7 neon tetras and a ghost shrimp. I... -set up the aquarium to the instruction specification -conditioned the water -waited 24 hours like the instructions said (a little over actually) -tested the...