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So my husband decided he wants apostos. About 3 weeks ago we bought a pair (male and female, both very beautiful). The female is nice and peaceful, but the male is a COMPLETE MANIAC. He chases her all the time, and not only that, he goes after the innocent Cory Cats for no apparent reason...

So, last night my hubby :wink: decided to do a water change. And oh boy, what usually takes 10 minutes took 3 hours. He forgot to take the stopper out of the sink, with the filter output going he didnt hear anythign till the water had overflowed the sink, ran down the cabinets (inside the...

This morning i found the male cackatoo cichlid at the bottom of the tank :cry: The female is doing fine. Dont know what caused his death, but will the female be ok on her own. They were sold to us in a pair and from looking online they are always sold in pairs. Any ideas??

We just picked up a pair of these (male and female) and were wondering if anyones has had experience with them? We were told they are very peacefull and they do not get too big, about 3 inches for the male and slightly smaller for the female. Any advice on how to keep them healthy?? Thanks!!

My Clown loach had a very small white / grey spot on one of his black stripes, near his head. I didnt think anything of it, untill i saw 2 more by his dorsal fin (not spots like ich, more like light areas within the black). ANd this morning i noticed his mouth looks much whiter than the other...

We are thining about getting one or two of these fish...... any advice or something we should know before buying?? Is care for them easy or hard? How will they be with the livebearers, pleco and loaches that we currently have? Any suggestions?? Thanks :D

This is not realy a question but more of a caution, and please correct me if i'm wrong. Formaldahyde / Formalin is a very toxic chemical, even in small doses. It can cause extreme irritation in Humans, let alone fish. The fact that it could be deemed a carcinogen is also distubing. Why, oh...

What is the general rule of fish per galllon?? The fish store had told us one inch of fish per gallon of water.... is this correct? We were thinking about getting some new fish, but don't want to over-crowd anyone :? Right now we have a 37 gal tank that has the with of a 29 gallon, but...

I have an L200, 2 clown loaches and a bunch of top feeders. Any suggestions on how to get some food to the pleco?? He is not very swift, any food that falls to the bottm is attacked by the loaches. I've tried flakes, sinking wafers, blood worms, and alge pellets. Is there anything he will...