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I've posted the story before, but to make it short, like a lot of folks here I started out by making a whole bunch of mistakes due to well-meaning but incorrect advice, winding up with a 50 gallon tank (well, 48, but we all round up, right?) containing a 2+ year old (stunted) common goldfish, a...

Right now, my new goldfish tank is still cycling fish-in (tank about 6 weeks old), but down the road I'm thinking of swapping out the carbon for additional filter media (going to wait until the cycle has been established in a while, though, as some of the bacteria could be trying to colonize the...

What was I thinking? My daughter tossed a ping pall into a cup about two years ago, and we came home with a Comet goldfish. At least, that's the story I've been telling everyone for two years. Only, that story isn't true. Oh, the parts about the daughter and the ping pong ball and coming...

I've read some threads about giving reputation points. From what I've read, there's supposed to be a 'scales of justice' icon between the online/offline indicator and the 'report post' button -- however, I don't see it. Is there something I'm missing?

Just wondering if Aquarium Advice should have its own anthem. If so, I nominate this one! I wish I were a Fish Mr Limpet - YouTube

I'm looking for ideas.... I have a 48 gallon bowfront along with the lid and light hood that came with the tank. The light hood as a single flourescent bulb with a reflector behind it. The issue I'm having is that the light, based on the hood/reflector design, comes down into the tank in a...

Ok, so my aquarium isn't nearly as pretty as so many that I've seen showcased here, but we all start somewhere, right? I've had my 48 gallon bowfront about six weeks, so it's definately a work in progress. That said, I am very happy that I now have a much bigger home for my four little...

It's a bit of a story as to how I got here, but... to make a long story short, I have a 2-2.5" stunted comet goldfish and a 1 to 1.5" shubunkin goldfish in my 48 gallon aquarium. Due to stunting (the comet's about two years old), my suspicion is that the shubunkin will be the first to outgrow...

So... when I registered for this forum I got an email suggesting that I wander over here and introduce myself, so here I am. :-) Other than guppies we kept in a bowl as a child (decades before the invention of the internet, and no, I'm not saying how many!), my experience in fishkeeping began...

A little background: about two years ago, I let my daughter try to toss a ping pong ball into a cup at a fair, and we came home with a comet goldfish. I've made a few mistakes since... not truly understanding the nitrogen cycle, keeping said comet in a 1.5 gallon for far too long... the list...