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Hi everyone its been awhile since i have been on here, but i need some help. I recently bought some dw from a local petco. the wood was submerged with no signs of disease on the wood or in the tank. i rinsed them off before i added them to my tank. i have had it since thursday and havent...

I have been looking for a pair since july and the other day when i went into petsmart for fish food i saw they finally had a pair! They are cute little guys. Just wanted to share this and was wondering if there is anything i shoukd know that research may not have told me.

I am doing a thourough cleaning and changing the decor of one of my tanks and am wondering if a "gravel mountain" is a good idea or not.

One of my angel fish is very very lathargic and is swimming in spirals when it does swim. It seems to want to stay at the top. Spends alot of time laying on its side in plants. Some times it looks like it has alot of energy and will try and swim but just swims in a loop and like i said before...

Hi guys i am looking to buy a new filter and i want to do it right this time. the filter i currently have is a topfin 60 and it is horrible. i want a filter where i can use custom media and not the crappy carbon packs. i heard fluval has good filters and i know biowheel does. or are there...

Hi everyone! I did a pwc today and finally my trates are under control and read about a 20! :) Everything else is also good. I also decided i wanted to change the scapeing. Let me know what you guys think!

Hi guys i was just observing my fish and i noticed that one of my belvoved, yet psyco loaches was digging pretty deep in the gravel and he stirred up a bunch of stuff. I was just wondering if this would cause an ammonia spike? Probably not being it is in the water wheter it gets stirred up...

Hi guys i have a 29 gallon with; 10 zebra danios 5 black skirts 4 polka dot loaches 2 small angels 1 albino BNP I can rehome the black skirts and angels with no problem. The danios would be a pain to catch so they will probably stay in the tank until they die and no longer moving ;). The...

Hi Guys, Ok so i have been haveing some conflicting info/help. My dad has had aquariums for over 30 years and i learned most of everything i know from him (the rest i know from the internet, and you all of course! :)). He taught me that when setting up a tank you only need to let it run with a...

Hi guys i just wanted to thank those of you that help me decide which pleco to buy! :) As the subject states i decided on getting an albino bristlenose pleco....and of course when i saw the polka dot loach tank i couldnt resist getting another one of those too lol! :)

Hi All! I have a 29 gal setup and i have abit of an algae problem. Awhile back to solve the problem i bought 2 CAE, quite ignorantly i might add. They took care of the algae for awhile but now it is returning and they appear to eat the flakes and pellets more often than the acculmilating...

Hi guys i cleaned my tank earlier today and also decided to change the scape. Let me know what y'all think!

Ok so for those of you that have been answering my threads, you know i had a bit of a JD problem. It all started when my dad bought it for his 75 gal community and of course it did not work. Then he put it in a tank with an oscar 5x its size that tried to eat it. Then i insta cycled an old 10...

Hi everyone, i was wondering if i can use African Cichlid Mix Aquarium Substrate (sand) and mix it in with gravel in my community tank? I have some left over from a set up for african cichlids but will now hold a JD ( long long story with several threads involved ) and i would hate to see the...

hi everyone, my brothers mollies have developed eyes that look like they may pop. two fish have this condition with only one eye being affected. I need some help cause i know nothing about them as i never had them as a kid. Thanks in advance!

for those of you that know, my dad bought a JD and put it in his 75 gal community. of course it didnt work so he put it in with my oscar that is 8" and the JD is maybe 2". right bow he is wedged between an ornament and the glass trying to stay away from the oscar. i need to insta cycle a 10...

Hi i have three polka dot loaches among other fish in a 29 gallon, all 3 loaches are roughly 1.5" and have not noticed any problems before tonight. tonight after feeding my fish i noticed two were/still are in a "loach fight". The larger one greyed out and they began spinning around in...

Hi guys, i have a problem. My dad is dead set on buying a jack dempsey for his 75 gallon community tank. some people think it can be done and others say dont do it. What are yall's thoughts?

Hi i have a TopFin 60 HOB filter. i have heard so many different things about how often and how to change the filter pads. i really need help because after reading a few threads i am now so confused. i usually change both once a month, or if they look brownish-greenish, chucking the fabric...

I would like to upgrade to a tank between 50-55 gallons. It can be with or without stand and equipment. I am looking to spend less than 160$ as i can buy a brand new one with lid and light for 160$. I am located in charleston south carolina. Let me know if anyone has something like this for...

Hi guys/gals i was wondering if yall could help me out. I have a 29 gallon and up until recently my stock was fine, but my brother wanted to change his stock so being the generous guy that i am, i took on some new fish. Now i am not so sure whether or not i am overstocked. Here is my stock...

I noticed that one of my angels it looks like the tail fin is missing 'pieces'. the best way to describe it is it almost looks shreaded yet it isnt. it is very hard to describe, but i am almost certain it is fin rot. My question is what method or product it best to treat it?

I have recently noticed that one of my Polka Dot Loaches flicks himself along the gravel and ornaments! One of my other PDL did this but he has seemed to stop. I cannot see any visible markings that would cause alarm. Other than the flicking he apears to be fine. I dont know what it is, how...

I have noticed that one of my polka dot loaches kind of flicks him self along the gravel and ornaments! He does not do it all the time but it is quite alarming! I had noticed that one of my other PDL did this for awhile but he has seemed to stop. I dont know what it is, how serious it is, or...

Hi i am thinking of getting some lake tanganyika shell dwellwers. but i have some questions! 1. i think petsmart sells them but does anyone know for sure? 2. would they get along with botia kubotai, black skirt tetras, and angels? 3. is sand a must?