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I have a Blue Ram in my tank that is acting strange. It will sit at the bottom of the tank upside down(usually under a plant leaf and near my air stone). It can swim normally for a quick burst and then it sort of will float head down and tail up, and then upside down. I tested my water and saw...

Hello all, my Male German Ram isn't feeling to well... Planted Tank parameters: 20 Gallon long Set up since the end of Oct. Filter: Penguin 125 Biowheel Nirate: ~20ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm GH: ~75 ppm KH: ~80 ppm pH: ~7 Haven't added anything new to the tank and his tank mates are listed in my...

My Rams have spawned again! The first time was about 2 weeks ago and they ended up eating the eggs. I think it was the male and the other female in the tank that did the eating. I went and got one of those breeding nets to stick on the side of the tank, as I don't have another tank. My...

I'm having trouble cleaning the substrate with all the plants in the way. Anyone have some secret tip? Maybe I just have too big of a siphon and need a smaller more maneuverable one.

Hi all, I have a planted 20 gal tank and my water is very hard(~300ppm). I purchased a Water Softener Pillow, but talking with a friend of mine, he said that it takes out the heavy metals but adds sodium/salt to the tank, which isn't good for the plants. I tested my water before putting it in...

How long should you wait before you feed your new fish? Is it bad to give them a little food after a couple of hours? I heard that it could cause digestive tract problems and you should wait 24 hours... I just wonder when the last time was that they ate and want to make sure it doesn't get...

I just set up my 20 gal L tank at end of October and it finished cycling last weekend. I cycled it with 2 $.10 Goldfish (Redshirt 1 and 2) and with lots of plants (and a bottle of Cycle which I don't think did much). I wish I had starting reading more about setups before hand as I would have...