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After starting with a 4 gallon, I got excited and got a 6.6 gallon (sold the 4). Then a 20G (sold the 6.6). Then another 3. Then sold the 3. No matter what I did, I had diatoms. Brown crap everywhere. Months passed, and then a year, and still, brown crap. It's easy enough to wipe off aquarium...

I've had my dwarf gourami for about 10 months. In the last few days, I've noticed he's been hanging out near the bottom back of the tank. Not as active as he usually is. Not interested in food during feeding time. Just tonight, I noticed a thin, mostly clear/transparent thing hanging from his...

Well, it's been nearly a year now since I started my planted aquarium journey. After a lot of frustration, a lot of fish/snail deaths, a lot of money wasted on plants that didn't make it, I have decided to leave the hobby. I apparently don't have the gift of keeping an aquarium and in the short...

Here's my info: 20G high planted tank. Dose 1ml flourish comprehensive once a week. Prime water conditioner. Fish: seven glowlight tetras, one fancy guppy, three Japan blue guppies, one dwarf gourami, two peacock gudgeons, three nerite snails, one mystery snail 9 gallon WC one a week. One...

I'm used to see ramshorns, pond and MT freeloader snails on plants, but this is the first time I've seen this snail. I've found three of them so far and they are about the size of a pea or smaller right now. Looks like an assassin snail to me, but not sure. Coloring is brown and...

I just saw this. I immediately was like OMGWTFBBQ! But do you think the tank is too small? Home Aquaponics Kit: Self-Cleaning Fish Tank That Grows Food by Nikhil & Alejandro — Kickstarter I like the idea. What say you?

I've had two kuhli loaches for about ten days. As of a few days ago, they've started losing their coloring, have pale spots, are acting really weird and one of them has been lying sideways on the gravel for two days now. I saw what I think was a nitrate spike two days ago (40ppm) and I did...

Tank info: 20G high planted tank. Dose 1ml flourish comprehensive once a week. Prime water conditioner. Fish: seven glowlight tetras, three fancy guppies, two Japan blue guppies, one dwarf gourami, two peacock gudgeons, three nerite snails 6 gallon WC one a week. One full-spectrum 15W 8000K...

I currently have a planted 20G high tank. All parameters are stable and have been for a while. Temp 79F. Marineland Penguin 150HOB with filtration up to 30gph. 30% water changes once a week. Dosing with 1ml Flourish Comprehensive and I also have some root tabs in. Prime is my water conditioner...

I know you're not supposed to do a betta in a bowl, but I'd like a betta at work and would like it to be as little maintenance as possible. I'm a little nervous about having a heater and filter running (well, the heater more than the filter) all weekend while I'm not here. And, being I kinda...

I was so disgusted. They have to be a half-gallon, tops. My mom didn't understand why I thought these were a bad idea. *sigh* Notice the part I highlighted...

I have a 6.6 gallon tank - two males, two females. All four are something called Japan Blue Fancy Guppies. I have a fry net in there and I just saw two fry a few mins. ago. I have moved the fry into the net *with* the two females. Pretty sure I know which female is producing fry, but not sure...

I got two albino cory cats yesterday from the LFS. They said I should get four (and they were right), but 1) I didn't want four and 2) my bioload will be at max capacity once I add my gourami next week. So, I'm not sure how I'm going to handle this problem. Getting two more would put my stocking...

I was at PetSmart over lunch getting some bloodworms for my peacock gudgeons and I saw many gouramis - flame, blue, dwarf, kissing, honey... I about died. :blink: My LFS doesn't really carry them because he says they are prone to so many problems. I finally got to see the dwarfs up-close and...

Hello all! My apple snail, whom I've had for about two months (bought from PetSmart) seems to have a problem. He started his life in a 4 gallon. Upgraded to a 6.6 and then moved into a 20G. He's always been housed with guppies and then tetras. The past several days, he hasn't really come out...

I have a 20G high, moderately planted tank. Tank is cycled and its current inhabitants are seven glowlight tetras, two fancy guppies, three mystery snails and handful of pink ramshorns. Everyone is doing well and the guppies and the glowlights get along great. Recent tank pic: According to...

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I know you're supposed to vacuum the substrate, but when I do in my 6.6G tank, it makes a HUGE mess with the water. This tank was heavily planted, but I've moved everything (except the fauna) into my new 20G tank. I've been feeding less 'cause I was overfeeding, but sheesh, what GIVES? I do a 1...

After a four gallon and a six.6 gallon, I finally decided it was time to upgrade. I moved a few things around and found a spot where I could have a bigger tank. We have a really small house and space is at a premium. We have two large birdcages in the livingroom and moving them was not an...

I have a packed 6.6 gallon tank and I'm getting started on a 20G long. I want to move all my plants over, but 1) they have some sports on them (diatoms, I think) and 2) they are in a tank where four guppies have died. I want to make sure I don't transfer anything over to the new tank. There are...

I'm getting ready to setup my new tank. I'd like to start the nitrogen cycle and I'm wondering if I can take filter media or gravel or water from my other 6.6 gallon tank and use it to seed this one. However, in my other tank, I've experienced four guppy deaths due to unknown causes. I'm...

Well, I finally caved and bought a 26G tank today. This one (without the stand). Aqueon 26 Gallon Deluxe Bow Front Aquarium Kit - Specialty Pet Month - Featured Products - PetSmart I am still running my 6.6 gallon guppy death bin and that tank is cycled, but has seen 4 guppy deaths in it. I...

I currently have a 6.6 gallon planted tank and already have the itch to upgrade. Space is at a premium in my house, but I did find a small, narrow spot in my bedroom that can fit a tank 24" or less wide. What do I want? A moderately planted tank. 29gallons or under (but more than 10). Stand...

I think I may have finally found a tank I like that's bigger... But, it uses LEDs. I do not plan on using ferts or CO2, so can I have a planted tank with LEDs?

I'm fairly new to fish-keeping, but I already have a history of five dead guppies behind me. I have a six gallon tank. Water changes every week. Last parameters were: Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 10ppm Ammonia: 0 This tank has been running for about a month now. Am I fighting an uphill battle here...