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Title says it all 30g current stock is 5 tiger barbs 3 upside down cats and 1 bnp. I dose ferts and do not have CO2 running on the tank. The leaves that have come off have been nibbled on a little but are slightly off-color even though they came off a couple hours ago at most. I recently...

Hi people! Just a few questions, 1. Anyone have any good suggestions on what some good substrates are that are sand (This is important), black, and offer some benefit to the plants in the tank? 2. What are some cool background plants that aren't too difficult to take care of and are big and...

Long time no forum everyone :), Just wondering how to go about changing substrates with a stocked tank. (Fish moving, decorations, etc.) Any suggestions appreciated as I'm probably going to pick up a substrate better suited for cories and plants sometime this coming week.

So a friend just gave me a 10g and I'm unsure of what fish to get. Any ideas that aren't too pricey? ( Yes galaxy rasboras, I'm talking to you)

One of my tiger barbs, the same one who had a parasite like 2 weeks ago looks as if someone took a piece of sand paper to him. Checked tank water and all params are good. Tank is 30g with a bushy nose Pleco, 3 upside down cats, and 5 tiger barbs. How can I help him?

Are these what I think they are? If they are shrimp eggs, when they hatch, how do I take care of them?

I have a 20L that houses 8 neon tetras with a ton of plants and I was wondering if I could make it blackwater to help recreate the neons habitat but am not sure about the plants survivability concerning the light. So... Is a blackwater tank doable or would only the floating plants work?

Looking at NLS H20 Stable sinking wafers. What do you all recommend? Also quick question, what's a cheap lighting system for a ten gallon that can support low light plants? Thanks!

Hi everyone, I have a spare 3g cylinder tank I was going to use for shrimp, but never got around to stocking it so I wanted to see if it's possible for it to become a sump for my 10 gallon planted tank. My only concerns are about the drilling of the 10g, and that the 3g is made of some sort of...

I found some of it in my tank today and I was wondering how to get rid of it? Also, I just bought liquid carbon for my plants, would that help? Already cutting amount of light.

He's less colorful than the others and has a flat belly. I'll try to get a picture when I can. Anyone know what's wrong? He's still eating btw.

What is the best water conditioner in your opinion? I'm almost out and I'm debating on either seachem prime or API tap water conditioner (What I currently have). Any other suggestions welcome!

A couple months or so ago I made my 30 gallon planted with some simple plants. I bought some bronze Corycats at about 1 1/2 inches each. Today I was cleaning my dw and this is either some kind of loach or the largest cory in history. Definitely a loach lol. Looks kind of grayish. I'll try to get...

One of my tiger barbs is really acting up, he only comes out of his little cave every once in a while for food, and when he does, he's really twitchy. He avoids schooling with the other barbs. Water params are all good with 0 ammo, 0 nitrites, 10 nitrates. How can I help the little guy?

I have flame moss in my tank for the RCS and it just does not seem to grow at all. I thought flame moss had a fairly rapid growth rate. Is this just normal for it?

When shrimp molt should I leave the exoskeleton (That's what it's called right?) in the tank or remove it? Also this is healthy for the shrimp to molt right?

This morning i found one of my 6 Julii cories dead already pretty decomposed (*cough, nerites**). I immediately removed the dead Cory and did a pwc of 25%. Tank is 10g and well planted. Water parameters currently: pH: 7.6 Ammo: .25 trItes: 0 trAtes: 10 Stock (Before death) was 6 juliis, 2...

Well, I finally decided to take the leap to sw! I'll be using my 10g, which has been cleared+ cleaned. I have some questions on the equipment: 1) I have a aqua clear filter rated for 20g tanks, can I just use this? 2) Do any of you recommend skimmers? (What kind?) 3) Anyone know of an...

Not sure what's wrong with this tiger barb. I fed some flakes a day or two ago but I have no idea why he/she is so fat considering the rest of my barbs are no where near this large. If its not pregnant, how could this be treated?

Can anyone tell me what this weird stuff growing on my mopani driftwood is? If the pic isn't good enough, I'd describe the growth as like a clear gelatin-like membrane. Also, how can I remove it? Tank only has live plants no fish or shrimp yet

One of my cories has its fins all torn up. The only things in the tank are cories. I've ruled out disease as none of the other cories are like this. The victim is the smallest one in the tank btw. I didn't know this could happen! Could I move him to one of my 3 gallon tanks? ( only place I have...

Recently inherited two 3-gallon tanks from my cousins. Anyone have some suggestions for small fish/inverts./etc. that are easy to care for, can go with live plants, and are relatively entertaining? Not really interested in bettas btw. :thanks:

I just moved some java fern sprouts to my 30 gallon which has filters that run carbon. Is carbon bad for plants and if so, should I remove it?

How do you propagate java ferns and when? Mine have sprouts coming out the top and everything but I'm not sure what to do yet, if anything.

Little sister got me one of those mini R/C submarines you can guess what I'm doing for the next couple hours :D just one question though, has anyone else done this and does it stress out fish? Thanks!