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My wife and I have successfully bred our Tiger Barbs twice now. We lost the first batch, we're not sure why, but we had a heat failure that might have cooled down the tank too much. This second batch has JUST left their eggs. We dumped some infusoria into the tank, and added a safety factor...

I have an Emperor 400 on my 75G planted. I honestly am a bit lazy about changing the filters, my tank is pretty clean usually. So I haven't looked at the filters in two months. I checked them a couple of days ago, and whoa! They're nasty! Surprise! I pull both filter cartridges, take them...

How fragile are Discus? My wife wants me to order a few, but I've heard a lot about how fragile they are, how demanding they are as to water conditions. These are not inexpensive fish either, if you order them online you'll be coughing up $50 after shipping, and the ones locally in the fish...

I took quite a few pictures of my tank the other day.... and I must say that 90% of them were wretched. I have a Kodak 2.2 Megapixel camera that pretty much bites at close range, and shutter speed isn't quick enough if the fish are in motion. What camera do you use? How do you do close ups...

Hi! I'm building a breeding setup for my wife with 10 15G tanks. The tanks will all be laid out on a countertop, two rows of 5. The tanks are drilled on the bottom, and I have the setup for the overflows all setup. Each row will drain into a 3/4" PVC pipe and flow back to the sump. There is...

I was at the LFS yesterday, and saw six BRILLIANT ORANGE barbs in a tank. They had it labeled "Fire Barbs", of which I had never heard. I bought the fish, they were $4.99. They varied from 1.5 to 2 inches in length, and appeared fiesty and healthy. I spent three hours last night attempting...

I have a 48" orbit fixture on my 75G tank.... I have a question about the flourescents. How often do you change the bulbs? I have heard that the bulbs lose luminoscity in the needed bandwidths after a length of time... just not sure what time that is, or even if it varies from bulb type to...

I've been setting up FW tanks for 2 decades now, and love them! But my wife is getting the SW bug, and she's sort of dragging me in too. Is there a recommended tank size for a noob? Is there a tank size/setup that is easier to not screw up if you're a noob? Personally, I'd rather have a...

I have a question about these fish. I have heard that they are hardy, but I've had no luck with them. I stocked my 75G the other night with the following fish. 10 Black Neon Tetras 10 Harlequin Rasboras 6 Gold Barbs 10 Penguin Tetras 10 Zebra Danios 2 Otocinclus 2 Skunk Corydoras 4 Kuhli...

This is going to be a community shoaling tank. I'd like schools of fish in this tank. The one fish I know WILL be in this tank is the Tiger Barb. I plan on putting 10 or so of them in the tank. What would YOU stock a 75 gallon tank with? The tank: 1. 75 gallon 2. White sand substrate...

Hello all! I just moved into a new house, and had to dismantle my tank at the old house and move it. It was a beautiful planted tank with mollies, CO2 injection, excellent lighting, etc. I gave the plants and fish to my Mother-in-Law, and they are all being taken care of. I'm thinking that...

Hello, everyone! I have a mystery visitor to my 75 gallon tank. It's a planted tank, I bet this is something that came in on a plant, but I'd like to know what it is and if I need to kill it or if I have nothing to worry about. Some of you might remember my earlier post about this tank being...

Hello, everyone. This is my first post. I'm posting for the sake of the poor fish I've sent to their maker. I have a 75 gallon planted tank. I have a cat litter base, covered by a layer of play sand, and in some places, that is covered with river rock. I have several swords, a java fern...