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I have had my tank going for about a year now (90 Gallon and a 20 Gallon), the 20 has over 20 platies in it and is doing very well, however the 90 started out with Gouramis in it and they have slowly been dieing off so I am starting over again, I still am going to keep the platies but will move...

I came home from work today to find my oldest platy (1 1/2) years old, completely bloated up, she doesn't even fit in her scales anymore, I have tracked what she has down to anaerobic bacteria, but can not find anywhere on how to fix it, she is in a 20 gallon community aquarium with approx 12...

I was cleaning my tank out today and noticed some white pod like things alover my heater and heater bracets. They are hard and white and very small, almost the size of a sewing pin head. They are fairly hard but have liquid inside of them. I do have some tiger or zebra snails in my tank but...

I have had three batches of Little platies now but had one of the females die, I think it was becasue I put her in the breeding tank too soon... Is there a sure fire way to tell when she is going to drop, or is there something I can do so she is not so stressed out when she does go in to the...

I am still alilttle new to this aqaurium keeping, and keep hearing lots about power heads and protein skimmers... However I am still a little square to what they are and what they do. and really why there used... Can some one fill me in on the low down of these and let me know if its benaficial...

I have an Eheim 2226 filter, that seems to get plugged up really quickly, i was wondering if I am doing something wrong or if this is maybe a flaw the the ehiem product. Would a fluval 404 be better. I have a 90 gallon tank with 9 platies, 5 gouramis, 3 corys, 1 red tip black shark, 1 african...

I have just finished assembling a 48 x 18 x 20 deep aquarium, approx 80-90 gallons. I am now in need of somw lighting for it and was wanting to build something ( mainly becasue I have built the whole thing so far and cost) I was wondering if you could use those 48" 2 bulb set ups from Home...

I just aquired a 118 gallon tank with a large crack in it, I am going to cut it down to approx 80 gallons and reseal it. As I am still new to this hobby I am not sure on how to filter this large beast. I was think ing of a hang on the back good for 100 gallon tanks, or maybe even to good for 50...

I have purchased 3 creeping charlie plants fro my 20g, they are doing amazing but I was wondering if I can take cuttings off of them and restart them in another part of my tank, if I can take clippings what is the best way to do so.

I have had my tank since February, I let it cycle with some small platies in it for about a month before introducing any new fish, the tank seemed to clear up just fine, it remained a little cloudy, I chalked it up to a sandy bottom. After the month was up I purchased a few Gouramis with the...

I have just purchased 3 Dwarf Gouramis from the local pet shop. they have established whos corner is whos but one of the females has a nasty streak and likes to pick on the male. I think she likes him ( it's like junior high all over again) Is there any thing I should be worried about or will he...

I got some fish from a friend and I think one of them is pregnant. I showed hima picture of it and he agrees, however I am not sure when I should put her in an isolation tank to lay the eggs. I have attatched the best picture I could get of her. Any thoughts... Also I am not sure what kind of...

I have a general question in regards to building your own structures and the type of Silicone or glue to use. I was wondering if anyone could offer advice on using Bathroom and tub silicone or a type of glue, to construct the habitats out of or for sticking rocks to things. Any advice would be...