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Same thing happened to me and my black molly. Exact same symptoms and everything. I deduced that the bioload was stressing her and that she didn't respond well to dramatic changes in the tank setup. I've lost no fish since I've left the tank alone and made sure to have fish in groups instead of...

Golden Dojo Loaches are definitely worth your money. They look cool and are very active given the right circumstances. They're not predatory but make for fantastic bottom dwellers.

I'm assuming this means he's okay. It's just I notice the pair is more active with their environment while the loner will often just gaze into the distance. As I type this though he's rummaging through the sand with them. I'm worried that he isn't getting a sense of community like he should

I have 3 peppered corys in a 20 gallon long with 5 platies and a small clown pleco. They all get along and everything looks good but I've been noticing some behavior that I'm unsure of from one of my little guys. Every now and then 2 of my corys will stick together and one will be the oddball...

Pardon my ignorance but this is my first time using the kit. It appears my water is less than ideal for my 5 platies and clown pleco but I'm not sure where to go from here. Is it time for a pwc or will I require more than just that?

These are good suggestions from what I've seen! Will I need an accompanying substrate such as topsoil or will the PFS work just fine? As yall can tell I'm new to this and in fact know very little about using CO2

20 gallon long, freshwater, PFS substrate I have no experience with aquatic plants other than a bit of java moss because it's relatively easy to grow. But I'd like to install one that will fan out enough to take up a good chunk of space on one side of my tank. I've looked at java ferns but...

Well after some thought I find that my current front runner is the peppered cories (I can't afford adolfoi...) but let's say I wanted to add an albino to the team later on down the road. Would this work, or would it need a companion?

I do like the coloration of the emeralds but I don't want them to be too big. I especially like their tall dorsal fins so I'm hoping I can find that in a different type of cory. Besides sizes, are there any major behavioural differences I should be aware about when selecting corys?

20 gallon long freshwater PFS substrate 1 Dalmatian molly 3 red wag platies *looking to add a small school of 5-6 zebra danios soon* My main showcase will be the cories but I'm wondering what kind you guys who have experience think would best be suited for my tank. I'd like to get 3 of a kind

She's usually the life of the party but... I did a 25% water change 3 hours ago and removed the uneaten food from the sand. About an hour after she laid in this corner and has since stayed there, doing nothing. My neon tetras swam by at one point and nudged at her and she just took the hit so...

My bad! I completely missed his age. Well then I suppose some active fish would certainly be fun for your son to watch :)

Research. Research. Research. The more you inform yourself about the fish you plan to keep the more they will thrive. I know, it can be long and arduous but your son will appreciate it more to see his fish in happy conditions. Begin by researching along with him what primary fish he would like...

So I bought some feelers for my 20gal long tank which I'm converting to freshwater. It's one red wag molly (sex tbd), one mostly black Dalmatian molly (the biggest and a female) and one beautiful light orange balloon molly (male). They all like the tank and everything but I've noticed that the...

Sounds fair enough. Mine is set at a SG of 1.008 so it shouldn't be too bad. I was just worried that the salt would be permanently settled into the substrate. Lord knows I'm not washing that much sand again lol

Would I have to basically remove all the water? I wanna make my brackish tank into a freshwater tank without having to take absolutely everything out

It took me months of preparation to accommodate these guys into my 20 gallon and even then I can't say they're always going to be compatible. I thought it would be nice to document their interactions for those who are interested. 2 Red Claws and 2 Fiddlers. One male and one female each. The...

Hi all. I've been cycling my tank for what seems like a month now and before I get my crabs this week I wanted to make sure there was nothing in the water that could harm them. I've added salt to make the water low end brackish for acclimation purposes, I've dosed the it with calcium, and the ph...

Funny because that's the one I've most been reading on lately though there's little info to be found. Most indications say they're freshwater but I have to imagine brackish water works just as well

Yea that's grey. All the stone pieces have that rusty brown tinge but I can definitely see the stone might actually be grey. I dunno if this is normal or bad news...

The rest of the pieces in the cleaning bucket sitting in clean water for another look. If we have a confirmation for sandstone I'm putting it in tonight.

I've done heavy research on both but was wondering if there are any other distinct types of mini crab available as pets. I've already heard of the Thai freshwater crabs but my tank is going to be brackish so this might exclude them. I've also heard of rainbow/patriot crabs but they don't quite...

I was taught never to assume, and yet I have the basic assumption that nothing bad will happen. I'm gonna let this ride for a while in the hopes that we can draw a solid conclusion or else I think I'll take Cameron's word for it and see what happens. Btw, could you post a high res version of...

My roommate bought it at Lowe's. He has absolutely no idea what kind of stone it is and apparently neither did the employees but they sold it to him. Regardless we went ahead and smashed it into cave size pieces and he let me take the reigns to clean it since I've cleaned everything we put in...

^that's actually a good description for what this item is like. Thanks for the help y'all