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so i have a black molly that im convinced has fungus, so i put him in a hospital tankwith methylene blue as treatment, ive never used it before so im wondering, ive read that he should be in there for 3 to 5 days, is this right and how should i go about transferring him back to the main tank...

Anyone think this is a female with eggs? I read that feeding lots of protein will encourage tiger barbs to lay and i have been feeding lots of bloodworm to try and make it happen, im just not sure what to look for. Any help would be great.

I often see photos of people with one of their favourite fish in their hands either just below the water or sometimes completely out of the water. I'm wondering just how bad you guys think this is for the fish's health. Everything I've ever read or heard says that it's something you just don't do.

ive spotted a snail in my tank and ive never come across one like it, its white and round and just looks like a piece of my gravel, any ideas what it might be? Edit: its a tropical freshwater tank if it helps

im worried about my corydora and dont know what to do, ive had problems keeping corydora for some reason but this one has lasted a full year and hes the last one in the tank. he looks normal except the barbels are worn down to nothing, and behaviourly... hes mostly just sat there in a corner...

so ive been running a fluval 106 for a few months now, its my first external filter and the more i think about it the more i think ive got things backwards.... water flows into the filter, through a foam screen, then through the biomax in the bottom basket and then through the polishing pad and...

I'm using a fluval 106 canister filter, and sometimes it sounds a bit rattley, I'm thinking it's due to trapped air, but it's my first canister and I don't know what else might cause it... Could it be something to be concerned about or is it normal kinda noises?

I'm looking for any advice on how best to remove my gravel and add sand without harming my fish,

i dont know if im posting this in the right place or not but here goes... i bought this guy as a "red plec" i cant seem to find any info about him, any help with a more common name or a latin name would be much appreciated.

I have some tiger barbs in with some green tiger barbs, I've noticed the orange stripes changing colour to look more like the green barbs is this normal?

probably a pretty dumb question but how do i actually use a filter bag, i know to scoop the stuff into it and throw it in the filter, but how is the best way to stop it just emptying itself into the filter? is there a way to seal the open end like using a paperclip (yes i know not to actually...

I have a fluval 106 canister and the bottom try with the biomax is only about a third full, that's putting in all of what the filter came with. So is it right to be so empty? How full should it be?

I switched this 8gal tank to playsand about 2 weeks ago and I just noticed this dark grey patch, it wasn't there when I put it in... Any thoughts on what it is?

I read somewhere that some potting soils are suitable as a substrate, is this one suitable or not? Or is the whole thing a bad idea?

Was thinking of making a co2 thing using yeast, but when I looked at the store all the yeast has other stuff in it, is it still ok to use? Or do I need to track down some 100% pure yeast?

Plants starting to take hold happy with how it's looking now Also: My beautiful apistogramma

I have an 8 gallon cube that I don't rly know what i want to put in it, any ideas?

Should I avoid having loud music in the same room as my aquaria? or is it not TOO harmful?

Does the fish waste and general detritus do anything to help fertilize plants if left to sink into the gravel where my plants are?

I keep red cherry shrimp in my 13gallon and I'm wondering if I should still be siphoning the gravel? And any other cleaning advice, it's my first time keeping shrimp.