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I bought 5 of these to start cycling my tank... small ones... thought I'd give them at least a few weeks... they are literally the only thing (or I should say 'were') in the tank other than the sand/gravel at the bottom...I had them maybe a week... Wednesday evening rolled around and 2 of the 5...

Alright everyone... I'm a business owner who has set up a 125 gallon salt water tank... I'm getting help through the lfs, but also thought I'd try to learn as much about it as possible here too. I'm still pretty early on, just thought I'd quickly let you guys know what's taken place and maybe...

I'm a newbie to the salt water... I know tropical fish... I currently have a 36gallon bow tank with african cichlids... I'm not extreme in that I don't do the water jets or any live plants with the lighting and all, but I'm not an idiot either and am more than willing to learn, but you guys have...

My platy's seem to be going to town on my live plants. Is this common?

I had 4 Rasbora tetra's, about 2 weeks ago, one of them passed on. Now, I have 3 of them, and 2 of them look "normal" and 1 of them has a fairly large bloated belly. How do these fish give birth? Eggs? Anyone ever bred any of these? Is there anything I should look for? Thanks for reading.

I have a 29 gallon freshwater tank. I can put (2) 20w bulbs in the tank. I can go with 2800k, 5600k, or 18000k, which would you chose for this tank? 2 5600's? Or should I mix it up? Suggestions please. Thanks for reading.

Can anyone help me with this? What exactly is a "VHO Ballast"?

Hi. I have a 29 gallon slightly planted freshwater tank. Right now I have 2 bulb hoods. I bulb is a black light, the other is a 2800K bulb. THey are both 24" and 20watts. I found a good deal online (I think) on a bulb. Would this be a good bulb for my tank concerning plant growth? A standard...

I have a 10 gallon tank that sits close to a window. It does not ever get "direct" sun, but gets soft sunlight throughout the day. The tank seems constantly to be growing the green algae on the glass, and it gets on the gravel at the bottom as well. I clean it out several times a week by taking...

I have a 29 gallon, peaceful tank. Here's my breakdown: 6 cory's 1 platy 6 neon's 4 rasbora tetras 1 pleco 1 clown loach One of my cory's looks like it's had the living hell eaten out of its tail. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Clown loach??? I moved it to another tank, this happened very...

I'm wondering how much lighting costs for a 29 gallon tank for good plants? Also, where would you get the lighting. It seems whatever I try it doesn't work, lol. I'm just asking, what lights, where do u get them, and how much? Thanks for reading.

I have a plant (my apologies, no pic, and the petstore doesn't have a name for it either-I checked) that is a stem w/leaves all up and down the stem. The leaves are smallish, and I cut the plant in half as it was nearing the top of my tank. Then I replanted the halves. The halves I cut sprouted...

I have a clown loach in an otherwise peaceful community aquarium. I bought him simply to get rid of snails. I got him small, and was told by the local store they would trade him in as he grew for another small one, so I didn't mind that they get bigger. I've had him for maybe 3 months or so, and...

I bought a pair of platy's a few months back. The female was pregnant at the time I bought her. The male chased her all over the tank, and after a few weeks I moved him to a separate tank, leaving the female as the lone platy in an otherwise peaceful tank. She gave birth (I found 2 of the fry I...

My platy gave birth probably about a month ago now. The fry don't seem to be growing all that fast. Any idea how long before they start to put on some size?

My pleco always hides in a cave area of my tank. I seem to remember as a kid having one and it would always suck on the side of the glass. What's going on? Is it just maybe that when I was a kid it didn't have a good hiding spot, so it would go to the glass? I would really like to see my pleco more.

I bought 2 dwarf frogs a week ago. 1 of them died 2 days later. The 2nd one seems normal (so far anyway) but when I looked in the tank yesterday he was lying belly up on the bottom. I thought he was dead, so I went for him, and he started kicking around and hopped away. Is this normal behavior...

I bought a 10 gallon tank as a 2nd aquarium, kind of like a dump off tank I guess, lol, as I was positioning my 29 gallon as my "show off" tank. Anyway, the 10 gallong now has the following fish: 2 platy's 3 zebra danios 3 sissortail tetras 1 cory Is this overstocking a 10 gallon? Can more...

Is there anything wrong with running my bubble wall I installed in the back of my tank 24/7? THanks for reading.

I've had my 29 gallon set up for maybe 3 or 4 months now. I bought some anacharis when I first set up the tank, before I really knew ANYTHING. Anyway, the tank lighting I'm assuming wasn't all taht good (just what came with the tank) and the plants were suffering. I bought one of the bulbs that...

I have some leafed plants in my tank, and there is getting some algae on them, I'm wondering if I should try and brush the algae off so the plant can still get light. Any suggestions? Sorry I don't know the name of the plant.

I used to have zebra danio's along with sissortail tetras. They all seemd to like swimming mid to upper tank. I moved the zebras, and now the sissortails don't seem as active as they were before. I'm wondering if any of you may know of types of fish that enjoy swimming mid to upper tank? Thanks...

Ok, here's my story. I have a 29 gallon, fairly well planted decorated tank. Awhile back I bought 4 cardinal tetras. 2 of the died. I got 2 more. 3 of them died. I've heard the ph levels for them are a bit different from other fish, so I didn't try anymore. I've had the 1 swimming around now...

I've heard that with the right maintenance, you can actually *slightly* overstock your tank. Is this true? Any suggestions?

I've heard that with the right maintenance, you can actually *slightly* overstock your tank. Is this true? Any suggestions?