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I'm trying to decide on a small schooling fish for my planted 20 long. I'd prefer a species that stays under 1.5" so I can have a large school of 15+, and my tank has an open top so it can't be anything that is prone to jumping. What I've considered: Chili rasboras CPDs Blue Eyed...

I've recently set up a 20g high tech planted tank, and I've been toying with the idea of putting a smaller tank underneath it just for shrimp. I was thinking either a 2.5 or 5 gallon and just continuously siphoning water through airline tubing from the 20 down into it, and then get a tiny pump...

Hey everyone it's been a while since I was active on here, but my job/ living situation has finally allowed me to have a tank again :D So I've got a 20 long that was last used for my nano reef- I'm currently running it with tap water and vinegar to dissolve the small amount of coralline crust...

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y493/Bethany_Zerbe/5BBF507C-E80E-480E-A3EF-3CAD4D8CA1E4_zpsyfv75kfv.jpg Hey everyone I just wanted to start a thread about my reef tank where I can post updates and ask for advice:) So this tank has been running only about 3 weeks since I moved everything...

Hey everyone, I'm about to make an order for new test kits off the Hannah website using some money I got for Christmas. Do these 4 look like good choices? I looked for a low range nitrate one but couldn't find it...

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So at work we have a 700 gallon tank that we are currently transferring from a cichlid tank to a community tank. I was thinking about some huge Amazon swords, Anubias and Java ferns. Possibly some vals. The lighting above the tank is pretty subtle, but it's next to an east facing window. CO2 is...

Hey everyone, so I'm not new to planted tanks or this forum, but I have been MIA for a few months. Just got my 10 gal back up and running and having a few issues. So I had a bunch of Java ferns in the tank under very low lighting for probably 8 months, but now I upgraded to high lighting (my...

If anyone out there breeds neocaridina snowball shrimp I'd love to buy a dozen or so from you! Thanks :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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Picasso Exotic Aquatics in Leawood, KS is hiring! They're looking for a maintenance technician with 8+ years of experience in both SW and FW, and a person who can do sales and in-store maintenance with SW experience as well. Thought I'd throw this out there in case anyone is looking for a job...

Unique inverts & nano fish I've got a 20 long reef that's been set up about 4 months now. I only have a bicolor blenny and a yellow rose goby at the moment (plus basic CUC), but I'm really into weird inverts and tiny fish! -oh, I do have a coco worm. Here's my list of ideas, help me add to...

Hey guys I'm getting my 10g set up high tech again after being no-tech for a few months lol. Gonna carpet dwarf hairgrass and have echinodirus vesuvius, pogostemon helferi, maybe bacopa, (trying to get a variety of leaf shapes) and then I'd like to add a pop of color. I was thinking rotala...

I have a 20 long nano reef that's been set up about 3 months. I do weekly 20% water changes but I've started getting some greasy residue on the surface of the water. What do you all recommend for a good quality but not overly pricey protein skimmer? I don't have a sump or refugium, so a HOB...

I'm starting to keep SPS corals, what do you all think are the best supplements for alk, calc and mag? And are there any other must haves? Also what do you all think about salts that include higher levels of necessary elements like Red Sea coral pro? I guess to summarize, what is the simplest...

Hey everyone:) so I've been asking advice in bits and pieces in various threads, but I'd like to consolidate everything here. Just to summarize my journey as an aquarist; I've been keeping freshwater tanks for 8 years, the past few years really getting into planted tanks. Recently I got a job...

Hello all, I'm in the process of planning a nano reef tank and am a bit confused about lighting. 2 types that I've heard a lot about are the Tao panels and the par38 bulbs. Obviously I would like to keep things as cost effective as possible (under $100 would be nice) and avoid algae outbreaks...

I work at an aquarium store and in one of our nano display tanks this little guy showed up. He literally looks like a slug with bowser spikes on his back. He is very small, probably .5 cm and eats on the glass exactly like a snail. Sorry for the crappy pics but my iPhone can't focus on things so...

Hey everyone, I know there's a lot of threads about this out there, but I'm hoping my prior knowledge and research can allow us to skip the cycling/ stocking talk and get to the good stuff :) I have been keeping freshwater planted tanks for about 7 years, and have recently become captivated by...

I'd love to hear from anyone who has experience breeding celestial pearl danios. I have 4 of them (2m 2f) and one of my females has grown very fat recently. I have them in a 10g very heavily planted with endlers, corydoras habrosas, and a peacock gudeon. The only spare equipment I have...

I'll try to make this as concise as possible. This is my tank, here are the specs: -Finnex Ray2 18" (8hrs a day) -Pressurized CO2 on timer w/ light -Playsand substrate w/ Mebbid's DIY root tabs under root feeders -API leaf zone and Seachem flourish comp used 2x week Nitrate=0 (right before...

Found this guy mixed in with green neons at the LFS- they didn't know what he was, said they didn't order him he must've just gotten mixed in with the shipment. Any ideas appreciated :)

I have a school of 8 DNRs in my 36gal planted tank. It's been running for 4 years (I've had the rainbows for about 6 months), weekly ~40% WCs. Amm 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10-20ish. One of the females has one eye that is popping out of her head. There is no film over the eye, the eye is not...

So, I have had my amazon sword for about a year now (I don't know what species because it just came in one of the petsmart tubes). But the strange thing is, it has not exceeded about 10 inches tall. It grows new leaves and sends out runners with baby plants, but does not grow leaves longer than...

Got my first celestial pearl danios yesterday at a local fish store that I love. They only had a few of them left, 4 healthy and 1 that looked on the verge of death it's stomach was so sunken in. They were $9 each so I reluctantly paid $36 for 4 of them.. And the guy gave me the dying one for...