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Just bought 2 really pretty red tuxedo guppies for my daughter's 10 gallon yesterday. Woke up this morning and they weren't anywhere to be found... until we looked on the floor. They jumped out the small opening where the HOB filter spills the water back into the aquarium. Are guppies known to...

I went to Walmart last nigh to pick something up and found myself a few aisles over from their fish section so I walked around to check it out. Now I've never bought a fish from Walmart (nor will I ever), I was just curious. To my horror, no less than 20% of their fish were dead, another 20 -...

My wife has her eye on a really pretty Sunset Honey Gourami. Should they be kept in pairs or is it ok to have just one in your aquarium?

Has anybody use these pH digital testers? If so, would you recommend over the API pH chemical test?

Hi, do I have 2 females here?

And what species was it?

When acclimating new fish to an aquarium, I know a lot of us float the bag for 30+ minutes or so and then slowly add some of the aquarium water to the bag before release. Just wondered who uses the drip acclimation method instead and do you think it is better than the other way?

My daughter has some tiger barbs who's color has slowly faded away. The colors and black stripes are not nearly as vivid as they once were. All water parameters look really good, what would cause this??

If I only want 1 or 2 catfish, what would you recommend for a 29 gallon freshwater planted? I have 2 GBRs and 4 dwarf (fairly docile) cichlids. :thanks:

I am not fortunate enough to have a LFS in my town, only the 2 giants Petsmart and Petco. In my experience, I strongly prefer going to Petsmart over Petco. Their staff is much more knowledgable and overall a lot friendlier than Petco, plus they have a better selection of fish. However, I...

Does anybody make a battery powered backup HOB filter? I have a 30 gallon aquarium and will be going on vacation for 8 days.

I have a 37 gallon aqauarium, looking to start off with 2 german blue rams. What other cichilids would do well with them? I am looking for smaller ones, don't want to overcrowd it.

I am thinking of starting a second aquarium, probably 75 gallons, maybe a little bigger. What are some of the "rules" for an all cichlid aquarium? Which ones should I avoid? Which ones should I buy in pairs? Thanks for your insights!:thanks:

I have a 29 gallon aquarium with 10 tiger barbs (somewhat aggressive) and a cory. What other fish could I put in there that could hold their own with 10 tigers barbs? Looking for some nice, colorful fish.

Looking for some colorful plants to add to my aquarium, the only ones I can find are just a boring green. What do you guys recommend? :thanks:

I am trying to get the ammonia down in my aquarium, picked up a moss ball at petsmart yesterday. Has anybody had any luck with moss balls? Other than frequent WCs, what else can I do to get rid of the ammonia? Are there any specific plants that will help? Right now its about 2 ppm. :thanks:

I have a 29 gallon planted aquarium with 14 tiger barbs who can of course be a bit aggressive at times. What is the best type of catfish to get? :thanks:

Hi, I need to lower my pH and ammonia a bit so I bought some pH down and Ammo Lock (the API products). My question is do I just add the recommended amount into the aquarium straight from the bottle or should I introduce it in my next water change? :thanks:

I have a 29 gallon aquarium with about 8 live plants. I have a floramax 17 watt flourascent bulb in there now. What is the general rule of thumb for how long you should leave the light on per day? 8 hours?