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Hello everyone...I am going to be moving two hours away from my current residence.I have a 55 gallon with 2 oscars.It is all cycled and water is currently at 0 ammonia,0 nitrites and 30 nitrates.My question is what do I do in this situation?What do I need to do to get my aquarium to my new...

OK,I am quite confused.2 months ago I had a 3 inch convict and a 2 inch pleco in a 10 gallon tank.I went to the pet store and bought 2 convicts.One was about 1 inch long and the other was about 2 inches.I put them in with the 3 inch convict and the pleco.They spent one week all together and the...

How often should I do a gravel vac on my 55 gallon with two 7 inch oscars.It is all cycled.Will the gravel vac upset my balance of water parameters.I would like to do a DEEP gravel vac at least once a week if I can.Is this ok.?

Hello everyone,My question is after I have cycled my tank,How often and how much should I do pwc.I have a 55 gallon with 2 emperor400's giving me 800gph.I have two 7 inch oscars in it.I dont know if I am suppose to do pwc everyweek or every other week.Or do I just do them when my nitrates get to...

Hello everyone,I have been into another site and reading about oscars.In this article it said that If you have had two oscARS and they were together since they were about 1 inch long and they are now at 8 inches long and they have always been right beside each other since they were little and...

Can anyone tell me what the right fish would be to put in with a texas cichlid?10 gallon tank with just him and one small algea eater.The texas is about two inches long.

I have a fully cycled 55 gallon tank with two oscars and two plecos.I have to move everything from my old 55 to a new 55.If I move everything over to my new tank,[Both emperor 400's,all rocks and decor,and substrate]will my new tank be instantly cycled or will I have to go through the cycle all...

What are they?I hear people say that there betta's are making bubble nests but could someone please tell me what they are so I can see if my betta does this at all.

Can anyone please tell me if the water for bettas can be done the same way as other freshwater fish or should you be buying the special conditioners and stuff that they sell just for bettas?

Hello everybody!I would like to know what people that own oscars like to feed them.I feed mine Cichlid Gold pellets by Hikari and freeze dried Krill by San Francisco Bay.They come up and snatch the krill right out of my fingers.I love to feed them the krill.They seem to enjoy the krill so much.I...

I am just wondering what I could put in a ten with one texas chichlid and 1 small algea-eater.The tank is all cycled and the ph is 6.2-6.4 nh3 0.25 no2 0 no3 40

My 55 gallon tank has finished cycling and now I need to move everything from my cycled tank to a new 55 gallon tank.I can use the cycled emperor power filters and all the substrate and decorations from my cycled tank in my new tank.My question is this.If I move everything from my cycled tank...

Is there a big difference between the two test kits?I am asking because I was using a salt water test kit without knowing and once I bought a new freshwater test kit my numbers got alot better.

Well I have gone to the local LFS and bought the aqyarium pharmacueticals master test kit and came right home and tested....Ammonia[0.50]..Nitrites[4-5]...Nitrates[10-15]...Now that my tank has gone through the ammonia spike, It is starting the nitrite spike.When this nitrite spike is over...

You know,Not everybody in the world is a trained fish professional.There are people in this world that expect to get the info they need when buying fish from a petstore.Why would one ever doubt the word of a fish salesman if the person buying the first time aquarium and fish from them did not...

I have a 55 gallon with two 6 inch oscars and two 5 inch plecos.I have sold my old 55 gallon that my fish are in right now.I have a brand new 55 gallon that I am setting up today.My old tank is not even cycled yet.What can I do to make my new tank fish ready in two weeks time?I will be running...

I have a 55 with two 6 inch oscars and two 4-5 inch algea-eaters.I am running 2 emperor 400's.My tank is not cycled yet.My ammonia levels are high and I get 0 nitrite reading.0 nitrate also.I filled my media holders with ammo-chips because of the high ammonia levels.Here is my question...Should...

Is there such a thing as adding to much conditioner.I have a 55 fresh and when I do water changes I think to myself that there is no way that, that little tiny bit of conditioner is gonna treat that water.I guess my question is:IS adding double the amount of conditioner in my tap water ok.?

I am steaming mad at my local petco personal.They told me that after I filled my tank with water to let it run for two days and then add fish.I did what they said and then I found this site and have been learning about cycling and my poor fish have been suffering so badly.I have had my oscars in...

My tap water is reading about 1ppm of ammonia.What should I do for water changes?

OK,Enough is enough I need to get this darn tank cycled once and for all.I was a fool and thought I new what I was doing and I am hurting my fish and I am sad,Please someone tell me what to do:::I have a 55gallon freshwater setup with 2 oscars at 6inches a piece,Two...

55 gallon with glass canopy 48"strip light [40watts]two seperate bulbs making up the 48" emperor 400 200watt heater 1 test kit 1 hydrometer instant ocean aquarium salt thermometer salt water conditioner If this is enough to start making a cycle,what should I put on the bottom......Live sand or...

PLease help me find the cheapest online store for a 75 or 90 gallon glass aquarium...I cant find a store online that gives prices and shipping info for a tank that size

kodak easyshare cx7300 and printer dock.Brand new,never used for trade for a big freshwater aquarium 75 or bigger

where can I buy a do-it-yourself tank?I would like to buy all the things I need for a 90 gallon and put it together myself.