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hi I want more top dwelling fish in my tank that are a little more interesting than the ones I have. currently I have 25g cycled, unplanted aquaclear 150 HOB ph: 7.6 (or close to it) NH3: 0 NO2: 0 NO3: 20 1 gold gourami 5 cardinal tetras 2 dwarf loaches which i think is 18" of fish I'm not...

I have a gold gourami that always eats the sinking wafers I give to my two dwarf loaches. I tried putting in the flakes first and then the wafer while the other fish are distracted to give the loaches a chance to eat, but they don't always find it right away. Should I be concerned they aren't...

ok so if any of you read my last post I just finished doing a fishless cycle on a 25gal freshwater tank and was finalizing my fish choices...when i get home 20 minutes ago to find my dad bought me 2 cardinal tetras and 2 loaches, not exactly sure what kind. small, with a checkered stripe kind've...

hi- my tank just finished cycling and now that it's done I realized I have no idea how I'm doing... ok this is what I have 25gal-fishless cycle NH3-0ppm NO2-0ppm NO3-20-40ppm PH-7.6..ish temp- 78* aquaclear 150 HOB So I think my next step is to do about a 50% PWC?is that good? and then i get...

what's the biggest fish that can mixed with endler's? they're so pretty but their size, it seems, would make them compatible with a small variety of fish...just wondering thanks!

I can't remember who was talking about kribs here not too long ago...i did a search and couldn't find the right thread. Anyways I've read that a pair of kribs would do well in a community tank. I have a 25g and was looking for any krib owners with suggestions, opinions.. if kribs won't work...

ok for fishless cycles with pure ammonia- if ammonia is still being read in your tank do you have to continue adding pure ammonia to feed the nitrites or will they be ok until your ammonia reads 0?

does chlorine in tap water kill off beneficial bacteria? I added too much ammonia during my fishless cycle (i got impatient..) and didn't dechlorinate the water when i did a pwc yesterday to dilute it. Today i have less nitrites, but is that just because i disturbed the set-up or does the...

hi I have a very old aquaclear 150 on a 25gallon tank with angel hair and carbon. I was told that i definitely needed a filter upgrade but does that mean I should just get a brand new filter, or to add something else to what i already have? I'm cycling the tank so i have no fish yet and also...

does anyone have know anything or have experience with these guys? i'm completely enthralled by this one at my lfs

hi-where's the best place to buy a thermometer for my tank? lfs?

rah! so i went to my lfs to ask for some gravel to seed my tank because I'm doing a fishless cycle. Understandably the guy wanted me to buy an overpriced product instead of giving me free things-even though i called last night and they said it would be fine if 'i only wanted a little'. so I go...

Is salt harmful to fancy goldfish? I know they can't take high temperatures and salt sounds like the best method. My friend got 3 goldfish on her birthday from another impulsive friend and now she's complaining of white spots on her fish, so I think i need to interfere and try and save her...

hey-I've seen a lot of suggestions for communities in new tanks any ideas for a 29 gallon unplanted freshwater? I've always wanted clown loaches but i'm not sure if my tank is big enough..

Hi I'm new here--and I just set up a 30 gal freshwater tank and am currently doing a fishless cycle. I've read up on this quite a bit but I still don't understand how the nitrite level initially occurs. Is it necessary to have filtration media or gravel from an established tank to introduce...