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I have a new 29gal planted tank that is cycled and ready for residents. What would you stock it with? I’ve always loved cardinal and neon tetras so I was thinking of a school of those but beyond that I’m up for suggestions. Also thinking of some nerite snails as well, maybe some shrimp but it...

Anyone know if the test kit expires? I have an old test kit and am getting ready to set up a new tank cycle, but as I’m spending a chunk on substrate and plants and such I’d prefer not to shell out anymore than I absolutely have to.

I got a top fin starter kit that was on sale. Not sure how that one compares. I still need to get the table I’m using for a stand from my parents house and set it up, so we’ll see this weekend. It is an LED light though.

Getting back into the hobby after a ~5 year hiatus. Just bought a new 29gal tank and have to figure out what I want to do with it. I want to do a planted tank, but at least for now, it will need to be low light as I’m working with the stock LED light it came with. There are a few local stores...

I like the idea of pea puffers, but from what I’m reading they need at least a 10 gallon tank. What I have is listed as 5 gallons, which once you factor in substrate and decor is more like 4ish gallons. Thoughts?

I know it’s not super difficult to move a small tank, but it seems like more work than necessary. I just finished grad school and will be hopefully starting a new job soon (anyone know anyone looking for a PA in New Orleans?) and then moving once I have a paycheck, so adding one more thing to...

Anyone around New Orleans? Would love to know where you get stuff locally!

I recently acquired a Marineland ML90609 Portrait Aquarium Kit, 5-Gallon w/ Hidden Filter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O8SZTKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_EgbQCbMETX5YT and was curious as to if anyone has had one of these before and had success with plants in it. It’s been a few years since I’ve had...

I recently acquired a free 5 gal tank (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O8SZTKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_IP.PCbPZV04SH) that I was thinking of moving my betta to, but thought I’d see if anyone had any other ideas. It’ll still likely be a few months before I do anything with it because I’ll be moving...

That's basically what he'll be in when I'm home. I have a large-ish one that i bought last time I was home and had to bring him. He's a little guy, supposedly a baby when I bought him back in the spring. Still decidedly smaller than most of what you see. He's not in a huge tank here tbh. Only 2...

I leave Friday to drive home for the holidays and it just dawned on me that I have to bring my betta with me, and I don't have the container I used last time (the little one he came in...it cracked). Any suggestions on how to transport him? I'll be gone a month, or else I'd just leave him with...

Could I do a betta (possibly a juvenile...petco had ones labeled as "baby") and a few shrimp? I was debating between the filter it came with (Hagen marina i25) and a sponge bubble filter...I have an air pump and tubing I'd just need to get the bubble filter. Thoughts?

I just moved and left my more established tank back home, but I brought a small empty tank I had with me. And by small I mean itty bitty. It's 1.77 gal/6.7L. It has an internal filter that I can use once I get ahold of new cartridges. First, it needs a good cleaning. I'm pretty sure when I...

Is anyone in the New Orleans area interested in two assassin snails? I had a pest snail problem a while back which they took care of quickly, but I really have no use for them now. They've killed a few of my nerves so I had to take them out of my main tank so they've just been chilling by...

What do I do to use the h2o2? Pulling everything in the tank would leave nothing and I can't afford to replace anything right now. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm a terrible aquarist at this point. It's been a probably a month or so since I did a WC and it had probably been 4-6 months before that. I have excel and Api leaf zone that I dose when I remember but that's generally only once every few weeks. Had some api liquid co2 stuff but I ran out and...

What's funny though is that in spite of the bba my Java moss looks better than it has in ages! It was dying back not too long ago and now it's bright green again and growing. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I got some new nerites a couple months ago but the stress of shipping was too much for most of them and only one is still alive. Not super impressed with the seller I got them from so I'm not sure how healthy they were to begin with. Also had some red cherry shrimp but I think only one is still...

In the last few weeks dark brown algae has started growing on my Java moss, anubias and base rock. What is it and how do I get rid of it? Please excuse my water spotted glass... Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Yeah my tank is about 24" tall but only 12" square. I haven't found anything else that really fit until I got this one, and there's an even smaller one (18cm) if need be. Surprisingly bright for the price! That's with the stock light and the LED bar. It made a big difference when I added it...

I recently got one of these (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IHV8MW2/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_eL3EvbX38HPS5) to supplement the stock light on my tank which is super low (8w I think). Iirc they had other colors besides white and I was thinking of getting a couple more to replace the stock light (although...

I think everything I've had in my tank except the Java moss is from either petsmart or petco and I've never had an issue with them messing with my snails. I usually give them a thorough rinse though before I plant to get off the gel so that may help though. I doubt the employees would have the...

I just cleaned up a lot of the plant debris around and repositioned the driftwood but this is basically what I'm working with. Probably going to add some new plants too but I need to see what I can find that looks decent. PetSmart's selection looked pretty sad. Sent from my iPhone using...

I have a good bit of Java moss so shrimp would have lots of cover. I've had some before but they all mysteriously died overnight one night. No idea what happened there! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I should add that I do have two assassin snails hanging out in a spare tank from a previous issue with pest snails, so a snail problem could be addressed pretty easily! If they hadn't killed two of my nerites (I still have one) I'd throw them back in my main tank but they're true to their name...