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I have a long term hospital tank resident who was blinded in a fight with another cichlid. He has been living happily in hospital tank about a month healing up and was waiting for a good time to rearrange the main tank to see if i can get him back in there. Problem is i have another fish that is...

Have a cichlid in a quarantine tank that is not eating and rather poor looking after some stress with another fish. Had hoped the time alone would get him feeling better. I wanted to start a treatment of general cure incase stress just caused something to flare up. Problem is I will be out of...

I have one of the MarlineLane 56G tanks(tall). It has been up and running 3 years and is now rather heavily planted. I have lost some fish over the years and am thinking I could add a few back now to restock but hoping for variety. I have 2 turquoise rainbows 2 parkinsons rainbows 5 serpae...

I have one of the MarlineLane 56G tanks(tall). It has been up and running 3 years and is now rather heavily planted. I have lost some fish over the years and am thinking I could add a few back now to restock but hoping for variety. I have 2 turquoise rainbows 2 parkinsons rainbows 5 serpae...

I just upgraded my 56 gallon to a 75 and moved my fish. I just moved over the 250 watt heater I had before but I am unsure if this is enough for the larger tank. Given the extra length should I be looking to get another 250 for the other side of the tank or something similar. I tend to keep...

I have a 36g bowfront community tank and a 56 gallon tall cichlid tank currently. On black Friday I picked up a new 75 gallon tank set for a good price. I would like to move the cichlids from my 56G tank into this one and then upgrade my community tank to the 56 gallon to give them some more...

I have 3 tanks in my house. A 55 with African Cichlids a 36 community and a 10 gallon tank with Cichlid fry. I was out of the country and had someone watching my tanks when Hurricane Matthew hit and killed our power. By the time the fish sitter got back the batter aerator on the main cichlid...

I am having an issue with one of my black neons. My wife notice today that it was swimming oddly basically vertically with his head up . Seems to be swimming swiftly in small bursts about midlevel of the tank. His gills seem to be sticking out a good bit. It is possible his back is bent slickly...

I have a 55 gal tank with an assortment of Peacocks in it (12) they are all still juvi's. Two weeks ago I did my normal weekly water change of 25-30% and left for the day. I didn't realize that I had forgotten to turn the filters back on (one hob one canister) . Approx 27 hours later I got back...

Doing my weekly 25% water change in my 56 gallon aquarium I usually turn my filters off off so they aren't sucking air(heater is on same power strip). Towards the end I must have got distracted and forgot to turn them back on. About 26 hours later when I got home I noticed the water was very...

I have a logistical question. I have a new tank I am setting up. I know I should rinse PFS before putting in the tank but I also have to pile up and likely silicone a few rocks as well since this will be a cichlid tank. Would I be better off rinsing the sand and just leaving the wet sand in...

I just got a 56g column tank for Christmas. Given the limited area I have left this was the only size I could fit in the room. I haven't begun the cycle yet though I do plan on cheating some and pulling some of the media from my community tank to seed this one but either way there is time. I...

I have a 36g bow front using the Aqueon HOB filter that came with it. I was thinking of getting a canister filter instead especially after this noisy HOB just randomly stopped pumping water one day and had to be taken apart before it restarted. I have it narrowed down to two that are close to...

Greetings, I have a 36gal bow front that has been running 8 months or so the stock HOB filter does a good enough job but the cartridge is pretty much end of life. I want to change it because it is falling apart but the problem is I am leaving on vacation in 2 weeks. I will have someone...

I have a 36G bowfront tank with several fish in it. I typically do 10 gal water changes a week. Problem is I will be going on vacation and will be out of town for 16 days. The person that will be dropping in to feed the cats and such will not be able to do water changes and will likely have...

Ok brief history. Had a few black neons come down with Ich. Raised temp to 86 and has been there 2 weeks. I had a dwarf honey gourami die though think she might have been sick when I got her as she was pooing long white poo almost immediately. Because I didn't know how to medicate after that...

I seem to have a relatively high PH right out of the tap but it seems even higher in tank. I am wondering if rocks like these could be raising PH? Kind of hard to tell with the testkit but I am assuming it's about 7.5 given the blueish color on the API kit.

I foolishly got a couple fish from the LFS and foolishly assumed that since they came from the same tank my healthy fish had come from that they were healthy. I know now I was wrong (and I purchased a 10gal tank for any future QT's). Shortly after the fish arrives I noticed white spots on the...

While feeding my fish last night a couple of my black Neons decided to come into the light(they usually hang out toward the back top of tank where it is darker) and I noticed some white spots on their tail fins. After close inspection it looks like 2 of them with some a speck or two possible on...

Not looking to go crazy just figured a few small live plants might be preferable to the plastics. I have a small java fern mixed in with the plastic ones and I like the look. I have an aqueon 36 gal bowfront with the stock light which is a 24inch t8 17w bulb. What would be a good option for...

Just finished up cycling my tank. I have 6 serpae tetras 6 red eye tetras 6 black neon tetra and an albino bristlenose(does he need driftwood) I would like a couple more fish. I would really like German Blue rams, are they best in pairs? I have thought of dwarf/fire gourami will they go...

Are there canopies around for 36g bow fronts that would do a better job of protecting fish from cats that don't behave? The cats seem to be into everything once everyone is asleep and the last thing I want them to do is go fishing.

Reading up on the cycling it says to speed things up you can borrow filter media from another existing aquarium to speed things up. My question is will a small outdoor pond do? I have a preform plastic molded pond, could I grab a couple of the balls from the filter to speed things along?

I haven't had an aquarium in 21 years so when my wife surprised me with an Aqueon 36g bowfront kit for Christmas I was quite excited. I am looking for some stocking advice. I know the tank needs to be cycled but I am looking for some ideas as to what will work best in here. My wife really...

Hi all, Haven't had an aquarium in over 20 years and just got a new one for Christmas. Trying to get back into the swing of things and remember all I have forgotten. Mark