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Hi all! As you may know, I recently upsized my tanks and am now getting rid of my two 55's. I need to clean them up before selling (hard water and lime stains/deposits etc) and I wondered if anyone has ever used CLR? I did buy two big jugs of vinegar but someone at work suggested CLR might...

Hi all! I’m in need of some plant expertise. Last weekend I was FINALLY able to upgrade my 2 FW 55s to a 90 and a 120 short :D The 120 houses a 10 inch pleco and 4 big fancy goldies and the 90 is home to 2 silver dollars (will ultimately be 5), 3 black skirts (will ultimately be 7), 1 foot...

Good day! I've been trying to figure out the sex of my black moors but everything I've read so far says it's basically impossible to tell them apart. I've noticed though that one of them has a single anal fin and the other has a double? I was wondering if anyone might know whether this could...

Hi all! I have a question about setting up new tanks. I am upsizing my 2 55gal to 2 brand spanking new 90gal. Both 55’s have been up and running for 4 and 5 years. My question is this – if I set up each of the 90s using all the rocks, wood, plants etc and the filters (leaving all media in...

Hi all! I am hoping to find a new home for my two black moores (golf ball sized) and a 10 inch plec (fish only, no tank). I'm located in Cambridge Ontario Canada. We have two 55 gls and I'm finding it difficult to keep up the maintenance on two tanks. Please leave a message here if you're...

I've just noticed that every single one of my foods (flakes, pellets, freeze dried etc for both my tropicals and my goldies) contain 'ethoxyquin'. Knowing this chemical is carcinogenic to mammals I decided to see how it may affect fish. It is indeed toxic (see the info here...

Good day all :) I have a question I hope someone can answer. I had 3 white clouds up until 3 days ago. Now all of a sudden only 1 remains??? They were all there, perfectly healthy, swimming, eating and then presto - 2 vanished without a trace. I've checked the water - nothing is indicating...

Hello all! It’s me again with yet another question J :roll: I went out and bought myself a new 55 on the weekend which I promptly set up! (no fish yet of course). So, here's my question: I have an established 20 gal with 4 silver dollar tetras (I know – too small…that’s why I bought the...

Hello all! I recently lost my betta Jules and I thought I would buy a new 55gal to cheer myself up (Petsmart has a complete kit for only 229$). So, here's my question - would a 55 gal be large enough for 4 silver dollar tetras (each about 2-2.5 inches)??? Would it be large enough to add...

Hi all. I'm afraid my Jules is dying and I need some help. About two weeks ago I noticed his colour was fading and his appetite was diminishing. Within 2 days of noticing the colour change, his body began to puff (around the abdomen and head) and his scales pineconed. I treated him with...

I had intended to move my large plec from my 20 to my new 50 once some algae starts forming and leave my small plec in the 20 with a dwarf gourami or two. I then got to thinking I might do well to move Jules the betta from his (unheated) 3 gl to the (heated) 20 as per the coming cold winter...

Hello everyone. My name is Renée and I’m an aquariaholic. :roll: It all started 2 years ago with a 20 gal, a tiny little plec - Alfredo (who is now 8 inches and eats half an english cucumber every other day!) – and 4 little fancy goldies (2 of whom passed away, sigh). The 2 remaining -...

Hello all! I wonder if someone could help me with a question I have. I have a 3 year old (rectangular) 20 gal goldfish tank that houses 2 fairly large happy healthy fantails (nearly fist size) and 1 (one) 6 inch pleco. I recently purchased a new 50 gal for them (which is currently cycling)...