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I got 5 male rosy barbs a few months back. The fish store guy said a school of all males would be ok... But now they are going through periods of very aggressive chasing. Though they don't seem to target other species, it looks like one of my schwartzi corys has an injury, and wonder if he got...

The air pump is a whisper 10. I was thinking of running both the hob and the sponge until there is enough bacteria in the sponge. Would this sponge be enough? XinYou Aquarium Biochemical Sponge Filter Fish Tank Air Pump XY-2821...

I have a male Betta in a 10 gallon with an aquaclear 20 for a filter. Even at the lowest flow setting, I think it's too much flow for him. We are going to add a school of 8 neon tetras soon (he's a mellow betta, has lived with small tetras before with no issues). I am considering switching to a...

Hopkinton MA. Probably will do the switch this weekend. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks! Anyone want about 50lbs of eco-complete?? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a 55 gallon lightly planted community tank set up since February. When we decided to get corys, we made a little sand beach for them. Now I'm thinking of switching the entire substrate to pool sand. I like the plants, but our tank is low tech and I'm fine with slow growing plants. I'm...

I have a pretty mellow male Betta who lives peacefully with some Pygmy cories, ember tetras and CPDs. Was thinking about getting a male endler because they are so cute. Worried that the Betta would eat him, anyone have experience with that? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks, think I'm going to slowly ditch the peat. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

My PH is normally about 7.4. When I got a little school of Pygmy corys, the LFS said I should try to lower the ph to 6.5 ideally. Peat did seem to bring it down, everyone settled in (been about a month) but I'm wondering if it would be better to not mess with the peat and just strive for...

Brookster, how do feed the daphnia or cyclops? Are those live foods? Or can you get them frozen or freeze dried? I'm new to this; just got 6 CPDs and 6 Pygmy corys for a 10 gallon planted, based on all the nice things I saw about them on this forum. They are all a little shy about eating still...

Thanks, Caleb. I think we are going to just try one male. Don't want to push our luck on stocking capacity or aggression issues. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Would love some advice on completing our 55 gallon with Pearl Gouramis. Did a fishless cycle, have been gradually adding fish since January. Currently we have: 7 Black Phantom Tetras 6 Panda corys 6 otos 6 platys 2 girl guppies Everyone plays well together and it's a peaceful tank. Would...

I just found out I don't have Madagascar lace--I have apons. I was kind of debating between the finnex planted plus and the current satellite plus. Is there much difference in what I could grow between those two lights? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I love your tank! Feels very primordial. People on this forum and at LFS said that eco complete was OK for corys, that the main thing is to keep it fairly clean. But then we watched too many cute videos on YouTube of corys snuffling around in the sand and huffing sand out through their gils. So...

I'm a newbie with a 55 gallon planted aquarium. Eco-complete, root tabs, flourish 2x per week. Currently have a marineland double bright led that came with it from craigslist. The guy I bought it from did not have plants, lights do not extend full length of the tank (extension legs, I think the...

Wow, Stacey, we just have little fish, can't imagine them pushing river rocks around! So far, everyone seems to like the sand patch and the corys are napping there right now, in a little pile. They are goofy. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So we tried creating a beach for the Cory's last night. We cleared out a section of the gravel in a corner, the cut out some plastic water jugs to create a "wall" on the other end. Then we mounded river rocks to provide more of a barrier. Who knows if we'll be able to keep it from mixing in the...

I have a planted 55 gallon tank with eco complete substrate. Just got 6 panda cities over the weekend, and am now feeling a little bummed that they don't have a sand substrate. Do not want to redo the entire substrate bit wondering if it's possible to make a sanded area for them. Has anyone ever...

Thanks! The smell scared me at first, but I guess fertilizer doesn't usually smell great. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I ordered a bottle of Flourish online. Then we got 4 feet of snow in one week...by the time the we finally got the delivery, it had frozen solid, and burst the seal on the bottle and leaked a little. It's dethawing now, and I'm wondering if it's still OK to use once it's back to normal. It's...

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Right now Freddy the mosquito fish is sharing a 4 gallon tank with two girl guppies. He was a bit of a jerk at first, but has since apologized and is behaving like a gentleman. Can't wait to see the look on his face when he gets into the 55 tank for the first time. He's done pretty well for a...

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Thanks. I really appreciate you took the time to help! I am using Eco complete as my substrate--will that be ok for the pandas? And I'm. Thinking about maybe getting platies instead of the cardinal tetras. Would that work? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm stocking a newly cycled 55 gallon, and would love advice on the best plan to add and acclimate fish. I have a mosquito fish and 2 girl guppies (from my daughter's school--got us started on this whole fish thing) Am thinking about: 1 Pearl gourami 5 Boeseman rainbows 10 cardinal tetras 5...