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I have attached a photo of what can really only be described as an open wound/sore on one of my gold barbs. Another one has a kind of whitish patch where this ones sore is. They are the only 2 of the 6 barbs to have this affliction. Also none of the other fish seemed to be affected and the 2...

Would getting a brand new filter cause an ammonia spike/bio crash though? The tank is well established and cycled for about 6 months now.

I have attempted to clean it off and seems to spin again for about a day and then stops. I will try putting back in on an angle. In a follow up question when/if I decide to switch the cartridge would it be a good idea to leave both cartridges in at the same time until the new one builds up...

the way the cartridges are built for this specific filter the carbon is built in and would be almost impossible to completely remove. i do rinse the filter weekly in aquarium water when i do my pwc's and gravel vacuums. i have attached a picture of the filter with the cartride so you can see...

In my 36 gallon tank I have an HOB MarineLand Penguin 200B filter with a biowheel. This specific filter is rated for 50 gallons. I have noticed that after going a while without changing the filter cartridge the wheel stops spinning. Im assuming this is because the build up of bacteria within...

I have a school of 6 gold barbs in my tank and they are great. Always near the front, very active and playful. Best part is they all are different looking. Each one has its own personality and distinguishable characteristics.

Do these fish have an abnormally large bioload for their size? On AqAdvisor 6 of them, without any other fish, would constitute a 65% stocking level in a 36g bowfront tank with a MarineLand Penguin 200B filter (50 gallon). This just seems very high to me and was curious to hear anyone elses...

My red tail is "grazing" on all objects in my tank at almost all times of day and night and eats literally anything I give him but his favorite is definitely shrimp pellets and algae tabs. As with being aggressive the only problem I've ever had is with my Dwarf Gourami. Would chase him all...

I have 6 gold barbs, 6 cardinal tetras, a dwarf gourami, and a red tailed black shark with my angel. The angel went after the cardinals a little bit when I first introduced them into the tank. But only for the first few hours or so and now they get along perfectly fine.

I have a 36 gallon tank with 6 Cardinal tetras, an Angelfish, a Dwarf Gourami, a Red Tailed Black Shark and a Clown Pleco. I recently decided to purchase a female Kribensis cichlid after doing plenty of research and using AqAdvisor. From everything I researched she should get along very well...

This weekend I purchased 5 Julii Corys from my lfs. Very cool and playful fish. I am definitely a big fan. However 4 of them tend to always hang out and swim together and 1 is all by himself. Is this normal? Would you recommend perhaps purchasing a few (2-3) more? The loner comes out and...

Yea I have been using that AqAdvisor quite a bit. It's a great tool. I was just looking for some suggestions. The amount of choices out there for the schoolers is kind of overwhelming when you're just getting started. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Schooling Fish w/ Red Tailed Black Shark & Angelfish Well technically they aren't any age. I'm in the process of cycling my new tank now and just trying to set out a plan for how I eventually want to stock my tank. After a lot of research it seems like certain danios might be my best bet...

What is a good schooling fish to keep with a Red Tailed Black Shark and an Angelfish? Basically something that wont become food for the Angelfish or the shark and won't nip at the Angelfish's fins. All the Tetra's that I research tend to be to nippy and all the Barbs I've researched tend to...

Blue Ram seems like exactly the kind of solo fish I am looking for. I kind of just assumed all Chichlids wouldn't be able to co-exist in a community tank. However, with the schooling fish I have read that Tetra's do not exist very happily with the Red Tail Shark and may nip at the fins of an...