Recent content by brianwestchest

Yeah. That's what I was thinking. They all seem to be healthy. I was expecting the guy losing his color to get sick. But, he's behaving fine.

I have three Green Tiger Barbs that I've had for about 4 months now. Two males and a female. In spite of all the warnings, they've been great community tank mates with my other fish. But, I have noticed one of the males has lost just about all of the orange he once had. I thought he might be...

I appreciate the response. I want more light not just for the plants but also to make the tank appear brighter. I don't want to get into CO2 dosing. I will look into trace elements for the tank though.

I bought a normal output Coralife T5 fixture with a 6700 K bulb and a 10000K bulb. I'm not happy with the amount of flight it puts out. I have a black hood on my tank. My plants started out growing fairly fast. I have low-light plants, anubias, java fern, Christmas Moss, etc. But, they're...

Mine are fine I got three (green) Tiger Barbs to start my tank. The guy at the local aquarium said they'd be fine as I added other fish. Then, I heard they were killers and that there was no way I could add other fish with them and have them be good members of the community. Well, it's about...

The guy who sold me the Tiger Barbs said he would take them back, if I like. He says the green and albino Tiger Barbs aren't as aggressive and should be OK in a community tank. So, I think I'll try them out and see how it goes. I'm really torn about the shark. I'd like to have a shark or...

I just got a 45 gallon tank that is 24" deep by 36" wide. I'd like to put in some plants. Nothing fancy. I'll look for low light plants. But, I already know my stock light that came with the hood won't be enough. I've been researching lights and came up with this site that seems to have T5 HO...

Hmm.... Well, here we go again. I actually was going to do a fish-less cycle. But, the guy at the pet store recommended I do a fish-in with a few hardy fish. When he gave me my options, I chose the Tiger Barbs because they seemed like pretty cool fish in their school. If they're going to be...

I just got a 45 gallon tank and have begun a fish in cycle with (3) Tiger Barbs per the advice of the guy at the LFS. I'm new to the fish business and need help deciding on how to stock it out. I considered salt water because the fish are more interesting and colorful. But, I didn't want to get...

Thanks. The 45 gallon long is just about the same height as a 29 gallon standard. But, it's very long and pretty shallow (front to back). It'll take up a lot more floor space and really isn't the best shape for my room. It doesn't make sense to buy it just because I'm getting a great deal on...

I'm new to the aquarium hobby. It's a long story. But, over the course of the last three months, I've acquired the 10 gallon and 40 gallon tanks in my profile. I got great deals on both (well one was free). Now, I'm thinking about setting up a tank in my office. The guy who sold me the 40...

I think I have my two tanks stabilized now. I bought a water test kit and am testing regularly for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. Nitrates are in control. One tank is reading zero for ammonia and nitrites. The other is showing traces of ammonia and nitrites. I have a question about water...

Thanks again... Unfortunately, getting another tank isn't an option right now. We already have major hobby creep here. This started out as a goldfish or two for my 15 year old. Now, I'm into two tanks. We got a great bargain on the 40 gallon tank with all the fish, filter, heater, stand...

thanks Thanks for the words of wisdom. We'll have some decisions to make. The 10 gallon tank we got for free from a friend. When we went to our local pet store, they told my wife and the girls that they could put goldfish in it. So, we got it all set up and went down to the story to buy...

My girls wanted goldfish as a hobby. So, we picked up a 10 gallon tank and (3) common goldfish. We've had them for about three months and no problems so far. About a month ago, we got a 39 gallon tank from a friend. The tank came fully stocked with fish, the filter, heater, gravel...