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Can anyone tell me what this is? It literally looks like her belly has burst open and her intestines are hanging out. Anyone know what this is or what could cause it? Bacterial infection of some sort maybe? I'm worried now cause I'm starting to think that some of the other fish in the tank...

My Temp is about 77 and PH is at 8.2 naturally, but am injecting CO2, so it stays around 7.2 via my controller... any ideas what changes I should make to get more males? :) -TIA!

So we've got some Endler's that are breeding (like thats tough :) )... and we're getting about 15 females for every male. Are there any environmental factors (Temp, PH, GH, KH, etc.) that could have an impact on the sex of the fry? Any tips to get more males? Thanks! -Brad

Awesome. Is there somewhere you can point me to reading on all of these ferts? I checked the stickies, but the links are busted. Any linkys much appreciated. Thanks all, -Brad

I'm sorry, I lied. Nitrate should have read 10 - 15. Original post edited.

Ok, yeah, I figured CO2 is the next step and have been looking into pressurized systems. Hopefully I can get one on there in the next couple of weeks or so. Not dosing any ferts... should I be? Interesting about the hardness levels... so things like Equilibrium, Acid Buffer, and Alkaline...

First off, a little back ground. Its a 29 gallon with 65 watts of 6700k light on it. Currently there are a couple of anubia (both seem to be stalled, growth wise) and a couple of crypts. One is monstrous (although it looks a bit pale), the other is tiny and doesnt grow at all. No CO2, no regular...

I've got a preggo swordtail too. I noticed the gravid spot this past Saturday. How long should I expect before first noticing the gravid spot until birth? Thanks! -Brad

Thanks! :D Go figure... thats the one thats under the actinic bulb in the back! But yeah, that one has grown quite a bit. My Cories and my Kuhlis love that plant for cover! :) I think I will go ahead and replace the actnic and see what happens. I just looked up a 6700K replacement bulb for...

My tank has been up and running since about March 1 and I feel as if I've had pretty good success with it. Its a community tank with a few plants. Haven't lost one fish very stable water parameters... its been really easy to care for and very enjoyable to have. My question is this. Other...

Heh.. and yes... it is an art. I end up with the PooF white cloud of DE in the tank... no worries, its inert and doesnt hurt fish. Just leave it run with the PooF in there and it clears itself up... So Newfound, whats the best way to prime that you've found?

OMG thats hilarious! Hahaha... Man I wish you would have gotten a picture of it. Sounds like you could have cut it with a knife!!!! Hahhaha. Anyway, glad to hear its working and that you're as satisfied with yours as I am with mine. I've got the day off tomorrow, so I'm going to see if I...

Hi Newfound- I'd guess that either 1 of 2 things is happening here... You arent getting ALL of the air out of it at the priming stage, or much more likely (from your report) that its just getting mega cloged really quick which is creating a bigger vacum and allowing more air to be built up...

Thats what I ended up with, the Vortex D-1. My recent thread on it which has been mentioned here can be found at this link: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=77630 Only thing I will say negative is that the documentation is terrible. Heh, the box even says "All New 13 Page Color...

Will the Apple Snail mess with my plants? I'm lightly planted, low light, but will be looking to upgrade lighting and go with more plants soon. Thanks Jchillin!!!