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my friend just gave me this little guy and he didnt know what it was..i wanna give this guy a proper home but 1st i need to know what it is ..any idea?

im planning on keeping them by themselves ..yup, they're both available to me

sorry about that ..Carinotetraodon lorteti

well ..i have a 30g and was planning to get a puffer..either a red eye puffer or a dragon(humpback) puffer.. i wanted to know what your opinions are on which one to get ..i know that the dragon is alot less active but does get bigger ..and the red eye active but smaller ..im kinda leaning...

i have java fern and anubius nana in my tank ..i heard its usually fast growing plants that would make a difference in algae growth ..but yeah ill make sure to cut down on the water changes

thanks! i feed every other day and i usually do a 20% water change everyday should i increase it to 50%? ill give the shrimps a try :D

i have 12g with 2 german rams and 7 neon tetras and there has been some hair algae and brown algae growing in my tank ..i was wondering if i can add a fish that would eat both of these in there ..but if not, what should i do?

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i have 12g with 2 german rams and 7 neon tetras and there has been some hair algae and brown algae growing in my tank ..i was wondering if i can add a fish that would eat both of these in there ..but if not, what should i do?

i have a 12g with 7 neons and just added 2 rams three days ago ..when i 1st put them into the tank they seemed to be perfectly fine but then the following 2 days all they have been doing is hiding ..and seem to be breathing heavily ..i wasnt too sure what was happening so i checked my parameters...

i have hard water and im planning to get some rams ..i heard that filter peat can make water softer so im gonna have to know about it if imma use it ...hmmm 1st is it ok if i use it in an AC mini filter? how much do i need to put? does it have to be replaced monthly? anything else that i need to...

im trying to make a lightstrip out of stuff that i can find around the house..hopefully itll turn out good :D ..will it be safe to make one out of cardboard? im kinna iffy about it cuz i dont know if it would catch on fire or something ..maybe im being a lil paranoid? ..i dunno.. well heres the...

hmm ..i already got puffers and i kinda want rams but i cant find any around my area ...but shellies seem VERy interesting after reading that site ..does anyone have any pictures of a shelldwelling tank? oh and is it ok if i put driftwood in there? cause i have a spare piece and i dont want it...

hmm ..i just found another 10g and im wondering what i should put in it ..im kinna looking for some bigger fish ..maybe a good mating pair? or one big fish? ..any suggestions?