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    Betta and Angelfish?

    Although, I had introduced them to the tank at the same time. The angles were big like a nickel at the time.
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    Betta and Angelfish?

    Care to explain why not male? I have 4 angels, 1 male Betta and 3female in a 50G. Got tetras and Cory's as well.
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    5 goldfish in a 30 gallon.

    Whatever you do, don't release them in river/lake!
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    Filter recommendation

    I definitely love my ehiem canisters for my tanks. Though, I hated my 2217 because intake is directly at the bottom of the can and needs to be primed as you close it. So I got a 2228 for 25$. Lady said it was leaking, so I replaced the rubber seal and its been working for the past 2 years.
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    CanisterFilter Maintenance Question

    I usually clean my canister once a month. All media gets old tank water rinse, but fine filter pads either gets replaced or rinsed under tap.
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    What plants are good for aquarium, fresh water?

    That's a lot of goldfish for this tank...
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    Sponge Prefilters

    You have to rinse the heck out of the prefilter sponge. Else, you can use the mesh liked above. I got some off eBay for a dollar each or use an aquaclear 20 sponge and cut a hole in it. Or this works well also. https://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Media-Inserts/External/A296
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    Is this a Siamese algae eater?

    Only 6-7 months? I've had mine for a year+ now. My CAE don't bother anyone, but will try to suck on slime coat off larger fishes lile angels.
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    Do shrimp eat snails?

    Afaik, ghost shrimp will eat apple snails.
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    What kind of Light do i have?

    He meant he is following this thread. By replying to it, he will be notified when there are new replies.
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    What kind of Light do i have?

    Get this A1634 20-Watt Life-Glo 2 Fluorescent Bulb, 24-Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DHSPU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tWOlybXQACYG6 And this Aqua-GLO T8 Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb, 20 W https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002AQLRO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ZXOlyb4Q0YSTG I was suggested going with 2 different...
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    Weird shaped guppy

    I had one with deformed spine. It died pretty early
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    Weird shaped guppy

    It can. Take it out ASAP before it breeds.
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    Can a pleco live in an outdoor pond??

    You can heat a jaccuzi to 80F in the freezing Canadian winter, you can heat a pond, but it would be cost prohibitive lol
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    Newbie - Heating Advice

    I've never had problems with my heaters other than it stopped working or preset temp is no longer correct. Top pick were Aqueon and Eheim, I don't know if this is still the case. I've even had several Tetra preset heaters and they all worked fine (when they worked haha). Out of 6, one died...
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