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The one on the right is fake. The small one to the left is real.

Incredible. Do you have more photos to share?

That Pet Place in Lancaster, PA, which is unbelievably big. It's about the size of a large grocery store.

It's hard to tell in the photo. I have some Tiger Barbs, Serpae Tetras, Golden Barbs, Black Skirt Tetras, Rosy Barbs, Brilliant Rasborras, Scissor Tail Rasborras, Diamond Tetras, and Zebra Danios. There are 4 snails and 3 algae eaters in the tank. The plants play a critical role in...

56 gallon tank lit up with a brand new SunDial 96 watt quad T5 HO fixture I picked up at the large petstore in PA.

Now Animated!!!

They are definitely sensitive. You have to take care not to stress them out too much or else they'll die. They have trouble when you transport them from one tank to another.

I have a Hex 5 which is quiet after initial noise. Maintenance is a pain since you have to remove the light to and plastic shield in order to do maintenance. It's best that you use an air pump with these tanks since air circulation is minimal. These tanks do look pretty though. I returned a...

Those grass mats work really well.

I think I should photoshop out the hanging turd.

Very nice substrate. I might have to make a trip to the river.

Due to the limitations of my 50mm standard lens, I went out and got a 50mm macro lens to get closer. :) Here's is one of my first photos with the new lens.

The pictures are only a few days apart, so you can see the mother about 18 hours before giving birth. I'm using a Canon EOS 10D with a variety of prime lenses, mostly a Canon 50mm f/1.8.