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The male gouramis have sharply angled preanal fins, and the females have rounded pre-anal fins.

5.5g isn't really a lot of water. Small tanks are harder to keep, parameters can swing faster, leading to stress, illness and death. 5.5 is a perfect size for a shrimp tank, though. Maybe some yellow, cherry, crystal red shrimp? check out http://crustaforum.dedenet.de/board/index.phpfor people...

I've seen that on all driftwood and also "bowl rock" that I've put into my tank. It goes away after a couple of weeks. I think it's some kind of fungus that grows on either the decaying lichen on the rock or maybe the outer layer of wood. Either way, I've had it in 3 or 4 tanks, fish tend to eat...

Ok...keep two bottles, each a week apart on the recharge cycle. Arrange them like this: bottle -> one-way valve -> T <- one-way valve <- bottle This will allow you to keep a constant supply of CO2 in the tank. Also, pulling a bottle off won't cause a decrease in pressure, because of the one way...

Hard to say what that is. My first thought was that it was just hard water deposits, but that wouldn't show up on the sealant. Maybe some silicate-loving algae? Just monitor for leaks, I guess. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Get a bigger tank, ASAP. Ok, goldfish (and orandas are goldfish (or carp, anyway)) need a lot of water, because they put out a lot of ammonia. Very dirty fish. How often do you do water changes? How much do you change? Do you test the water? strip or liquid test? What are the test results? You...

I went out and spent ~$70 on tubing (1", I think), filter caps and T-fittings. Then I put tubing into each of my 3 tanks, connected them together and through a piece of tubing with a screw-on fitting. Each tank has a valve on it. When I need to do a water change, I put the loose end...

dkpate was extremely good when I got snails from her. I only paid for shipping, and the snails all survived, until my puffer got 'em :)

I'd sure like some, if you still have any. PM me?

I wouldn't trust it. Even if the metal isn't actually bowing (but was previously bent), you want even support over the entire bottom frame of the tank. Uneven distribution of weight WILL lead to leaks or even broken glass :/ Some folk will put a layer of foam-type insulation underneath the tank...

Ok, the numbers on the fixture are probably maximum recommended numbers. The numbers on your bulb are what you should pay attention to. 8000k means it's putting out light in a spectrum that plants crave, like brawndo. 17w means 17 watts of power is used to generate the light (or the load of...

Kuhli Loach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) is a small eel-like freshwater fish belonging to the loach family (Cobitidae). There has been no documentation of Kuhli loaches breeding in aquaria.[citation needed] hmmm....

Whoa, your khuli loaches bred? wikipedia says there're no documented cases of that happening in aquaria! Can you post pics?

WALL OF TEXT! But I appreciate the effort you expended to educate us :) Can you include some example pictures?

Also, the pre-anal fin is rounder on the female and stops more abrubtly on the male.