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Ok, how do they do this? I see one Tiger Barb I have that is stressed out and color faded while another one constantly chases and nudges it. When the chaser (male I assume?) nudges next to the other one, they both kinda vibrate quite rapidly as the chaser seems to attempt to "curl" around the...

I would like to get some snails for my tank but I have a question or two about it. I really like the MTS so I'll probably try and get some of those. Is there any snails that anyone recommends staying away from? I don't have any live plants inside the tank right now. I may get some later on...

I just checked the params in my new tank and the pH is at 7.5. This is higher than my other 29 gal tank which is currently at 7.0. I do, however, have a piece of Malaysian driftwood in the new tank (75 gal) but it is a smaller piece (approx. 7" X 4" or so... a little knot w/ a hole). Would...

What's the safest and easiest way to net a fish? I'm soon to move mine over to their new home (once the new net comes in) and I'm wondering the best way to do it. Is it safe to net all fish and if not, how do you move them then? All LFS 's I've ever been to net everything but I've heard they...

How should I move my fish from their current 29 gal home to their new, spacious 75 gal mansion? I don't think I need to acclimate them to the new tank water if they're roughly the same temperature do I? If I do, I don't have any fish store bags. I do have some single gal size bags... (of the...

I'm planning on getting some loaches (I know they eat snails) and I plan on getting some snails. I like the MTS but have heard they are harder for them to eat. Will they eradicate the snail population completely or no? I'd like to be able to keep both the snails and the loaches. Any...

I'm wanting to get some loaches in my tank once I get the fish moved over. I like both the yo yo loaches as well as the clown loaches so I'm wondering if it would be ok to get 2 of each? The tank is 75 gal and liveaquaria.com says the clown loaches need at least 50 gal. I know the yo yo's...

I'll soon be moving my fish from their current 29 gal tank to the new 75 gal tank I have and I'm wondering if they'll be ok with the new substrate they'll be introduced to. The tank they're in now is all gravel and the new 75 gal has PFS as the substrate. There won't be any problem with...

I recently purchased a big bag of decorative rocks for my 75 gal fishtank. What kind of prep do I need to do with them before adding. Should I boil them for a bit or what? I'm not sure what type of rock it is but the bag says Mountain Cascade Rounds (bought from Lowe's). The bag says they're...

I just connected my new XP3 in my new tank last night and the only media I have in it right now is the media that came with it which is Bio Chem Zorb and some 20 and 30 PPI foam sheets. I need some of the bio chem stars or ceramic rings, right? If so, how many should I get? I'm looking into...

Ok, I just bought a used 75 gal tank and now have it set up but I'm questioning the size. The lady I bought it from said she "thought" it was a 75 gal tank but she wasn't exactly sure. It was her brother's tank and he died about 2 years ago. I bought the tank and a custom built stand from...

How do I clean the dark biological and mineral deposits on my artificial plants? I think I heard once that you can mix a solution and soak them in it and it will come off but I can't remember what that solution was. I see a product that I can buy called plastic plant cleaner that will do it...

Just bought a new 75 gal tank and custom made stand and going to pick it up next weekend. I'm planning on using PFS for the substrate but unsure of how much to buy. I'm planning on stopping by the pool store tomorrow to pick up a filter for my swimming pool that I've already bought and been...

I noticed a few days ago that one of my Tiger Barbs color had started to fade a little bit. After I got home from work today and looked at the tank, I noticed that some of the other Barbs have faded a bit as well. One has faded a lot! The black lines are very faint on him (or her). I have 6...

Ok, I'm having trouble finding a good buy on a fishtank setup for me to upgrade from my current 29 gal system. I've found a couple on Craigslist only to find out they've been sold and then was about to close the deal on a nice 90 gal setup and then the owner changed their mind about selling it...

I'm wondering about my Albino Chinese Algae Eater. When I first bought him, (probably 2 years ago) I bought 2 of them and they were both the same size and color... the normal albino pinkish/orange color. One seemed to grow like a weed and the other one hardly at all. Probably 6 months or so...

I bought my Striped Raphael probably 7-8 months ago and I haven't seen him eat.... ever! He doesn't come out when I feed and I've even fed algae wafers after dark and he never even moves out of his hiding spot (which is clung, upside down under my piece of artificial driftwood). What does he...

Had my little Gold Nugget Pleco for exactly a week and now he's gone. :cry: I got home late last night and he was there... alive and sucking on the side of the tank like he always did. Got up this morning and he was there... stiff body swaying in the current near the bottom. Not sure what...

I'm looking into buying this aquarium I found on Craigslist. It's a 65 gallon aquarium with a wooden stand and canopy w/ built in lights. The stand and canopy were bought at an aquarium store. Looks like a nice setup to me. He says it has a built in overflow and a 10g sump in the stand...

I'm looking to possibly buy a used 65 gallon tank w/ stand and canopy but it doesn't include a filter. So... what is the best filter to buy and what to stay away from? I currently use a AquaClear HOB filter for my 29 gallon and I've had no problems with it. Any recommendations? I'm looking...

I have a 29 gallon tank now and am looking to upgrade to at least a 55 gallon soon. I'm looking into a sand substrate and getting a piece of the Malaysan driftwood for decoration... still undecided whether or not I want to attempt to tackle live plants. I currently have a Striped Raphael in...

I'm looking out for a Gold Nugget Pleco and I see they like to munch on wood. Well.... I don't have any driftwood in my tank at the moment. Do they actually require it? I have an artificial piece in the tank now. The entire tank is artificial w/ the plants and structures.

I just purchased a Blue Crayfish to go in my tank and now I'm a little concerned that he will attempt to eat some of my fish. The guy at the fish store told me that they can possibly try and catch smaller fish but he's seen them be ok in tanks as well... with fish larger than them. The only...

Hi all... I found this site through Google and thought it looked like a good place to get some of my questions answered. I've had my first tank here for just about one year and I've noticed that some of the fish I've purchased, which I usually buy in at least quantities of 2 or more, have...