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Hello all, I decided to start a build thread on my new SW pico tank. I have boldly started a pico tank so to be able to take something with me when I depart for college. Allow me to explain everything so far. The tank is an Eclipse System 3. It is an all in one system meaning the filter is...

Does anybody have any idea what this is? Is it bad? It has moved around on the shell and it wasn't there yesterday.

So I have never owned a saltwater tank but have always been fascinated. I think I'm ready to try. I have a forty gallon tank but that is my current South American freshwater setup and so I am going to have to go nano for my first saltwater. My size options are a 10 gallon with a horrible light...

Help? What's this mean? He's been very inactive too.

So I recently restocked my 40 gal and was wondering if any y'all had any suggestions to make it even cooler and also to shoot down any of my ideas that are imprudent. Here we go: Tank: 40 gal regular Temp: 80 F Parameters: 0 across the board (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) pH: good question I...

Hey all, My convict pair spawned and there is a lot of fry. I am hoping to get rid of them and will sell them (or give them away) to anyone interested. I prefer doing trades. But price is $1.50/fish at the max. Local pickups only (Northern Virginia) because I don't know how to ship fish. PM...

Hey all! I am a freshwater guy who has yet to get into the saltwater scene. I was looking through my tank stuff and saw that I have a 3 (yes 3) gallon tank with filter and everything and I thought "is it possible for that to be my first saltwater?" Maybe one or two fish? maybe a small live rock...

If the picture isn't good enough, this Firemouth has a fairly wispy dorsal which implies male, but there is also almost no red on the belly, which implies female. Any ideas? Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Hey guys, Quick question. Is there a fast and easy (and possibly cheating) way to get rid of algae on tank rocks and plants besides the obvious taking things out and scrubbing? It is brownish and doesn't really grow on the walls or sand but only on my rocks and plant leaves. You can see tracks...

Here is my current setup: 40 gal 300 gph filtering 4 hornwort 1 anubias 1 melon sword 5 Firemouth juvies (yet to pair, if they do 3 will be rehomed) 5 tiger barbs 5 Kuhli loaches 1 zebra danio 1 mystery snail My question is this: which should I add more of first, kuhlis or tigers? because I...

Hey guys, I just noticed that one of my juvie firemouths has a torn pectoral fin. Do they heal? Is this a result of one of his buddies? Maybe during feeding time? Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Just like the title... Are there any good bottom feeders for cichlid tanks? 40 gal 300 gph filtering heated 80 F 5 firemouths 5 tiger barbs 1 resilient zebra danio 1 assassin snail 1 Japanese moss 1 anubias 1 other plant name unknown Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Is it hard? Does anyone know how to successfully sex and then breed them? I have a small school of 5 (3 normal, 2 albino) but the stick together. They are the target fish for the aggression of the firemouths in my 40 gal tank. But it would be cool to breed them too. Sent from my iPod touch...

My albino tiger barb is breathing rapidly while just drifting at the bottle of my tank next to the heater. What is up with him? He wouldn't really respond to anything, barely responds to other fish. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

My new firemouths haven't learned to come to the surface for flake food. How do I get food to them? If I try submerging the flake food the other fish (my tiger barbs) get to it still before the firemouths who only get a little. If I use sinking wafers they are still not very interested and the...

Is it possible to have a planted cichlid tank or will they just dig it all up? I have two plants in with my firemouths and they had done much to them and I was wondering if I could get more. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

What plant is this? I got it to put in my cichlid tank and was wondering if it would grow. It doesn't have any roots. Just stalks. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Hey guys, I have always wanted to breed fish but then have always wondered what to do with the offspring. Thus i have considered selling. Is there any freshwater fish that is especially easy and pretty profitable too to breed? Right now I am trying my hand at Firemouth cichlids. Sent from my...

What is this? Does anyone know? Sorry for the bad picture. It has a spiral shell of dark brown and tan that comes to a point. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Does it look better to have a background for a tank that is up against a wall or not? Here is mine but I am contemplating takin off the background. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Hey I am new as of yesterday. Didn't realize we were supposed to do this. But here I am! I have been an enthusiast for a few years now. I love freshwater setups but will want to try saltwater in the future. Current tank: 40 gal (36 wide 24 tall 12 deep) Aqueon 30 and 10 (total 300 gph) All...

Has anyone had any experience breeding firemouths successfully? I am interested in doing so and will try to get some good pictures so maybe someone can sex them if that's possible. Thanks. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Has anyone had any experience breeding firemouths successfully? I am interested in doing so and will try to get some good pictures so maybe someone can sex them if that's possible. Thanks. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Hey everyone! Anyone have any good stocking schemes to add to a 40 gal with 300 gph filtering, three young firemouths and three tiger barbs? Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice