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Yes it’s 21 inches in height but there’s about 1.5/2 inches of gravel. So the beams work is better for plant growing??

So I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront freshwater aquarium with a Current USA Freshwater LED light on top. I am reading online that while it’s a serviceable light, if you’re looking to help with plant growth. This isn’t the best light. So my question is my current light sufficient or should...

I recently went into my LFS for some new plants since my setup was severely lacking them and I missed the beautiful natural look. Anyways, while I was there one of the workers there told me that to feed plants easily just take an algae water and bury it deep in the substrate near the plant...

I've been finding mixed reviews on female swordtails right now and yeah sorry about that. Every time I tried to get a good picture she moved. Someone's camera shy:p here is a better one I think Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I picked up what I thought was a platy for my tank. She is very pretty and I noticed a little more slender than my other two platys but I thought "eh probably just a variation". However as I watched her swim with my other platys I noticed just how much more slender she is and she is slightly...

So I'm looking into some new fish and I've had gold barbs in the past. However I always like to put my stock into AqAdvisor as a rough guideline and for some reason one gold barb adds about 6-8% to the stocking level. Are gold barbs poop machines because I know they don't get very big at all...

Hey guys! Just an update! I'm setting out today to get some jungles cars and a new cave in the hopes of perhaps creating a more kulhi friendly aquarium :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thank you everyone for your help! I'm glad it's such a hardy plant! And I would like to just move the whole decoration but I want to get rid of it completely and add the cave so my fish have more places to hide :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Quick question. I currently have a thriving Anubias plant that has some roots firmly grasped on this one decoration in my aquarium. I've tried to pull it off gently for fear of damaging the plant but it is really on their strong. I want to remove this decoration and add a cave in its place but I...

Thank you everyone for your advice! Very helpful! Just a quick question. I've found some jungle Val and I want to add it to my tank. Everywhere I'm reading is that it is incredible hard to kill. Like I said above I don't add any co2 and just have a bubble bar. In theory, should the jungle var...

I do not add CO2 at all but the Anubias continue to sprout new leaves. Any advice on how to add CO2? And really? I always thought the bubble bar was good for the plants cause it provided oxygen :O That's a good tid bit of information to keep in the memory bank:)

I was doing some exploring on this site and just love the look of a heavily planted aquarium. My current set up has 3 flourishing anubias and one sword growing well but I want to add some more tall growing, background plants. I'm looking for a fast growing, hardy, difficult to kill (I don't have...

I have 3 each of 3 different types of Cories and they all school together. I think as long as they are of similar size and/or color they will school together. For example, I have one serpae tetra from my old setup and he schools with my cherry barbs. While ideally, they might prefer their own...

Thank you everyone for all of your advice! Incredibly helpful. I'm thinking I might add some more plants and hold off on the kulhis and see how that goes. I'd love to add driftwood but I'm not sure if I have the room.

Thank you! And the tank is a 36g bow front! So you'd recommend to pass on the coolies?

Alright so the coolie (or kulhi) loach has been one of my most sought after fish ever since I started keeping an aquarium. They are just so unique in behavior and appearance that I've always wanted them. Unfortunately, where I am located don't frequently stock coolie loaches. However, a LFS...

My nitrate readings are somewhere between 20-40ppm and I would like to get it lower closer to 0. I'm concerned that they're partially decaying leaves are contributing to it

Hey everyone! I have two well established plants in my 36G freshwater tank. I believe they are a form of Anubias and they are absolutely thriving. New leaves almost weekly and roots are spreading like wildfire! It really looks beautiful. However, some of the older leaves are partially dying...

Guppies are beautiful fish but I tend to shy away from them because of their tendency to be overbred and be very fragile by the time they get to your aquarium. I'd maybe sub in some extra platys instead. They provide beautiful color but are far hardier than guppies. I'd also sub in 3-4 ottos for...

So if I was to add more you'd suggest I add some Cories or like someone else mentioned more serpae tetras? Thank you for your input btw :)

Alright so I've got an establish 36g aquarium with a Magnum350 canister filter and I've got it stocked with the following: 5 zebra Danio 2 silver tip tetras 3 bronze Cory cats 3 peppered Cory cats 3 Oto cats 3 cherry barbs 3 platys 1 serpae tetra (left over fish from when I redid my tank in...

I've been thinking of getting a pair of guppies for my community tank. However I've been doing some research and it seems like even though they're touted as being very hardy fish they actually are not because of their constant breeding for color. What are your guys experience with guppies? Are...

I have an old serpae tetra in my community tank and he has this weird white pimple like growth on the side of his body. He is as lively as ever and shows no signs of illness or anything aside from this growth. Water parameters are all where they are supposed to be. He is at least a year old. Any...

Thank you everyone for your input. I reduced the lighting time to only 7-8 hours and just after one day I already see the brown coating thinning. Thank you for your input!:)

In my established 36 gallon bow front tank I have black gravel in my tank but for some reason there is this brownish coating over just the gravel in the tank. I have 3 separate air stones functioning fully, an LED light that gives at least 12-16 hours of light to the tank. I also have 6 Cories...