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Hi! I’m going to be aquascaping my 26 bowfront, which I recently set back up. Last time I sort of just stuck hardy plants in it haphazardly, but this time I’d like to use some aquascaping principles to make it look a little nicer. I figured I’d ask you aquascaping aficionados. Lighting is LEDS...

Long story short... a friend ordered some Christmas moss off of Amazon it was not what they expected. Now I’m trying to revive it a little. It came in rather scraggly and brown (not to mention it smelled horrendous). I’m not exactly a plant whisperer, so I figured I’d consult those of you here...

I haven’t been around for a long time, but I’m trying to help a friend whose Betta appears to have fin rot. She keeps him in a 20 gallon planted tank in her office. She says she changes 50% of the water a couple times a month. She has a test kit and when I helped her set the tank up it was...

I’m helping a friend set up an aquarium. It is a 35 gallon tall. They’ve communicated their wants to me, which are as follows: 1) A pair of Gourami, preferably blue or yellow 2) Brightly colored schooling fish which are easy to see 3) An algae eating fish For the Gouramis, said they like honey...

I recently helped a friend move a tank. In her new office building, there’s no water source nearby. The nearest faucet is in the kitchen down a series of hallways, and the tap dispenses water incredibly slowly. Carrying a bucket all that way, back and forth, is miserable and takes a long time...

A recent pet store rescue is not doing well- he has visible fin rot, and I’ve noticed shiny gold patches on him under a flashlight, possibly velvet. I’ve put him into QT- a ten gallon with some java moss and an anubias, and two merited snail pals to help keep it clean. I can move the snails...

Today I decided to play with some clay. I haven't sculpted in a while, but I ended up having a blast sculpting a panda Cory and a land hermit crab. Thought I'd share them. :)

For those of you who have reptiles or terrestrial hermit crabs as well as your aquatic critters, I have breeding colony of isopods (Armadillidium vulgare) which has been running for around 5 months. The oldest juveniles are 5 months old and just a bit over 0.5 cm. They're captive bred, are...

Hi all, I've been looking for some pink ramshorn snails for my little sister's tank. She wants to find some that a bright pink, like bubblegum pink almost. I've seen pictures of them and I've been told they do exist. Sadly all the ones I've seen have pinkish bodies but brown shells (they look...

I was prepping the new blue dream tank for the shrimp, testing the water again, etc. It had been empty for a few days since I took my betta out. Suddenly, I saw a red cherry shrimp lounging casually on the leaves of the wisteria. I couldn't believe my eyes. How did he get there? Nothing put...

So I went to go check on the tank in my godmother's office in anticipation of the arrival of some shrimp next week. I've been busy and her office is a distance away, so I haven't been able to check on it since setting it up. I wasn't worried about it. I'd seeded it with a mature sponge from my...

I have a tank in my godmother's office I've been helping her set up. She is getting some lovely blue dream shrimp for the tank next week from a member of another forum. However, she will have to move the tank in December due to her company moving offices. I'm worried about killing/injuring the...

I got some beautiful new plants from @nirbhao. She sent me beautiful moneywort and even included some AR Mini and Rotala trimmings! :D I decided to put them in the tank and in the process decided to mess around with the plant placement in the 26 bowfront. I'm not sure how much I like my revised...

I've been enjoying seeing all the amazing bowls on the planted bowls thread... and I'm curious about starting one. I'm thinking the Walstad method might be the thing to try. But I'm wondering: What has worked for you? Do you have any tips or tricks? Which plants did you find worked well? I would...

Hi all, I was wondering when you're able to tell the gender of a mystery snail? I have an older golden one who I've determined is a female, but she's bigger than a ping pong ball. My baby snails are still smaller than a ping pong ball. Is there a certain size when one is able to tell?

I left for vacation and it appears my wisteria was not happy with the amount of light it got while I was gone. It has maybe three or so leaves left on it. It's been reduced to a stem. I wondered if there's a way I can cut it to make it grow back? The stem is still green, so I thought about...

I bought a used Eclipse Hexagon 5 on Craigslist. The lightbulb that was in the hood when I bought it didn't work. The previous owner had included another bulb she said "might go to this tank" (she has a lot of fish and reptiles, I guess it's easy to get mixed up). The second bulb was in a box...

I bought a used 5 gallon Eclipse Hexagon (yes, I suffer from More Tank Syndrome and finally gave in...) from Craigslist for a really great price. The tank is a little dirty from being in storage and could use a good clean, but I wondered if I need to replace the Biowheel? I know you're not...

I've been advising a friend on caring for her sister's betta, who recently became bloated. She thought it was constipation, so she's been feeding it peas and hoping for improvement. I warned her that it could be dropsy (though no pineconing) or a tumor, but he seemed to be getting better on the...

Hi all, I'm fairly certain this is a crypt wendtii, though I'm not sure which one. I'd love if I could get help with I.D. Sorry for the other plants in the way.

So I'll lead with this: I'm a newbie to scaping planted tanks. I have experience with planted tanks, but not with aquascaping. I've been doing some reading, but the wealth of information is overwhelming. I'm hoping for some help or mentoring in getting this project off the ground. I want it to...

I've checked out a few sites to buy plants from but wanted opinions: which is your favorite?

Hi all, I was wondering where you get your tissue culture plants? I've been browsing online retailers and I'm rather disappointed with the selection. They don't have a majority of the plants I want or many plants at all. Do you know of a site with a large selection? Thanks.

I'm helping a friend set up a tank and they've been adamant that they do not want any hitchhiking critters coming in on plants, planaria, hydra, snails or otherwise. My question is, how would you go about ensuring this? I've heard of bleach and salt dips, but wondered which is the most...

Hello all, I have six panda Corydoras who live in my 26 gallon along with some snails and red cherry shrimp. I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to breed them? I've done some research but I'd like to hear from someone who has firsthand experience with breeding corys.