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I have been remiss in reporting in on the status of my first tank. I truly appreciate ALL the help I received in getting it started. Here is a brief summary of things that went well (and some that didn't): (1) Purchased 23 Fish from local Petsmart (2) Dumped in BioSpria and the fish all at one...

I am fairly new to this forum and know nothing about fish but I do know about spouses and their attachment to flooring (I have pine floors that I was threatened about hurting with my aquarium). I purchased 2 of the Coarlife "screamers" that detect water leaks - 1 for inside the cabinet and 1...

What a newby I am! I called around to my LFS trying to find some anti-parasite medication and one very knowledgeable person asked what the parasite symptoms were and after I told him he kind of laughed and said it was probably just poop! (same as JDogg suggested). I will hold off on the...

Parasite Clear Question... I think I have some kind of parasite (see my post for help today on my current situation). I am off at my lunch break to find some of the Jungle Labs products to get started on tonight with the poor little fishes. My question is do the fish need to be in a QT tank...

I have a sunburst Platy that is only a little over an inch long with about a 2 inch long "worm" hanging out of the poop hole. The other Platy I have has a noticible thing barely coming out of the same place. WHAT IS THIS YUCKY THING? I lost a zebra danio this morning as well. I have set my...

I have the Current fixture and my husband has already complained that he can hear it our bedroom that is across the house and upstairs. It is definitely the fan making the noise and it is not "off kilter" or anything - just loud. I am not an electrician by any means but I wonder how hard it...

Thanks to all the advice I have received so far on this board -- I was able to at least get my 75g tank set up and stocked but I am having a few issues (it couldn't go perfectly now could it!) I set up the tank on Sunday 4/30 and added the following plants: 2 Java's 8-10 Anachris 8 dwarf...

Now I am back on the fence again regarding the plants! I think I will get a different light fixture (maybe the four-light, 3 plug one that was suggested) and get enough wattage so that if I do want to attempt plants at some point I don't have to change anything out. Or, maybe I will just dump...

Again, many thanks for the advice so far! I picked up my stand, canopy and tank yesterday after work and dropped it by the store to get painted. Today I hit the craft store and bought some iridescent aqua and deep blue glass paint and have experimented sponge painting and "dripping" them on...

Thanks for all the wonderful advice so far! Based on information from this forum and some more reading I am narrowing down the options. Since my last post I found and purchased at my independent LFS a 75 gallon aquarium with stand and canopy. I know I only was going to start with around 50 but...

Wow! I didn't know I was going to start a political discussion on the keeping of fish! Not that this needs to be clarified but here it is....I am starting an aquarium because I like my children to learn about and have respect for all things in nature and a something as simple as a fish tank can...

To elaborate on my thinking on the "least" maintenance issue.... (1) During the week will only have a few minutes, most likely in the morning, to check the tank and feed the fish. I am hoping that once the cycle is complete we will not need to do daily water tests but I will rely on the advice...

My 9yo daughter and I are launching off into the world of aquaria and need some help. We are a very busy family of four and cannot spend significant amounts of time on daily maintenance of a tank. I would like to purchase a series of quality components that will work together to provide the...