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In other words, what will they not get eaten by? MY current stock is Dwarf Gourami, Angelfish, black phantom tetra, clown loach, molly, platy. Will any of these eat the shrimp?

I've recently added a secondary light for my plants, but I'm noticing a lot more algea in the tank. Anyone know of any chemical additive to reduce or help remove Algea that is safe for a dozen or so fish? Or is it just something I've got to scrape out every once in a while?

Saltwater fish never cease to amaze me. I was looking in the LFS marine section today and was once again awed by the amazing cartoonish looking creatures. Just when I think I've seen them all, I see something new that just blows me away. Today I saw a porcupine puffer. And though I didn't see...

I am stocking my 30g tall and I have a preference for colorful fish for obvious reasons...The clear and silvery variety just don't do it for me (I bought 4 black phantom tetras and they are just ok...)I also prefer fish that are at least 1.5" or larger. I am not getting anything as small as a...

I introduced 2 platies to the tank a Mickey Mouse and a Sunburst. The MM platy has had various amounts of crap coming out since I put him in........Is there such thing as fish diarrhea or is this typical of platies? He is otherwise behaving fine and swimming all around.

I have two amazon swords that have been in the tank for about 6 weeks............They were doing ok, but recently they have been turning brown and don't look healthy...........The only thing I do is put in some capfuls of plantgrow once a week or so.................What am I doing wrong? Not...

I was looking at my tank the other day and noticed it has a bit of a pink glow (the flourecent bulb in the hood light fixture is pink)....It looks good........But I've seen some tanks with a more yellowish or white look........Just wondering what others here have/prefer. I'm thinking of...

Any types of fancy goldfish max out at 3" or under?

I read that you should do this for safety reasons........Is that true? edit: oops wrong forum, mods please move to general freshwater forum. sorry.

I have a fully submersible heater hanging on the side of the tank........It looks like its covered in frost recently, though its obviously not frost.........The water temperature flucuates between 76-80 degrees depending on how often I adjust the heater.... Is this normal?

or must they be kept in groups of 2,3 or more?

I bought a single small angelfish about 18 hours ago and as of today it mostly just hangs out way at the top, hidden behind the filter intake extension. IT occasionally does come down and swim around a bit, but I haven't even seen it eat yet. (flakes?)......Is it just skittish of the new...

I purchased a Red Fire Dwarf Gourami and I absolutely love it. Its really cool looking and it actively swims up and down around the tank...................I would like to add 1 more male, possibly a powder blue dwarf or gold or something............Will the two males fight and become...

I have a 30g tall hex tank with a HOB emperor 280 filter. I am using the filter extension so the intake is way down near the bottom of the tank, is this beneficial or would the filter work just as well with the standard 6" from the top instake? Thanks, Dave

For the typical bettas, tetras, etc how important is water hardness? Of all the things to worry about on water condition where does this one rank?

Some of you will remember me as the gungho newbie who bucked the advice and bought 3 african cichlids (2 zebras and a lab) for my 30 gallon tall...........Well you'll be happy to know that I found a LFS to take them. I am planning on going with more sensible fish for my setup.... Can you guys...

I bought mine 1 week ago, the largest is about 1.5", the smallest about .5" 1 Cobalt Blue Maylandia Zebra (stripes on mine are not very pronounced, similar to this photo) http://members.boo.net/~lianos/fish/zebra1.jpg 1 Red (Maylandia?)Zebra http://www.african-cichlid.com/EstheraeM600.jpg...

Last night before bed I was looking at my fish, and the yellow LAB looked like death. It is normally this electric yellow color and it almost looked white over most of it, unless I was imagining things. I thought for sure it was sick and not doing well. I woke up this morning and flipped on the...

Sounds like a dumb question, I know....but what is the best method to go about water changes? Specifically: If I do a 10% change on my 30 gallon tank, thats 3 gallons.....I assume I ought to dechlorinate the water before I add it? I have tablets for 10 gallons of water, so I'll probably just...

Hi, I have a 30 Gallon Tall new aquarium (been running about 72 hours and all appears stable), so today I got things started. I decided on African Cichlids......I really liked the colors they come in and I found some baby ones of the following: 1 Cobalt Blue Maylandia Zebra (stripes on mine...

I noticed at the pet store that many of the freshwater fish said "requires aquarium salt".....Also, the girl I spoke with mentioned that all tanks there had some aquarium salt in them (Petsmart). This is news to me. Do I add some to my new setup? how much, what kind? I currently am running on...

I've got an Emperor 280 HOB filter hooked up to my new 30 gallon tall........If I turn off all other household noises, so its just me, the filter, and the tank, should I just be able to hear the trickling water from the return, or should I hear a slight to moderate buzzing/mechanical noise from...

Well, I'm not exactly a newbie, but I haven't had an auquarium since I was younger and I just bought a 30 Gallon tall hexagon setup for my condo.....................Its freshwater Questions: 1)How much space at the top of the tank should I leave in regards to the top water level? 1b)I bought...