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Today at work i was reading the may 2007 issue of Aquarium Fish International. There is a "Cichlid Forum" for general cichlid Q + A. There was a question about jewel cichlids i believe and there was a main caption saying "Persistent health problems often mean environmental woes." On the page was...

I figured this would be the appropriate forum for this... I work at a petco and i have to say this is the most irritating sale i have experienced in my year of part time work at the store. These are not the type of fish to be selling at this price...since "they are just so cute." Thats what i...

Quick question...couldnt find anything after searching. I was wondering if rubber bands are aquarium safe? I was going to use one to wrap some filter floss around my filter intake tube to avoid sand getting sucked up. thanks!

Alright so i am setting up a 20g in my dorm room...already have a larger established tank at home. The new tank is going to have sand opposed to gravel and a whisper as opposed to aquaclear filter. I currently have the biological pad for the whisper sitting in the AC on the big tank, and the...

So last semester i did the 10g thing on my desk...it was real nice until it came time to move it. Moving fish tanks sucks as you all know. But it just seems kind of boring without it and i would really miss the filter noise. Plus there is always something to do even if its just a water change...

I recently picked up a python and behold the sink faucet does not have threads on it. I was looking around at a hardware store today and couldnt really find anything to suffice. Is there some sort of adapter that would clamp to a faucet and have threads on the other end? happy holidays

I have a little inquiry about the API freshwater test kit...to put a long story short i have set up my first tanks in the past 5 months. Both african cichlid tanks...the first a grow out then to a 55g. I used bio spira to cycle the first tank and transferred all media and substrate to the new...

I have always used marineland stealth heaters which show no indication that he heater is on. My aga 200watt has an orange light on inside of it near the top. I was just making sure that the light is a good thing. I i think i am just paranoid about heaters cracking etc after hearing stores. ...

I'm going to be moving my tank from school (15g) home permanently into a 50g. So i'm just wondering about the cycle in the tank. I will have well seeded filter media and i can add all of the substrate from the 15 to the new tank with the new sand/gravel. Along with driftwood etc that will...

I'm looking for a stand to put a 29g on. Not looking to spend a lot and looks do not matter. I've looked at the penn plax and similar. They seem sort of unstable and weak...but then again i think i am just have being ocd and need some reassurance. Or can anyone suggest a decent stand thats not...

I'm going to be moving my tank from school soon and i would like to have at least most of the water treated (amquel, buffers, etc) and ready to go. In order to speed up the process and reduce stress on the fish. I was wondering if the rubbermaid/generic wal mart whatever brand containers are...

I recently tested PH in my tank and these are the results... Tap: 8.8 Tank high range PH: 7.2 Tank PH: 6.4 What should i be going by here? I have african cichlids in the tank and they have been doing fine for the past 4 months. When i intially tested 4 months ago the PH was too high on the...

Every morning i notice this filter has stopped. All i have to do is take part, and reassemble the impeller housing and it works fine again. But then there is quite a bit of flossy looking material floating around the tank. I dont see how it is getting clogged. When i take it apart it looks clear...

I just set up a tank with the caribsea moon sand. I rinsed it well and it seems as though the sand has settled. But there seems to be a film over the glass and across the top of the water. Will this dicipate or is there a way to eliminate it? Maybe turning on the filter and inducing some water...

I was wondering if shell dwellers would be OK on the tahitian moon sand by caribsea? I have heard that it is fairly sharp and should not be used with bottom feeders. But i know shell dwellers dig and move the sand around quite a bit. thanks

The only hood i have to work with right now for my dorm room tank is one with 2 incandecent fixtures. I purchased some low wattage flourecents that will fit in the incandecent sockets. Around the fitting where the bulb threads in there is a rubber sleeve to prevent water from hitting it...

WARNING: RANT I dont post much, mostly just a lurker. But i have ranted before and will do so again... Based on my experiences with working at a petco, many customers are on a completely different planet from individuals on many aquaria forums. Now this excludes 5% of those that get fish from...

So all day long at work i answer questions and inform people about fish. But the thing is i've never set up a tank before until now oddly enough. Its going to be a 10g community tank for a dorm room. Anyways... For cycling...i may not have access to used filter media but i have heard of the...

Not sure if this is a common subject or what...but i dont hear much about cycling with a betta. Given you would want to keep the fish in the tank...wouldnt the hardiness of the betta make it the perfect fish to cycle with? Or does the fact that you can only have one per tank hinder that? I'm...

After a long day at work in the fish department...i have come to the conclusion that 5% of the population knows what cycling a tank means. Today i saw record numbers of dead fish returns and testing water samples. After asking a few brief questions about the individual's tank after seeing...

Hey all, just joined the site after looking up fish forums. My whole interest in fish became apparent within the past few months while working at petco. I will say that fortunatley i work in one of the few good stores...while growing up with reptiles as a hobby i always hated the place. Was...

Long time lurker first time poster. I'm gonna be setting up a small tank for my desk in my dorm in the fall. I'm planning on an eclipse system 6...not sure what to put in it. I know i'm limited and have done lots of forum browsing. I am looking for stocking ideas in terms of somethings thats...