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Hi all, I have two questions. The first is what have people's experiences been with using sites like LiveAquaria.com? I'm considering making a fish purchase (have the opportunity to split the shipping cost with a friend) and am curious to know how the fish usually fare during shipping. Do...

Hi all, I bought a few panda cories about a week ago and they are currently doing well in QT. I was planning to keep them in the QT tank for another two weeks (for a total of three weeks). I'm curious to know how long people on here usually QT their fish for?

Hi all, I bought a used glass 55-gallon aquarium a few years ago. I have it lightly stocked (3 golden barbs, 2 gouramis and on the bottom some cories and a dwarf pleco). For a while I was trying to get some medium light plants to stay alive and was resting an extra light (10 gallon tank...

I have five checkered barbs in my 55 gallon tank along with a few gouramis, cories, ottos and a small pleco. The barbs are a healthy golden color and have been in the tank for about a year. Starting perhaps a few weeks ago, the barbs have been mysteriously hiding. They spend most of their...

I'm looking for a quiet aerator. The one I have now is an "aquatic gardens air pump 3500". I like that it has the capacity to use it with two separate tanks but gosh is it loud! Could someone please direct me to one that is nice and quiet?

Hi everyone, I have a 20 gallon long tank with some tank-raised panda cories. I've been having a heck of a time with the heaters that I've tried to use in the tank. I've tried a few different ones and NONE of them are able to turn off when they should. So, if the tank is at 73 and that's...

Hey everyone, I purchased some great little PVC pieces at Home Depot today that I'm planning to cover with gravel to make little underground tunnels for my cories. Is there anything about this idea that sounds unsafe to you all? I can't think of a reason that the PVC could cause a problem...

I'm planning to transfer my betta and 2-3 ottos to a ten gallon tank (they are currently in a 5 gallon). I am considering adding a group of tank-raised panda cories. How many do you think would fit comfortably? I like to keep my tanks a little understocked. I'm thinking: 2-3 ottos 1 betta 5...

I had four peppered cories in quarantine. I put them in my main tank last week, but left the QT tank running because I didn't have time to break it down. Well, I was getting ready to empty it out tonight and found a little surprise! 8O There are at least two little guys swimming around, but...

I've been thinking about upgrading my 55 gallon to a tank that is large enough for a small school of bala sharks. How large of a tank would I need for 4-5 bala sharks to comfortably grow to maturity? The tankmates would likely be a few platies and gouramies, a couple of dwarf plecos and a...

Some of you might remember that I recently purchased a pearl gourami. I only quarantined him for a very short time (10 days), and a few days ago, I added him to my 55. I didn't anticipate any problems with my male betta (who is extraordinarily docile), 2 platies, ottos, cories or rubberlip...

I think it's a male, the person who sold the fish to me thought it was a female. Who's correct? :D

I'm looking for a store that carriers habrosus cories like the one pictured on this page: http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?what=fish&id=198&cur_lang=2 Does anyone know of a store that's not terribly far from Somerville, MA that I could call to find out about picking up some of these guys? I...

Howdy everyone, I'm considering buying the MiniBow 5 Aquarium Starter Kit from Drs. Foster and Smith for one of my betta fish for $37.99. Does anyone know if Drs. Foster and Smith sells a replacement flourscent bulb for this tank that I could purchase at the time of my order? (see links below)...

I have a large blue Gourami in my 55 gallon tank. He's not very aggressive, and gets along well with the male betta I have in the tank with him. I recently re-homed my 10 serpae tetras because they started picking on my cories. I am considering replacing them with a school of much smaller and...

I have ten very healthy serpae tetras that have gotta go. They are picking on my cories and I realized shortly after purchasing them in July/Aug that I really would prefer a more peaceful species. If you want them, they're yours but you must be willing to take all of them and pick them up. I...

I was wondering how long people on here quarantine their new fish. I have some that have been in my QT tank for 12 days now and I'm thinking of adding them to my main tank sometime soon...

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/09/arson_suspected.html I've been to this place a few times and got two great pieces of driftwood there. Did anyone else hear about this? (apologies if we're not supposed to start new topics in here!)

I have not added new fish or new plants to my 55 gallon tank for a long time. The only thing I added within the past 2 months or so besides processed fish food was some substrate that I had used months ago that had completely dried out from a tank that never had snails. I do have some new fish...

Hey everyone! A good friend of mine set up her tank last weekend using a five week old filter cartridge and about 3 pounds of gravel from my established 55 gallon tank. She stocked the tank with a few platies, a gourami and a small school of tetras. The bacteria transfer has worked like a...

Hey everyone, I bought a new tank over the summer and got a "Master Test Kit" from AP that appears to be somewhat old as part of the deal. The test kit includes PH, High Range PH, Ammonia, Nitrite, GH and KH tests. The box is definitely an older style than what the current AP master kit looks...

Hey everyone, A great friend of mine is getting her first tank this week. She'll be doing a fishless cycle and will be seeding her filter with some of the filter media from my 55 gallon tank. I'd love to know what those of you with 29/30 gallon tanks have decided to keep in your tanks. She...

Hello everyone, I just discovered that one of my cories is very sick. The tank is a 55 gallon and there are four other perfectly healthy cories in there and a pleco (also some tetras and other fish). The tank is not overstocked and I believe I am at zero for ammonia and nitrite and around 20...

I have two male bettas. One lives happily in my community tank where there is a good heater and the temp is set at 77 degrees f. The other has his own 2 gallon tank that sits on my the desk in my home office. When the summer ended up here ( :cry: ) I went out to the local Petsmart and...

I had an empty 2 gallon tank sitting around so I decided to set it up for a new betta fish. He's very striking with a dark blue body and turquoise and red fins. He seemed very happy to get out of that little cup he was inhabiting in the pet store and seems to be acclimating well and is eating...