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There's brownish, copperish colored spots on the windows of my tank. What is it? They are kind of smeared, not fully round and in random places, kind of a rusted colored ink blot. Should I be worried?

Well, i'm starting my fourth week in my new tank and I was wondering how far my cycle is. I just came home from my 2-day weekend and I checked all of my levels. Here they are : Ammonia = .5 ppm Nitrite = 0 Nitrate = 0 It seems like I am not progressing in my cycle at all. Hmm, there are still...

I think my tank is contaminated. I see small speckles and smears on the glass walls of my tank, and also, when I stick my hand in the tank, I notice that I break an oily film of some sort. The marks can be easy rubbed off by my fingers and the film keeps coming back when I change my water. I...

I think I have an unhealthy fish. In my 25 gallon tank, I have 7 Zebra Danios and 3 Neon Tetras. One of the 7 Danios are baby-sized compared to the other 6. I would say he is about 2.5 cm long. Just recently after I did another routine water change, I noticed the small Danio off to the corner to...

I found a planting package that Joannde referred me to and it includes the following. • 3 Bacopa • 4 Rotala indica • 3 Cabomba • 4 Banana Plants • 5 Anubias Nana • 1 ounce Java Moss • 10 Sagittaria subulata • 2 Amazon swords • 6 Crypt Balansae • 4 Crypt Wendtii (2 red and 2 green) • 4 Java...

I'm using a stress zyme cycle booster, which contains the good bacteria involved in my cycle of ammonia to nitrite to nitrate. My question is that if I do a water change, wouldn't I be losing some of the good bacteria I just put into the tank?

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441776794&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030122&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1154823425143&itemNo=0&Ntt=cycle&In=Fish&previousText=cycle&N=2023693 Is using this bad?

I am looking for suggestions on a theme for my aquarium. Currently, there are no plants in my tank and what I was looking for was some sort of combination of plants/rocks that are very bright and lively. By bright and lively, I mean vivid green and crystal clear =D Any suggestions on what type...

My Zebra Danios are nipping! I think I know why too, I only have 4 of the danios in the tank and that isn't enough for them to school. I think i might pick up for more. .I hope the other fish can last another night of nipping =((

Today, I went to the store and bought a brand spankin' new 25 gallon tank. I'm planning on going for freshwater aquarium. Right now, I have the following. 25 gallon tank 3 lbs black gravel 30 gallon Top Fin power filter 150 watt Theo Heater and a cheap 15 watt all glass aquarium lamp As...

Hello, I am new to Aquarium Advice and fairly new to owning my own aquarium. I hope to find some new friends that share the same aquatic interest I do here!