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Ok i got fish in my 55 gallon tank thats been up for atleast 6 months. Now all of a suddent half my fish and slowly been dying. I've been doing more water changes, and been checking levels but today my 2nd bala died. When i found him i scooped him out and noticed that he had turned completely...

Hey guys havent posted in a while but everything has been going great with my tank until recently. Just checked my water for amonia,nitrate,nitrite lvls, everything seems good small amt of nitrates like a 10 not very high thats usually where it is. I have a 55 gal with 4 cherry barbs in it...

Got 3 bala's and the one is swimming wierd cant stay upright very well as of late, and then today i noticed that his dorsal fin looks like it is being eaten away could be the other fish not sure have an albino shark in there that is pretty agressive. But he also has a light spot on his back...

Ok i have 2 different problems with 2 different tanks. 1st, my 55 gallon, i just added 4 cherry barbs and a albino red finned shark to it the other week about 10 days ago i would say, and now my water is couldy. Before i had very clear water now it is pretty bad, even a couple peopel who came...

Hi guys, i have a 55 gallon tank i already own, and i have a 10 gallon tank that i was going to use as an isolation tank incase anything got a disease, but its kind of in the way, and not being used so i figured im going to put it in my daughters room and use it as a night light for her. Im...

Im really confused about lighting, thinking about going with PC lighting cause i feel it might be one of the cheapest routes. I have a 55 gallon and want medium light w/o CO2. How many PC wats do i need for this? thanks

I have a 55 gallon that i would like to plant with medium light plants. I am wondering what is the cheapest route to getting the proper light. And i have a question about VHO lighting. Can i use these with my current fixture that came with the tank or will i need to buy a whole new fixture...

Hi i was wondering about the albino red finned shark. I have been reading about them and have seen some comments from owners and alot with only 1 shark say that they are very skittish and hide all the time. And others that have 2 or 3 say that they are more active and dont hide as much. I was...

I everyone, i currently have a pleco, 3 balas, and 3 clown loaches in my 55 gallon tank (i know not big enought, i plan on upgrading in a year once i get out of school) anyway. My sister in law has a friend who has a 29 gallon tank and is looking to get rid of the fish in it. Right now she has...

I read the sticky about all the types of light for a tank and am pretty confused. I have a 55 gallon tank and want to do medium light plants w/o CO2. What type of lighting is going to be cheapest to set up and maintain over the years. I was thinking just VHO cause im guessing i dont have to...

I went to the Pet store today and every play they sell is in the medium difficulty/ medium light category. So what does this mean for me... i have a 55 gallon, what can i get away with as far as a light source, and what kind of substrate, i was thinkg PFS cause i heard it was relatively cheap...

was wondering what would go nicely with bala's, clown loaches, and a pleco. Any help would be great thanks Mitch

Ok got up this morning checked out the tank, and i didnt see all of my clown loaches only 1, didnt think much of it cause they are usually hiding anyway, but then later i checked again still missing 2 of them, so i started picking stuff up to try to scare them out just to make sure they were...

Hi there, i have a 55 gallon tank at the moment, and was looking at fake plants and they are so expensive and really not that lifelike and was thinking for the price of all that i should go with real plants, plus my wife thinks they look alot nicer anyway. But the problem is im not sure what to...

Hi guys in into my 2nd stage of cycling, the ammonia levels are staying below .25 or right around there and now my nitrite levels are starting to build up. Im just letting you know this. I have 55 gallon tank, 3 balas (I know too small upgrading in future) and a large pleco. But anyway there...

I went away for 3 days and left the tank completely unatended besides my father in law checking to see if they were alive, and instructed to take them out if they are dead. Got back and checked my levels right as i came through the door, and all of them are perfect. The tank has only been set...

It is my wife and I's 1st year aniversery this sunday and we are going up to Canada for a 3 days, should be fun, but I am a bit worried about my tank. It is currently cycling with fish in it and is still in the ammonia stages, im having alittle trouble keeping the ammonia down to .25 with daily...

I am currently cycling my tank with fish in it, and checked my ammonia today and it was around i would say 1.25 in the ammonia scale, so i busted out the python for the first time (very easy to use) and took out about 25% of the water maybe alittle less, and then filled it back up, not quite to...

Right now i have 3 balas and they seem to follow eachother pretty well, i only have a 55 gallon and am going to upgrade in a year anyway but i dont want too many balas in there because they get so big. Is 3 balas a good number for school to take place or would another 1 help with that. I am...

what is a good air stone to get on big al's any suggestions, thanks

I got my tank set up and feel i have a good grasp on most everything i need to know except feeding the fish. What i was wondering is i have 3 different type of foods and was wondering how ofton i should use them, BTW i have 3 balas, i also have a pleco but i just throw in algae tabs for him...

Hi guys, I am the guy that bought the bala in a tiny little tank and he was in horrable water with an amonia reading of 5, i recently got him into the 10 and going to transfer him into the 55 soon (I know i need a bigger tank, i got a year before i need it) but anyway, i have a question before i...

Was wondering about using my little tank for feeder fish, I am going to have 3 balas in my tank and would like to maybe breed feeder fish, is this more work than it is worth? or is it a good idea to breed feeder fish in my little tank and keep them in there until it is time to feed, and if so...

My little bala shark came with 2 tiny little snails, the bala doesnt pay attention to him but would a pleco or any other sucker fish have a problem with these guys, and how do you feed them, do i need to put the algea disks in like i do for the pleco or should they ahve enough just from other...

Hey guys im gonna get the aquaclear 110 for my 55 gallon for now cause after dishing the money out for the tank and stand not really feeling spending that much again on a cansiter right now, maybe in the future when i run into alittle more money. But tahts besides the question. The question...