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To preface this, I have a strange tank set up of small American cichlids (8” and under) with tetras and platies. It’s worked pretty well, and it’s something I really enjoy. Recently, I lost my Electric blue acara. Don’t know what happened, he was acting a little lethargic, I was treating the...

Just about any stem plant I buy eventually rots from the bottom up. I can not figure out what’s causing it or how to fix it. I have sand as a substrate, and have tried to put the plants in small cups with gravel in it to give it more circulation. I’ve tried spacing the plants out so they all...

I have a 75 with a blood parrot, electric blue acara, fire mouth, and a leopard bush fish. There platies and tetras in this tank. I’m looking at adding 1, maybe 2 more cichlids. However, I don’t really know what I want. Thinking in the realm of adding another acara, severum, or maybe maybe...

I could use some help. I’ve noticed my acara hasn’t been eating or actually normal. His belly is sunken, his anus is swollen and protruding, and he hangs out in a top corner by one of the filters. Has anyone seen this before? I thought it might be due to another cichlid being too dominant, so I...

I live in the south and there’s been a weather advisory and I don’t have any back up plan if the power goes out. I don’t truly believe it’s gonna snow, but if something happens I’m really not sure what to do. What I think I might do is IF anything happens put the fish I really don’t want to...

Hi, I’ve got a firemouth cichlid that has been causing some problems in my 75. As in he’s killing a lot of the fish, 6 in the past two months. On top of this he got into a fight with my other firemouth that resulted in him having a huge bite taken out of his forehead. It’s been several months...

Hi, I’ve been growing a batch of baby platies, and I’m having to wait until they aren’t bite size to put them into the big tank. For reference the big tank is a 75 with South American cichlids and (non-bite sized) community fish. 3 of these babies are males, they’re not even an inch in length...

Hi, I’m new to shrimp, but have 7+ years in the aquarium hobby. Just got one cherry shrimp today, and have already fallen in love with the little dude. Is it possible to have more than one species of shrimp in one tank without one species suffering? I’m okay with a little crossbreeding as I’m...

I haven’t delt with ich in YEARS, and I normally raise the temps and add epsom salt to cure it because I’ve always had catfish. However, I’ve recently found out that the epsom salt makes my water extremely hard, and it’s proving very hard to bring it back down. Half of my tank has developed...

I kill every one of my tiger lotuses. I do root tabs, flourish, and iron supplements. My aquarium has a very bright light as well. But any lotus I buy just slowly melts into nothing. Most of the bulbs break off before I can get them in the substrate, and from there the plants just kinda dye. Any...

I’ve recently been digging into the more technical side of the aquarium hobby, and after 6 months of having the API master test kit I wanted to purchase a kh&gh test kit. I’m having some serious trouble understanding the results, and how to fix it because I’m sure something is way way off. My kh...

I’m new to saltwater, but work in a exotic pet store where I do take care of saltwater fish and corals. I want to get into the hobby without a huge tank or massive expenses, so I’m choosing to start with a significantly smaller tank size. I plan on having a few hardy corals and at most one fish...

My 75 gallon is a mix of several tanks through out the years. I’m looking to give it a good make over so it looks like it’s all one idea. I’m wanting to switch my current substrate (a mix of everything under the sun, sand, gravel, river rocks) to a mix of black and onyx sand. What would be the...

I have 7 baby platies in a 5 gallon tank. All of my adults are in a larger tank, so it’s only the babies in the 5 gallon. It’s been several months and they are still under half an inch. I’ve been feeding them more frequently and changing the water more often, but it hasn’t changed much. What...

I’ve got a 75 gallon tank, the tank itself is only a year or 2 old, but everything (substrate, decor) that went into it during set up has been with me for 7 years. I’ve gone over to having the tank planted, and it’s been very healthy. I tested that water last week to see if the tank needed to...

Hi, I’ve got a 75 gallon tank with a South American cichlid community in it. There’s 4 smaller species cichlids total (the biggest being a blood parrot who’s maxed out at 6 ish inches) and then lots of schooling community fish. I’ve got some strong filtration and lots of plants with plans of...

I have a community South American cichlid tank stocked with rainbows, platies, tetras, 1 blue acara, 1 blood parrot, 2 fire mouth cichlids. I’ve been wanting to add a smaller colorful cichlid, but haven’t found one to my liking. A leopard bush or two would make a great addition to the tank, and...

Hi, I’m not much of a saltwater person, but since I’ve been working at a pet store that handles salt water aquariums, I’ve been a little more curious. If I get into saltwater I don’t want anything big, no more than 30 gallons. I understand that will make it a little more difficult for me...

Just cleaned the tank so don’t judge the cloudyness. What are these tiny worms in the tank? Are they dangerous? If so how do I get rid of them?

Hi, I’m wanting to convert my 75 gallon into a planted tank. I don’t know where to bulk buy aquarium plants, as I have a lot of tank to plant. I’d purchase plants at the pet stores, but I was hoping that bulk buying might be a cheaper option

Hi, I’ve got a 75 gallon tank with a small assortment of schooling fish, platies, 2 firemouth cichlids, blue acara, and a blood parrot. I’m working towards changing the tank into a planted one and I’m excited for the new challenge. I have some room for another cichlid or two that stay under 6...

I have a 75 gallon tank with 2 fire mouth cichlids, 1 electric blue acara, 1 blood parrot, 6 tetras, 3 Cory cats, and 1 adult pleco. I’ve always wanted to add a peacock eel to the tank. However, I don’t know if a peacock eel will be a good choice for my existing tank. Does anyone have...

Just bought a 75 gallon tank and stand. However the stand doesn’t seem very supportive, and weighs considerably less than the tank itself, which is empty right now. Any suggestions about the best way to reinforce the stand?

Recently got three new Bolivian Rams (I think they’re all male) they don’t seem to be eating, and if they are it’s a very small amount. They’re in a community tank of mostly larger tetras, and I used tetramin color flakes to feed everyone but the catfish. In the past I’ve used crisps to feed...

Hi, I’m thinking about getting some German ram cichlids, I’ve heard that they’re notoriously sensitive and hard to keep. I’ve been fish keeping for almost six years and have had a relatively wide variety of small to medium fish species under my care. I would love to have a fish that’ll give me a...