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5 serpae tetras 2 lemon tetras 7 neons 5 cory cats I tried a dwarf gourami, but it died. :( Not sure why, it didn't seem sick and everyone else is thriving. I would like something that swims closer to the top, but it has to be something that the Serpae tetras will leave alone. I do a 50% PWC...

With all the pet food recalls, and all of the recent "mysterious fish deaths", I wonder if some of that melamine stuff hasn't worked it's way into the fish food industry as well?????

I just was wondering if all of these fish can handle the heat method, yes, I realize this is quite a mix! LOL I just took it over about a month ago. Pleco, platies, lemon tetras, bolivian ram, penguin tetra, emerald cories, endlers guppies, serpae tetra, neons and one other unidentified tetra.

I am sure this has been done a million times before on here, but I haven't searched through the threads. What is your favorite fish?? Mine has to be the corycat!!! I had 2 albino's that I fell in love with and added 3 emerald cories today. OMG, they make me laugh! The other fish are looking at...

Ok, so the aquarium at work is a shambles. I never really looked at it before because I couldn't stand the person who took care of it. She quit and OMG the poor fish! #1 - it was FILTHY. #2 - it is severely overstocked. It is a 29 gallon tank. Here is a partial list of the fish in there, I...

I never have peas, but do you think these would be ok to give to the fish? Or would they even like them? They are actually soybeans. I enjoy them, but that doesn't mean the fish will LOL

Tank 20 gal. 4 mollies, 4 platy, 2 cory. Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate approx 20, ph 8.2 - 8.4 New things in tank - driftwood that had been soaking in pet store, and I boiled it for about 2 hours before putting it in on Sat. No new fish Ok, one of my mollies is swimming around like she has a...

Ok, I really need to change out my filter. I keep reading about how it can restart your cycle blah, blah, blah. I have a whisper 20 filter with the biobag and another filter in front of that. Can I change out the whole biobag in one shot?

Ok, so my cycle has finally finished!!! YEAHHHHHHHHHH! I tested yesterday and today and am finally showing 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and about 20 nitrates. 1st question - My fish are pretty used to having twice daily water changes of up to 50%. I was doing tons of it because of going through the...

I have a redwag platy who is a glutton for punishment. She has about a 1/4 of her tail bit off by her tankmates. She also has a sore spot on her side that looks like the scales are missing. She doesn't shy away from the other fish though. She actually will go up to the ones that jab at her and...

Ok, I bought 3 of these little guys today. Cute as all get out!!! Are they always spastic? They are making me tired with how much they wiggle and clean. Then, they lay down and are soooooooo still for a minute that I think they are dead and then they spaz out and start cleaning again. Is this...

I added a few new fish this weekend and had noticed that my male platy - Mickey was always flaring around the tank and chasing EVERYONE even the mollies. I had asked for all girls, but one little sunburst cutie with freckles ended up being a boy. Well, last night he was absolutely fine and not 5...

I have 2 platies, would like more. Have 2 mollies, both female, but one is a meanie and I think I should also add some more so my dalmation (Dot) doesn't get picked on so much. I have a 20 gallon tank. What would be some other good fish to add and what are some good numbers to have? The tank...

When talking fish poo? I have seen on here that white stringy poo can be indicative of parasites. What else is abnormal for some of us who have never had fish before? My platy just took a pretty long one, and it kind of looked red to me? If it were blood wouldn't that be black? Can it take on...

Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? I have been doing them sometimes twice a day. I still can't get my ammonia levels down. I bought some Amquel+ to use as a dechlorinator instead of Aquasafe and I am wondering if I shouldn't do as many water changes with that? My seed material...

Ok, I am going to get some gravel from a friends tank to hopefully speed up my cycling process after reading about it in this forum. I have a 20 gal. tank. How much should I get and what exactly do I do with it? I have read in some threads that it goes in the filter, in others that you should...

I can't believe I have never had an aquarium before. I mean, I adore animals and always have. I bought a house when I was 19 so that I could have a dog for goodness sakes. Anyhow I just sit and watch my fishies. My dog likes to watch them too. I put the tank right next to my computer so I can...

How many hours a day should they be on if you don't have plants??? Do the fish need them on for a certain amount of time?

Is this normal? Mine, straight from the tap, has a reading of between 1-2 ppm. That doesn't seem right to me.

Hi all, brand new fish person here. I got a 20 gal tank. Bought my first few fish. They said I could start with about 5, which may be right or wrong? I am not sure. Anyhow, I got 2 mickey mouse platys, a red swordtail, a dalmation molly and a silver molly. They seem to all be getting along fine...