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I have had a 20 gallon tank for about a year and a half and I have decided to upgrade to a 40 gallon breeder. The filter I would be using is a Marineland Penguin 200, which has a filter rate of 200gph. The substate would be black gravel. My ph is around 8.2. I do plan on having plenty of live...

I have a 125 gallon pond that has both shallow and deep parts. The deepest part of the pond is 15ish inches deep. The pond is very shady and only gets about 2-3 hours of direct sunlight each day. It does not have a heater and the average temperature of summers here is about 75-80 during the day...

I have a 5.5 gallon tank. It currently has 8 cherry shrimp and a sponge filter. It also a small Anubis, a crested Java fern, and a few juvenile normal Java ferns. I am wondering if a trio of male guppies would be overcrowding a tank of that size. I have a ph of 8.2 and the tank is cycled. The...

After doing a 90% water change yesterday, I noticed these tiny white things. I did another 50% water change today and after refilling the tank, I noticed them floating around again. I think they are worms because some of them seem to squirm around. I haven’t noticed them crawling around...

I am planning to start a cherry shrimp colony in a 5.5 gallon tank. Ph: 8.2 Gh: 6 Kh: 0-1 Is it possible to have a cherry shrimp colony with that low of a kh? Should I get some crushed coral or just give up on the shrimp and get a beta or something. I would really like shrimp but if the water...

I have two honey gouramis that are both about 2 ish inches long. Can anyone tell the genders of these fish? Here are pictures The picture of the other fish

I have a cycled 10 gallon tank that currently has 1 honey gourami. I am planning to add 6 ember tetras as well. Is it ok to add all 6 tetras at once or should I add 3 at once, wait a week, and then add the other three? I would prefer to add them all at once but if that would overload the bio...

I recently picked up two honey gouramis from my LFS but now I’m not so certain they are actually honies. I have a suspicion that they might be sunset thicklip gouramis. I would say they are both about 1.5 - 2 inches. Let me know if you need more pictures.

I've got a 20 gal tank with 2 nerites and I used to have a Mystery Snail who died recently (it was about 7 months old but it also had a crack in the shell that developed maybe a month after I got it.). Today I noticed a crack in one of my nerites. It is still active and moving around like...

On 7/13 I added 2 GloFish tetras and a GloFish danio to my 20 gallon high tank which had 6 zebra danios in it I believe. I had inherited the GloFish from one of my friend who had housed them in a 3 gallon tank. Right before she gave me the GloFish, one if the danios died. That’s right. In her 3...

I am planning to get a 10 gallon tank. I need some hardy species so I was thinking of getting: -6 Green Neon Tetras -4-6 Panda Cories(Or another small cory) -1 or 2 Nerites once the tank starts growing things. I have a ph of around 8.2. The filtration would be an Aqueon QuietFlow 20. The tank...

I recently took in a male betta fish that was unwanted. It is still in the original 3 gallon tank with the gravel and everything. I added a heater (which keeps the tank at about 78 - 79 f) and a sponge filter to the tank. Everything seems to be going well. I just did a water change and realized...

I am suggesting for my school to get a fish tank. I was thinking a 20 gallon (75 Liters) with 10-15 neon tetras. I was also thinking otos but after some research, I found there were many mixed opinions on how many otos in a 20 and how easy they are to take care of. Are otos a good easy...

My 20 gallon has been set up for about 3 months now and about a week ago it started getting cloudy. I think it is an algae bloom. I have an Amazon Sword and a couple Elodea stems in it. I don’t use any fertilizer except some root tabs I put in the gravel yesterday. I covered the tank with black...

I just got 2 GloFish Tetras (3 days ago) and am wanting to get them friends because they are schooling fish. However, I am leaving on a 3 week long trip starting in the beginning of August. The current tetras are doing well, although, they have not eaten. I think this is normal and they have...

I have a 20 gallon with an Amazon Sword and a couple Elodea stalks. The Amazon Sword hasn’t grown much in the 2.5 months I’ve had it and is starting to look a little brown around the edges. I did uproot it about a month ago and there was lots of new root growth. Anyway, I think it might need...

I have a 20 gallon high with 7 Danios (6 Zebra, 1 GloFish) and 2 GloFish tetras. My tank is fully cycled and I was think about getting 4 guppies. Will the tetras nip at the guppie’s fins? I really like guppies but I wouldn’t want to put them in a tank where they would die. Any opinions?

I am currently installing a 125 gallon pond in my backyard. I already know I want to get Rosy Red minnows but I don’t know how many. I only want enough to eat the mosquito larvae, mosquitoes, and other small bugs. I am thinking maybe 5 or 10. I know a 125 pond could hold about 50 minnows but I...

I have recently acquired 2 feeder goldfish from a friend (She feeds them to her snake but these two were too big. I do not believe she has a tank setup.). Upon receiving them, I noticed one had a white lump on its back. I am keeping both of them in a one gallon fish bowl (I know it is bad to...

Please help. One of my female guppies is dying. I just got her along with 4 other guppies, 1 male and 3 females. I just got another male today. All the other fish seem to be doing just fine. Please help, I don't want her to die. :( 1~What type of fish is afflicted? Female Elephant Ear Guppy...

I just tested my tank to see what its ph is. I was just curious and didn't test it because my fish were acting sick or strange. According to the API test, the ph is 8.2. I also tested my water and the ph in that is 8.0. I have Guppies and Zebra Danios and I want them to be comfortable. Is my ph...

Does anyone have any plant or fish recommendations for a 125 gallon outdoor pond. In the summer it usually drops down to about 40 fahrenheit and is 70 - 80 fahrenheit in the middle of the day. The pond gets full sunlight around noon and mostly shade the rest of the day. We have racoons so we...

I have a friend who loves science. This week she did an experiment involving putting a strand of Elodea in Bromothymol Blue for about a week. I asked for the piece after she was finished because hey, free aquarium plant! Anyways, is it safe to put it in my tank? I plan on soaking it for a few...

I just got 3 Zebra Danios a couple days ago and one looks like it might be pregnant but i'm not sure. I am not sure if it is male or female either. It is smaller than the other 2 with a more rounded belly. Can anyone give me their opinion? I know the pictures are terrible. I can take better...

I have had a 20 gallon high for about 4 weeks now. There is 1 goldfish in it and a recently added Amazon Sword that is doing well. Diatoms started growing on it about a week ago. I have been testing the water about 4 or 5 times a week with the API master kit. My ammonia just started going down...