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So far, 2 fish affected. One cardinal tetra, one rummynose tetra. A cardinal tetra was first. It had a loss of color, specifically around the dorsal fin. The area was slightly raised and white-ish. One day later, a rummynose showed problems. It also had a white-ish raised spot right behind...

I have 12 panda corys and 3 golden mystery snails (pomacea diffusa). If I drop in several sinking wafers to feed the cory cats, the snails will immediately make a bee-line for them, from wherever they are in the tank. (Snails are faster than you think!) Problem is, they are eating far more of...

I'd like to get a neon blue or powder blue dwarf gourami and a female companion gourami. I don't intend to breed them, but I do want them to be buddies. Do you think it matters if the female is of the normal, non-special-color type? I'm asking because it seems to be pretty easy to find a...

I read somewhere that small community fish (mostly tetras) will shoal more tightly / more often if there are larger fish in the tank with them. Is this the case? How much larger would the other fish have to be? Any suggestions? (I'm planning a planted 55 gallon with cardinal tetras...

This is a nice turn-key ready-to-enjoy fish tank. A very well established tank... up and running for over a year. I have a NanoCube 24 DX (24 gallon) tank with a low-height stand that I made myself. I converted the tank for freshwater use by swapping in a slower pump (MaxiJet 600 if I recall...

I wasn't even trying to breed them! I was watching the tank last night and in the densely-planted background I saw a fast darting of something the size of a tadpole. I looked very carefuly and saw that there is a baby panda cory cat back there! Whoa!! I don't know how many there are-...

I have 11 neon tetras. If I put some flakes in the tank, they will chase after and eat the flakes that sink (before they hit the bottom). They sink pretty fast, though, so 90% of the food ends up on the bottom, uneaten. Not good. So I got a feeder ring in an effort to slow the rate at which...

There are some TINY white creatures that are on the plants and near the back wall of the tank. There aren't that many of them, but I'm hoping someone here can help ID them in case they're parasites that will harm fish or something. 1. They're so small that they're almost not visible. 2. Some...

So I set up my new tank and have been cycling it for just over a month. The cycle is complete. I can add ammonia every day, and all I see is nitrate. So hurray, right? Time to buy the plants and prepare the tank for adding fish! My old tank is DOMINATED by nuisance snails, and I wanted to...

I have a 10 gallon with some panda cory cats. I'm setting up a 24 gallon (started the cycle this AM). Once cycled, I'd like to put the pandas in there with some kind of middle-swimming fish. I'm particularly interested in some kind of fish with blue coloring. I really love the look of neon...

It's a 24-gallon "nanocube" tank, primarily designed for reef aquariums. I'm going to use it for a freshwater community tank, though. The stock lighting is two 36-watt 50/50 10k/actinic lamps for 72 watts total. I don't like the actinic, so I'm going to try to find plain 7500k-ish lamps to...

I inherited my friend's 24g jbj nanocube because he wants to concentrate his efforts on another tank. He had been using it as a coral reef tank. I'm going to use it as a freshwater tank, so I'm going to need to do some conversion work. I intend to move my 8 panda cory cats over from my 10g...

Requirements... - The tetras want soft water, and a dark-colored substrate. - The corys want sand that is not sharp. I can find lots of inert, dark color gravel substrates, but I want sand so I can watch the corys dig and root around. I can find several kinds of dark color sand, but it's...

I bought some panda cories, but all but 2 died shortly after introducing them to my tank. These two seem to be healthy and vigorous, though, and have lasted probably 2 weeks now. I realize I need to buy them some friends if they are to remain happy. I went back to the store I bought them...

I'm setting up a 10 gallon aquarium for some black neon tetras and panda cory catfish. I'm using fake plants and do not require/desire an ultra-bright lighting system. I don't want to use incandescent because of the heat, and I don't want to use a normal cheapo 10 gallon light strip because...