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I have a 50 gal with about 60-70 lbs live rock, a cucumber, a few snails & crabs, 3 clowns, watchman goby, yellow tang, flame angel, mandarinfish and a grouper along with a clam, some corals, polyps etc... I am upgrading to a 210 gal. I will be moving the filter (a fluval fx5) from the 50 gal...

Recently my false perc clown has been acting wierd...he keeps touching his mouth against the frogspawn coral I have, almost like hes kissing it. Then I noticed he was keeping his mouth open wide for long periods of time. Today his mouth is swollen and open. There aren't any other signs of...

I have a 50 gallon tank with 2 systems of 2 T5 bulbs. My hammer coral has been shrinking. I haven't changed my light bulbs in about 5 months. Could that be why? Also, the hammer coral is under the same lighting system as an elegance coral. Should I move the elegance coral under one system...

I have 2 percula clownfish, an emerald crab, a red starfish, some astrea snails and 2 featherdusters. What should the pH be at? Mine is 8.1. I thought that was on the low side. What is the safe range for pH or is it kind of the same with most freshwater... high or low pH isn't as important...

I just put a featherduster in my tank yesterday. It has come out of its tube and buried itself under the sand. It has a wierd film growing around a section on the feathery part of its body and half of the crown is flowing but the other half is kind of laying on the sand or flowing against the...

I want to start a 25 gallon brackish water tank. I'm planning on starting with baby figure 8 puffers and baby green spotted puffers. My first question is what kind of salt and how much do I use to get brackish water? My second question is I have heard green spotted puffers eventually need full...

My friend has a 20-25 gallon saltwater tank and wants me to order her a psycheldelic fish from work. Are psychedelic fish a good choice for a small tank with only clownfish and live rock? How hardy are they and are they peaceful? What other fish could you put with them?

What causes problems with a fish's swimbladder? Is a swimbladder infection dangerous? How can it be fixed?

My fish just laid eggs. I'm not sure which. Either cherry barbs, black neon tetras or possibly the angels. How do I care for the eggs? Should I separate them? Would a 2 gallon be ok or should I set up a 10 gallon? Do I run a filter or some form of aeration? Do I need a particular lighting?

What fish can live with a betta? I have read they can't be mixed with gouramis or other labyrinth fish. Is this correct?

I am building a 175 gallon wide tank for my 3 blood parrots and oscar. My first question is is this big enough? My second question is what is the best filter? I'm looking at the Fluval FX (I think thats the name) as its supposed to be good for up to 400 gallons. Is there a better option for...

My angel has been beating up another one relentlessly. They have to be separated because he will kill the other angel. I don't have a spare tank available. Can My 4" angel (not including fins) be placed with my 5" - 6" baby oscar?

I have 2 angels, 2 large and one small. The large angels leave the small one alone and never used to fight. In the last few days though they are fighting like crazy! The larger of the 2 has been hiding but the other scares him out of the cave and bites him repeatedly. His fins are frayed...

I bought 2 ready-to-plant waterlilies from walmart. The seeds are in a mesh bag with some muddy substance surrounded by coco fibre. The coco fibre is supposed to keep water clean. The lilies are meant for a pond but would it be ok in my aquarium? Would the coco fibre change my water parameters...

I want to place a blood parrot with my baby oscar but the parrots at my lfs are either too large or too small to be placed with him. Could I get a baby (they're about 1") and raise it in my community aquarium until it is large enough to live with my oscar? Would it be better to get 1 or a...

I have raised 3 angels from babies. They are about 1 year old now. Two of them have reached 4" (not including fins) but one of them is less than half the size and hasn't grown in about 6 months. He also is quite shy compared to the others (little pigs always begging for food). The large angels...

I really want to get some german and angel veil (or angel fin) rams but my pH is 7.6. The guy at my lfs said they do well in water with that pH and should be in a minimum group of 5, but considering they cost $10.99 each I'm not sure if he was just trying to make a sale. I know they are an...

What are some good, hardy, True Aquatic plants? I don't have a lot of experience, my ph is 7.6, I have angelfish, powder blue gouramis, guppies, platies, tetras and cherry barbs.

I think my plants are dying because of a lack of trace elements (iron isn't a problem). How do I know what to add? Is there a fertilizer containing a safe mix of elements beneficial to plants? I dont want to harm my fish.

I have a 50 or 55 gallon tank with a coralife and glo light system. I have 4 T5 bulbs at 24 watts each. My PH is 7.6, I have a flourite/sand substrate and nutrafin natural carbon dioxide system which I put in almost 3 weeks ago with the flourite. I use Nutrafin Plant Gro iron enriched...

I am interested in getting a freshwater ray but know nothing about them. What size tank should I have, what are the correct water parameters, what do they prefer to eat, what can they be housed with, are they sensitive to water changes? I need any help someone with good knowledge of them can...

I have a baby oscar (3 inches) in a 25 gallon tank by himself right now. I am getting ready to have a custom aquarium built. I want to pair him with a young freshwater ray... is that possible? If so, what size of aquarium should I build. If its not possible, what can I pair with an oscar and...