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Okay. I've been wanting to do a lushly planted tank for . . . well, for ages! But I have a lighting issue. I currently have a single T-8 flourescent (however you spell that) light fixture. As we all know, flourescent lights are extremely weak, and this supports nothing but java ferns and the...

I had my belated bday celebration today, and one person gave me fish!!! It was SUPER exciting. (:!:) I've been planning on doing a SE Asia tank as I have tiger barbs, a pair of gouramis, glass cats, a danio, plus kuhli loaches and a clown loach so I already tend to favor fish from that area. I...

A while ago, I was perusing a petstore when I came across the oddest little things - "freshwater flounders"! 8O They were about 1" in diameter and were definitely flounders - both eyes on one side and everything. Unfortunately, I was broke and couldn't exactly afford to purchase any, but...

Hi all; it's been a while . . . I've been mildly toying with the idea of purchasing a "river tank" insert for my 55 gallon aquarium. It's a set-up where it creates three or so waterfalls and divides the tank into different pools (some fish, like danios, can jump from pool to pool with ease)...

Well, it's FINALLY done. At last! I sold the fish I didn't want and got store credit at House of Tropicals in Glen Burnie; great store. I wanted to get a few more-rare fish that I haven't seen elsewhere, but I had my heart set on Rams. I was in the last aisle that had fish, halfway through...

Since I'm doing a pretty large tank redecoration etc, I was thinking about focusing on fish that are primarily based in the Amazon basin (ie, neon tetras, Bolivian Rams, cory cats, etc.). However, all the larger fish that are there aren't what I'm looking for. For example, discus fish do...

Oh no! :( One of my six tiger barbs, a female, is suffering of dramatic swim bladder disease. A couple of days ago, I moved she and her five companions (3 males, 2 females) into a ten gallon tank to keep them from harassing my other fish. The pH is roughly 7.5 (but I'm gradually adding pH...

I'd like to eventually have a heavily planted, dense, jungle-like tank . . . sometime within a few years, hopefully! (I already have some plants in my tank; they are nearest to the sunlight and are growing well; my Cabomba has strands at least 24" long which I will be cutting. I hadn't been...

. . . and thing were pretty much in shambles. My room was a mess (never leave for vacation with a dirty room, you won't want to enter it upon your return) and my tank wasn't in the best condition. I had my family members caring for it, so it got attention daily. My sister followed my...

Since my 10/20 gallons are now empty, I'm doing research on how to set up a super-mini reef (or just saltwater) aquarium. I was wondering what all you experienced fishlovers recommend as to what to put into the tank, including (but not limited to) fish or invertebrates or corals . . . if this...

Hey, new user here, although not exactly new to the "business," you could say. :) I was just curious as to what, exactly, was the function of snails. They're often housed together, but the "professionals" at the petstores are clueless, go figure. Some can rid of algae, but as to the rest of...