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I took 5 red tail mirror blue tetras from a friend who has to dismantle tank and move in a hurry. they were sold to him as columbia blue, but i looked them up on liveaquaria, they look exactly like the red tail mirror blue tetras. they are free to good home. you pick up or pay for shipping.

if you're dosing postassium nitrate to get your nitrates up to desired levels, is it really necessary to dose something else for postassium as well? just curious.

Ok... I'm reading the books and every website I can find... but maybe y'all can point me in the right direction... This is what i have now: unused 30g tall hang on back filter heaters 96watt pc lighting I'd like to do a fish or two with easy corals... should I replace the 30tall with a 20 or...

anyone notice how many fish tanks are for sale on craigslist? I was just moping about the oc list and man, there are a ton. Guess they couldn't hack it as fish keepers? got better tanks? who knows. anyhooo, just wanted to see if anyone else noticed....

I'd like this to be more than the basic, 'how often do you do water changes' question. Frequency of water changes is an important issue, but there is, in my opinion, so muh more that goes into it. Discus require more water changes that most tetras, a 75 gallon with mostly plants and some...

I work for a rental company. We did Elton John's academy award party... soooo much fun. I know, I know, its 12:30 and I'm home, I'm sooo lame, but I'm pooped. Saw some famous people, Sir Elton literally tripped on me! I've never been so star struck in my life! Tara Reid, Star Jones, Tim Allen...

Any dwarf cichlid owners ever had problems with new fish not eating? I've got (4) A. trifasciata in a 10 gal planted. They seem to be really skittish and the biggest male is pretty territorial. I've kept blue rams in a similar set up but never had them not eat. Water is good (ammonia = 0...

Well.... what better addition to my planted tanks than some apistogramma trifasciata? stunning fish.... in qt now, and adjust to tank life again (hey, being shipped in a box is hard for a fish... so little water... so little light). I'm pretty excited... always a dwarf cichlid lover, I've had...

I'm working on my new 20 gallon long. I've got a pretty good case of thread/hair algae. This stuff is long!! I think I've attributed most of the problem to too much light. I've got 130 watts over the tank total... my new plan is to have the lights on 10 hours a day, with a 4 hour 'peak' period...

well, many of you know I've been working on my 20 long. Its actually been up and running for a couple weeks! oops. i guess i forgot to mention. 130 watts, eco complete, diy co2 (adding another 2L tomorrow) . Currently home to a few cardinals, an oto and a flying fox. I'm thinking about...

I'm working on the lighting for my 20 gallon long planted. Here are the options: 1. Coral life Aqualight. 30" fixture, but 24" bulb. (lmw80 has it). There's no fan, but I think that's ok at just 65 watts. 6700k. Cheap option. Been warned that its not a superior product. 2. Currents...

Do 20 Gallon tanks come 'reef ready' or predrilled with over flow holes? just curious.

Would there be any benefit to a light that is 6700/10000k ? I'm buying a new fixture for my new 20 long (ditching the 30 tall...). One option is this Currents Satellite with one 65w PC bulb, with 6700/10000k. I've always had success with 6700k, and have read that 5,000-6700 is the ideal...

I have a base ball size of java moss to rid myself of. I'll trade it for another plant, cutting, or something. OR if you can have it for free if you pay for shipping, pick it up, HAVE to have it, etc.

I'm thinking about doing a reef tank, so for the past few months I've been reading all I can. I watch the threads here at AA and have read through the following books: "The New Marine Aquarium" M. Paletta "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" R. Fenner (need to tackle that one again)...

in Long Beach!!! The move was successful (got here Monday, Graduated sunday). I LOVE my new apartment. Its huge and there is only me here! Its looking a little bare... we all know what that means! New tank! I wanted to start a salt tank... but I think for now I'm going to do a african one of...

do crypts flower? I have this plant, I thought it was a crypt, but I never knew they flowered.... it sent a runner to the top of the tank yesterday, then today there's a wee flower like thing on it. Kinda cool. I'll find a digi and post some picks.

We had a kegger this weekend. In walked Charlie. And he has not left since. He's really a lover. He purrs the moment you pick him up, sleeps all day. Sigh.... A good man only comes once in a while right? I think I'm in love! http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/camega1 (hopefully, this link works....)

so, my rams have laid eggs again. this is the 3rd time in the last month, maybe month and a half. My loach likes to eat the eggs, so I have not seen anything really live beyond the wiggler stage. here's my question: my male is really keen on his female. In fact he never seems to leave her...

so yeah, I came home from school today to find red hair algae... some is short, some is longer... it looks just like hair algae but its this color... any ideas? I'm terribly worried about it, but its weird that it popped in over night... I'll try to get a photo

Well as many of you know, my betta nomen died the other day. I came home from the photo lab today to find my roommate bought me a gorgeous new crowntail betta. Haven't decided on a name yet, its between Vandercook and Kodak. I guess my roomie felt bad after seeing the empty tank. New betta...

Well, my betta Nomen (short for nomenclature) passed quietly in the night. I tested the water, no ammonia, no nitrite. I don't think anything funky got in the water... I suppose it was just his time. He hadn't been as frisky the last few days, so I thought something was up. Poor poor Nomen...

so I was changing the filter in my 10 gal when the bag of peat thats in there (keeping pH down) broke! it was all over, I could barely see through the water. I did an immediate water change and thought every one would be ok, but my GORGEOUS male ram died. He had longer fins, stunning...

my val melted and became soggy overnight. this is my 10 gal, 2 wpg... they were jungle like 2 days ago, so i trimmed them all about 6 inches per leaf. started adding potassium via nu salt on friday... did a water change on sunday... added peat to the water sunday (trying to get the rams to...

any thoughts about this product? it says its mostly for DIY CO2, but then when you want you can add a tank and regulator for the real thing. anyone ever try it? http://aquariumplant.com/cgi-bin/cart/pr009.html