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I have a pair of Archocentrus centrarchus. They bred 4 days ago. They're much more aggressive. They killed two platy's and the female even nipped me when I put my hand in the tank to pull some java moss off the filter inlet. There's been a dramatic color change, and they've moved the eggs to a...

Hello all, I am going to toss my eclipse 3 hood so I can upgrade to better lights for a planted tank. I was curious what kind of filtration system you guys would recommend. I was thinking about a HOB filter, but I'm worried that the inflow tube won't reach the deeper parts of my tank. I am...

I purchased a marineland eclipse 3 37g tank a while back, and I'm planning on making some changes. The lights on the hood/filter aren't very good, and I wanted to ditch the whole setup in favor of a different setup. I was thinking of replacing the eclipse 3 system with a HOB Emperor 400...

I am about to have a 37g tank available and I would like do to a west african biotope. I was thinking of doing kribs, or jewels, african one line or congo tetras, possible some upside down cats, and an african butterfly fish for the top of the water column. Also I've recently developed an...

I've named him Cthulhu. He's a spotted piranha. I haven't been able to take pictures of him. He's still hiding. When we tried to bag him at the store he bit through the first bag! On the second try we triple bagged him, put a brown paper sac around the bag, and the lfs guys gave him some...

A friend of mine who is a long time aquarist recently made the prediction that with-in a year I would be researching marine fish. At the time I told him he didn't know what he was talking about. Why would I want to mess with salt, sand, hydrometers, live rock, and all that expense. I thought...

Ok. So my tank has been setup for almost 3 months. I've stocked it with 3 small angels (will be one or two soon because I don't want one to get singled out and picked on), 2 apisto borelli's, and 2 bolivian rams. There's also a female swordtail leftover from cycling the tank. I test...

Ok so I have been dechlorinating using amquel. I also use an API freshwater master kit to test my water. Prior to using amquel my NH4=0ppm, NO3=5ppm, NO2=0ppm, ph=6.0. After using it my test results are always (with the exception of a slight mini-cycle when i stocked my tank which is now...

So i have 5 Bolivian rams in my 37 gallon tank. It's a tall tank with the same footprint of a 29. None of my guys seem interested in coming up to the top for flake food. As a result, I have been feeding them the sinking kind of brine shrimp pellets. I also feed live brine shrimp, and frozen...

Just a few low quality pics. I'm so excited about my new fish I had to show somebody. Angels are black lace veil tails. They're still babies. I don't know whether my rams are male/female. If somebody could help me sex them I'd appreciate it. one of the angels appears to be a ghost...

So about 3 days ago my tank finished cycling. Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates are all at zero (i've been doing daily tests) ph is 6.0, temp is 79F. I cycled with fish (swordtails) and I have one male and female sword left. I just stocked the tank yesterday with other fish. I introduced 2...

I've decided my tank is going to have angels as a center piece fish when it's done cycling, but I'm curious about something. I've heard that solid black angels will die if you breath wrong. Are some angelfish strains tougher than others?

So I've pretty much decided on at least one pair of angelfish. I am now considering possible tankmates. I am considering microgeophagus' (blue or bolivian rams), cory cats, and rainbowfish. Are rainbows and angels compatible? Thanks, -C

So I setup my 37g tank a week ago. I used super-bac in an effort to kick start the cycle. So far Ive had no luck. Ammonia levels have been ranging from about .5 to about 3.0. I have no nitrates. My ph is slightly alkaline (like 7.5-7.8 ) according to some tests, and 7.0-7.1 according to...

Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum and hobby. I want to keep cichlids. My tank is cycling now. I have some stocking questions in the freshwater area if anybody wants to help. coop :BIG:

I just setup a new tank. It's currently cycling. I have been doing some serious research and I would appreciate some advice. Here's the tank: It's 37 gallons and measures 30.25in x 12.5 in x 22.75in. I've been trying to determine what kind, and how many fish I can put in here. I've...