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I really need a stand for my 75 gallon tank (48x18 inches). I'm in Northern Wisconsin, Eau Claire/Rice Lake area. Must be in good condition. PM if you know of any. Thanks!!

Plain playsand works great. You really have to rinse it out well, but I got about 40 pounds for about $5. Pool filter sand is only a little bit more expensive, but you don't have to rinse it quite as much. Lots of people use those two types with great success, and it is much safer than using...

Yeah, don't worry so much about pH. There are actually only a few fish where that actually matters, like saltwater fish and discus. As long as your fish aren't acting weird or looking sick, the pH will be fine as is. The worst thing you could do is try to change the pH. Unstable pH WILL hurt the...

Lol, that's her idea of large fish tanks? :silly: Wish I could take 'em, but I just don't have the room. Bump...

Got my dwarf sag, and they look great! Would def. buy again. Thanks!

Not that I know of. They actually have fairly long fins. The larger ones have dorsal fins that arch over their backs and even over their tail fins! I believe that the ones with the longer fins are males and the ones with the smaller fins are females, but I'm not sure. Mine are all juveniles, so...

Yeah, right now I have them split into two smaller tanks (two groups of 10) because the 75g they will be housed in, eventually, isn't ready for fish yet. It's not my preferred way. I had to split them into a 16g tank with my two small L387s that they will be living with in the 75 and into a 20g...

:BIG:I just picked up my 20 new Diamond Tetras last Thursday. They really look great, and I can't wait until my 75 gallon is ready to put them into. I got only 2 decent pics, but they aren't that good.

Sounds like internal parasites to me! At least for puffers, that is what I was told to look out for. Whitish stringy poo=parasites.

Okay, the pics of the younger ones that are up for grabs are a bit blurry. I did get a video, but I'm not sure how to post that. I got decent one of the older ones that are going to my mom and sister. They are not up for grabs. The younger ones are mostly orange with some black spots on them...

I don't think so, but I can try to take some tonight. Most are pretty small yet, but I do have 3 left from the first batch that are going to my mom that are about 3/4"-1". I'll see what I can do tonight and I'll try to post tomorrow.

Huh, just saw this question on aquariacentral.com. Anyway, yeah, feeders are just like any other fish. The only reason to be wary of them is that they do often carry diseases because they aren't taken care of very well. Just quarantine them and expect to loose a few at first. The same can be...

I've got a bunch of mixed mollies. Most are orange and black. I think they are the result of a cross breeding between orange sailfins and dalmation sailfins. I've got at least 10, probably more like 20+, that range in size from less than 1/4" to about 1/2". They are in brackish (1.006) right...

My brother lives about an hour (I think) from Madison. He's in Fond du Lac. I'll post some pics once I finally upload some. I'm such a procrastinator. I've got some good ones of my L387s and my F8. I'm still trying to figure out how to get my camera to focus on my cherry shrimp. Once my bettas...

Yeah, what cheapeeper said. No puffer is a community fish. There are very few that will allow any tankmates let alone a community.

You might also want to check your test kit. They sometimes expire and then won't give accurate readings. Most have an expiration date on the bottle or the box. I think API has a code where the last four digits are the month and year of expiration. I.E. 0509 would be expiring May 2009.

It's working, you just added a lot of fish too soon. Like was said, the fact that you're getting some nitrites means that there is some beneficial bacteria working for you. Otherwise, you'd just see ammonia. When you are cycling with BioSpira and don't add any used old filter media too, you can...

I'm so excited! It's hubby & my anniversary on the 6th, and I think he's getting me something fish related. We decided to go a bit low-key this year (2nd) and spend less than $100 each. I think I might finally get the stand I need for the 75g. We're going cheap-o on it and probably getting...

Another place to look for them is in the classifieds forum at The Puffer Forum • The Puffer Fish Care Community. Sometimes hobbyists are getting out of the hobby or moving or have actually bred their dwarfs. So you might find a deal there. And anyway, it is a great resource for any puffer...

I've decided to definitely go with the diamond tetras rather than the white skirts. I've found no mention of diamond tetras to be nippy, but I've found white skirts mentioned as nippy in about every profile. I don't want to take a chance that the angel or other fish will be bothered by fin-nipping.

New Auburn. It's about halfway between Rice Lake and Eau Claire.

Yeah, it would be instantly cycled and you should put a fish in there immediately.

If you don't want to keep them or sell them, you can just let the guppies and any other tankmates eat them. Sounds kind cruel/canabalistic, but it works and the fish don't mind. But if you do want them, the above suggestions are great. I'm not sure what baby guppies eat, but my baby mollies...

Okay, cool. I was kinda hoping that they might pair up. I think that with all the tetras and other fish that we should be okay. Thanks, btw.

Halfway between Rice Lake and Eau Claire in Wisconsin.