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I've got two types of algae. I've got green filmy stuff growing on the glass and black hairy stuff growing on my driftwood and on my plants. I turned my lights down to 6 hours a day and that slowed the green stuff down, but I still have to scrape it once a week or I'm looking at my fish...

I've kept bettas for years and haven't seen anything like this. I have a 20 long planted community aquarium in which my centerpiece is usually a male betta. My male betta died unexpectedly with no warning signs. I'd had him for about 6 months. I got another one. He died in a week. Again...

I am moving my tank and will be upgrading to a new tank during that time and am wondering if it will kick it into a new cycle? I currently have a cycled 55 gallon planted tank. I plan on moving about 30 miles away. I will be removing all the fish and plants and transporting them all by...

I've been keeping bettas for years, but I just had 2 die from the same tank and I can't figure out why. I had the first betta in a 20 long planted for a couple of months, all is well, then one day he's suddenly dead and so are two corycats. All of the other fish are fine and thriving. I...

A friend's 55 gallon tank had the strangest thing happen. Suddenly, without warning, all of her fish were at the surface gasping for air. All of them, all different kinds of fish. The only thing she had done was change the water, add Prime, and add a bacterial product. She's done the same...

I will be moving about 35 miles away soon and taking my 55 gallon planted tank with me. I have no idea how to do it. Actually, I hope to be upgrading to a deeper tank, like a 75 or 80 gallon tank, during the move. I have to stick with a 4 foot long tank because of my expensive 4' long plant...

I'm about to take down a tank that is only a few months old so I know the eco-complete substrate still has plenty of life left in it and I don't want to throw it away. Can I keep it and use it later, even though it will dry out? Eco-complete comes packaged with a little water in it. Thanks in...

How far down the stem do you trim? This will be the first trimming.

Here is my 55g planted. I am a complete newbie in the planted world. I'm interested in feedback on my planted tank. Any feedback is appreciated. The tank was started in March with plants being added since then. I can't remember all the plant names but I know I've got sagittaria, sword...

I just got my first crayfish and I'm interested in others' personal experiences with them. What size tank do you have? What kind of crayfish do you have? What temp do you keep the water? What foods does yours prefer? (Mine really seems to like cherries.) How long has yours lived? How big...

I just got my first crayfish. I've read all about them, but I'm wondering about personal experience. How big did yours get? How warm did you keep the tank? What size tank did you use? Mine is growing fast...