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Hello! I used to post here quite a bit some time ago, but life got busy. And as it got busy not only did the forum get forgotten, but care of my fish tank dwindled. Of all the wonderful fish I had (and generations of them), I only have two platties left. And they probably aren't going to...

Question! I have been contemplating changing out the gravel in my 75 gallon tank to something a little more friendly to my bottom dwellers. Currently I have black aquarium gravel, and it's probably medium sized. (I bought it back before I knew there were other options!) I've heard finer...

It's been a while since I posted here. So I'll update. I have a 20T tank that I've made my planted tank. I don't have any special lighting for it -- just whatever came with it from Petsmart. I will check wattage at home, but I don't think it's very high. The only thing I've added to help...

Alright, as most of you can see from my sig -- I have quite a few bottom dwellers in my 75 gallon. I didn't intend for that to happen, but three panda cories turned into six by natural means. So now I have nine cory cats and a clown loach. I have two small caves, a large cave, several pieces...

Okay, this weekend out of the blue my water in my 75 gallon turned cloudy. It wasn't cloudy that morning, and by the time feeding time came that evening -- it was. I hadn't fed them during the day, and I haven't been feeding them any more food than usual. Water params appear normal (amm 0...

I seem to have this amazing luck with babies. My one Buenos Aires Tetra baby that I managed to get out of my 75 gal before he was eaten is now about 1 1/2" long. I'm waiting until he gets closer to 2" to put him back in with the big dogs...so to speak. I want to make sure he doesn't fit in...

Instead of buying another new tank with next year's tax returns, I want to upgrade my 75 gallon to make it a more natural habitat for my fish. I do not and cannot spend thousands of dollars on lighting fixtures and what not, but I would like to get all the plastic plants out of my 75 gallon and...

It's been a while since I've been here. Life has been busy, and my fish continue to be a wonderful source of enjoyment for me. I have come here today with a couple of questions. One for this area, and I'll post one over the FW plant area in a bit. This question is in regard to my 3 cory...

Ok...it's not an object. It is a fish. This fish was given to me when I asked for three more giant danios to go with the three I already had at home once I set up the 75 gal tank. Ok...I admit the fish looked a little different from the other two, but they were so small it was hard to tell...

Well, after feeding nothing but the flakes and dried foods (you know the ones), I finally got brave enough to try something frozen. I bought some frozen bloodworms (my fish generally love bloodworms in general). And I just have to say...WOW! I thought they were all voracious eaters before...

OMG! I was changing the water and doing a gravel vac tonight. When I got done, I shut the lights off in the living room and sat down so that my eyes were about level with the bottom of the tank. I usually do this to sit and watch my cory catfish. Well, something small seemed to be floating...

Should I remove my golden apple snail before treating a tank with Erythromycin tablets. It does not have any indications on the packaging to remove invertebrates, so I am not sure whether to or not. Since it's an antibiotic, I don't think it contains copper. Help, suggestions would be greatly...

Does anyone have a Black Mystery Snail and a Golden Apple Snail together? I had mine together and they did fine for a long time. All of the sudden, the black mystery is always seeking out the golden apple and sucking onto his shell. He won't let go of him, and it's too hard for the golden to...

I have not posted regarding the status of the plants I got a couple months ago. I wanted to give them time to acclimate to my tanks and lighting before I reported their growth, because I remember reading here that a plant could thrive for a while after getting it before showing signs of...

Ok...my tank should be ready in a couple weeks to add my fish from my 10 gal. Below is what I will be transferring and what I want to buy to round out what I own already. I think I will be way understocked for a 75 gal after this, so I would like opinions on what else I could put in here with...

Well, since Sati's suggestion and links to the articles on cycling a tank with raw unseasoned shrimp, I decided to give this a whirl. No one near me sells Bio-Spira, and I really don't want to take the chance of the product being ordered from the internet getting to me without having turned hot...

I was looking over Discus water requirements - and they seem to match what I get consistently in all my tanks. Does anyone have experience in keeping discus that wouldn't mind sharing their temperament/persona with a me a little bit? Do they do well alone? Would they be able to be housed with...

Well, I got the stand and set it up in my newly painted living room. I must say, I am quite excited. Now to get everything else that goes in it! LOL

Well, I got my 75 gal today at PetSmart - on sale for $164. It included the glass top and a 48" light strip with bulbs (that I'll probably change out at a later date). I have to paint my living room and rearrange it this weekend, then once my stand comes in - I'm going to set it up. I do have...

I saw some black mystery snails in Petsmart, and they were so cool looking but absolutely huge. Does anyone have any of these? Are they good at eating algae and what not? How big do they get? Are they good with community fish? Will they fit in a 75 gal? ::snicker:: They were really large...

Alright...I'm heading back to PetSmart tomorrow. While I was in there buying some more goldfish for my dad's new and large pond, I saw they had a 75 gal tank with canopy/light marked on sale for $190!! I'm not sure about anyone else's neck of the woods, but the other ones I've spied around...

All right. My money is here...and I've picked out my tank. It's a 75 gal tank - 48 x 18 x 20. I want to run a fishless cycle on it if this is possible and logical, etc. Can I have some help putting a shopping list together so I can get most of everything (except the fish) at one trip to the...

Looking for opinions on how many fish I put put into my new 65/75 gal tank. I will be buying the tank and setting it up in about a week. I think I'm going to run through a fishless cycle using chemicals instead of traumatizing more fish (god knows my first time around should have made up for...

I happened to pick up two today. My questions are: 1) Should I split them up - one in each tank? Or keep them together in one tank? (for my tanks see sig) 2) Do I need to do anything special for them? I have algae wafers to supplement diet. 3) Do you quarantine snails like you do fish? Thanks!

I have live plants in my tanks now. ::sigh:: Everyone wish me luck. I have anacharis (2), java fern, melon sword, and narrow leaf chain sword (2). I split them up between my two tanks. The 10 gal still has a couple plastic to keep its hiding spots for my smaller Buenas Aries tetra. I took all...