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So i screwed up. I was going to ask about this a couple days ago , but i figured i would wait and see what happend. My buddy had a crab in his tank. It survived in his tank for weeks with out a problem. But suddenly it took out two if his fish. One was a blue gourami and the other was a...

I have a 20g and a 55g freshwater tanks. My boy dumped a whole can of flake food in the 20 and almost a whole can of shrimp pellets in the 55 while i was at work. This was two days ago.. Both tanks were cycled. The 55 has gravel for the substrate so it was fairly simple to clean. i did a...

I have been tossing this through my head for a couple days now. I want something in my 20g tank, but i dont know what... something that will do well , be entertaining, but be ok in a 20.. something in a pair , or two.. nothing more.. Was thinking a species tank of tiger barbs, but i have...

I have a 20g set up as a mollie breeder righ now. I want to use i as a community tank and put the mollies in the 55g community. The pH on the 20g is 7.5 and i use salt. The 55g pH is 6.4, no salt and i do nothing to edit the pH. just where it lands I would like to get the 20g to match...

Have a couple question about the python. Used the python for the first time today. I usually use a regular siphon and a gravel vac. The pyhon did not seem to have the suction power or the speed of the siphon method. The Python tubing looks bigger than the siphon tubes i use now. It is an...

Where can i get parts for an aqueon 55 filter and a whisper 5. I need a motor and impeller for both and an end for the intake tube for the 55. No luck so far.. googled and nothing... petwarehouse.com has nothing and neither does the aqueon website. The Whisper5 has been discontinued... Any help?

My buddy picked up a good deal on craigs list today... he got a 55gal tank with a marineland c360 filter, aqueon 55 filter, heater that works, a stand, decor and a python for $125. Im a little jealous that he got all that for what he paid and i didnt. but i have a couple questions... We...

Ok now that i know better what is going on inside my tank , this is all kinda starting to worry me. My tank was completely cycled.. ammonia and nitrites were both at 0. I cleaned my filters and sent it into a mini-cycle. Its been 10 day and the ammonia level stays at .50. Cant get it down ...

I am setting up a 20g tank specifically for white lyre tail mollies. I am using sand as the substrate, and as for many articles on the internet , i want to use a little bit of salt in their tank and buffer the pH to right around 7.5 preferably. The lighting is very low and i dont plan on a...

This is going to sound really stupid. I have my two tanks set up , but the boy wants a gold fish in a fish bowl in the worst way. He was absolutely horrified at the pet store today watching a pirhana gobble down a gold fish! Anyway , would it be mean to get a 2 gallon bowl for him and set it...

The blue background is the unoccupied 20g, and the other is the 55g

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GOT A NEW TANK TODAY!!!!! Its only a 20g though, like the one i had before. It was on sale at petco for $70 down from $110..kinda couldnt pass it up.... Set it up today and put play sand in for the substrate. Jump started the cycle from my 55g which is acually working throgh a mini cycle. i...

My wife wants to get a saltwater setup. I have been reading on the internet and it seems to be a lot to take in , but i had a few questions. I plan on selling one of my guns to try to finance this , and i think i can get $200 for it , will that be enought to get this started? For now , i...

Going through a re-cycle. Ammonia levels are running up toward 1.0 ppm... but not quite. Off to do a water change to get it down. At what level do you all think i need to worry about ammonia poisoning? Saturday night i did a 50% to try to get my nitrates down and cleaned my filters in water...

Nitrates are hanging around 40 with ammonia and nitrites at 0. I bought a red tail shark yesterday and he is not doing so well. I bought some red finned tetras and two powder blue dwarf gouramis and they are all doing fine as well as all the other fish in the tank. I recently lost a Clown...

Ok so i finally went out and bought the good API master test kit. First off, when i thought my tank was Ammonia 0.0, nitrite, 0.0, and nitrate 20, i was wrong. The Nitrates were actually over 80!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Getting that straightened out. But i have another question. I am testing for PH...

Ammonia 0.0, Nitrite 0.0, Nitrate 20. Temp 76-78F. Two days ago i had lost my clown loach, and today i just lost my pimodella catfish. Diet was TetraMin Tropical flakes every day, wardley shrimp pellets everothe day , and frozen brine shrimp on the off days from the shrimp pellets. All...

Just a thought. Im starting to get into the more technical deals of my FW aquarium and was wondering.. How often do you all test your waters for ammonia , nitrate and nitrites? How often is suggested?

Got a 55 FW setup. Want a clown loach ,but internet says they get big.. are the suitable for my 55 community tank? 3 sword tail 2 mollies 3 zebras I have a little room to move some fish from tank to tank to get the neons out.. but i want everything else to stay. Also looking into a group...

Lost a sword tail.. have three left , two tiger barbs, two mollies and an african dwarf frog in my 55g. Which method would be the best for treatment? Salt, meds or raising the temp to 86f? Edit: I also have three neons but do not seem effected yet... i would like to put my two cories from my...

I picked these up at the pet store for a little more than a dollar. Internet says they are not true aquatic plants, and they are turning brown on me.. ??

I apologize for flooding with these questions, and im not trolling here. Since i have joined this community, i have realized there is so much out there that i dont know , but here goes. Went to the pet store today to pick up some new fish to start cycling a new tank and add a little more to my...

I bought two Tiger Barbs for my community tank. I have seen that depending on what fish they are with , really has an effect on their temperament. Seeing how i have my 20gal backup still set up , i figured i could try them in my 55gal community tank. I also bought two mollies and a hand full...

I currently have a 20g tank that i am switching to a 55g. Will my african dwarf have any trouble in the 55. The 55 is 5" taller than the 20 and he seems to swim a lot to get to the surface in the 20. Will he have trouble with the 55? what can i do if he has trouble?