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Opinions please. Do you think saes do as good a job on tanks. Leaning duty as oto cats do? I used to have Otos in my 10 and liked them, but with my 75 I have room for sae. Although I understand you should never get a fish solely for keeping algea down, i still like it when they help out! So, I...

Well, after some input from the family, who actually seemed quite interested for a change so I figured I'd better run with it, here's what we came up with: 11 Pristella Tetra 11 Harlequin Rasbora 5 sterbai cory 4 swordtail (1m/3f) - (would love Koi swordtail, but I know they're kinda hard to...

Just wondering if anyone on here has personal experience with this fish. I seem to be finding conflicting reports while researching it on wether it's aggressive or not. It looks like a beautiful and hardy fish, but I'll rule it out if it's too aggressive. In particular, my wife has taken a...

So I think I'm kind of ruling out getting rummynose tetras, just because of some of the recent posts I've seen about them, and i really don't want to pay for 25 of them to see half of them die. Neons are nice, but I was thinking it would be nice to have something a little different (and besides...

so.......I'm well into my cycle, and everything is going along swimmingly (hehehe), but I'm a little confused about my recent readings. I tested tonight and got: Nitirites: 0 Nitrates: 80-90 Ammonia: 4 I dosed the ammonia last night, and I would have thought with the nitirite and 'trate...

He natural science center here in Greensboro broke ground today on a new aquarium. I can't wait until it's done. They just got financial backing earlier in the year, so it looks like this thing is going to get built fast

Is this true, that Rummynose are more sensitive than many other Tetras? My lfs told me this when I said I might be ineterested in some. She said they don't generally stock them because of their sensitivity, but she could ordeer me 25 for a good price. Is this just a line, or do they tend to be...

Not a lot, but nitrates none the less. I guess I'm in the home stretch! My wife will be happy, she's been bugging me about when were going to get fish in there. Of course now I get to start thinking about stocking!

I dunno, I guess there must be something about Bristlenose Plecos that attracts people to them, but I just don't see it. Am I the only one that finds these to be kind of an ugly little fish? No offense to those of you that like them. To each their own and all that. Maybe they have really cool...

So, the other day I asked about canopies for this free 55g aquarium I got, and got some nice advice about measuring (what a great idea, actually measuring things!) So, now I am thoroughly confused. My firend told me that this was a 55g tank, so I just always assumed it was. The measurements are...

So, I am going to need a new glass top/canopy/hood/whatever you want to call that bit for my 55g tank. Of course as I got this tank for free I have no idea who it's made by. I've read conflicting reports about whether the glass tops are interchangeable or not, and don't want to go ordering one...

So, in my current tank I have 2 male Platies, which will be moved to my 55 if I ever get around to finishing it. Now, here's the thing. My son really loves swordtails, and is always tsalking about them. So I think it's only fair that when I stock the 55 I get him the fish he has been asking for...

So, after many months away from these forums, I'm back. Some time several months ago a friend offered me a free tank, and I said "sure, I'd love it". Well, finally we managed to find the time to get it. So I am now the new owner of 55g which my poor wife can alrady tell will not really be...

Yes, I spelled it correctly. I, in the last few days, have lost two Glofish (zebra Danio). They acted as if they had swim bladder disease, except within hours of that starting they were dead. Basically, they would start off kind of curled up and floating about the tank with no control (hence the...

The garden center where I work is clearing out a lot of old stock, including a Laguna UV sterilizer/clarifier. It's an 8watt system, and is designed "for ponds up to 1000 gallons". Amazon.com: Laguna Powerclear 1000 UV Sterilizer 8W Ponds Up To 1000 Gallons - Laguna PT520: Everything Else...

So my little 10g tank has been in the same spot ever since I set it up earlier in the year, and the sun has never really been an issue. Of course, I didn't consider that once the sun stays lower in the sky, that may change!!! It is now being blasted by the sun for a good part of the day, and...

I have been looking at the black sand/gravel version of these. Could someone please tell me pros and cons of each? Also, on average how much a bag would cover. I haven't fully decided on fish yet, so if that would make a difference (eg. too rough for catfish) I'd like to know that too. This is...

Or I guess a better way to pose this question would be can they take tropical temps. I've read conflicting info on this. I particularly like the look of Boseemani Rainbows, but they would be going in a tank that's going to be kept @ 78F. If these wouldn't work are there rainbows that are more...

So a friend of mine was round at my house today looking at some work I need done, and saw my 10g sitting in the office. He asked me if I would like another tank. Now my wife had been out to lunch with his wife a couple of weeks ago and she had mentioned he might be trying to get rid of one. So I...

Curious as to whether anyone has tried using this particular wood (lagerstroemia sp.) It's a pretty wood, with beautiful coloration, but I'm not sure if it would last underwater. Of course I could find out myself by keeping a piece in a bucket of water for a few months and see if it rots or not...

So I added some glofish (zebra danio) to my tank the other day, and have noticed that at least a couple of them have bright red gills. It's the yellow ones I'm noticing it on, but maybe it just can't be seen as clearly on the pink ones? My tank is cycled, and has been for quite a while, and my...

So I just read a thread by about silicone sealant, and have read more of those in the past. I read A LOT of threads about pure ammonia. That's just two examples I can think of off the top of my head. I would think it would do a LFS a world of good to carry stuff like this. Granted, a lot of...

So here's the scoop. Last week, when I did my pwc one of my Otos kind of got itself trapped in the corner where I was vacuuming (it wasn't really trapped, but it apparently felt like it was), and of course immediately freaked out and turned almost white. I moved off the area so he could calm...

Not that I would mind, but they get plenty of other food, and I really am wanting the Oto cats to eat the algea wafers. At least when I use zucchini the platies leAve it alone. I guess maybe I should just keep using zucchini then huh? The lady at the lfs said that algea wafers is what they fed...

So I still have a little bit of diatoms left in my 10 gallon tank, and my oto cat has been making it's way through it pretty quickly. In fact it's getting cleaned up so rapidly that I'm thinking of supplementing with some blanched Zucchini. My question is, once I start feeding zucchini will it...