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I have a large male Midas Cichlid. I'm trying to figure out how to prevent him from excavating to the bottom of the tank, exposing the glass. One idea is to embed a number of large rocks in the sand so he can't make a large pit (small sand digging is fine). The rocks will also help decorate the...

I have a tank with a rainbow shark, an electric yellow cichlid, a couple of swordtail mollies, and a catfish. The cichlid and catfish are fairly recent additions (a few months ago), having acquired them when I bought a used tank. All the fish are healthy and get along fine. Issue #1: After I...

Last December, I was looking for a used tank because my daughter's fish were getting too big for their tank. I found someone selling a 46g bowfront for a good price so I went to buy it. The catch was that it contained a 7-8" cichlid. The seller told me it was a Red Devil hybrid. Well, I didn't...

I'm thinking of adding some Anacharis to my daughter's fish tank. I had some in my tank when I was a kid and thought it was a nice looking plant. But I remember it has a tendency to become dislodged from the gravel and float around the tank. Any recommendations on how to anchor this plant?

Technically, it's my 5yo daughter's tank. :) Anyway, it's a 10g and it currently contains a Pleco, a Rainbow Shark, two adult Swordtails, two juvenile Swordtail offspring, and about 14 Swordtail fry... with more on the way. I'm exploring a way to sell/give away some of the fry. There are also...

My 5yo daughter has a 10g tank with the following: a pleco, a rainbow shark, and two swordtails (one male, one female). They are all very healthy, growing well, and seem to be getting along... although the rainbow does try to chase the swordtails on occasion. Sorry, no photos for now; my wife...

I've been thinking of getting one of these Aqueon Water Changers to do my tank vacuuming and water changes: My concern is that when using this to refill the water, I will be introducing chlorine or chloramines directly into the tank. I can add Prime in advance, but will that be effective in...

I recently set up a 14g aquarium for my 5yo daughter. There weren't many choices available for gravel at the LFS. I didn't like the look of the brightly colored small gravel -- too artificial, plus I felt that the colors of the fish would get lost against such a brightly-hued substrate. I...

For my daughter's 5 year birthday, I set up a new 14g tank (Aqueon kit including filter, heater, etc.). I was only able to prep it 4 days in advance, so I know the cycle was incomplete. To prep it, I added the gravel and water (treated with Aqueon Water Conditioner), turned on the filter and...