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I've had two fish die, and a third, with popeye disease. all three fish were/are female congo tetras. I quarantined the sole survivor and used maracyn two. I dont understand why my fish are dying from popeye. and why only the female congos? my water quality is great. two filters, only 60%...

I just recently purchased some congos. Five females, and two huge beautiful males. I will be buying one more male, to make a total of eight. If you own congos, or have ever owned them, I'd like to ask a few questions. Do the males school with the females? or do they always stay seperate from...

Okay, so I finished my fishless cycle, and added eight gold pristella tetras (five one day, three the next). I have a 50 gallon tank btw: My cycle took slightly over 3 weeks (I did have a used fluval with some of the old ceramic rings still). I followed the fishless cycle thread we have here...

Okay, I've started to cycle my tank on december 30. Today as I write this, it's january 10th. I've read the thread (a few times) on fishless cycling for dummies. Awesome thread. I know it usually takes 4-6 weeks. BUT, my fluval was used (came with the tank), so I had some media still in it with...

I've been cycling my tank now for almost a week. It's a 50 gal, with a fluval 304 running. The water seems nice and clear when you look at the tank, but when you look from above, you see little debri floating around on top. What can I do to fix this problem? I'm going to be adding a HOB soon...

I recently purchased a tank. It's 36 long, 24 high, and 16 deep. I'm currently just running a fluval 304, and it seems to be working really good. I haven't added any fish yet, waiting till I get my levels where they're suppose to be. I'd like to add a HOB as an extra filter. But I'd need to get...

for a 55 gal tank (48 inch long), how much light is really needed for low light plants? we're gonna have eco complete on bottom. and would like a variety of different low light plants. Our current fixture is just a t8 fixture. I saw at home depot today, these bulbs called Glo, power glo (t8)...

Does any one have this t5 light fixture? how well are the bulbs it comes with? it says 10,000k. We have a 55 gal tank, and are replacing the current standard hood. We're looking at buying this t5 fixture. It's going to be a freshwater tank, with a good amount of plants. Wife wants low to maybe...

Hi every one. I'm new to the site, and also new to the fish world as well. My wifes been getting me into fish lately. She's starting up a 55 gal tank. I told her after hers is up for a while, I also want to have a 55 gal tank of my own :) I figure I can sit back, and learn from HER mistakes...

Hi, my wife is putting together a 55 gal tank. She's almost done, just needs to buy a heater and a few more decor pieces (and then fish). What's the best heaters on the market right now? I've heard people mention to get one that shuts off when the desired temp is reached. Makes good sense...