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I woke up this morning and noticed a clutch of eggs above the water line I'm guessing it was my snails since their the only ones who could get out of the water. I've never bred mystery snails before how long untill they hatch do I need to do anything special? Has anyone bred snails before?

I've gotten tired of feeding my barracuda fathead minnows. So I went and got 4 guppies (2 male 2 female) I want to breed them and use the fry as feeders once they get to the right size. I figure they will be healthier than the diseased rosys petsmart gives me. I've never bred fish before so can...

I have a red tailed barracuda that devolped a small raised white sphere right below his eye I followed directions and doses with maracide but it didn't get rid of it now I purchased tetras ick guard and just did the first dosing. I have removed the carbon raised temp done 25% wc every other day...

I have completely switched my fishes diets over to hikari for health benefits but u have a problem my red tailed barracuda will only eat live food what is a better alternative food to feed him other than rosies since they seem to carry diseases

I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with the medication called maracide? I have been using it for 3 days now and haven't really seen any difference ,thoughts?

How big can ghost shrimp get?

I stir my sand 2 times a week and have tried several substrate vacuums but still have a problem with poo building up on the bottom of the tank how can I fix this?

I have seen a few fish flash maybe a total of 5 times during 2 months and thought maybe I have ick or velvet although no physical signs are showing I bought maracide a treatment for ick and velvet but the directions are very vague can anyone tell me if its harmful to the fish to treat them if...

I've noticed a few of my fish flashing but only very infrequently, I'm going to petsmart today to get need to treat both illnesses can anyone tell me what my next step in treating them should be I haven't noticed anything physically wrong with them yet just want to get a jump on it if they...

I'm just curious because several of my fish will turn on their side and rub agaisnt my substrate is this flashing and what is flashing a sign of?

3 in one month allways die 2 days after they are introduced, tank is well established why are these things so hard to keep alive?

I can't seem to keep a pleco alive longer than 3 days I've gone through 3 in the last month what am I doing wrong? I have a healthy established 55gal with plenty of fish that are all in good health but for some reason plecos can't survive am I missing something?

I have three adult size red rosys in a extra large net that is forcing them to stay near each other will they mate if kept this way?

What are the advantages of using driftwood if there are any I would be using it in a 55 comm tank if there is a pro to it other than concealment for the fish since I have plenty of it

I just noticed one of my crayfishes claws and two legs have either fallen off or were eaten will these grow back when he molts? And how often do they usually molt?

I just got a substrate vacuum for my tank and was wondering what's the best way to get up all of the waste without having to remove all my sand can I just vac the surface untill I get up everything or do I need to remove it all clean it then put it back in?

Was wondering what everyone else does when feeding time comes I give flake to the barbs drop sinking pellets for the corys and bichir feed the datnoid freeze dried krill and drop a few feeders in for the barracuda

Finally got some decent shots of these two

Just picked up 6 of these guys today at my lfs they were labeled harlequin barbs anyone got any info on these fish?

I have a 55gal setup as a semi predator tank with 1 red tailed barracuda 1 juvenile tiger dat and a Senegal bichir can anyone suggest some well suited tank mates?

I have a actinic bulb that I was using as a moonlight/nighttime light can my fish tell that the light is on or is it not in their viewable spectrum?

I've been in the midst of a restarted cycle because I had to switch filters for the last week my ammonia levels have been pretty constant never going above .25ppm this was achieved by 4 pwc of about 25% each today it read over .50ppm so I did an immediate 50% wc why are my ammonia readings going...

Hey everyone ok so I have a 55 gal with a red tailed barracuda a tiger dat and a Senegal bichir my family wants to add another fish but after two fish returns due to aggression I'm hesitant to drop another gilled friend into the "thunderdome" can anyone give me a suggestion as to what I can put...

Hello I have a 55 gal tank with a ac70 hob filter and a fluval u4 internal filter also 1 red tailed barracuda 1 tiger dat 1 green city and a dinosaur bichir I set the tank up and did not do a fishless cycle but ran the tank for 3 days before hand my ammonia levels read 1ppm I am doing a 25%...

I have a 55 gal with a topfin60 and a fluval u4 recently my top fin has been making a loud vibrating noise so I removed all the pieces cleaned the impeller well and put it all back the way it was and its still making the same loud noise I bought the filter at petsmart but don't have the recepit...