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I have never had more than one last too long in my 125. Same thing for Pearl Leeri Gourami too for some strange reason.

We are seriously contemplating re-doing the 125 gallon. For the last decade or so it has been community tropical and plants. It is time for a major tear down and hardscape overhaul. Something about schools of redhooks, tinfoils, barbs, larger danios and gouramis and other semi agressive is...

No glass over the tank because glass filters UV. Same reason why you can't get a sun tan through the car windows! Second, lamps as close as you can safely get them to the water. Mine are about 2" or so. On the 125 it is six 40W T12 assorted lamps in a custom hood with coralife clips and caps...

We have had orandas, black moors and other fancy goldfish thrive for many years in our pond and they do great over the winter. We're in upstate NY.

I am in Upstate NY and do aerate in the winter via a pump and spray bar suspended in the center of the pond when I drain the filters and stop the waterfall around Thanksgiving. I Have been doing this for more than ten years with no problems. The pump is at surface only and does not pull water...

We have golden orfe (aka "Tuffies" at the LFS), shubunkins and have also kept bitterlings in with the koi, faintails, black moors and comets in our pond. All get along no problem. Other than the koi, IMHO the orfe are really nice. They get big (6") but stay slender like a trout. As they...

My vote is for 2-3 Rainbows (maybe two males and a female to keep the boy's color up) or maybe 4-6 larger Tetras such as Black Skirt, Bleeding Heart.

No, they "normally" do not eat smaller fish. Because they are very active, fast swimmers and can get pretty big (4-6") sometimes the more placid, slower fish have a harder time in a small tank with these guys. You can tell fish are getting stressed when they have clamped fins, poor color...

Rainbows are rarely aggressive toward other fish, with the exception of competing males, which is really more a game of chase and showing off colors more than anything. They are one of my favorites, with about 12 (boesmani, turquoise, austrailan, red irrian, praecox etc.) in my 125g planted...

Sounds like you got yourself quite the crowd in there! BTW, if your planning on breeding Guppies, you are probally want to make it an exclusive club with the possible exception of some small bottom dwellers.

Your stock hood and light would be a good place to start. If you have glass in your hood, it is filtering out the U.V. before it even hits the water. Also, fluorescents lose their ability to create U.V. as they age. If your lamp is on more than six hours per day then you should be changing...

FawnN said guppies which would be a great choice for color and activity. But what about a small group of live-bearers such as mollies, swords, platties etc? They all do pretty well in a 10 gal.

Sure, a trio of clowns and maybe 4-6 of the smaller variety of tetras. Another good choice may be some hatchets or white clouds--- something that prefers the upper area of the tank.

Wet dry filters heavily oxygenate the water and strip Co2 which is not what you want to do for plants. The plants use the Co2 and you want them to be the source of oxygen in the system. Also, a lot of turbulance at the surface is not good either. I have always had best results with cannister...

Wet dry filters heavily oxygenate the water and strip Co2 which is not what you want to do for plants. The plants use the Co2 and you want them to be the source of oxygen in the system. Also, a lot of turbulance at the surface is not good either. I have always had best results with cannister...

Wow. 440 Watts!!!??? Do you mean (4) 40 watts? I used the Coral Life End Caps w/ 6 T-12 40 watt fluorescents on the hood I built for the 125 and they work great. They came with clips to hold the bulbs in place inside the hood. If you check out my photos you can see the hood on the 125 w/...

Wow. 440 Watts!!!??? Do you mean (4) 40 watts? I used the Coral Life End Caps w/ 6 T-12 40 watt fluorescents on the hood I built for the 125 and they work great. They came with clips to hold the bulbs in place inside the hood. If you check out my photos you can see the hood on the 125 w/...