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I am not sure where I should post this but, we were just hit with a bad storm and lost power, and have been told it will be a few days before it is restored. How long can platys, tetras, and barbs go with no air stone and no heater? I am not as concerned about the heat as it is HOT in the house...

I am trying to do some research on planted tanks and am considering converting my 30 gallon long to a planted tank but want to know how involved this would be. I am pretty sure my substrate will need to be changed because I have rather large stone/river rock. I am just not sure what I need. Also...

I guess I am a bit confused about when my platy is supposed to look boxy right before birth. Is the \_/ shape as I look at her from the front or as I look at her from the side?? I thought it was from the front but when I googled it because mine has never looked that way all the pics I see are...

My daughter just got straight A's and 2 student of the month awards at school and for her reward has asked for a betta. My question(s) is what size tank is best for a betta and what setup would be best. This will be in a 13 year olds bedroom so we can't go huge but I don't want too small for the...

Ok so I have been waiting on my 2 platys that I knew were (are) prego to have babies (still waiting by the way) and I come home today to find that my platy that I had in my QT has a baby!!!! She never looked prego what so ever!! She did not get the dark gravid spot never got near as fat as my...

I have a vision for my next tank, planning on sand bottom possibly a few low light plants (still unsure on that may just go fake), some rock (I have an image in my head just can't explain it, and for my fish I want 1 marble veil angelfish, 6 fancy guppies, 6 dalmation mollies, 6 neon tetras...

Do both the male and female swordtail platy have the long sword? I just bought 2 that they say are swordtail but neither have the swordtail and they are both females. To me they look the same as my others only a little bigger.

I just added a few female platy to my tank and two of them appear prego! I have never had prego fish and am not sure by looking when I should expect the babies to arrive. Any ideas? Here are a few pics of them the best they would let me get.

I thought my platy was on the mend only to see her today and it looks like her gill is puffed out and her dorsal fin is messed up. She is the only one in the tank now so I know it isn't from a bite. Does anyone know what is wrong? Sorry the pics are poor but they are from my phone and she won't...

I have been looking at different tank set-ups and really like the looks of some that have sand rather than gravel, are there benefits of sand that you don't get with gravel or is it merely personal preference?

I am thinking of getting a 29gal bow front (I love the looks of the set-up in my head, wish my lfs was open) anyway does anyone have any opinions on the tank itself? And what fish to stock it with? What started out as 2 fancy goldfish a year ago is turning into an addiction!! :)=

I don't mean to be a pest but I am worried about my female platy! I posted a thread earlier about her eye having a cloudy looking bubble covering it and either a white bump or a couple scales being lifted on her side. I don't know if it is an injury type thing or if this is a sickness, I...

Hello everyone! I have a female platy that I have had for about a week and this evening I noticed her left eye looks like it has a cloudy bubble covering it and it looks like she has a small white bump or roughed up scales on her right side in the rib area, and the left gill seems to be pushed...

Hi, I am a new aquarium owner and have heard a lot of conflicting advise from the pet store employees so I am hoping for some advise or guidance from someone who is not trying to sell me half of their aquatic section. I have a 30 long which I originally purchased because my kids have 2 fancy...

First off I know I am asking for trouble with haveing goldfish in with my tropical fish but it is temporary until they find a new home but..........I have 2 fancy goldfish in my tank that is home to a rainbow shark, 3 platties, 2 other sharks that I cannot remember their name they are silver...