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Are Bristlenose and Bushynose Plecos the same thing? I got what should be a longfin albino Bristlenose pleco today and I just want to make sure that it is in fact one that will stay small. Are the BN the only ones that come in the longfin variety?

Would a 40 gallon be the minimum for an adult angel then? If I don't put an angelfish in the 29 do you have any other suggestions? Maybe a couple gouramis?

I have a 29 gallon with Black Tahitian Moon Sand as substrate and live plants. The filter is a Fluval U4 (internal) that filters 260 gph. I was wondering if it would be appropriate to put an angelfish and 6 cory catfish in it. I can't seem to find a straight answer on how many gallons to...

You could try posting an ad on Craigslist and see if someone with a pond would want them. What a horrible situation. :(

So, right now I am thinking I will add the Aqueon QuietFlow 30 and the little Aquaclear I have currently on one of the ten gallons. Does this sound good or will the larger filter be too much for these fish?

Yeah, if he is stinky he is definitely dead, a dead snail smells awful. Also, if he is not dead, you should not be able to open his door. I always hate trying to determine if snails are dead. I would hate to get rid of the poor things if they are still alive.

I currently have two ten gallons that have been set up for a long time. One has a few Guppies (1 female and 2 young males) and the other has a male Betta. They both have live plants. I also recently had to adopt another male Betta from a family member who was not taking care of it. He...

If your Betta is like mine, the shrimp are likely to be killed. I would go with a Nerite Snail.

What are the more peaceful shrimp? I had a whisker shrimp I had to get rid of once because he kept going after my fish. All the ghost shrimp I have had have gotten eaten by my fish. I am going to get Guppies soon and I want shrimp with them, but I had never heard of ghost shrimp being aggressive.

Have you ever had a dog? I could never eat a cat or a dog, even a horse or a rabbit. I used to want to try rabbit until I had one as a pet.

I would never eat a companion animal such as a cat or dog, for me this also includes horses and rabbits. Ever since having a rabbit as a pet I will not eat them. I also have a problem with people hunting predators. I guess you could call me a flexitarian.

I just realized there is a little bit of algae in there on some of the plants and the side wall.

He is a zebra nerite, and he is about an inch long. I guess I will have to look for a smaller one next time so it will live longer. There is no algae in the tank, but there are a few live plants. He used to be really active and there are some Ramshorn snails breeding in there too. The...

I live in an apartment complex and I bury my dead fish. I plant a tulip on top of them. We have private entrances so I do have a little bit of a yard of my own. Still, I bet it would look really weird if anyone saw me outside at night with a lantern and a spoon digging in the dirt. I do...

Doesn't anyone know how long they are supposed to live?

I have a Nerite snail in a 10 gallon cycled aquarium with a Betta and two small African Dwarf Frogs. The water parameters are fine. The last water change was four days ago. Last night, I noticed that the snail hadn't moved much throughout the day. Today, I came home from work and he was...

I love seafood, especially sushi. I do feel a little bad for keeping some types of fish and eating others though. I don't eat much other meat because I avoid factory farmed items, so fish is also a good protein source for me.

I have been cycling a 42 gallon tank for a while and I have some questions. The tank has two filters on it, a Fluval U4 and an Aqueon QuietFlow 30. I took the carbon insert out of the HOB filter and stuffed a lot of pieces of cut up filter pad in it. I have 1 ppm ammonia out of my tap. I...

I am having a big problem with the fill lines on the API Frestwater Master Test Kit's tubes wearing off. I am down to two tubes now. I read somewhere that you can just use a syringe to fill them, and that it will be above the fill line and more accurate. Is this true? Does anyone else do...

I have a Betta with two ADFs in a 10 gallon. Mine has also killed all of the ghost shrimp I have tried to keep with him. I don't think he would ever tolerate living with another fish, but he is fine with the frogs. I'm sure it depends on the personality of the fish, but mine is pretty...

The pellets are HBH Frog and Tadpole Bites. They might be too big though, the frogs are very small. I knew that the freeze dried stuff was bad for my goldfish, but I didn't realize it was just as bad for these guys. I guess I will just get rid of it, it is a pain anyway since I like to soak...

I have a ten gallon aquarium with a Betta, two African Dwarf Frogs, and a Nerite Snail. I have tried feeding the frogs freeze dried foods, peas, and pellets, but all they will eat is frozen bloodworms. When I put the other foods in, they look like they can smell it and want it, but they won't...

Thank you for the quick responses. :)

I have three tanks right now. When I test the Nitrate in all of them right after each other, do I really need to shake bottle number two all over again each time? I have the API Freshwater Master Test Kit.

Interesting, thank you for sharing.