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Does anyone know what this is? And how to get rid of it? Sort of Reddish blotchy algae maybe

I want to add some plants to my tank. Mainly to look good and for shelter for the fish. What type of plants do Silver dollars not eat? I have a 65 gallon fresh water. My two silver dollars ate all my 'hair agile" (ya!) plus all my Hornwort (boo). But I noticed that they do not eat the...

Hi, I have a 65 gallon tank with the following fish, I always wanted to get some Cichlids that may breed baby fish. It would be great for my kids to see and get some interest in the tank. Can I get some recommendations. easy fish to keep? I was think of getting Firemouth Cichlid or other...

Hi, I am talking with my local pet shop (non-big-box) about shifting my 65 gal tropical tank with live plants from all fish to host some Amphibians. She commented on some of the frog and others she had in stock that could handle deep water. My tank dim are approx 3' wide, 2' deep(or...

Can anyone point me to a good web site to learn more about Amphibians. I am looking for a hardy, smaller in size, mostly aquatic species for my son.

Hi, What is the best fish to eat string alge, or a way to get rid of it? I have nice planted tank that I am ripping string alge out of weekly. I have some rams horn sails keeping things clean in the tank. I have some dwarf cichlid that I hope will lay eggs some day. I have an albino...

I am very confused here help please. Now more than 4 weeks after I added a piece of drift wood I started seeing a white goop on the wood. I would describe it as a goopy white film. It looks like a very think cobweb type. If I scrape it off it floats in the water. What is this? Wha should...

I added some plants from the lfs, now I have snails. They are about 1/2 the size of a dime and kind of a shiny copper color. I only see about 3 of them currently about 4 weeks after the plants were added. They guy at the lfs has no idea what they are even though they are in his tank also...

Does anyone have a use for the old charcoal you take out of you filter every two weeks? I think "recycle" and just wondering.

Last night I noticed I lost one Danio and my African Dwarf Frog has gray fuzz on it. The Danio was floating and just lost it’s color, no other signs. The frog was very active and had patches of fuzz on his shoulders and lower back, right between its legs. I took the frog out of the tank, this...

I am looking for a good bottom feeder for a community tank. Years ago I had a Raphael Catfish that ate a lot. I went looking for one again and a guy at my lfs told me that Raphael Catfish can get spooked and give off a toxin that may kill you other fish and that is why they do not carry them...

I have been reading a few posts that Kribensis will make a home out of an overturned flower pot and possibly spawn. What kind of pot and people putting in their tanks, plastic or terracotta? My first thought is to not put anything in the tank I do not get from the lfs. How big or small of a...

I hope to one day be able to respond to questions on AA, but as of now I am still a newbe and really need the help I have been given so far, it has been great. I though I was up and running with my tank for about 6 monts, I was loosing a neon or small fish here and there but thought nothing of...

I ended up restarting my Cichlid tank to get rid of tons of little white worms which I found out were "nematodes". I may have made a mistake about restarting the tank, but I almost did it. I only had a few fish, one peacock, one hap, and one joule and a big pelco. I just had my water tested...

Hello, I have been trying to get rid of the little white worms in my take for a few weeks now. When I stir up the gravel a little a hole bunch or little white worms appear, they are about 1/8" long and very thin. My fish seem healthy. But I can not get rid of them. It started when my filter...