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JD and a bichir in a 55g. Yay or nay?

Well I've had my JD for a few weeks and have realized that he only would take worms... Just ignored the pellets. So I called the store from which he was purchased and asked what they fed him. They said mealworms, crickets, pinky mice (WHAT?), and superworms. So I'm going to go out tomorrow...

Picked him up last fri! He's about 5 1/2" right now. I was told he was a blue gene (electric blue JD + normal JD = blue gene in case you didn't know). Maybe later on I'll get him a female EB (if you can make pairs later on). Welp, here he is! His name is FlapJack (thanks for the name...

Jack Dempsey Club I've seen these "clubs" on different forums... Here's how it works. You post a pic of your JD (or whatever the club is) and I (or whoever) will give you a number! You can then put it in your sig like "JD Club #2" or whatever. But thats optional. Feel free to make some...

Well I purchased a male JD last fri. Tanks been up since Oct 9th. Fully cycled. Here's my problem. He will NOT eat for me. Here's everything I've tried. Cichlid Gold NLS Thera A Med Fish Cichlid Bio-Gold Blood worms Brine shrimp Earthworms Guppies Krill I drop the pellets/etc. in, then...

Well I bought my JD thurs night and he still hasn't eaten. Completely normal right?

I've been cycling my tank for about 6 wks now. And it's finally done, just in time for Christmas!! I went to my LFS and tried to find a nice one yesterday. I was originally going to get a one incher, but I fell in love with one thats about 4". BEAUTIFUL fish!!! It was overpriced, at $25...

Well today I'm going in for my first day of volunteering at my LPS. I'm the co-snake/fish guy (I help the fish/snake guy). I'm so excited! Wish me luck!

Will a sudden temp drop (84 to 60 in 24 hrs) kill BB? I had to take the heater out of my 55g and put it into my fry tank. I thought to myself "well how does BB live in koi ponds then?" and moved it. Am I right?

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Ok. I am officially upset. My male convict will not stop harassing my female. He was chasing her all over the tank so I put him in a kritter keeper and got all the babies out. I put him back in the tank after two days and they were fine all day. Last night he was chasing and cornering her...

So I think I have a problem. My tank is cycling and I've been having extremely high nitrAtes (80-160). I know the only way to remove them is with WCs. The problem is... My tap water has nitrAtes. What should I do.

Well I was looking around for a nice, cheap T5 HO lighting system for my 55g. And found this. 4Ft/4Bulbs fixture Looks like a good price for a 4 bulb system. Are they any good?

I think I want one... I was looking at this Arizona Aquatic Gardens - Deluxe 3D Rainforest Aquarium Background. I am only worried about the intakes of my HOBs. I think I could cut out places for them and paint them grey. Anyone have experience with these?

Well I rescued a large tinfoil barb from a nursing home today... The old folks didn't like watching it. It's in my 10g quarantine tank right now. It has some scratches and what looks like pop-eye. I'm getting some more Melafix tomorrow. I plan on nursing it back to health then putting it...

So I woke up this morning and saw my male convict chasing and attacking the female. I put him in a kritter keeper inside the tank. He's been in there all day. She isn't hurt or anything and is eating. How long should I keep him in there?

I'm thinking about adding live plants to one of my 10g tanks. I don't have a fixture right now. I will go out and get one this weekend though. I really want to keep the costs as LOW as possible. What fixture/bulb should I get? Also, what kind of plants do you recommend? I would like lots!

Well I just got back from That Fish Place. I got some more fish for the 20g. I got 5 tetras they called "HY511's" and were a hybrid... Hyphessobrycon sp. "HY511" | Tetras | Freshwater Fish | Aquarium Livestock - ThatPetPlace.com I had never seen them before and liked them. I also purchased 3...

This may be a dumb question (freshy here), but can you overstock with corals? My buddy has this awesome SW tank with tons of corals. Here's what he's got: Fiji Leather Mushroom rocks (x 3) Favia coral Lobophyliia coral Trumpet coral Duncan x 2 Ricordias / Ricordia Yuma (colonies) 1ft x 1ft...

So I've been cycling my 55g, and it's just about there. Right now nitrites are at like 1, and ammonia is at .25, and nitrates at 15-ish. In 24 hrs it brings 4 ppm of ammo down to like .5 . So here's the question, I'm going to That Fish Place on mon. Would it be bad if I got a few of the...

Well I was scouring my LFS when I noticed a Marineland multipurpose power head thingy. I have some questions about it. 1. Would it help with my tank with larger fish? (Push the waste and stuff into the filter) 2. If I were to get one, what size should I get (55g)?

Well on the API test kit it says the ammonia test solution is corrosive. I have accidentally gotten some on my fingers, and they are still there. Has anyone ever been burned by it? Just curious.

So my 20g has brown algae, or at least I think it is. Is there any kind of snail that my convicts might not destroy, and won't overpopulate?

I have been quite worried since I started this hobby that I would be into it for a few years, then just lose interest. Not trying to scare anyone but it's pretty scary for me. I have set up these tanks, have fish that live to be 8+, spent over $600 and even turned my basement into a small fish...

So I added 4 ppm of ammo yesterday. There were no trates or trites. I tested today at the same time and I had 1.5 ppm of ammo, NO2 was 5, and NO3 was about 20. I think I'm getting close to done.