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My beta fish has been looking kind of bad for a while now. One of his eyes is swollen and he has lost sight in it. I attribute this to old age. Last night he started acting strange which leads me to believe he is either bliind or very near it. He so started lying on the ground and panting...

I recently purchased some celestial pearl danios and one of them seems to be ignoring his food. They do not seem very interested in the flakes my other fish are eating and he is getting pretty thin. I am going to pick up some frozen blood worms and hikari micro bites so hopefully I'll have...

I recently purchased a twenty gallon long aquarium and intend on setting it up in a week once I get home from vacation. My plan as of now is to transfer over the livestock of my ten gallon since this is really more of an upgrade. This consists of my beta fish and some ember tetras. I also...

I have wanted a senegal bichir for a while now and was wondering if I would be able to keep one in my current setup. The tank is 60 gallons and is 2 ft tall, 4 ft long, and 1 ft wide. THe water in my area is hard and alkaline. The current inhabitants of the tank is an all male african cichlid...

I have a fluval C2 HOB filter in my room on a ten gallon and lately it has been driving me crazy. It is constantly making crackling or popping noises as well as gurgling. It even sometimes makes a crunching noise which I am sure is not good, I am at the point where I M willing to buy a...

Lost three of my eight ember tetras today to an unknown cause. My question is if I have enough tetras with the remaining five. I know it isn't an ideal number but will they be ok in this amount until I can order some more, probably mid spring? Thank you.

Everyone I talk to says that feather fin catfish are shy and reclusive but mine is always out and about. He comes up to the front of the glass when I walk by, rarely hides, and even will swim upside down and compete with my mbuna for food off the surface. I wanted to hear some stories of your...

I Came home from out of town today and when I went up to check on my beta fish he has an object resembling a splinter stuck in his nostril. I am assuming it came from a plant and it appears to be irritating since he will occasionally thrash his head or "yawn" to try and get it out. Please...

MY Africans are often shy with people around and I was wondering if there were any dither fish that would be safe in their tank. I currently have 2 red zebra 1 johani 1 kenyi and one unidentified peacock. It is an all male tank and I also have a featherfin syno. Before you tell me that it is...

Got my beta, Spot, a while back and recently his mild case of fin rot has grown worse. He is acting normally but I am considering moving him to his own 5gal for treatment. This would make PWC easier and I could use salt without hurting my plants. A few questions. How much salt is safe for...

Hey everyone, I'm heading out to the LFS tomorrow to get some more mbuna for my 60 gallon all male tank. I'm am looking for dimorphic, easily sexed species since it is a forty minute drive and I don't have anywhere to put the females. I will also be returning a female that managed to get in the...

I Was at petsmart and saw that they had a sale on their feather fins and almost bought two to go with the one I already have but stopped and decided to get AA's opinion first. I have a sixty gallon (48 inches wide, 12 deep and 24 high). With a variety of African cichlids (a cobalt blue zebra...

HAs anyone ever used this to diffuse co2? I am having trouble finding a good diffuser and have one lying around but didn't want to use it because of stories I have heard of fish getting stuck behind it and dieing. I have a beta, Otto and ember tetras. Is this a potential danger or would it be...

I got some blyxa about a month ago and was very happy when it arrived as a nice, full bushy plant. Then it underwent some melting and lost nearly all of it's leaves. Is this normal for this plant or am I doing something wrong? I have a 40 wat equivalent cfl bulb with root tabs and use...

Ok, here's the deal. I really like predators (piranha, wolfish, snakehead, etc.) but my parents aren't crazy about me getting fish with teeth. So since I am sure there are other people with the same problem, I thought I'd start a thread for people to show off their predators. Basically if it...

IF you feed your fish vegetables like lettuce, zucchini, or cucumber you can make them softer and easier to eat if you put them in the freezer for about thirty minutes. Just be sure to thaw them out before you give them to your fish. This is really helpful because if hard veggies like...

Have heard a lot of stories about these fish and how they both have tons of personality. I'd like to hear your stories about your fish and which you think has more personality/which is better. Personally I'd say my beta, but just by a little bit. What do you think? Betas or cichlids?

I Want to put some peat in my filter to lower the Ph and don't know where to get it. Where do you buy aquarium safe peat? Thank you!

Just got the Fluval C2 HOB filter for my 10 gal aquarium a couple weeks ago and it has been making a rattling noise. I don't know what it is but I'm thinking it's the impeller. I do have the water lowered so If that's the culprit let me know. The tanks in my bedroom so I'd really like it to be...

I bout a fluval C2 HOB filter to replace the one that came with my ten gallon aquarium. I would like to switch them as soon as possible since it is in a bedroom and fairly noisy but don't want to lose all of my BB. I was thinking I could cut up the filter cartridge and put the floss in the...

Thought it would be a great idea if there was a thread where we could post good advice. Whether It saves you time, money or makes your fish healthier or happier I want to hear it! I'll start To use a clip on light from the hardware store for my planted tank, only cost ten bucks for light AND...

Went to petco today and bought some NLS beta pellets (an upgrade from aqueon food) and... 5 ghost shrimp! Having never kept shrimp before I have a few questions... What do they eat? Will they be Ok on scavenging plant matter or should I feed them? One of the females I bought is carrying eggs...

Today I just noticed that my half-moon beta (spot) has developed a mild case of fin rot, AKA part of his fin is missing and edged in black. I know a lot of people have this this problem when buying a new beta so I was wondering what is the best way to treat it. Should I just use heat and salt...

Got these fish with my first tank not knowing their potential to eat other fish. They are becoming a problem but I don't want to give them to a petstore. They have a ton of personality. One is very colorful. The other has a small deformity in his spine but it doesn't seem to be harming him, they...

Am going to be rescaping my ten gallon with plants soon and I would like to get some schooling fish. The current occupants of the tank is a betta and one Otto. I also want to get some shrimp and/or nerite snails so they should be compatible with those. Our water is also very hard with a PH of...