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Hello All, I have gotten many Apple(Mystery) Snails from a couple a pet stores in the area. I have noticed that the employees close the operculum or trapdoor of the shell and pressed it far inside the shell. It looks like it could be harmful to the snail if the person presses too far in. Is...

Hello All, A few weeks ago I received some guppies from my lfs. It wasn't until I got everyone accumulated that I noticed one of them wasn't a guppy. My lfs thought it was a rasbora. The only thing I found close was the Emerald Eye Rasbora, but it still doesn't look right. So I thought I...

I have been bouncing around this thought about putting dirt/soil in my tanks. I have sand in all my tanks but 2, they have gravel and river rocks. I have mostly amazon swords and water sprites(best plant ever!) for the ground level plants. The only thing stopping me is that my 26 bowfront has...

I have to share this with you guys. My mom and I went to a lfs we haven't been to for a long while. They had all sorts of angels, bass, and all sorts of saltwater items. I was looking for some guppies and julii cories. In this 15gal they had to have about 50 albino cories, I was thinking they...

Was at my lfs tonight, got a couple plants and another nitrite snail ;) Found this little one with two others in the dwarf gournami tank. There were no stripes on it just a slivery color with a hit of gold/yellow. Two of them looked kinda sickly, one was just bouncing around. They were rather...

My grandparents have a cabin up by our Lassen Valcano. They have a creek running on their edge of the property. I've gotten some nice driftwood and twigs from this creek. But it has some grayish/brown sand I woul love to use. My grandparents have said that there is some type of oils in this...

Went to a lfs I haven't been in for months. Seen some guppies I just had to have. Just got three, a bright orange, a yellow/orange/red printed, and a neon blue/red tailed guppy. I wanted to give a diversity with my females, bringin in new genes. Or at least that was the excuse I gave to get more ;)

At my G-Grandma's retirement home they have a saltwater tank. It looks to be 55 or 75 gallon. They had a clown, a some spotted puffer, and this stripped fish. I couldn't figure out what it was....so I was hoping the SW experts could help. ;) He was about 4-5 inches and would zip around when you...

The fish store stricks again! They finally got some GBRs, and I picked one up, he/she is small only about an inch. I took these pics of him last night so he was a little stressed. This morning he looked better and let him roam around the tank, I can hardly see him- he blends in so well. :) The...

Found the pleco at the lfs. Had no tag nor did anyone know what kind. Doesn't look quite like a common but it sure is pretty. Thought I would ask the pros. Thanks!

I have six tanks running right now. Just got a notice saying the power will be off for 6 hours tomorrw. I think my fish will be ok? Just kinda worried, that they won't make it. I know they can last for a couple of hours, but can they make it that long? Is there anything, besides taking them out...

I was at my lfs and noticed that one of the black skirt tetras was missing a gill flap? Where it was supposed to be silver like the rest of him, it was all red. It kinda looked like he was picked on cus he was small and got it tore off. My question is, can a fish survive that? If so would it...

I finally did it! Finally convinced mother to put another tank in the house! Though the best part is that its going in her room! Got just the tank at a yard sale for $7 went to petsmart and got the filter and hood and a little bonsi tree. She is picking out her deco. She is going with a bonsi...

I'm practicing on how to spell plecostomus. Lol Anyways I finally got my hands on a BN plecostomus! WooHoo! Happy Easter to me! He is soo small and cute. Maybe an inch and a half long. Already flaring out at my GBR, not taking any bulling from him. ;) He is still really shy of me and bolts when...

6 Months of putting this in and taking that out. I am finally happy with my tank! At least for now, knowing me I'll find something else to put in there. :P But for now I like it. :)

I noticed this the other day and thought nothing of it. But decided to ask you guys anyways. My male GBR is in a 26gal, with 5 cories and 2 ABN plecos. Do fish even get warts? You can't really see it unless he is facing sideways, its rather small and is the same coloring as the rest of him. It...

I am still trying to figure out this whole squaring up thing in livebearers, I just don't see it. :/ I have a blue platy that is getting to her 30th day. Is she square to you? She is very skittery and would go to the back of tank when I tried to take a picture. Most of the pics are of her...

Hi all! In my 15 gal I have a female betta that dropped her eggs this morning and since I was running late to work I couldn't get them out until I got home. But when I got home they were gone. She is the only thing in her divided section so I am guessing that she ate them. Is that ok? Or...

I'm collecting some more info on breeding these guys. I know that they are easy to breed, but I want to make sure I do it right the first time. :) 1. What do you think would be the min. Size tank to breed? What about equipment? 2. Can you breed regular BN with ABNs? What about long fins? 3. What...

Hi All! A while back I bought a couple of Tiger snails or at least that's what the lfs said. Found out that they were called red spotted netrite snails. Well one of them has the normal spotted pattern on most of his shell. But then on one side he has this huge black spot with no pattern. Is this...

I have about three of these and this is the only one clicking. Its currently on my 10gal. It almost sounds like driping and it is constent. I'm afraid to take it apart since I have no spares. Does anyone have a ruff idea as to what it could be? It's running just fine so far. There is nothing...

So since you guys are all plant smart I got a new one for ya. ;) I was in a middle of a pwc I noticed this floating plant. Its really small and clover like, it has just a couple of roots hang down and floats around the top of the tank, like I do when go out to the lake in an air tube. I have no...

Me and my plants :P I bought this plant and put in my fry tank and it seems to be doing great. Anyone have an idea what it is? Thank you!

So I was researching some plants online and found out that California can not sell Anacharis. The weird thing is that I went to petco and their selling it in their loose plant section. Is it only certain Anacharis in CA or did I read that wrong? I believe it was on liveaquaria saying they can't...

Can someone explain lighting to me? I've tried to figure it out and can't seem to get it. I tried asking my lfs and he just brushed me off for another customer. I have a 15gal, the only tank that doesn't have a plant light and barely grows algae. I am looking for a plant light and I know my...