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My sister has a blue gourami that murders her fish. She's tried moving everything around to confuse him but he still munches on her other fish. I just was wondering if anyone has any ideas of different things she could try. Right now she has some zebra danios that he can't catch and another gold...

I'm a co-founder of a fish group. We just launched in January so we're trying to figure all this stuff out still. We need help figuring out the best way to do an auction. Our old group did auctions but we don't like how they did them. We've been thinking a silent auction or even set everything...

I've been doing some thinking and I'd really like to get into salt water. I've got a 46 gallon bow front just sitting in a room in my house. I've been doing freshwater now for about 3 years and I don't want just another fresh water tank. What I want to know is, what would be the best websites to...

I can't find anything about a cure for this disease but I wanted to know if it will eventually kill the fish or if he will stop swimming in circles. If it kills the fish, how long does it take? My sister just got her first tank and one of her fish started doing this a few days ago. She feels bad...

I won a tank at an auction and need to replace the bulb in the hood. It has a T20 bulb in it. Can I put a T8 or lower in it? I don't know anything about fluorescent light bulbs other than the T is how big around it is. The thing that concerns me is the T20 looks way to big around to have been in...

My friend has a 46 gal bowfront that the brace at the top broke. He tried to seal it but when he started filling it, it started to spread so he emptied it back out. Someone told him to get acrylic cut to fit it and put that over it and use nylon screws but then someone else told him that was a...

I have developed a snail problem and I'm thinking about getting a couple assassin snails but I have some questions first. How big do they get? If they eat all the snails what do I feed them after that? Is there going to be empty snail shells all over my tank? Is there anything special I need...

My family is getting ready to move. I have 5 tanks I have to get to the new house, all have fish in them. My plan is to drain the tank of most the water (enough to be able to carry it) and put my fish in a bucket. I'm only moving about a mile away so I don't think I have to worry about filters...

I have a few questions. I've never had babies before. They're about a month and a half old. How long should I keep my baby dalmatian mollies in the breeder box? I figure as long as they aren't small enough to be eaten they'll be ok. How old do they have to be before I can sex them? I know live...

I bought my betta a month ago. When I got him, his fins were all messed up typical of a betta in a cup. I set him up in his tank and added some bettafix in his tank but his fins haven't gotten any better. Is there something I can do for him that will help his fins? I haven't noticed him biting...

How fast do mollies grow? I got one baby today from work. It was going to get thrown in the tank with all the rest of the fish so I pulled it out and brought it home. Its a dalmatian molly. One gave birth in transit to the store. Its in a tank by itself with some java moss. I'll post a pic later...

I saw this little guy and had to get him. I've never seen a betta like this before and I thought he looked cool. He's a half moon but how would I classify his color? He's pinkish colored but his fins are clear, with a little white here and there.

I need any information I can get on crayfish. Every site I look at gives me different information. I guess I can narrow down my questions. Are they brackish or straight fw? Will they always eat anything put with them, fishwise? How do I tell what kind it is? If I have snails in the tank with...

Three days ago I bought some new mystery snails for my tank. I had one left when its friend died a few weeks ago. I felt bad so I got it a couple friends. Well, I come in last night and my old snail and the one of the new snails were mating. So now its a waiting game to see if she'll lay eggs...

I currently do not have a hood for my 20 gal tank. I got the tank from my brother who bought it at a thrift store for $20. It didn't come with a hood, just a stand. I bought a hood for it but it was too small and the next size up was too big so it needs a custom hood. Right now I have mesh over...

I have three guppies in a 10 gallon tank. All are males. I've had them about 4 months. The past week I've noticed my sunrise guppy has been swimming weird. He looks like his spine is bent in a 'S' shape. He didn't look like this when I got him. He's eating normally still but he's hiding behind...

Is it possible to bring a plant back to life after all the leaves have died? All of the roots still look ok and the stems near the roots are green. I'm not positive of what the plant is but it looked like anubius. If this is possible, what is the best way to do this? Right now I just have them...

I recently purchased a bottle of Prime to start using instead of what I have been using. The bottle I got says one cap full per 50 gal. Well I have a 20 and a 10 gal. What do I need to use? All the bottle at the store had that written on it. I don't want to add too much or not enough.

I got up today and one of my snails was found behind my tank on the floor. A lot of its shell is broken and cracked. When I picked it up it moved so I know its still alive. Its still laying in the same place that I put in it when I put it back in the tank. It fell on carpet so I'm shocked by the...

I apologize for this being so long but I have a problem with my tank and I can't seem to identify it. I had ick but treated my tank with heat and air stones and it seems to be gone. Now all of my fish have something coming up on their eyes. One looks like popeye but the rest of my fish have...

I just did a pwc in my tank and found little white worms everywhere. I can't get a pic of them because they're so small. They look almost like hairs stuck to the tank glass but when you watch it, it starts to move. I also see them on some of my cories. They don't look like anchor worms though...

He definitely has ich. He's been in a tank that is being treated for ich with heat, air stones, and no light. He's been the sickest looking one out of the bunch so I've pulled him into his own QT after seeing his eye. He still has an eye its just all red with a black pupil, its not pushed out...

I've been looking at a puka shell substrate for my snail tank. What I need to know is that for salt water only tanks, will it be ok to use in my freshwater tank? I don't want to hurt any of my snails but I wanted to give them shells to munch on and make my tank pretty at the same time.

I have a dilemma I need some help with. I found these eggs just now on the top to my filter. Are they ok being there or do they need to go in the water? Also I'm treating my tank for possible ich, using heat, no light and water changes. I've had two fish die and a couple more that look rough...

I got up today and all my fish appear to have Piche. I'm fixing to go get some aquarium salt from the lbs. Is that what I need? Also what do I do with my snails, I don't want to kill them with the salt. My tank has corys, tetra, dwarf frogs, snail, and shrimp. What needs to be taken out?