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So I hadn't been keeping up to speed with my water changes lately, and one of my Zebra Danios developed a curved spine. I have tested the water and nitrates are at least 80 ppm upon testing with my API test kit. 1. I am wondering if there is such a thing as too much water changing? I already...

So one of my zebra danios is sick and I just put him in his own quarantine tank. I was thinking it'd be more relaxing to him to keep the tank lights off for most of the day. I have never read anything about this, but I mean, when we are sick we prefer to lay in bed and relax and not go out...

So I just had the craziest experience I've had in my 6 months of fish keeping. I came home and didn't see my red glo fish danio. I looked around my tank a little and I saw a red thing under my plants (in their "roots") and it wasn't moving at all. I thought he was dead! So I lifted up the...

Cool guys. I think I'll research assassin snails and if My tank can handle them (which it should ... I have a 20 gallon long with the only Inhabitants being my six zebra danios) and their requirements dont look too harsh, then u can just pick one or two of them up.

Here's a pic of the three of them next to some of my gravel stones. As you can see they are about the same size as one of my average gravel stones.

So I bought some plants from a guy a month ago and today i noticed a snail in my tank...and then i started searching more thoroughly and saw two more. A few questions: 1. What kind are they...they are basically pea sized and are brown/reddish color with black spots and black patches on them...

I see , thanks. so most other plants can be placed with their roots under my gravel ?

Quick question here. So I now know that the Anubias rhizome is supposed to above the substrate so that it can get light. Is this an exception or is this true a requirement with most other plants as well?

Hey, does anyone have any experience using the NLS pellets for Danios? If so, what size and type are good? The reason I ask is they may be too big for my adolescent (about three months old) Danios...even the flakes I use sometimes are too big for them if I don't crush them up enough.

I'm kinda confused, lol. So you had 3 gouramis? 1. The blue one that died 2. The honey gourami that is a bully and 3. dwarf gourami? Or is the honey gourami a dwarf gourami?

LOL. Well to the OP, yeah, the pill box idea doesn't sound bad. If I had 5 tanks I would probably do something like that.

Hmm...maybe that's what happened. I don't think the water in my tank would have gotten below the bottom of the intake tube.

The last time I did a Pwc I didn't even touch my aquaclear hob filter. I can't ever remember what it did to be honest lol. I don't think it even stopped, or else I would have noticed it stop. But maybe it did. I have no idea lol Hopefully I didn't damage its motor or anything by not...

Does anyone know what the best floating plant for beginners would be?

Update: My Anubias are actually fine, so ignore the above post :). The "dark patches" that I saw were actually just brown algae that was easily cleaned off of the leaves (I noticed this just now as today I did a big water change and cleaned my gravel and stuff). This is great news for...

I have an Aquaclear. It's pretty quiet and it seems to be doing its job. I also like how you can adjust the filter rate - I turn it down while I feed so my fish can get to and see all the food.

Cool. Some good suggestions in this thread, I'll definitely try them out. Also, what exactly is this brown stuff/dirt that develops on my gravel and decor (and a few little blobs developed on the glass of my tank)? Brown algae?

So today was the first time for me using my gravel vacuum aka siphon while I was doing a water change. But before I could fclean all of my gravel (which was dirty with brown dirt which i guess is brown algae and diatoms I guess), I had already taken out around 10 gallons out of my 20 gallon...

How long would I need to leave a 5 gallon bucket of water sitting before it gets to room temperature. Let's say that the bucket of water is at 68 degrees and room temperature (which is the temperature of my tank water) is 72 degrees. I know it depends on surface area and things, but I just need...

Cool. That's what I was thinking. I mean, even a bucket that you've never personally washed with soap before may have been cleaned by the manufacturer with something before you even bought it. So this rule for the most part only applies to things that go into the tank? Like gravel if someone...

My tank is kinda dirty and I want to do a water change and cleaning. To refill my tank with water, I want to use this 5 gallon bucket I have. This bucket has been washed with soap before. Is this fine? The water will be in that bucket for a few minutes before it is dumped into my tank.

Hmm I've never done this. There are some creeks and ponds near me though, and the shore isn't too far away either. So how do u guys clean this stuff before putting them in your tanks? Do u just throw the rocks and sea shells in boiling water for a little bit?

Oh wow. That's a pretty cool sale. Thanks guys

What is this sale exactly? $ Per gallon? I don't understand.

I like this reason the best about my tank... "- Amazing - personally, I find it amazing that we can take a little slice of a completely different ecosystem and insert it into our world. Can you imagine if we could put a slice of Space into a tank, or a dessert, or the moon, or a jungle? Not...