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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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

So, a commonly told rule of thumb is to feed your fish "the amount that they can consume in 3 to 5 minutes". Though, I don't think this rule can apply to Danios because of how fast and aggressively they eat. Watching Danios is like watching regular fish in fast forward on your dvd player. And...

So most bottom feeders I see are just not attractive to me. What are some of the prettier ones? Edit: And I'm thinking of this because I want one for my 20 gallon Long tank (with 5 Danios and 6 Platties).

What's the coolest or cutest or most beautiful thing you've seen your fish do? Mine is when I moved my 4 Danios from a smaller tank to a bigger tank. In the old tank, they would play with each other a little bit but mostly be on their own. But when I first put them in the new tank, they...

So I let you all know that I'd update you on the status of my Anubias in my tank with actinic (420 nm) lighting. It's been 20 days so far and they seem fine. How long should it take before plants start decaying? Should I be happy right now that they look fine? I really hope they can grow fine...

So I got my fifth Zebra Danios today. I was looking for a female, so that my gender ratio would be 3 females to 2 males . The males are the chasers with Danios, as usual. I just found out that my fifth Danios is a male though. So, I was originally mad and going to return the fifth Danios...

A few of my Danis are always chasing around the bubbles (a result of my filters outtake) in my tank . Now, I've been thinking about what's really going on. It's either: 1. A good thing. My fish are playing around in the bubbles like little kids at Chuck E Cheese. 2. A bad thing. My fish think...

So one of my Zebra Danios loves and is obsessed with the bubbles that result from my filter's outtake flow flowing into the water. So much so that he doesn't even care about the food when I feed my fish. My other three Danios go nuts for the food, but this guy will just keep chasing/playing in...

So with the API Master Kit, I got my results and I can't really even tell the difference between the light yellow color corresponding to 0 ppm and the slighlty green tinted yellow color corresponding to .25 ppm. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, what do you do? I guess you just act as...

I have a 20 Gallon Long tank right now with a small school 6 Zebra Danios. I am looking to put another small school of another type of fish in the tank. I have my eye on Neon Tetras or Harlequin Rasboras, but you can recommend anything else you want too. Qualities that I am looking for in my...

So, last Thursday I transitioned from my old 5 gallon tank to a new 20 gallon tank and I moved my filter and substrate over from the old tank to the new tank. I had been running both my old 5 gallon filter and a new one in my new tank. Yesterday though, my old filter broke. So today I ran...

So I just got my API Master Kit and did some tests. Ammonia: 0 - .25 ppm (very close to the 0 color...so it might be zero) Nitrite: 0 ppm (perfectly blue, which is the 0 color) Nitrate: 0 - 5 ppm (very close to the 0 color...so it might be zero) So, basically everything is 0 or very close to...

Lately I've noticed I've become a bit obsessed and over the top when it comes to being clean and safe with my fish tank. Like a few days ago I pre-soaked my fish's freeze dried bloodworms in a cup that has been washed with dishwashing soap before. I realized this after I fed them to my fish...

I'll be transitioning from a 5 gallon to a 20 gallon tank. My Zebra Danios will love for this transition to happen as fast as possible, since they are way too active for my 5 gallon tank right now. Is there a way to speed up the cycling process in the 20 gallon tank by using stuff from my 5...

The term "schooling" seems to be used pretty loosely sometimes. Fish that are actually schooling swim together in a coordinated direction. To me this is the most beautiful thing in the world and I would love to see this in my own fish tank. Fish that are shoaling swim and hang out together...

So I now know pre-soaking the freeze dried food (i have bloodworms by the way) is a good thing to do before feeding it to your fish. So how do you guys do it? Do you just throw the freeze dried food in a little cup full of your tank water and let it sit there for 10-15 minutes?

Okay, so i'm shopping for a hood and actinic lights for my new 20 Gallon Long tank. This 30 inch long hood looks nice: Perfecto Fluorescent Place-a-Lite Hood Black Aquarium Hoods It says it fits 24 inch lights. But how do i know if fits a T5 or a T8 or T12? Can I just buy any 24 inch light...