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I was chatting with the lfs guys about ick. They didn't seem to know the root cause, but thought it came from sick/stressed fish(more often than not from the "big" stores. Is it a parasite? Where does it come from? One thought that my Clown Pleco was particularly susceptible. Is that true? If so...

I have a 36g bow front FW tank planted and fake plants. I would like some advice on the number of fish I can have and what communities I need to build. I have Two male Dwarf Gouramies (I have already discussed this and believe they will be fine for a while and if they get antagonistic with each...

I recently had a ick disaster. After a couple of months off and plenty of cycling I'm repopulating. I have two albino African cory cats, two green tiger barbs, two yellow glo tiger barbs, a clown pleco, and lastly two Dwarf Gouramies. The gouramies are my first. Anyone have any stories or...

I live in Louisiana and recently went fishing near Delacroix. While I was collecting my shrimp for bait I saw some fish in the bait wells there. They looked like pleco, but they hovered mid water and didn't seem to go after the Algae. I did see they had some pleco in the tank that were larger...

I'm working to get my 36g fresh water cycling and was wondering if my 75g pond (cycled for four years) would be a good place to get seeding material. I could place some extra cotton or filter materiel in the filter or just pull a bit of what's existing. Are there differences in the cycles...

I'm just starting out and I'm biding time during a fishless cycle. I've been seeing all of these tanks with a very pure yellow light in them. Is there an article or resource for me to find something out about how to achieve that whiter (less blue/purple) light and the pluses and minuses to them.

I read that more O2 would be good for my fishless cycle. My father had a 40g filter he offered me and it could put more O2 into the system. Are there any problems with too much filtration? I haven't read anything to said so. I really just wanted an air pump with some air stones. Would that be...

I Just got a 36 gal tank and put water in it today. It's my first tank in 15 years and I'm looking to keep it as well as I can. I haven't done any water test and added some Driftwood. WHAT should I look for to decide weather it alters the Ph of my water?.....Should I be concerned?

I recently got "my" first tank since I was 14 and my brothers used to keep fish tanks. I've always love the peace and grace they bring to a room. I got my 36 gal tank set up this morning and am really hoping to start a local wild fish tank like one my brother had years ago. I plan to let it run...