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What a fun tank! My kids and I built the same ship, although I don't think they'd let me put it in the aquarium :)

Thanks so much for the helpful advice, everybody! I think my LFS is just looking to sell fish and doesn't really give quality advice. The Scats were a nightmare. I definitely want to add some more danios and cory cats.... will glo-fish danios school with regular danios? and will cory cats...

Hello all, My 46 gallon bowfront freshwater aquarium is doing well but I have had some stocking issues. I currently have 2 dwarf gouramis, three platies, 1 Molly, one Cory cat, 1 zebra danio, eleven neon tetras, and two roseline sharks (are these the same as Denniston's barbs). At the...

Hello all, I made a mistake with my 46 gal. freshwater tank... I added algae-fix instead of Stress-Coat (the bottles look the same) when I was changing the water and it killed all the fish. So now instead of restarting a freshwater tank, I thought I'd do saltwater FOWLR. Is this doable...

I should add that the tank is a 46 gallon community tank with 4 swordtails, 1 platy, 2 dwarf gouramis, and four mollies. So I don't think it is overstocked.

Hello all, My tank is six weeks old and my ammonia levels are high. They seem to be staying high no matter what. Ammnonia 4.0 Nitrite 0.5 Ph less than 6.0 I've added Prime, Special Blend, Stability, Nutrafin Cycle, and Nite-out, none of which seem to make any difference. All of these...

I was thinking that maybe the filter could have gotten him, but he wasn't that small, and the filter tubes have a little gate or screen on them. I run two filters (an AquaClear 70 and Eheim Ecco Pro).

My stock: two pineapple swordtails (male/female) Two red wag swordtails (male female) Two dwarf gouramis Was two sunburst platys, now probably only one Three black sailfin mollies (two male, one female)

Your tank is really beautiful. I really enjoyed seeing your pics.

Hello all, One of my sunburst platys has been 'circling the drain' for a while now and I think he has died. Except, there's no corpse anywhere. I thought maybe he jumped out; I looked all around the area surrounding the tank, but no fish on the floor. And my whole family has been looking at...

Hello all, One of my female platys has developed two or three bright red spots on her sides.... they look like they are bruises or blood spots. could she be sick? or could this happen if she was sucked against the filter? Thanks, Bill

@jcolon: where on Long Island are you? I'm in Selden and I got all my fish from AquaHut in Coram. Have you ever been there, and what did you think? Bill

Thanks!

Actually, I was going to return the swordtails to the LFS. So I bought a long net and tried for an hour to catch them. However, my tank has lots of places to hide and there is no way I'm going to get even one of them in the net without taking most of the tank apart. And my tank has a plastic...

I do have fish in the tank, 16 fish in total... 5 sunburst platys, 3 sailfin mollies, 2 Dalmatian mollies, 2 blue dwarf gouramis, 2 pineapple swordtails, and 2 red wag swordtails. The first ten fish were supposed to get my cycle going by being the first ammonia source. My LFS told me I could...

Hello aquarists, Two days ago I added a male and female pineapple swordtail to my 46 gal tank, which already had sunburst platys and mollies. Much to my dismay, the male pineapple swordtail is torturing all the other fish; he is nipping at their fins and bullying them all, to the point where...

Hello aquarists, One of my platys is pregnant, I think, and her breathing appears to be strained; she's kind of pushing her mouth out her gills are flaring more than normal. Could this mean she is nearing the time to give birth? Thanks, bill:fish1:

Hello Aquarists, My LFS recommended a product called "Special Blend" to help my tank's first cycle get established (it's only a week in). I put it in, and whew, what a horrific stink this product has! Kind of a combination rotten-egg, low-tide, and backed-up cesspool smell. And the whole...

Awesome, thanks!

Thanks to all who replied! Is there a good online reference as to which fish are bottom dwellers vs top vs mid dwellers?

Hello everyone, My 46 gallon bowfront tank is currently establishing its biofilter with a fish-in cycle. I currently have 5 sunburst platys, 2 Dalmatian mollies and 3 black sailfin mollies, which the LFS said would be perfect for the first cycle, and they appear to be happy and healthy. I am...

I meant scaped, oops

Iadubber, that is one bad-*** looking tank, with the black background and black sand. And it's scaled really nicely.

You may be right, Stability is supposed to add good bacteria, so perhaps it will keep my ammonia level from spiking. So, despite never having much of a spike, your tank is fully cycled and the filters are populated with good bacteria? Without the noticeable ammonia spike, when did you feel...

Elise, Thank you so much! I read the article and it made sense to me. I really appreciate it. Cliffy