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I did some research and it looks like it might be columnaris so I will head to the pet store tomorrow and get methylene blue to treat the fish and tank. Any suggestions for or against this treatment?

Over the weekend one of my danios became lethargic with pieces of his tail and dorsal fins missing. and stopped feeding and I found it dead this morning with some white fuzzy stuff on its back. I think the fuzz might be white algae that has recently bloomed in the tank, at least I think it's...

I don't think I will be doing live plants for now I want to get the basics down solid before adding anything else to the mix.

So I've narrowed to down to the topfin or marine land 10g starter kit. The marine land is a costs a bit more so input regarding either kit would be helpful. ( so far one vote for marine land).

I'm kinda limited on space for now so 10g is as big as I can work with. Any suggestions on stocking the tank after the cycle?

Thanks for the tip. So how many fish would be good for a 10 g after a fish less cycle?

After having a horrible experience with buying a 3 gal tank I have not completely given up on the hobby and have decided to get a "real" tank. However, I am not sure if I should go with the five or ten gal set up. Also are the kits available any good or should I get the pieces individually?

Thanks for the advice. I just have one question maybe someone could clarify. How come the smaller tanks are marketed as good starters and good for office spaces ( where mine now is) and also why do the pet shops recommend fish like mollies, platys, guppies, betas etc for these tanks?

I recently set up a small 3gal tank with a pair of fancy guppies but only have one alive after several replacements from PetSmart I decided to finally give up. I was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions about if a single guppy will be fine alone or should I get him a tank mate?

Thanks for all the help everyone, I decided to go with a couple of guppies.

Cool, can you recommend a species of nano fish hardy enough through the cycle and how many would be ideal?

Thanks a bunch. I read the thread and I think I will do an in fish cycle. I have been looking at some websites and found that three or four tiger barbs would be a good hardy fish for a small tank. Is this true?

I think so... See the thing is the folks at the pet shop recommended two mollies and two platys and to expect the ammonia levels to spike before the cycle is over. Also they said to avoid changing the water for two weeks and just use water conditioner until the cycle was done. Well after two...

What would be good fish for a 3gal tank and how many?