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    Cory Cats Fins disappearing?

    I always go to same fish store and i got 1 cory a month ago, then 2 more corries 3 weeks ago ( one large with spots and another with spots and darker spots around eyes) and yesterday i got one panda cory ( first one is similar but does not have a spot around tail - only on his back) so first...
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    45 Gallon Fish In Cycle Help Please!!!

    Today its Ammonia 0 Nitrite almost 2.0!!! ( very bright magenta) Nitrate 10.0 PH is a clear 7.8 - it was always 8.0-8.2 in this tank and the other one i have... what is the reason for it to drop? Anything else besides water change ( or i would say in addition to water change) - that can be...
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    45 Gallon Fish In Cycle Help Please!!!

    Oh i also have a bubbler, and filter is aqueon set on high - so it agitates water well to keep it more oxygenated...
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    45 Gallon Fish In Cycle Help Please!!!

    45 Gal pentagon Corner tank - set it up with silica sand substrate, mopani driftwood and some live plants. Let it run for 24 hrs and then added filter media from existing established tank and adult molly with 4 molly fry ( 4 months old or so) For some reason i thought this would be enough and a...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    Thank you!!1 Or we spend like 2 -3 days getting this stand to look like it does :)) sanded old black paint off of it, stained it ( 2 coats) and clear coated. All the knobs and hinges were spray painted. Rim of the aquarium was spray painted, front seals - resealed with silicone. So it took a...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    Sooo i got it up and runing 1.5 weeks ago and now it went into cycle.. for some reason i thought if i add more than half of media from my cycled tank - i can avoid that... What i did was run it for 24 hrs empty, then added filter media and adult molly with 4 molly fry ( 4 months old or so) week...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    Shrimp i can keep in a 10 gal, and maybe move my betta there if he gets better. and keep my 5 neons there as well. For now when i move all fish to the bigger tank - i want to use a 10 gal as a quarantine for any new fish i will be getting. But since the tank will be planted with driftwood - i'm...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    Would this be overstocked? 1 Angelfish ( or two? but i heard they do better if its either one or more than 3) 9 hatchetfish or other school? 5 mollies 4 corries 2 ottos 1 rubber lip pleco
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    I decided on sand substrate - bought a bag of pool sand at the local store. Washed most of it. DO you think i need to put whole 50 lbs of sand? I'm also planing a piece of driftwood ( its soaking in a bucket for almost a week now) The filter i got with tank is aquaclear 50 - took out all old...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    Oh i also got a package of plants from craigslist - will these require lots of light? Tank currently has one halogen bulb ( 18 ") i'm sure it wont be enough so i would need to get another one ( there is a space on the cover for the same one) Plants: 4x Bacopa Caroliana 3x Bacopa Monnieri 5x...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    SOO i got the tank on sunday and have few questions... One is i noticed tiny cracks in two of the corners of the top rim - they are hair thin and seem to be holding tank fine... do i need to worry? Two is upon ariving home it turned out that the tank is half inch larger than the stand... so in...
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    Stocking and Setting up 44 Gallon Pentagon Corner Planted with Molly tankmates

    I am purchasing a used corner tank : corner 2 sides are 22 each, front 3 sides are 13 inches each. Height is 25" Thanks to craigslist - affordable price for tight space living room! So i would love to explore what would be good options for tankmates for: 4-5 mollies ( i'm thinking same sex to...
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    FREE Molly Fry - almost 3 months old in LA, CA

    I have about 6 molly fry available for adoption. Pick up only! Very pretty - gold dust with some white. I'm Located in West Hollywood.
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    HELP with neglected tank ( about 10 years....)

    Well the fish survived my water change so far :)) so i'll try to help some more if she lets me :) and maybe convince her to get an airpump. What makes it harder to do the change is that the tank is sitting 4 inches off the floor inside the stand and there is bunch of stuff on the shelf. SO...
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    HELP with neglected tank ( about 10 years....)

    I'm in LA With tight budget, small space and a toddler :) I found a couple 35 gal hex that would be perfect - now just trying to contact owners :) So i will be creating a stocking advice thread sometime this week for this new tank. I sold a 5 gal that i had -it housed fry for first 2 months...
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    HELP with neglected tank ( about 10 years....)

    Thank you every one... Now i hope the fish did not get stressed from this waterchange i did.. i just could not stop as all the stuff was comping up the vac... if they survived tonight - they should be fine i hope As for the new fish she got - she just bought 2 mollies, cory and otto...like 2...
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    HELP with neglected tank ( about 10 years....)

    i thought this would be one of the answers... but her logic is that the old fish lived for 14 years and it all was fine... and now i hope nothing happens from my good intentions... i cant clean it for her every week ... she's a good person really :) she's not a kid too - her daughter is over 20..
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    HELP with neglected tank ( about 10 years....)

    Long story short. My neighbor has about 30 gal tank... added new fish .. 1. the tank she has houses a very old gold fish ( 14 years) that is blind, no scales, no fins, etc) 2. she never changed water ( gravel was NEVER siphoned) 3. she added ,mollies, albino corry, otto I decided to help her -...
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    Overfeeding Disaster PLEASE HELP

    Thank you all for quick response! Do i change water once a day or more? How about feeding fry? I see them picking food from the bottom - so that should be enough for a while? Thanks again!
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    Overfeeding Disaster PLEASE HELP

    3 tanks 1x 10 gallon with 2 mollies, 5 neons and 3 shrimp 1x 5 gallon with about 30 less than a week old molly fry 1x 1.5 gallon with betta asked father-in-law to feed fish while gone for the long weekend... upon arrival discovered all tanks with cloudy water and food rotting in them... fry...
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    Pregnant Molly Surprise and Pic. Please Help!!!

    Ok thanks for the advice everyone! Unfortunately i do not have a space or money right now to upgrade. The only thing i might be able to get in the future is another 10Gal of 5gal ( we live in apartment) However i do have a good neighbor downstairs with a 29 Gal - she said she will take some...
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    Pregnant Molly Surprise and Pic. Please Help!!!

    Ok, what if i move betta to his previous home - 1.5 gal bowl and place it in a warm place on the kitchen ( we are in LA so it really does not get that cold) and then either place the dalmation molly into that 5 gallon, or place the pregnant molly into the 5 gallon- but then she might be...
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    Pregnant Molly Surprise and Pic. Please Help!!!

    Yeah thats what i thought - fighting for dominance.. but there are plenty of hiding places.. i have a plastic rock-like "cave" for hiding but mostly see dalmation one picking bottom there and large female ghost shrimp hanging out there.
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    Pregnant Molly Surprise and Pic. Please Help!!!

    Thank you ! I'll go to petstore today to see what they have. Good news - i see 3 fry hanging out at the top in plants and behind the net ( i have some floating plants. But dalmatian still tries to get them Also dalmation attempts to attacks the pregnant one thru the net breeder... is such...
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