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I have a 55 gallon tank, and I use a Rena Filstar canister filter (one compartment with bio media and the other with various sponge media). I absolutely LOVE it! Regardless of brand name, I heartily recommend one.

Should be as long as the change is gradual. Gourami are pretty strong fish, and obviously the bigger, the stronger. My tank temperature is in the low 80s. In my experience, a higher temp is just fine, as long as there's ample oxygen. Warmer temperatures will increase the metabolism of...

Well, I still don't know what these things are. click for a photo They're so tiny, like grains of salt or what have you. It's crazy. However, after a recent water change, I sucked up a bunch of them, so I'm a little less worried... My platy was eating some of them, too. So, I suppose they're...

Might be black algae. Most fish and quite a few plecos won't eat it. Flying foxes will, though. Mine do, at least.

All of these gourami (opaline, blue, gold) are closely related (trichogaster trichopterus). I had a pair of "3-spot" gouramis - same thing, and probably the worst of this type. :wink: The male was extremely aggressive and territorial towards the female only (not the other smaller fish in the...

Speaking from experience, depending on the size of your angel, don't be surprised to find that some of your smaller fish go missing. Cardinal tetras are neat. They're a little stockier than neons, if you catch my drift. ;) Rasboras are great, though. Their behaviour in a school is really fun...

You sound like me, Merideth. I come home and immediately I'm going "ohmygod,whatsthat?!ich??" or "ohno,whatsalltheselittlethingsinthewater?? wait, just air bubbles"... I have an orange angelfish, and it's got a bit of white around it's mouth, too. A little black, as well. I, too, wonder if...

Thanks! Ammonia, nitrite(ates) are all good. pH is about 7, perhaps 6.8. It's a very clean 55 gal. tank containing about 30 fish: 1 angel (like an old dog), 1 gourami (very peaceful), 12+ neons, 1 tiger barb (peaceful), 5 rummy nose, 3 khuli loaches, 6 white clouds, 1 platy, 2 serpae...

I've been perusing this site for about an hour and I'm really impressed with the community here. Sometimes I just love the frickin' interweb! First of all, hello there. I'm getting back into the hobby after many years. I've had my 55g tank set up for a couple months. Things are swell...