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I have three Green Tiger Barbs that I've had for about 4 months now. Two males and a female. In spite of all the warnings, they've been great community tank mates with my other fish. But, I have noticed one of the males has lost just about all of the orange he once had. I thought he might be...

I bought a normal output Coralife T5 fixture with a 6700 K bulb and a 10000K bulb. I'm not happy with the amount of flight it puts out. I have a black hood on my tank. My plants started out growing fairly fast. I have low-light plants, anubias, java fern, Christmas Moss, etc. But, they're...

I just got a 45 gallon tank that is 24" deep by 36" wide. I'd like to put in some plants. Nothing fancy. I'll look for low light plants. But, I already know my stock light that came with the hood won't be enough. I've been researching lights and came up with this site that seems to have T5 HO...

I just got a 45 gallon tank and have begun a fish in cycle with (3) Tiger Barbs per the advice of the guy at the LFS. I'm new to the fish business and need help deciding on how to stock it out. I considered salt water because the fish are more interesting and colorful. But, I didn't want to get...

I'm new to the aquarium hobby. It's a long story. But, over the course of the last three months, I've acquired the 10 gallon and 40 gallon tanks in my profile. I got great deals on both (well one was free). Now, I'm thinking about setting up a tank in my office. The guy who sold me the 40...

I think I have my two tanks stabilized now. I bought a water test kit and am testing regularly for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. Nitrates are in control. One tank is reading zero for ammonia and nitrites. The other is showing traces of ammonia and nitrites. I have a question about water...

My girls wanted goldfish as a hobby. So, we picked up a 10 gallon tank and (3) common goldfish. We've had them for about three months and no problems so far. About a month ago, we got a 39 gallon tank from a friend. The tank came fully stocked with fish, the filter, heater, gravel...