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Hey guys. It's been awhile since I've checked in. I've torn down my Malawi tank since finding out my family is expecting twins in June! Anyway, this is my kids tank. This stuff just popped up the other day. I was thinking cyano but didn't think it grew in FW. Thoughts?

Hey guys! Tomorrow I will be spraying some insecticide and IGRs inside my home and will be sealing up and unplugging my tanks. In general, How long can my guys go without aeration? Thanks, Christine

Ok guys! Got a good one for you. My husband and I just found out we are expecting baby #2 and of course the first thing that comes to mind is "but can I still do water changes?" I'd ask my husband to do it, but he is clueless! Knowing him he wouldn't dechlorinate :/ I've been Googling, and...

Hi guys. Some of you may remember a few months ago when I posted about a holding afra. Well, I never got to see the spawn so I don't know the signs. Recently, when my male displays for my little lady she will start to display male colors. Only for a split second though. Tonight I noticed that...

I saw my pleco fart last night. I am still wondering if my eyes were playing tricks on me so I'd like to know How many of you have witnessed any fishy flatulence? ;) Christine

Hey guys. I was disinfecting my water change bucket after I QTd my betta in there for unknown reasons. After I poured about a cup of my bleach I looked at the bottle and realized I had accidentally got splashless bleach. Is it ok to keep using this bucket after a few rinses or am I going to have...

Can I see what you all use to clean your canister hoses?

My spray bar always sat weird so my husband rigged up a wood support for me. I'm noticing mold on it now as its untreated wood. He's going to make me another one but I want to treat it this time. Its outside the tank so I'm thinking polyurethane will be ok. Or is it a better idea to coat it in...

For those in the area This weekend, July 28 and 29, is SHARK WEEKEND at Baltimores national aquarium. http://news.aqua.org/events-calendar/ I'm so excited. If anyone sees a family of three squealing and dancing its probably us. Is anybody else going?

Just got this filter from the Doctors. I want to seed it but its sooo tiny that I'm afraid that it will block the flow. Any ideas? I could take some Bio rings and put them in but I don't really want to cut my bags. Thoughts? Thanks Christine

Maybe I'm too easily amused, but last nights cucumber feed was hilarious! My guys lined up single file and made the hole in about 2 minutes flat! While staying single file they would stick their heads through the hole to look at me :p so funny. Oh hai! My cat and his buddies...

So, I've been watching tanked for awhile now and those guys have always irked me. I'm glad they're having fun, but they're just too goofy for my taste lol First and foremost, I've noticed NO mention of cycling a tank. They always pour their bottle of stuff in there and call it cycled. I...

Just tested my 55. Results are as follows Ammonia - .25 (what the heck) Nitrite - 0 Nitrate- 5 Ph- 7.6 This tank has been cycled since May Last week we added some fake plants. One of which is fabric, but I don't remember what. I've scoured the net and can't find it but it came from petsmart...

Sorry if its hard to see. It has also been hanging out half in and half out of the water. This guy and his buddy are in with a male betta.

I found a baggie of raw shrimp in my freezer that I was saving for a fishless cycle, and I'm not going to use it. I think my mbunas would love it as a treat. Thoughts?

I've never used stress zyme, but on the bottle they advertise that with regular use, it helps keep substrate clean. Can anybody vouch for this?? Thanks, Christine

I'm a few weeks into a fish in cycle in my bettas 10 gallon tank. Recently the Ph has been crashing frequently. My taps true Ph is 7.6, when I do pwcs it barely goes up to 6.5 in the tank and takes WILD swings. Today I got to thinking. I didn't want to spend $20 on crushed coral so I pondered...

For mother's day, I got a Penn plax cascade 1000. The thing runs pretty good, with little to no bypass that I can tell. I've got a few questions regarding this filter. My filter burps quite often. I've checked all of my hoses and clamps and can't find any leaks or holes. All of the seals are...

I'm running a fish in cycle in my bettas 10 gallon right now. He has two mystery snails in with him. After my cycle completes, I'd love to add something to make the tank seem more active. Would he be ok with a few endlers? My petsmart has been getting cobra endlers, been eyeing those guys ;)...

I met a lady yesterday at my husband's hockey game. She was telling me how her husband's fish had jumped out of the tank. When I asked her what kind of fish he kept, she thought for a minute. She goes "oh! I know what it is. Its a chicklet!" Lol! I chuckled and informed her of the...

My new betta launches himself like a shark breaking the water surface, I had to lower the water to about 8" because he was jumping at least 3" out of the water. What the heck is he doing?

Far left- sample from cycling 10 Middle-untreated tap water Right- tap water treated with prime These are all ammonia readings. I'm mostly confused about the prime treated water. Shouldn't that one be green? Its not even on the charts! It looks like I've got .5ppm at the tap judging from the...

At First glance, looks like she's got something stuck in her throat. Could it be?

We bought my son a ten gallon so he could have a tank at his own height. (He has to stand on a chair to see in my 55) As of a month or so ago, I've tossed around a few ideas, from planted shrimp to dwarf puffers. I really really want to get him a pair of puffers, but I'm not exactly open to...

Hey guys, I'm looking to add some female afras for my apparent two males. Do you guys think I could get by with 4 females for two males? I have a little space, but not enough to add 6 or more females. Also, all the afras I see in the pet stores hold dominant male colors. Last time I got some...