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I have a 38 gallon tank with 4 keyhole cichlids, 4 panda cories, and a clown pleco. One of my keyholes seems very stressed lately. He spends all of his time in one corner of the tank behind plants, and is showing dark colors typical of a stressed/frightened keyhole. His fins are clamped as...

so i just picked up a tank from the side of the road... i know, sounds weird, but it appeared to be in really good shape (people in my neighborhood tend to leave things out by the curb when they want someone to take it off their hands). When i got it home i emptied out some leaves and other...

I just got 2 teaching job offers for september, one for kindergarten and one for preschool (yay!) I haven't decided which to take yet, but i have always known that i would keep a small tank in my classroom. My plan is for a small 10 gallon tank, as space and maintainance can often be issues...

I posted a while back about my comet who was not eating. Well, since then he went through a period of time where he would go after the food, the spit it out. Now he's back to ignoring the food. I have tried goldfish flakes, goldfish floating pellets, and slow sinking pellets, as well as peas...

I'm looking for a new fish for my 35 gallon. all the fish i have are small, so i'm thinking it might be nice to have one larger fish as something of a centerpiece for the tank- I just can't figure out what! My tank is pretty harmonious right now, and i'd hate to change that... Right now I...

I bought a small comet goldfish from petco on sunday (yes, I know petco isn't the best, but they were the only place where i could find comets) Anyway, the fish seems to be doing well, swimming around and getting along well with his tankmate, the fantail. except he doesn't seem to be eating...

So i just went through the process of moving my tank from one side of the room to the other... and i'm scarred for life :( I thought i did everything right... went out and bought a 10 gallon bucket to empty some of the water into, and to hold the fish in during the move. I had caught...

Help! I noticed that my dwarf gourami had been spending a lot more time than usual hiding amongst the plants. I thought it might be a water quality issue, because i know these fish can be sensitive and I missed my last weekly water change. However, I got a good look at him as I was changing...

One of my fantail goldfish doesn't seem to be able to close his mouth. He swims around with it open, and tries to eat but can't keep the food in his mouth. I can't see that anything is wedged inside- my gravel is mostly dark-colored and I don't see that in his mouth. what could be wrong??

yes, i know i ask too many questions- but everyone is so helpful here! Anyway, my 10 year old sister wants a betta for christmas. She wanted just a little bowl for it, but i have convinced her (and mom) to go for a 5 gallon tank. I know this is small, but it is really the most that she has...

About a week and a half ago I put 3 small (2-3 inch) fantail goldfish in my empty, cycled 30 gallon tank. One fantail, who is bright orange/red with white patches, had some bits of black coloring on the tips of some of his fins, which is now spreading to his body. He is eating normally and...

I bought 4 goldfish yesterday, and they came with free ich. Partly my own fault, I should have examined them closer before i brought them home... but i'm also pretty upset with my LFS for selling them to me. As of today, one has the worst case of ich i have ever seen- he is absolutely...

So i'm at the end of my first fishless cycle, and I'm still not sure how to stock my tank! I had such a bad experience with my first tank after stocking completely wrong, and I feel that no matter how much research you do on the fish you want, nothing can beat hearing from a real person with...

I just started my first fishless cycle today! I'm using ammonia at 5ppm as well as water and filter juice from my established tank. Wish me luck! Now i'm starting to think about what sorts of fish I might want to put in once the cycle is over. I might like a clown pleco, if i can find one...

I have owned my tank and some fish for over a year now, but I am just recently learning how to properly care for it! :oops: Now that I know more, I'd like to restock some of the fish that I have lost and revamp the tank. I currently have: -2 blackskirt tetras -2 whiteskirt tetras -ballon...