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Wow- I would've never have thought this topic would spark so much controversy. Here's a little light on the matter: *I would DEFINTELY prefer to give away fish than euthanize. *At this moment, I'm not at full capacity, and need to do something about it. I was just asking a question on what was...

Humane all the way. My sister is a research lab tech at a marine biology lab, and she quite often does it.

Yeah, its a topic no one really wants to talk about it. Sadly, I'm having a special case of it here. So I have a hobby aquarium business going on. Nothing fancy- I'll setup, install & maintain aquariums for people. What I've been getting recently however, is an influx of people emailing me...

A lot of people will say 20gal isn't much space to go with colorful or interesting fish- I disagree. I've installed & maintained some 20gals in doctors offices in my area, and everyone is pleased with them. At a one doctor's office, the doctor specifically wanted female fish only. I went with...

To answer your questions in order. 1) There are several types of algae. The algae you describe can be very difficult to get rid of, but not impossible. Get in your tank with a lint free cloth and scrub any areas with the tiny dots of algae. It may seem fruitless at first, but you'll...

Its always good to keep a quarantine tank running. Why? It's a really good question. Not only is a quarantine tank good for acclimating new fish & plants, especially for people who have display tanks that they don't want to hang plastic bags in for a half hour, to an hour, depending on the fish...

Howdy. It's been a while. Today marks the first day of what is expected to be a hot and dry summer in my area. That being said, I'm looking into a semi-permanent solution to cooling one of my two tanks. The second tank (the one I don't have to worry about) is located in my basement, and...

Hey- I've been looking to start up and dedicate myself to owning my own business for a long time, but I was never able to find anything that I was passionate about. While doing a water change on my tanks today, I realized that I am passionate about my fish tanks, so I got into thinking- why not...

I'll ask this question, here since my other thread kinda got ignored: what could I use as dithers for these electric yellows, since they are hiding a lot; or is that their nature?

Howdy. I have a 20gal with two Electric Yellow Cichlids- one male and one female. I have a filter (forget the brand) rated for 70gal, to ensure properly water quality. My cichlids are doing quite well, but over than to eat, they don't come out of their caves that I've provided unless I'm...

Thanks. :)

In Ontario, but about a half hour from the border in Cornwall.

Just a quick question, although I'm pretty sure I know the answer. The only reason why I ask, is because I'm finding contradicting statements all over the internet. A single, or pair of electric yellows in a 20 gallon: yay or nay? My guess would be nay, but I have been proven wrong before.

Any thoughts on the angelfish? There's not too many cichlids in my area, so either I'd have to go to a larger centre, or special order. Lots of angelfishes though.

Ok, so my 20 gallon tank has been unoccupied since Feb., and I think its time to get some fish in there. I'm thinking cichlids. Before anybody rants off saying "20 gallons is too small for cichlids!", I agree, and I understand. However, I do have at hand, the power of the internet. The...

That sounds exactly like my plan- time the timer that the HOB would turn off for the night, and around 7-8am, have it kick back on for about 10-12 hours.

So my sister is moving back home. She's bringing her 20gal tank home, complete with god ugly mollies. (don't like mollies myself) Anyways, being the nice, older brother, I was thinking of fashioning some sort of tank stand that would fit over my 20gal tank and attach to my stand. I was...

Very nifty. Bring your workshop to Canada, and I'll buy a couple and help you sell the rest :P

Haven't been on here in a while. I recently discovered that maintaining my 36gal is much easier than my 20gal. Is size that important, when it comes down to it, that bigger tanks are easier to maintain? In other questions: I'm finally getting sick of my HOB filter on the 36gal. It pumps more...

Thanks Andy- my sister also dug up a paper that was written on Swordtail breeding behaviours that has been hugely helpful as well.

Ok, so I have a female lyretail Swordtail, and I want to try my hand at selectively breeding more lyretail swordies. What type/color of Swordtail should I pick up to breed with my female?

Legal in Ontario, Canada. Expensive though. Doesn't help that the LFS houses them in a 20gal.

So Tigers it is? Or are there any other appropriate semi-agressives? I know this isn't the section, but would a small cichlid?

So I'm slowly going to get my 20gallon back up and running, and I think I want a semi-agressive setup. The only appropriate fish that come to my mind are Tiger Barbs, in a group of no more than 10. Am I missing anything? Anything else out there I can safely house in a 20 gallon?

I use the Aqueon Water Changer, so as its filling up I had added the dechlorinator. I did have some nitrates- the color was reading in just a tad darker than 0ppm. That, and yes, it was heavily planted. I had never used Prime, but I did use a similar product that I injected into the substrate...