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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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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?

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?

Here we go: Type of Fish: Dwarf Puffer- probably nearing maturity. I was in the process of a water change, adding water & dechlorinator when I saw it happen. The puffer starting spazzing (twitching) uncontrollably then immediately sunk. I grabbed the net and nudged him. Gone. Not only did I pay...

I like fish tanks. We all like fish tanks. Now granted, I can't have anymore tanks in the house, so I've been thinking of what I can do to have more tanks. I thought of a heated storage unit, but then I remembered that I need to have access to water for WC. Then I thought of renting office...

Ok, so in my 36gal bowfront, I was originally running a 100w heater, and when I noticed that it was running almost constantly, I upped the ante to a 200w that's working just fine. Today, however, I was at a friend of a friends place, where he has the same tank as me, an he's running 2 heaters...

So, today marks my first day back to the forum since before the holiday season started way in 2012. Here's a few things I've learned and some questions: 1) Remember- lock your stands, especially if your electrical connections are in there. I had some younger cousins in the house over the...

Hey- I'm looking for a fish that's going to attack some algae I have. Now, I do a pretty good job of keeping algae out to begin with, no matter for how long I scrub, there's always algae somewhere. I guess what I'm saying is that I want a part time algae eater that will actively seek out...

Is it possible to have a nano saltwater tank without coral? Or just fake (artifical) corals? Interested in the whole saltwater game, but I don't want the whole coral or live rock game.

I've read that Swordtails, and some other livebearers can start out life as females, but can later develop into males. The saddest part of this process however, is that the converted males are sterile, meaning that they cannot breed. I've had one female swordtail do this to me. I looked at my...

What the subject says- what are you getting your fish for Christmas? I asked myself that last week, then I asked my sister. My sister told me that fish don't celebrate Christmas. Regardless, I want to get my fishes something, but I can't think of anything. The most I can think of is a new tank...

Hey. I have my 20gallon all stocked up with my dwarf puffers but I'm having a problem- the guppy. I want to get him out of there, as I know the DPs and the guppy do not mix and that with my 4 DPs, that the tank is at its capacity. The problem is, I can't seem to catch the guppy. Any time I so...

Hey. I'm working on a stocking plan for my 20gallon, although its currently inhabited by a some opportunistic snails that shall soon meet their end. (Don't want or like snails.) Anyways, I got thinking of a species only Betta stock. I don't know much about them, so what sort of male to female...

Checking up on my 20gal planted- found two tiny snails. Couldn't identify them, and I defintely did not purchase them. Probably hatched off eggs on my plants, so most likely MTS or ramshorn. Anyways, I do not want snails. I do not like snails. I know they are helpful. Seeing as there is no...

Hey- getting my dwarf puffers later this week- super excited! Anyways, I know these fellas like thawed frozen foods, but I was wondering if anyone here has successfully weened their dwarf puffer (or any type of similar fish) off of frozen and onto freeze dried? I ask because I already stock...

Hey- I'm looking for some Montezuma Swordtails for my livebearer tank, and I was wondering if any canucks here could tell me where to get some. Thanks. BTW- I did check Live Aquaria.

Hey ya'll. Turns out I'm getting my passport for Christmas. Everybody else in the family has one, and the girlfriend wants to vacation in Vermont next year. Anyways, I hear that right across the border from me (I live in a border town), there's a fancy Wal-Mart with some real exotic fishes, so...

Hey. I'm planning on stocking my 20gal tank with dwarf puffers. I would prefer to have a few friends in the tank for the puffer but at the same time, I don't want to be reckless. As always, I have a backup plan: If I think that I won't be able to successfuly house the puffers with tankmates...