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Does anyone here know if there is an effective treatment for anchor worms other than just pulling them off? i have one guppie fry that has one and i cant catch him and i cant pull them off like i could on goldfish. I have read about many meds i could buy at the LFS but they all say that they may...

Well I'm back. Have stopped in a few times and I see some new updates to the site. Very Nice. After my evil twin did all that Nazi Fish Killer stuff I had to empty the tank and start over. Took forever to cycle as I was too lazy to go buy unscented ammonia. Every little scratch on the glass or...

I have been recieving posts from another forum and I see them mentioning "Endlers Livebearers". I have never heard of these or seen them in any LFS. I know I've been out of it for a long time but I'm sure I must have seen them under a different name. Anyone know a site where I can see a pic of...

In the past I have had Loaches, kulii's. This time I purchased one that tolerates cooler water. Reasearch led me to consider the Dojo/Weather Loach. Now I expected to rarely see this loach but was pleasantly surprised to see it active in the light.........did I say active?.........This guy's...

Does salt in the tank affect the Ammonia/Nitrate readings?

Hi Folks, Got a new job this week so I havent posted or responded. Also didnt want to "pad my post count" lol. Well ,we live and learn but i always seem to have a million things to learn. Why, just this week I have learned about feeding fish live food. I went to the river to collect some live...

OK, This is bizarre but I have been wondering if adding sourdough starter to my tank, in a small amout, would help get the bacteria going needed for the bio filtration. I seem to recall reading somewhere that someone used yeast to do this. I'm not sure this Stress-Zyme is doing anything and...

How do I figure my GMT time?

I read your post in the saltwater forum about fishless cycling. I like it. Can something like that be done in a freshwater tank?

Hi Ppl, I would like to know if anyone here has used found driftwood in thier tanks and if so how did you go about cleaning it before putting it in the tank. I have done this before but i found a way cooler piece and it seemed to have fouled my tank pretty bad so I am starting over.I am aware...

Hi All, just registered and trying to get the hang of this forum. very nice site. really like the calculator page. hope to see more soon. i may make some mistakes here so please bear with me. i got a million questions but i have to go to work. see ya soon. :D