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I feel terrible, I have no idea what happened to him. He was doing great, I have had home since September then he started looking a little faded and beat up. His scales were looking damaged and just old I guess is the only way to describe it. He was suffering for a couple days then I find him...

Something happened to flip the braker and the power on my tank went out. I turned it back on and the heater blew up, there was glass everywhere and black clouds filled the tank. I did about a 25% water change, got the black stuff out. Put some aquarium salt in. Are my fish going to be ok? Is...

I have a South American cichlid tank with 2 convicts. My smallest fish is maybe about a 1-1/2 inch convict. I They usually all get along great but I just now noticed my smallest convict has a pretty badly damaged tailfin. I am really worried about it. I don't know if they are male or female. I...

I want to spend this money wisely and need some suggestions. I have 2 convicts, 2 plecos, a Texas, jack, and fire mouth. I have plenty o rocks, bubble stones, one plant, a great heater and filters. What would you buy to make my tank better?

I have a Texas, jack Dempsey, fire mouth, two convicts and 2 plecos. I just added some rocks I picked up from the rail road tracks and a melon sword. They picked at it for a minute and then quickly have up on it. Would love to hear comments and suggestions!

Is there anything besides fish that I can keep in my tank with my cichlids?

I have been trying reading up on fish diseases and I think my fish have symptoms of internal parasites. I have a fire mouth that has spasms, and a Texas and a jack that have been scraping themselves against objects in the tank. My pleco has been having long stringy fecies that float. Does this...

I just got a red parrot cichlid and it is acting pretty weird. He is getting himself into tight corners of decorations making it seem like he is stuck. Is he just stressed out? All of my cichlids have been hiding and won't come out sometimes not even for food. I need some suggestions on how to...

So I have a new plan for my 75g tank. I want to put a grown jack Dempsey in there alone but I have some questions Will a fully grown jack Dempsey look small in a 75g? Will it be better or worse to put 2 dempseys together? Will it be ok to put a pleco with it? How long will a jack dempsey live if...

I am almost ready to start stocking my tank. The problem is I have a limited money supply to start with. I am wanting to do an African cichlid tank, I have read that they can be aggressive and territorial if you don't overstock and give them significant hiding space. So should I spend the money...

I am getting a 75 gallon tank and have been doing research trying to learn how to do it. I have a lot of questions. I am planning to do fresh water because from what I can tell it will be too much money for me to do saltwater. I would be willing to put in the work but I am going to do fresh...