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I have a 55gal tank that's been running for about 5-6 years now and looking to transfer to real plants instead of fake ones. Right now I have pool filter sand in the bottom of the tank and I'm not looking to change that as of now. Is there any plants that will do good in sand? Should I pot them...

I have a current satellite freshwater LED fixture and the other day it just flickered on and off then just turned off. Now when I plug it in it is not turning on. Anyone know what I can do to fix it and also how long of a warranty they have? I got it December 2014 so just over a year. Sent...

I'm looking for a replacement fish after my sailfin pleco died about a week ago and I was thinking possibly the butterfly fish. Currently I have a 55 gallon, and 3 angle fish, a African leaf fish, a African catfish, and a rainbow shark. I was wondering if anyone can either give me input on the...

I got two rams last week and I'm pretty sure they are not a pair but if the do decide to pair up, what are the signs of them "being together"? Do they chase each other? Do the swim with each other?

I'm debating what sort of algae eater I should get in my 20gal tank right now I have 2 guppies and 5 neon tetras. I was thinking if I should get a few Hong Kong Plecos or some Otto cats?

I have a 20 gal tank with two walls full of green algae, I was wondering what is a good fish to have to take care of it? I was a fish that's active also. I have 5 neon tetras and 2 guppies and I plan on getting a pair of rams. Any suggestions?

Will different type of guppies breed with eachother?

I had three guppies(2 female 1 male) in a 20 gal tank along with 5 neon tetras. The two females seemed to be pregnant due to large stomachs and the black spots near the back. I noticed that the females were breathing heavily near the ground and later found them dead. The other fish are all alive...

I have a mystery snail for about 2-3 weeks now and for about 4-5 days he has been floating and been moving with the water due to the HOB and won't stick to the glass, I'm worried that he won't be eating, how do I make him sink? Should I put him in a tank that does not have a HOB filter?

I bought mystery snails last wed, and I noticed a drastic discoloration in one of them. In the pic the real yellow one was added a day after the discolored one. I have had half of a cuttle bone in the tank for about 3 days. Anyone know what's wrong?

I got my guppies a few days ago and I was wondering what type they are. The one in the pic is the male

I have a sponge filter running on my 5 and 20 gal tank. They are both coming off of the same air pump. The pump has different seething such as a low, medium, and high. What is the best setting for the pump to be on?

I bought these guys a few days ago and was wondering if the females are pregnant here is a pic... She is in the upper left Also I was wondering if I can get an id of the type of guppies I have...

I bought a few mystery snails and I was wondering what to feed then and how much?

So I plan on getting a few guppies sometime in the future and I was wondering that if by some chance I get a mating pair, could i feed the babies to larger fish in my bigger tank? Are guppies bad for other fish or not really? I have 3 medium sized angles a leaf fish, african cat fish and a...

Last Thursday I put a sponge filter in my 55 gal to seed for my 20 gal. How long will it take for the sponge to gain the BB? I was hopping to set it up tomorrow and putting about 5-10 gallons of water from the 55 into the 20 as well. Would this be ok to add fish?

I have a led light that can do the blue "night time" lights and I was wondering that if the fish can see in the blue light. If they are not use to the blue light won't they still be awake? Are there lights that the fish can not see in like red, green, blue...?

I want to move my shrimp from my 20 gal to a 5.5 gal. What is the easiest way to do this? I have about 60-70 shrimp of all different sizes.

I have a 55 gallon tank with current satellite led plus light fixture. I put the light in about a month ago and now I have some sort of algae. I started using excel about two weeks ago and I do 5 gallon water changes every week. The lights are on from 4pm to 10pm so 6 hours a day. I use my own...

I have a 55 gallon with current usa led plus lights, and I was wondering what sort of fertilizer to use, currently I use excel and root tabs. I asked a lfs on what's hey use and they said the used miracle grow. They do a mixture in a gallon of water of 18tsp. Then they put 1/4 cup for every 5...

Have a current usa satellite led plus fixture on my 55 and I was wondering what setting is best for plants. I can adjust the reds, whites, blues and Greens. Right now I have them all on max. I'm wondering what I get people do with this fixture to help the plants grow and the fish be healthy. And...

I'm planing on buying the finnex ray 2 ds which is high light, for my 55 gallon. I have pool filter sand as the substrate. I would like to know what plants I should buy( what will look neat), and where to buy them. Also what should I expect to spend on the plants? My tank looks like the pic...

I am looking at breeding German blue rams in a 20 gallon tank. It's going to be a species only tank and I was wondering how to start. What sort of environment should I create? How many rams should I start with. What should the water conditions be? And any other tips on how to keep them breeding...

Have a 20 gal shrimp tank that I want to be planted. I want plants that require pretty much no light except regular sunlight( tanks in front of window) and with shrimp being in there I cant add fertilizer cause of the copper in the chemical. So is there any type of plant that can survive in this...

I was wondering if there is a way to protect the plants from being sucked up the filter intake on a HOB filter. I have been have a problem with this and was wondering what other people do. I have two filters, a aqua clear 110 and a topfin 70.