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As of right now I have 10 zebra danios (roughly 3 months old) in a 55 gallon planted tank. Soon I want to up the stock so it doesn't look so empty. I was curious what you guys thought if I went with 30 harlequin rasboras (Original) 10 zebra danios And maybe 1 angel? You guys think that would work?

I bought this plant today and it can in the little pot with 2. Thought it was a good deal for only 4 bucks at Walmart. Didn't have a label. Anybody have a clue?

I'm almost ready to start up my dirted 55 gallon. Im starting Friday if everything goes right lol. I know the dirt supply's co2 from the soil for a little while but my question is how long and when do I need to start adding my own co2 and nutrients

Can anyone tell me what this plant is? It's a native plant I found in our pond. It's very soft and where I found it was on the edge and I could tell it was large last year and died off for the winter. The dead stalks were about a foot tall. These new shoots are about 2-3 inches tall

Iv been trying to find a local foreground plant for my dirted 55 gallon coming together. Been waiting on setting it up so I can have everything I need. The question is would baby tears grow in a 55 gallon aquarium with 4 T8 flourecents 32 watts for each bulb. 128 watts exact

I found a local jungle val bunch close to my house so I brought it home and grew great for the first week and started melting which I knew was gonna happen but it melted all the way down to the bud with hardly any roots and all roots are dark brown. Is it completely dead or will it come back?

I went to a friends house to hang out and ended up staying with them all night and went fishing that morning. When I got home I noticed I left the lights off from when I left. I was thinking 24 hours of light is better than 24 hours with no light but when I turned the light on to check on the...

It's been killing me trying to get this 55G set up with dirt and no plants lol Im running a plant grow out 10 gallon for now until I have enough plants to start up the 55. The LFS over price horribly but I think I have found everything I need in our pond :) I found some jungle val sprouting, a...

I was just curious. I'm thinking about picking up a power head to my 55 gallon when I get it set up planted and I was curious if it has any effects on plants. Do plants like current? Where should it be placed or should I even get one. Your opinions are welcome :)

I have the brand "wardley chlor out" water conditioner. I checked my ph readings to see what they were and they were at an 8.8 after I put the water conditioner in. I checked it straight from the tap and the ph is 7.8. A 1.0 leap. Is this normal for other people or just the product? It was given...

Hey guys I got bored with the tank of nothing but Eco complete and gravel because the plant growth didnt grow any better than when I had them in gravel only with clay underlay so I decided to strip it down and start fresh. I have recently picked up some miracle grow organic choice potting mix to...

I got some new drift wood and plan on doing a little aquascaping. Obviously it's still water logging which is always a pain but I got a good look at what I want to do with it. Gonna cover the top with anubias of some sort (ideas please) and gonna have maybe wisteria or some onion plants growing...

Just curious but I'm about to be setting up a planted tank and my water has really low ph. I believe 5.8. Will ph effect plant growth or does it matter to the plants?

My two native bluegill having been flashing for the past couple of days and have been darting around the tank and shaking there heads real fast so I believe it may be parasites. What are your thoughts? Water quality is fine everything is checked out but idk every fish iv had in this used tank...

Iv had several different fish in this tank and they all start scratching almost instantly. Some will stop for a few days and start again. What could this be? And how can I treat it to have a healthy tank? Need help because this has been going on awhile and want to get my tank back to normal

Hey guys new to the forum have had my tank for roughly 6 months. Not a great start but getting there but I'm about to switch to a dirted tank for plants. Question is do I use carbon in my filter because I hear it sucks the nutrients out of the water that the plants need?