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So, I'll try to make this as short as possible, but that's hard for me. :rolleyes: TL;DR - I adopted my friend's husband's 55 gallon tank that he no longer wanted in their (admittedly tiny) house, and now I think there may be big problems with the stocking. From what my friend said it sounded...

I have 2 female platies in a 20g long tank, one of which is visibly pregnant. She eats like a little piranha and has really started picking on the other one. The non-pregnant female has taken to hiding constantly and barely comes out even for food. Earlier today they both went inside the...

I'm trying to fill in my tank! Problem is I'm really not very familiar with aquatic plants. Looking for any suggestions. Below are current specs/stock and ideas. 20 gallon long, Aqueon QuietFlow 30 filter (with some added media for more biofilter), 50 watt heater. 17 watt all-spectrum light...

I bought a juvenile (~1.5 inch) bristlenose pleco from my LFS a couple days ago. I am absolutely enamored with the little thing, but after watching it for awhile have some questions. Is it normal for them to lose color when stressed? He was a beautiful spotted dark brown at the store, but when...

So this is my first ever fish tank. I posted how/why I decided to get into fishkeeping over in the introduction section so I'll spare you all that here, but I have a lot of questions. I've read and read and read on tanks, fish, and aquarium plants but feel like I'm mostly on information overload...

Hello, all! :) The new member PM I received asked for a posting in this forum section, so here I am. I live in the lovely Roanoke Valley area of Virginia, USA. I am brand new to fish and aquarium keeping, though not to pets. As odd as it may sound, after my beloved golden retriever of 12 years...