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My yellow lab gets a black coloration between his mouth and eye area. The dark color seems to fade from faint to dark. Water params are perfect.

I have a 50g tank that has been set up for 6 months and running smoothly. currently I have 2 yellow labs, 2 red zebras, 1 yellow tail, 2 mainganos, 1 mpanga. All Males..and I'd like to keep it that way! Looking to add a few more fish. Open for suggestions. red top afra green afra really like...

Had thus fish a couple weeks. Noticed light colored area under its mouth and chin area. Fish acts healthy but I dont remember seeing these patches before. Could this just be normal coloration b

Mouth looks funny. Pics are if 2 different labs un my tank. I hav a video but cant figure how to upload

I set up my daughters 3g betta tank last night and dosed ammo to 1ppm and put in a whole used filter cartidge from my 50g tank. Just dropped filter in the tank. She has a small air operated filter on her tank. This am ammo was 0. So I suspect this tank will cycle quickly! How long should I...

Do you use salt in your tank and how much? I've been using 1 tbs per 5 gallon on pwc. Will this help prevent ich? My daughter lost a betta to ich in her 3g tank yesterday. Just got me thinkin

My daughter's betta wont eat and barely moves. I noticed some white spots on the gills but not sure if they have always been there or not. If you zoom in you can see them a little

I have a 50g mbuna tank with 500 gph hob filtration. If I do a weekly 20g pwc. Should I vac the gravel each time? Its a pain to take rocks out and redo the caves.

Took 7 weeks but my fish-in cycle is finally over! Haven't done a pwc in 3 days Thanks to all of you that gave me advice along the way. 50g tank. 500gph filtration. 3 yellow labs 2 red zebras 2 mainganos 1 demasoni 1 mpanga 1 yellow tail acei

I'm doing a fish in cycle since 2/3. Had first nitrites at 2/24. Every day they are at 2 ppm and I do a 45% water change. Ammonia is 0. All other params are good. This is taking forever!

Is my filter supposed to look like this after a month?

My daughtet has a betta in s 3 g tank and it just sits at the bottom or top and hardly ever swims around. Is this normal? I know bettas breathe air so is water quality as big a deal ad with other fish? Will a 3g tank cycle? .

My lfs says not to put 2 male demasonis in my 55g tank. They have had bad luck in their small tanks. Any thoughts? How would a demasoni and a jalo reef get along?

I'm halfway through cycling my 50 g tank doing a fish-in cycle. Doing 20g daily water changes to keep nitrites down. I got tired of the buckets so I bought a hose to fill my tank directly from faucet. The Prime bottle says if I add it directly to tank to treat based on entire volume of tank...

I have a 50g mbuna tank about halfway through the bacteria cycle. I have 2 yel labs, 2 red zebras, 1 of the smaller desamoni. All males I think. I was advised to overstock to help control agression and I really dont want any breeding if possible. Based on what fish are available, I am thinking...

I have a 55g mbuna tank with smaller species. My son wants a sharl of some sory. Any suggestions?

I am doing a fish-in cycle. In my 3rd week and nitrites have finally started to go up. What is the max safe level of nitrites during the cycle? I have a 50g cichlid tank with 4 small mbunas. Ammo is .1. Nitrites .7. Nitrates 0. Ph 8.3.

What are your thoughts on all males? Mainly pseudotropheus, cynotilapia and labidochromis? My lfs said without females, they wont be nearly as agressive. Plus I really dont want breeding. I have a 50g tank.

I am starting an african cichlid tank since my tap water is hard and ph is 8.2. I have been researching less agressive species and am a bit overwhelmed. Mbunas are agressive but would dwarf mbunas be as agressive in my size tank. Should they be crowded? I would like to stick with smaller...

I put 5 black tetras in my tank and after 24 hrs one of then is running the others off. He is claiming one area of the tank and runs off any others that come close. Is this normal?

Anyone have experience with the ammonia or nitrite kits? I don't like the fact that API measures total ammonia which is misleading when its only the free ammonia that is toxic. Seachem measures both. Also I've been reading lots of posts about problems with API nitrate tests.

I'm 2 wks in. Have 5 serpae tetras in for 6 days and they are doin fine. Water is clear. Ammo is .25 on api test but thats ionized ammo cause its the same as tap water and no change after adding Prime. I have a seachem in-tank ammo monitor that shows .02 and has since day 1. Shouldn't I be...

Just tested my tank the first time for pH and hardness. My tank is still cycling. pH is 8.2 GH is 150 and KH is 240. These are off the chart. I tested my tap water and they are the same. I am on a city water supply so I'm shocked these are so high. What should I add to the tank to get these...

Where can I find sample stocking lists, assuming they exist? I see charts telling me what fish are compatible but then I read threads like don't use these fish cause they poop too much or these ones will work but u really need 6 of em, and so on. I'm cycling a 50g tank right now. If a list...

Just started a fishless cycle in a new 50g freshwater tank. Added pure ammonia to 4 ppm as recommended by eco23's instructions. How long does it normally take for nh3 to start to drop? My water is a bit cloudy on 2nd day but no nh3 change. Also, should I get some gravel from someone else? If...