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Considering moving some red eyed teras inot a 55 gallon with Neons. I was wondering if anyone had tried this combo and if they had any problems with it. Any advice appreciated

I was considering getting a figure eight puffer and setting it up in a 20 gallon made to look like a marine tank, with some fake coral, sand, and lava rock. Is a 20 gallon going to be big enough for a figure eight puffer on his own? Is there anything I could get to tackle algae for such a...

Petsmart new stock $40, did I get ripped off? I think he is gorgeous and as shipping from online stores is $40 in itself it seemed a good idea, is there anywhere I could get one cheaper? I definetly want more!

This fairly innocuous furry looking algae has covered the edges of my Sword plants leaves, it is very thin, and barely noticable...but it is more noticable because it is so discrete if you see what I mean... I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions to get rid of this? I have Otto's in...

Has anyone else tried these things? I think they are amazing! For those who have not seen them they are sold in a plastic tube with no water, only the roots are covered in this clear gel stuff. The plants are gorgeous and look spectacular in my tanks, they come snail free, and you generally...

I am thinking of picking upa Fluval 404 for $100, from my local Petsmart, on sale. This would be for my community 55 gallon which is currently running 2 Emperor 400's. Would this be overkill? Should I perhaps consider temporarily retireing one of the 400's and getting the Fluval? $100...

I have fallen in love with Elephant Noses, they are gorgeous and I love the idea of placing a tinfoil ball in for them to play with! Which I read you can do, its electric properties make it attractive to their weak electric organ... But I would be placing it in a 55 gallon with, 1 Angel, 2...

Hey everbody, I recently picked up a bargain from Petsmart (boo, hiss I know, but my local store has always been pretty good, close and cheap) I got 8 red eyed tetras for 8 dollars, which I thought was pretty good. The problem is I have been reasearching and it seems they grow to 7cm long...

Well sadly my favourite fish died...Poor Mr Whippy :cry: he seemed to be doing so well, he doubled in size in the 3 months I had him and was always the first one on last one off of the zuccinni... I wish I knew what caused his demise, I put some fish fresh from the QT tank in just before he...

Hey guys my Red Whiptail Pleco has a kind of white lump over one eye, the other is still the same, he seems to be behaving very erratically, and it is possible that his stomach is a little swollen, although I am not sure about that last bit. Any ideas? He is a beautiful and much loved fish who...

I was thinking of a single "Pet" Parrot? I am moving all my community fish into a 55 gallon next week, leaving my QT and 20 gallon tanks free. I was going to get a breeding pair of Rams from Aquabid, but the fact that they only live for a year or so kind of bummed me out. Any other suggestions...

I am loathe to pay for driftwood and was wondering if anyone knew what sort of areas I need to look in? I live in Jacksonville Florida so I imagine there must be a fair bit around locally...Any help much appreciated! Oh and I know all about curing the wood etc. and am perfectly happy to do this...

These are my favourite fish and I am looking to try to set up a breeding colony. I have one already Mr Whippy, but the online store I bought him from (LiveAquaria.com) no longer has them in stock. I have not heard of them being succesfully bred in captivity, but there has to be a first time for...

Hi all, my Java Ferns are reproducing new little Java Ferns galore with roots trailing everywhere. How do I seperate these into new plants and how large should they be before I remove them. This is happening in two lowlite tanks with power glo bulbs a 10 and a 20 gallon. Any help appreciated!

I was wondering if anyone had any positive experiences with online retailers? I have been very happy with my only online purchase, but I would like to see a few more recommended online reatailers...I just love browsing for fishes. And who knows if I find something I must have, I can always get...

I have three Angels all of whom seem to be doing fantastically...But...They are lieing little buggers! Whenever I come near the tank they are there begging and if they do not get what they want there beautiful black stripes dissapear and they are suddenly pale *sickly* creatures. Amazingly as...

I have been feeding my fish greens now for a few weeks, but I am beginning to become concerned that some of my fish have eyes bigger than there bellies. I generally leave lettuce and Zuccinin in for a couple of days and it is invariably devoured by my Otocinclus Cat -Nermal- and my Red Lizard...

Okay so here is what I am planning to stock in my 55 Gallon.... 1 Common Pleco, about 3" currently. 1 Red Lizard Whiptail Pleco, about 2" currently much smaller very thin, gets to about 6". 3 Upside Down Catfish, teeny but get to about 4" apparently. 2 Otocinclus Cats, get to 2". 1 Rubber...

Hey guys, I just managed to get a 55 Gallon aquarium...for free :lol: But sadly it is hoodless :( . Now this 55 is going to be set up as a heavily planted Amazon style tank, so I will need lighting which packs a bit of punch. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a cheapish hood, which...

Okay I bought some Neons the other day from Pet Supermarket for $0.99, at my local Petsmart they now cost $2.09..This set me to wondering just how much I ought to be paying for my fish....Maybe if we can post where the cheapest varieties of each fish are sold it would save us all some cash? Oh...

On Tuesday I purchased 7 Neon Tetras, 2 Otocinclus Cats, a Rubber lipped Pleco -about 1.5"- and 2 tiny wee Angels. These were all placed in a ten gallon quarantine tank...When I went to check on them today I found two headless Neon carcases, and one poor little blighter still alive stuck in the...

Hi everyone, I have a 20 gallon freshwater tank which is fairly heavily planted. unfortunately and against my better judgement I took the advice of a guy at the LFS and purchased a full spectrum 15 Watt bulb -despite having read about needing 2-3 Watts per gallon etc. I have been looking for a...

At my LFS today I spotted a gorgeous little school of "1 Freshwater Parrots. They were called Candy Parrots and despite their odd appearence I was drooling over them. The thing that got to me was that they were very obviously watching me and the Mrs, she absaloutley adores them especially since...

Okay I have a 20 gallon tank which is quite heavily planted. I know all the typical overstocking rules and such, my tank is well cycled and has low levels of Nitrates etc. Oh and it is not a 20 gallon high tank. Currently I have: 1 Pleco currently about 3 " 7 Neon Tetras 5 Orange Von Rio...

Okay well I have a new tank, its been up and running now for about three weeks and seems to be thriving. The problem is that most of my fish are Amazon varieties, and as such would prefer soft acidic water but my local water is hard as nails and very alkaline. RO is not really an option as for...