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I have a 40 gallon breeder with 2 blue gouramis, 2 keyhole cichlids, and 1 BN pleco. I wanted to add another blue gourami and 2 firemouth cichlids. I was hoping that having the five fish will spread out some of the aggression that is associated with them. My tank is densely planted with lots of...

So I have been reading about new life spectrum and I wanted to pick some up but I had some questions about it. Assuming I get the food, -Should I still supplement with bloodworms/algae wafers/ etc.? -Should I feed the same amount as I do with flakes or should I feed less/lessen amount of...

So I have an eheim 2213 and the last layer of filtration is the "fine filter pad" which is a thin white flossy layer. It is starting to rip (its been in there for about 6 months) and I want to replace it but I have a feeling that all the crap on it is biological bacteria. I read that the thick...

I was just thinking, you are not supposed to add too many fish to your tank at once because it can cause an ammonia spike and off-set your cycle, so how do people manage to have fish shipped to their house? If you were going to buy all of your fish online, then you would have to do it in...

I have had a 40 gallon breeder tank for about 5 months now, and everything in it is perfect. My ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, and Nitrate is 5ppm (I did a water change yesterday). The only exception is the green, slimy (what I presume to be) cyanobacteria on my sandbed and front glass. It looks...

Would this stock work in a 40 breeder? 2x Keyhole Cichlid 1x Angel Fish (Very Very Docile) 3x Swordtails 1x or 2x Bolivian Rams 1x BN pleco 5x Peppered Cories 4x Cherry Shrimp (or other shrimp if I cant find cherry) Is this over/understocked or about right?

So I have a planted tank with a lot of tannins in it. I put some activated carbon in my filter to help take care of it and it is helping but I was wondering if I placed a separate bag in my tank (like off in a corner or something) if that would do anything? I have a feeling it would not do very...

Hello everyone, I have had my 40 gallon breeder tank running for about six months now. Today I was doing a water change and before I started I unplugged my filter like I always do. I then filled the tank back up with new water but when I plugged in my filter it was making all sorts of noise...

So I have a 40 gallon breeder (planted) with the following fish: 2 x Bolivian Rams 2 x Keyhole Cichlids 1 x Bristlenose Pleco 5 x Spotted Cories 1 x Angel Fish And I am looking for something else. I'm not a big fan of tetras or rasboras though. I thought about 2 gold rams or maybe 3 praecox...

I have an eheim 2213 canister filter and it pushes the water around my tank (40 breeder) quite a bit. Is it ok for me to turn off the filter whenever I feed my fish to prevent the current from blowing food all over the place and the fish missing it? I figured it would be fine but then I read...

I probably watch mine for about 30 mintues a day plus the time I spend looking at it for short bits of time while on the computer.

So I was originally planning on getting bolivian rams because I thought that it's recommended water temperature was much closer with those of my other fish. Now Im reading that blue rams are fine in 76-78 degree water, like my tank. I would much rather the blue rams, but Im not sure if they...

Does anybody here who has kept keyholes know how long it takes for them to reach adult size? The other day I bought two small keyholes (.75" and 1") and I was just wondering what the time frame is before they're adults. Thanks

So my tank is mostly done with it's setup, and today I picked up two keyhole cichlids (woohoo!) but I have some tanins in my water from the driftwood. I was thinking of grabbing some activated carbon for my filter to fix the issue, but I don't know how to go about using it. I have a canister...

My tank is near a window where it gets some light but not a ton. Enough so that during the day if the light is off it is obvious that the light is off. I only plan on keeping my light on for 9 hours but I was wondering if those 9 hours could be like 2:00 pm to about 11:00 pm? I am only really...

Hey everyone, I have a planted 40 gallon breeder with low light plants. I added them only a couple days ago and I dont have any fish yet. They appear to be doing fine but it has only been a few days so it is hard to say. Anyways, I have been thinking of adding more "hardware" to the tank to...

Hey everyone, I set up my tank over the past couple of days, and I still have some more work to do on it. Anyways I just tested my ph today and it came up to about 7.4-7.6 (and that is with two good sized pieces of driftwood in the tank) so apparently my water is pretty acidic. I was originally...

I just bought a bunch of plants at my LFS and the only one I have not planted is the water sprite. I am hesitant to put it in my tank because I have heard it can take over a tank. Should I be worried?

So I have a 40 gallon breeder with two eheim jager 100 watt heaters. I set them both to 77 and the reading on my tank (thermometer on the opposite side of the tank as the heaters) is 80-81. I figured this might be a problem with two heaters but I wasn't sure. Anyway, am I supposed to mess with...

Hey everyone I have a 40 breeder im going to stock with more docile new world chiclids. Anyway, Im looking for a good pleco for my tank that does not get too big. I heard the bristle nose, and rubber lip were good choices. I also saw a Rio-Negro pleco (L-135) on live aquaria and it looks cool...

Hey everyone, I am setting up a planted cichlid aquarium (will make this work) and I was just wondering when water pumps are used? I know in saltwater tanks the fish and corals need them, but are they ever used in freshwater tanks? What are the pros and cons? Thanks!

Im putting a new 40 gallon breeder together. Im gonna have some cihclids and I am thinking of getting the marineland c-220 canister filter. On aqadvisor I got a filter capacity of 101% with the fish I am stocking. Is this too low?

Hi guys, I have a new 40 gallon tank I plan on putting a lot of plants into. I was wondering if I could add my plants the same day I add water to the tank? I feel like it would be nice to mess with my scape and planting while the water level is only 3-4". Would this be ok? I was not sure if I...

Hey everyone, this forum has been very helpful to me in purchasing my new tank so I figured I would make an account to join the community. Anyway, I am building a 40 gallon breeder tank right now and I am looking to put cichlids in it. I dont know enough about cichlids to make good choices as...