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Hello, I was wondering if anyone could comment about the compatibility of five Black Skirt Tetras and one male Platy in a 10 gallon tank. I have read that these two species are compatible and I am thinking about this combination. Will the Platy hold his own with the nippy BST's, or is this a...

I need a suggestion on the best gravel vacuum to use for a 10 gallon tank. Ideally, this would be a vac that removes about 25% of the water in the time it takes to clean the tank and does not suck out gravel. I know you can crimp the hose on the bigger vacs, but I would like to hear what you...

That is a really nice suggestion for stocking. I can't take the BST's back though, PetSmart won't do that. It also seems a shame to go there after asking them to do the heavy lifting of helping to start the tank. Also, I'm not sure I want to change them out anyway. They are active, seem to...

I think your advise is sound. I just did a test and my results were; 0 Nitrites, 0 Ammonia, and just under 20 in Nitrates. Since this is just day 10 with the TSS+fish, and since the cycle has not been a classic one, I am not sure all this will hold, I hope it does. Nevertheless, I'm still...

API to test the water. I agree on the weekly water change, and that is what I will do after the initial two week period. I m holding off for two weeks because I found a piece written by the Tetra Safe Start care team saying that after using TSS to start an aquarium their recommendation is no...

Hello, I have kept aquariums before with success, so I am not totally new to this. I just started a new fresh water 10 gallon aquarium for my son, and I would like to get some advice on how to keep going in the right direction. I did quite a bit of reading and research before I started, so...