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I have a plastic rock that I bought from LFS awhile back, the tank in question has always been artificial 10 gallon. Contains Tiger barbs/black skirts. I've recently did a salvage job on my bedroom tank to get what was left of my plants. I then move them to this other 10 gallon with the...

Like the topic said sacrificing my 44 gallon for my tiger barb's and black skirts. Basically They've been stuck in a 10 gallon for almost 2 years. Stock 4 barbs 2 skirts in a TEN gallon! What started it, was something in a Drs. Foster & Smith magazine about tiger barbs needing a minimum of 30...

All my fish are dead and my plants slowly dying. My last fish died some where around saturday and monday. I've been running the temps at 86-95F for this whole week. How long before I can move the plants to another tank with life without infecting it with ick?

My bedroom 10 gallon tank has been neglected, and I got the consequences. Recently I added more plants and did a 20% water change wednesday, for a flame tetra who might have dropsy or a bacterial infection. I'm not sure, but he is a balloon. I havn't been doing my water change since about a...

Well I have a 10 gallon with a 15 watt bulb and I just recently got some moneyworts for the tank. *since I've had some really good luck with java ferns* Anyways the lighting maybe low but I'm not expecting much growth with it. I'm getting ready for my 29 gallon project, so I figure I'll jump...

I'm not kidding... Started about 2 weeks ago, I noticed him to be a bit swollen in the abdomen area, But I figured He was constipated. So I stop feeding him because I went out of town for about about 3 days. Came back still a bit swollen I figured it would go away because it had not increased...

Well tonight Just bought some java ferns from petsmart for my bedroom tank. The 10 gallon has a sand substrate, and I'm reading a Drs. Foster and Smith Catalog *right now*. Turns out They should never be planted in sand. So now what? Have I render myself useless for all plants because I use a...

Its about the site well more like your server. It seems to be very unresponsive at times. Most of the time it doesn't load but gives me a nice white background of the browser. Sometimes it takes about a good 5 minutes before the site loads, other times its some of the site loads but then dies in...

Basically I can't clean the surface of the sand in my bedroom tank with the goddamn python. I don't have enough suction to pick up the weight of sand or debris/decay for that matter. It worse for big tanks too which explains why I'm having so many problems. But it works decently for a small 10...

Not sure if there are rabies for fish but My little 10 gallon in my bedroom been doing fine for 2 months since established. Well I have 4 flame tetras 4 serpaes and 1 male betta. History: Got them put them in the tank together and 2 days later I saw the betta and serpaes duking it out, shred...

Basically I need something for my 10 gal in my bedroom I have some 3 plastic plants in it. But I feel like not buying more new "plastic plants" for the tank. The tank has been established and is stable for 1 month, has 4 flame tetras, 4 serpae tetras, and 1 Male Betta. Need more decor in the...

Well I'm finally calling it. It could be TB it could be something else, I don't know. Its in my 44 gallon, its a virus or a diease attacking my guppies. After buying and feeding the bloodworms that seem to have fatten rest of my guppies. Water Params: Ammo: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 5-10 Ph: 7.8...

I think I might have a problem in the 44 gallon. I've been seeing several of my females being too thin. One has already suffer symptoms of malnutrition, *hump in back* And another female that seems to be conforming to one too. I watch the females eat. They are eating the food, but not as much...

Well everything in the 44 gallon and my sister's 10 gallon seems to be stable. I've started work again on my bedroom 10 gallon tank and soon the 29 gallon planted tank. Anyways The 10 gallon I have in my bedroom will be ready soon. Sometime tomorrow or sunday. I'm getting a cycled filter that...

My fish are dying because something in my water is killing them. My master freshwater kit can't pick up whats killing my fishs in 2 tanks. So I figure its the ph/Hardness of the water. How does one make it drop? Current PH is 7.8 in both tanks. I think the water is hard, I have no test kit. But...

Ok I'm a newbie to planted tanks and I have read all the stickys and articles on plants and what they need. I always thought you needed to replace the fixture if you were to grow plants and having to buy minerals and nutrients mixture to grow such things. I thought it was an expensive task...

Ok my Fancy guppies deaths just keeps going and going. It never stops until a few days ago *Tuesday* I didn't see any bodies in my tank or stuck to the filter. At that time, I didn't realize that the last death that happen, I had to turn off the filter just to get the body unstuck and never...

A FLUORESCENT BULB! Just wondering what looks best on a 10 Gallon tank with a sand substrate? Any info Before I buy one? BTW Its NOT a planted tank. Thx ~Mp

What can kill small fish like guppies but not big fish like barbs and tetras? Here's my problem: I bought a dozen fancy guppies and put them in my main tank skipping the QT process. I already had dozen in the main tank, but I needed more females. Well Today *Sunday* I lost another one stuck to...

A better way to stock a 44 gallon tank. I want guppies and I want alot of them. Recently I've failed in that attempt from buying 6 fancy guppies from wal-mart and putting them in my QT 2.5 Gallon. Doing PWC daily or every other day and they still died. Yesterday my Bulb on my 44 gallon went...

Well I bought some new guppies from wal-mart acouple of days ago as a rescue mission for the week. Well They looked good with a very minor case of fin rot. Well I resetup my 2.5Gal tank. Yes I know its too small to hold that many fancy guppies but Its a QT For a month or 2. Well I almost lost...

OK I've been to Home depot, Lowe's, Ace Hardware and some local hardware stores and it can't be found!!! I've been looking for it, but it must be under a different name in the south. I live in florida. So is this just a northern or western thing??? I'm going to call some pool stores to see if...

Well as you see, I have started work on my 29Gal Tank. But I got some quick questions to run by you guys.. I was thinking of a sand bottom for my 29gal. I have read that pool filter sand was the best you can use. 1: Will it make the water mucky like regular/fine sand? 2: I'm looking for a tan...

Well hello all, I have a serious engineering problem. Acouple of months ago or late last year, I acquired a 10 gallon tank from a senior citizen that had died of medical problems. I already had a 10 gallon on regular furniture at that time. So I made a mad dash out to the nearest pet store and...

Well My neighbor wants out of this hobby.. His oscar is about maybe 8-12" long and stuck inside of a 30 Gallon tank and He doesn't want the tank anymore... So he ask me to kill it this weekend. I was thinking of a Freeze shock treatment as the most humane thing to do.. But I just don't know...