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Any idea what that white growth is?

I have a 50 gallon planted tank housing Pleco, mollies, platies, tetra, gourmais, guppies, snail, & shrimp. The mollies and some platies have developed little white spots on their tails. Parameters are normal. I've been cleaning gravel every 5-7 days with a 40% pwc. Any advice on treating them?

I acquired 4 Dalmatian mollies from petsmart three days ago and one of them isn't eating and appears to have lost weight. Any advice?

I am planning on adding a blue lobster and some shrimp to my aquarium next week. What does everyone feed their little guys?

I have had a couple live bearers die since yesterday and they are getting this weird opaque fuzzy film around them. What is that?

Is there a way to naturally balance pH in a freshwater tank? Mine has been running a bit high since adding fish.

I am wondering what everyone uses to feed platys. Can I get the flakes from Walmart and expect my platies and guppys to thrive? Do you buy food mixes that people have concocted at home to sell?

My nitrates have been at about 10ppm for three days with nitrites off the chart and having to add ammonia every 8ish hours because its dropping so quickly. Should I try a pwc to see if that gets the nitrates up or am I being impatient?

I have planted my aquarium and I was wondering what kind of CO2 fertilizer everyone uses. I'm not interested in buying a CO2 system. Thanks!

I have inherited two aquaclear 70 aerators for my 50gallon tank and I don't believe they are functioning properly. When I first started my tank up one of the pumps created a cyclone inside the plastic aerator tube but the other one never did. I know the motor is working and causing the piston...

I would like to stock my tank with fish that are different from what you would see at Walmart or somewhere like that- but I don't want to pay big bucks for fish considering I'm still new to this and barley have a clue what I'm doing. Where does everyone shop? I think I'd like to start with a...

I have inherited two aquaclear 70 aerators for my 50gallon tank and I don't believe they are functioning properly. When I first started my tank up one of the pumps created a cyclone inside the plastic aerator tube but the other one never did. I know the motor is working and causing the piston...

I was wondering what everyone suggests to use for substrate in a planted aquarium. Right now I just have gravel. Also, should I remove plants from the pots? Thanks!

I have inherited two aquaclear 70 aerators for my 50gallon tank and I don't believe they are functioning properly. When I first started my tank up one of the pumps created a cyclone inside the plastic aerator tube but the other one never did. I know the motor is working and causing the piston...

I have recently acquired a 50gallon tank which has been running for a week. I started fishless cycling yesterday by adding ammonia. I put 70ml of ammonia and barely changed the nitrite reading. There is a dearth of dosing information. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!