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Scenario... 55g, 14 mbuna two canister filters, tank has been established and stable for years, ammonia is always zero, temp always 78f, never overfeeding. Did half tank water change day prior and I have a habit of checking pH after a big WC since I had a pH crash once before right after the WC...

My 40g breeder's silicone after 10 plus years of use started showing signs of silicone separating from the glass in many spots and I knew sooner or later it was going to be trouble. I went and purchased a new one from Petco, not the dollar a gallon sale but I was able to get one for around $85...

As the title says...I'm assuming these are gaps between the glass and the silicone? The black stuff is not on the outer part of the silicone.

I have seven Tiger Barbs and eight Buenos Aires Tetras looking to rehome, all very healthy kept for about a year and a half, they are very active and slightly bigger than anything you'll see at the fish store. Just asking $25 for all 15 of them. I'm in central NJ, no shipping.

A few weeks ago I decided to add eight Buenos Aires Tetras to my 55g where I have eight mature Tiger Barbs for a couple of years. The barbs were always up front gracefully swimming in a group, following whoever walked past the tank, added the tetras and right away they all grouped together, both...

So I have a question, not new at the fish keeping hobby and have owned cichlids for decades (yes Im an old guy) but got tired of the aggression cichlids have and eventually slowly got rid of all of them. Thinking of something different I started looking at schooling fish and fell in love with...

So I'm looking to change to black gravel or black sand in one of my tanks. Some of the black gravel I've seen looks too shiny and not very natural for my taste. Just wonder what you guys use? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

So I got two of these about a week ago being sold as Blue Acara. Very rough to tell (for me) if it is an Acara or a Green Terror at this size, same size as my mature rams. Any ideas? Fins are a bit ripped, the other supposedly Blue Acara I got with it did a job on him, had to eventually separate...

Well, I'm not proud about the following but I think we all learn from our mistakes and I'd thought I pass it on so someone does not repeats the same mistake I made. It all started as a regular water change day for all my tanks, empty out about half the water out of them with a hose...

I've noticed a few times after a big water change in my African cichlids tank some of the fish flashing around and scratching in the sand. Not worried since I've noticed this behavior a few times and only lasts an hour or two but I always wondered what causes this?

Anyone here experienced with these? I saw them a while back and looked a bit like convicts but not as round. Also did some reading on them and it is claimed they are peaceful and grow only up to around 3" which makes it appealing for me to keep. Can they be kept in a group? Species tank? Easy...

Thought this would be an interesting question. Tanks in question ... 55 gallon and 40 breeder. Not taking into consideration angels and discus which would do better in a tall tank, let's take for example some small cichlids, x amount in a 55g... Would the same x amount be better off in a 40...

Just curious... Anyone using marine salt mix for their African cichlids? I've read where some people use it for the buffering benefits but what about the salt, wouldn't that be harmful to the fish?

So I noticed in my mbuna tank today fish acting lethargic and slow, no appetite and breathing very hard, checked the pH and it was almost at the lowest reading in the scale around 6.4 maybe lower. Went ahead and do a 50% water change and brought it up to around 7.6 or so, not ideal for these...

In one of my tanks I have about 15 2" mixed mbunas. We all know how active these fish can be, turned the light on today to find them gasping for air on the bottom and acting very slow. My tap water here is in the 7.8 to 8.0 pH, just did a 50% water change a couple of days ago all was fine...

I have two tank raised angels, beautiful for free to any member here. They are around one year old, very healthy I would say medium sized considering they will get a little bigger yet. I need to make room and rather than selling them on Craigslist, I much rather give them away to a member. I am...

So I'm not one that worries much about not feeding my fish for a few days, but I'm just curious... Has anyone used an auto fish feeder and how did it workout for you? Which brand would be the best?

Anyone had a bad experience with one of these little creatures? I decided to put a one inch Blue Ram in a tank with 4 adult Bolivian Rams and 2 medium sized Angels, what a mistake! This little Ram terrorized the Bolivians twice it's size and somehow I saw both my Angels fighting where they never...

So for almost two years I had a very peaceful 40 gallon with two Angels and 4 Bolivian Rams. Temptation got the best of me, at a LFS there was this lonely Blue Ram all by itself looking real good, nice fins and coloring so took it with me. Being just one inch, I was worried the other fish would...

We know how overcrowding an African tank works in cutting down aggression and I'm very familiar with the African cichlids and their behavior. Now when it comes to the Amazon cichlids, I'm wondering if it could work the same way by overstocking them? I know some can grow very large but taking...

Have 4 Bolivian Rams in a tank for over a year, though some very slight differences between them, how can I tell a male from a female?

What is the best light you have used in your tank, viewing fish only? I'm currently using a 48" strip with a 6500k 32w bulb and while is ok, I don't feel is the best light for bringing out colors in an African cichlid tank and it's bright. Are LED better for bringing out colors than a strip? It...

I have noticed my one year old Aqueon heaters have water or condensation inside. haven't seen this before with other heaters, is this normal or chuck them in the trash? :(

One of my tanks has a white-ashy, dust-like stuff on the bottom, lots of it. This is a twenty gallon holding 3 baby angels I had for over a month that I am growing. Temp is 80f, tank is bare bottom, no plants or decorations, just a grow out tank and I do about three 50% water changes per week...

I wonder what you guys think... If I were to cycle two identical tanks with the exception of the filter media, One very porous sort of like a plastic scrubber or very coarse sponge where water just flows through real fast, the other, a very tight media like filter floss, which one would finish...