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    Help w/ Aggressive Black Skirt Tetras

    I have a 20 gallon tall tank that has mainly been a community tank (my first). It's been up and running over a year with mainly various tetras such as black skirts, neons, red eyes, and over the months I've mixed in corys, a blue flame gourami, some african dwarf frogs, maybe a couple more...
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    does this red eye tetra look pregnant?

    I have 4 red eye tetras and when I bought them I never thought about male or female. My daughter noticed this fish has gotten fat. Its starting to look like a small hatchet fish. Definitely not as streamlined as the others. Thanks for your help.
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    help w random fish dying off

    Ive had a cycled tank running for a little over a month or so with fish in it. I lost half of my first batch of neons which were my first fish to buy. Along w them I bought a dwarf flame gour which is fine. I then added 5 red eyes a week later and have lost 1. I replaced neons and added 3 albino...
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    how long before my filter absorbs BB from borrowed media

    A little over month ago I seeded my filter (tetra ex45) with a borrowed sponge that I stuffed in behind the tetra filter pad. Tank cycled in a couple days and Ive had fish in the tank ever since. All water parameters normal and Im doing 25% water changes 2× week. 20 gal high tank How do I...
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    adopting a fish please help ID it.

    Any idea what this is. Im adopting it from a friend. Thanks.
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    recommend a decent $200 range RO Filter?

    Im looking to add RO filtration for the benefit of my tanks but I figure why not for drinking water as well? Is there a decent reliable system some of you can recommend that you use in the $200 range? Doesnt matter if its undersink or basement mounted. Thanks in advance!
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    betta fins seem frayed

    Can somebody take a look at this betta and let me know if the fins look ok? My daughter has had this fish for almost a year and I have never really looked close enough to know if its always been like this or not. Thank you. Also, any idea what type of betta? Male I assume?
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    Transitioning betta from bowl to 5G tank

    My daughter has had a betta in a 1 gal bowl for nearly a year. Im moving it to a 5 gal tank w filter, heater, etc... I got a Tetra Whisper 10i filter and a 7.5 watt heater. Some questions... Do I really need to cycle the tank considering the fish has been in a bowl for a year (regular water...
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    20 Gallon Stock Plan

    Looking for ideas/advice on stocking a new 20 gallon tank that is in the midst of cycling. I rather more smaller fish as opposed to fewer large fish. Is "tropical community" a correct term? Colorful friendly fish...some schooling fish, some "loaners"? Thanks in advance for any ideas you have...
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    Help with New Tank Setup

    Hi All... First tank set up here. I have a 20 gallon freshwater that I set up on 9/18. On 9/19 I was given some filter media from an established tank to get the cycle going. I have had it running since then. I did a PWC of 4 gallons on 9/25. My levels are as follows... Nitrite 0 Ammonia 0...
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