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Hey All~ The january photo contest has been up for submissions for quite some time with only 2 entries! If you have a camera and a fish, take a snap shot and post it for the contest! The submissions will be closing in a week I think, so lets jump in there with some great pics. All f/w so, don't...

I'm sure everyone is tired of seeing these tanks by now. lol. It's just that I'm always changing things around in there. Does anyone else feel like they have to make it perfect in the tank all the time? Does anyone else constantly try to arrange the deco just right? Maybe I'm weird. I'll think...

Hey fishy friends~ I have a 55 gallon tank and it's been up for 3-4 months now I guess. I have 4 cichlids, and I do weekly 25% water changes. Well, it seems that the deco and the fake plants grow algae at a much faster rate than they used to and the water doesn't sparkle the way I would like; so...

This is just my two cents, and maybe no-one else even cares, but I would like to have the photo of the month contest separated into one for s/w and another for f/w. I just think that there may be someone out there who has a really cute guppy or molly, but may not enter the contest because some...

Let me first start by saying, that I am not anti-walmart. I love the prices on clothes and shoes & have been a faithful shopper for years. They also make a tasty flavored water, but that's beside my point, lol :? I went to take a look at the fish they had in their tanks and I was just...

Cichlids! Love them! Anyone who keeps them knows their personalities just sparkle. My cichlids give me so much enjoyment and entertainment. 2 of the 3 fish in my tank are big time gravel movers. Just thought I might share a pic of those 2, doing what they do best. I'de be interested to see a pic...

Hey All~ Just got a new betta tank the other day and thought I'de share. It has live plants on the top and I went wild with the purple gravel, ha ha. I love the split glass, because they always look puffed out and pissed off. They can see the other betta, but can't get to it. I'm going to get...

I have a question on my fishes behavior, if anyone has a fish that does this, let me know. My electric blue cichlid does it the most, he will float right under the filter for hours :? What is he doing? Sometimes I have to really look under there to see if he is still under the tank. Could he...

Hey All~ Well, I feel like I'm doing better for my fish and hope they will subsequently stay alive and be happy even. After my fish died I was getting a little frustrated, but I learned a few things. I added salt to the water and it went well; fish seem to enjoy that. I also figured out that two...

Hey Guys~ Well, I went to the pet store to get some salt and look at powerheads and I fell in love with a fish. He is a big fat bumblebee cichlid; black and white stripes. He is a really sweet fish, kinda shy but he'll get better in time I hope. He ate this morning which is good. I hope I don't...

Hey All~ Well, I've noticed in recent days that my peacock has a very large belly. He looks like he swallowed a marshmallow. I don't remember him having that large a belly before? I'm perplexed as to why he is so fat. I'm not overfeeding that I can see. I hope he doesn't have some kinda fishy...

Hey All, I'm kinda bummed about my new blue fishy... I dropped off my little one at pre-school and when I returned I looked in the tank and didn't see the elec. blue. I was looking in all the hiding places and he was no-where to be found. I looked behind the tank and he was on the carpet dead...

Hello All~ Well, I think I am having trouble with the food I feed my large cichlids. I have been feeding them hotmouth cichlid sticks. The problem is this: I break the stick into smaller peices for them, but they still manage to spit out a zillion particles of it into the tank. I also have...

Just wanted to share a pic of my pretty new cichlid. The tank now has three members. The new fish is an electric blue, and he is very bright. I love this fish! I also saw a red emperor that I may go bacck and pick up. I did a partial water change and got everything pretty and clean. I love when...

Hello everyone~ Well after letting the 55 cycle for about a month, and getting the 10 gallon re-done, I finally purchased 2 big cichlids today :D I think the tank really looks nice now that it is almost done. The deco i put in there had been perfect for hiding and cover for the fish. I got a...

Hello~ Well, I got the high range Ph test kit finally! Damn water in Hawaii is hard and high Ph. Not as high as I thought however, it is 7.8 or thereabouts. Most of the african cichlids I plan on getting in the next few days should be happy with that for the most part, I may raise the Ph a bit...

Hello All, I was just wondering what makes a fish shy or skittish? I have 2 fish currently residing in my 10 gallon, 1 very active the other kinda quiet. Do fish have personalities? Could the blood gourami just not be an out-going fish. If he sees you, he'll dart across the tank and hide behind...

Hello all~ I'm getting the tank ready for the cichlids still... it is a long process, but I want them to be happy and healthy. I had a fiasco with the original pot I was going to put in there; when it was done being steralized it wouldn't fit in the damn tank :x so I tried to break it in a few...

Hello~ Well, some of you may already know that I plan on putting big african cichlids in the new 55 gallon I am cycling. I was browsing through the garden center this afternoon and stumbled upon what I think will be a good peice of deco for the tank. It is a big terra cotta pot for growing...

Hello All~ Well, I went out and bought a Ph test kit finally. Mostly because I have a fishie that is doing poorly in my 10 gallon and thought I needed to check the PH. I got some surprising results! The test kit goes from, I think 6.5 to 7.6; well both my ten gallon and 55 both registered at...

Hello Everyone~ Well, I have a blood gourami that is not doing well. He is jusk kinda hanging around the bottom of the tank breathing kinda fast (Even for a fish). He won't go to the surface at feeding time either. I did a partial water change to see if he'de perk up, but it didn't help. The...

Hey everyone~ Just wanted to share a few thoughts with all the beginners, as I'm sure the experienced folks will be laughing. I bought a fish with Ick un-beknownst to me at the time, and it gave the tank ICK. Well, I bought the medicine and dropped it in as they instructed; followed the package...

Hello All~ Well I put the 55 together tonight and it looks really pretty. I have a few beefs though; for 1; the hoods it came with have no openings in the back, so how the hell do I fit the filter on it & the air pump tubes and stuuf? Do I cut the plastic off or what? I have one hood on and the...

Hello everyone~ :D I'm starting a 55 gallon tank in the next week. I have a 10 gallon marineland in my bedroom already, that I've had for a couple months. I fell in love with the 10 gallon and decided to get a 55. I'm thinking of putting African cichlids in the new tank. I saw some at the pet...