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All my 6 rosy barbs do is munch on each other's tails. These guys (3 male, 3 female) looked peaceful enough in the 10 gallon in the store, but they do nothing but chew on tail in my tank. It's a 20 gallon with lots of plants. They're all about 1 inch long. I've had them for a week and it does...

If anyone wants to get rid of ALL their duckweed, put these guys in your tank. They eat it like flake food. There's a lot of duckweed growing in Florida so I guess they're familiar with it.

I've been in and out of the hobby for about 20 years and I've noticed that the variety of fish species at aquarium shops, at least in the Tampa Bay area, has drastically decreased. There are about 5 shops within 20 miles of my house and it's great, if you only want live bearers, the easiest...

I am beginning to see why aquarium shops rarely have these fish. This fish leads to unhappy customers. Especially when aquarium books by Herbert Axlerod call them "peaceful." These new aquarium books really annoy me when they have all pictures and only icons to tell you about how to care for...

I bought 2 of these fish at my lfs. At the store, they seemed very peaceful. There are in very good condition and the biggest Flag fish(2") I've ever seen. I put them in a 20-gallon tank with lots of plants and a female betta. On the first day, they were terrified of the tiny female betta...

How long are Angelfish supposed to live? And how do you keep them from fighting all the time? I tried several times to keep a group of 4 or 5 in a well-planted 55 gal and they do well when young, growing quickly and eating like crazy. But after about 1-2 years, angels always start to...

I have tried to grow java fern for years in many different aquaria and it just seems to produce a lot of teeny plants on the end of its leaves as they (the leaves) turn black and fall off. The teeny plants usually don't grow much and just fall apart. The rhizome does not grow at all. I do not...