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I've noticed on this website there's a lot of hate towards pet stores and the employees. I would like to clear a few things up. I work at a large chain pet store, and I can understand a lot of the complaints, but the employees are usually not to blame. The pet store does a terrible job training...

I'm confused about the policy of some fish stores of having your filter running for 5-10 days before adding fish. (Forget about fishless cycling for a second, since most newbies don't have the patience for that.) I had this conversation with a pet store employee: Me: How long do I need to wait...

My honey gourami died recently. I had it in a 10 gallon with 2 guppies and a mystery snail. I had it for a month. My water is fine, ammonia and nitrites are at 0 and temperature is around 78. The pH is 7.5. Any ideas why it died?

I'm considering starting a goldfish aquarium. I would do a fishless cycle of course. I'm thinking a 40 gallon for 3 fancy goldfish. I have a few questions first: 1. What's the best type of canister filter for goldfish? Best filter media? 2. What's the best substrate? Sand or gravel? 3. Can you...

I think my guppy has TB. He is in a 10 gallon another fancy guppy and a mystery snail. It is an established tank (had it for over a year) with 0 ammonia and nitrites. My past guppies have only lasted a few months, some of them had curved spines at the end, but I always thought their deaths were...