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Sorry to keep posting, but just wondering if anyone with more expertise might know what the problem is - I posted several days ago about a new dwarf neon rainbowfish not doing well, and now another one seems to be going the same way - hanging out near the surface, seems weak. I noticed what...

On Saturday I added 6 dwarf neon rainbowfish to my 45 gallon tank. Five of them are doing well; one of them is not. From the beginning it stayed off by itself most of the time. Today it has been just sitting in the back corner of the tank near the surface most of the day. It seems weak (moves a...

I'm not all that happy with the light that came with my 45 gallon aquarium. It's very bright and not adjustable at all; the fish kind of freak out when the bright light turns on so suddenly. I looked at some other options, but all of the really nice lights appear to be bars that go over the top...

This is probably a dumb question, but I can't find an answer anywhere. I've been looking into getting a pearl gourami as something of a centerpiece fish for my aquarium. I was thinking about getting a few of them, one male and two females, but when I called the fish store he said they are too...

I have been fishless cycling my 45 gallon tank. I seemed to be making good progress at first - I got an old filter from a friend and had nitrate reading almost immediately. However, it seems to have stalled now - the nitrates keep getting higher, but I can't get the ammonia and nitrite down to...

I am setting up a 45 gallon tank, nearing the end of a fishless cycle and my pH has consistently been 8.2 (tap water also is 8.2 after sitting a few days). I've kept a small community tank in the past without really worrying about pH, but was considering an angelfish for this tank and it seems...

I have been attempting a fishless cycle using pure ammonia. I got some old filter media from a friend and started seeing nitrates very quickly. My question is, do I continue dosing up to 3 ppm ammonia once there are nitrates? Or should I be adding less ammonia now? My log is attached if that...

I just set up a 45 gallon aquarium with an Aquaclear 70 filter. I had a small tank in the past and don't remember ever hearing the filter besides the water noise. This filter seems really loud. I know they are supposed to be great filters. Is the noise normal? Here is a 10-second clip.

I had a 10 gallon aquarium several years ago. It was my first aquarium and I enjoyed it, but had an ongoing problem with algae. I tried turning off the lights, tested my water, etc., but nothing seemed to fix the problem. I had to scrub the entire aquarium weekly or it looked gross. I did get an...

Hoping I can get some advice or suggestions. I have a 10 gal. tank that is 3 months old. My six original fish appear healthy and seem to be doing well. However, I can't get any new fish to last more than a few weeks. Long version: After about a month and a half with this aquarium, I added a...