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Hey all, I have an Aqueon 15g tall that currently houses a betta. I was thinking of moving her to a little 5g hex and putting a few cichlids in the 15g instead, however I'm not very familiar with them and would like some advice. Are there small cichlids that I could get say 3-5 of that would...

I would really like to find some of these awesome looking loaches but haven't really seen them for sale here in the U.S. Anyone out there know where to find them?

Hey guys. So I've had a 75g freshwater for almost 2 years and just upgraded to 240g. I've decided to try saltwater for the first time and will be converting the 75. I've cleaned the whole tank out, substrate and all, as well as my two Fluval 406 canisters. I have put in 100lbs of brand new sand...

Hey all, I'm getting a 240g freshwater aquarium soon and am wondering which heater(s) to get. Currently I'm looking at getting 2 of Marineland's 400 watt heaters, but the reviews have been mixed. Any suggestions would be helpful, thanks!

Hey all. I'm currently running a 75g freshwater with an integrated LED fixture. I will be upgrading to a 240g (standard 8x2x2 size) and I don't have much experience with lighting. A friend of mine recommended getting two 4ft fluorescent fixtures with either 1 or 2 sockets each and adding a...

I am looking to get a shoal of 5 Clown Loaches and am curious to know if I can add 1 or 2 Red Tailed Loaches to the shoal or if it is preferred that they be in a group of 5+ of their own species? I would definitely like to hear from anyone who has experience with the two being in the same tank...

I have a 75 community that's about 7 months old and am wanting to add shrimp. My stock is the following: 6 x Botia Kubotai (polka dot) loach 5 x Kuhli loach 3 x Murray River Rainbowfish 2 x Madagascar Rainbowfish 18 x Neon Tetra 4 x Peppered Cory 6 x Red Wag Platy 1 x Angelfish 2 x Nerite Snail...

I have a pair of F8 puffers and one of them has a pectoral fin with a large tan/pinkish fuzzy glob attached. After a little research, it appears to be fungus or possibly fin rot. I have dosed the tank with Melafix for the past two days and today I added some aquarium salt gradually. Is there...

So I've had a 75g community tank for about 6 months, just set up a 15g F8 puffer tank last week and I can't seem to get enough of this hobby, so now I'm setting up a 5g hexagon shrimp tank lol. I am planning on going with ghost shrimp as they are readily available at my LFS. Any others I would...

I would like to know if any of you have successfully housed any types of shrimp with any loaches other than clowns. I have a 75g with 6 botia kubotai's and 5 kuhli's and am wondering if I were to get maybe some red cherry shrimp that were big enough if the kubotai's would leave them alone. The...

I have a 75g with some live plants and, with the tank not being near any windows for sunlight, am looking for something to help them out. Is this product worth the money? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

So I've tried angels and have had rotten luck so far. I wanted to have two of them as my centerpiece fish, however they don't appear to be well suited for my tank as I have lost three in a row and the fourth is now no longer eating. My parameters and other stock are as follows: 75 gallon...

I will be adding 4 or 5 otocinclus to my 75g tank soon and was curious what is the best food for them, once they have cleared all the diatom algae from my tank. I already feed my loaches cucumber and zucchini squash every few days, would that suffice?

I just saw a youtube video of someone feeding cocktail shrimp on a skewer to his clown loaches. Is this a normal practice any of you do? I had never heard of that until now and am surprised the raw shrimp isn't bad for the tank or runs the risk of contamination..

I have 6 Botia Kubotai loaches in my tank and have read about how much they love snails. I am wondering if there are pet stores that sell cheap snails as fish food out there.

I'm looking for a good algae eater for my 75g community tank to get rid of the ugly brown algae forming. I was originally looking at getting a school of 4-6 oto's but after reading about how fragile they are, I am now leaning towards a plecostomus. I don't, however, want a species that grows...

I'm thinking of getting a small school of 4-6 cory cats for my tank, but I already have 6 angelicus (polka dot) botia loaches. I'm wondering if they will get along. Anyone out there have them mixed and do well?

I've been trying to cycle my 75g tank for 6 weeks (fish in) and am still waiting, just had a quick question. For my water changes, I've been using a Python gravel vacuum to take the water out and a 3g bucket to put dechlorinated tap water back in. I've been doing my pwc's every 4-7 days...

Hey all, I would like some opinions regarding adding angels to my 75g tank. My current stock is: Angelicus Botia Loach x 6 Red Wag Platy x 6 Yellow Guppy x 4 Black Skirt Tetra x 6 (will be increasing to 10 soon) I am wanting to add either 2 or 3 angels and am wondering which number (and which...

Hey all, I've had a 75g tank up and running for about three weeks now and am using a Fluval 406 filter. To start out, I am just using the media that was included - carbon, BioMax and Biofoam. The employee at my LFS told me the Biomax would have to be replaced in 3 months. I would appreciate any...

Angelicus Botia (Kubotai) Loach Can anyone out there who has these tell me about how long they took to be fully grown?

Hey all, I am new to the site and, even though I have previously owned an aquarium many years ago, still consider myself new to the hobby. I just purchased a Marineland 75 gallon tank and a Fluval 406 filter. I am going with mostly peaceful, tropical freshwater fish. The tank has been up and...