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So today I was just in Petsmart browsing their fish section and I saw these plants that they sell in plastic bags or containers. Are these plants ok to buy? Would they just die in an aquarium after a week or would they survive? Im wondering because I just saw plants in plastic (and i looked like...

How long will frozen fish food last? I have a pack of Frozen Nutrition bloodworms in the freezer, and I am wondering how long they will last before they go bad if there is such a thing.

So I am looking to add a school of hardy, active cool looking fish (preferably red colored) to my aquarium. I want them to be mostly peaceful and a smaller tetra, under 2 inches, and so far I have found that both ruby tetras and von rio flame tetras would be good options. Which one do you guys...

So today I tested my aquarium ph and it read around 7.8. I have a community aquarium and the large majority of my fish are tetras that prefer a ph that is around neutral or slightly acidic, so a ph of 7.8 would probably be too high. I tested the tap water that I put in my aquarium when I do...

So I have a bad case of BBA in my planted aquarium, and apparently using Flourish Excel to boost the co2 amount will kill it over time. I'm wondering how much dosing I should do and how often (eg. like double dosing for a week). If anybody has any ideas please tell me.

During the day, my the temperature in my tank is usually from about 82-86 degrees farenheit, and i want it lower, around 78-80 degrees. I've tried putting in a few ice cubs in the tank and lifting up the canopy of the tank and having a fan blow on the water, but neither of those things have...

I have had a recent BBA outbreak and it is growing over the filter intake slots in the back wall of my aquarium. Any advice on how to permanently get rid of it?

I have a 29 gallon bio cube freshwater aquarium with live plants. Its dimentions are 20"L x 20.75"W x 19.25"H with two 36 watt fluorescent 16" lights. I have had it for a while now but each time I get new fish most of them die leaving only a few left. Right now I have 2 algae eating shrimp, 1...

Hi, I have a 29 gallon bio cube freshwater aquarium with live plants. Its dimentions are 20"L x 20.75"W x 19.25"H with two 36 watt fluorescent 16" lights. The temperature is 86 degrees right now, and I need to lower it but I don't know how. If you have any ideas how to lower the temperature...

Hi I have a 29 gallon Bio Cube that is 20"L x 20.75"W x 19.25"H. I have 2 36watt fluorescent 16" lights, and i've had it for 2 years now and its a freshwater aquarium with live plants. Some of the plants I had were not doing well so I took them out of the aquariam. I have space for 1 large...

I have a bio cube 29 gallon freshwater aquarium with live plants. Its dimentions are 20"L x 20.75"W x 19.25"H with two 36 watt fluorescent 16" lights. I have had it for a while now, and the jungle vals that I got a while ago are spreading like crazy and this other plant i have is also spreading...

I have a 29 gallon bio cube freshwater aquarium with live plants. Its dimentions are 20"L x 20.75"W x 19.25"H with two 36 watt fluorescent 16" lights. I have had it for a while now but each time I get new fish most of them die leaving only a few left. Right now i have 2 Rummy Nose Tetras, 1...

Hi, i have had my aquarium for a while now but whenever i buy some fish almost all of them die so right now i have 2 rummy nose tetras, 1 bleeding heart tetra, 3 flying fox siamesises, 1 bristlenose pleco, and 3 algae eating shrimp. I want to have a tank with smaller community fish but i don't...