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I've been meaning to get some more fish for my 55 gallon as it's understocked right now but I'm not sure how much more I can get. I need a second opinion. 55 gallon heavily planted~ 1x rainbow shark 1x pearl gourami 6x black phantom tetra 5x bloodfin tetra 3x swordtails ( 2 males, 1 female, one...

Is this some type of fungal or bacterial infection? Sorry it's really hard to photograph them.

My betas top fin doesn't look so good. It doesn't look like fin rot but I'm not sure I thought he was just getting old as I've had him for a little over a year now.

Something In my tank is out of balance and I've been growing lots of algae in my 55 gallon planted tank I really need some help. I understand that a little algae is ok, but I would like to be able to see into my tank. I'm not experienced but I think I have cynanobacteria. It forms large clumps...

I added a school of bloodfin tetras today and one of them didn't acclimate well even though I drip acclimated them. He was laying on the floor sideways and I thought for sure he was dead. I was carefully watching and after a ghost shrimp started picking at him he jumped up and acted fine. Any...

I really like both of these fish and want a small school of one of them but I'm not sure which. What one would you guys recommend?

How many bps do I want for my 55 gallon aquarium? This is my first co2 system and I'm not positive everything is set up right( the co2 tubbing is hard to work with). It's the aquatech mini with a 24oz paintball tank. I'm having a hard time adjusting it. It seems that if I barely move the nob...

I'm still looking for a good schooling fish for my 55 gallon aquarium. I don't really want neons and rummys like soft water. I want something with a similar body shape and tight schooler I kinda liked bloodfin tetra but they seem a little boring. I'm very open for suggestions. Thanks

I don't know I posted in the right spot? So I'm going to try to start to a small indoor daphnia culture in a couple 5 gallon buckets. I really could use some advice though as this seems kinda confusing still. I'm still not sure what they eat really? I would rather not feed green water...

I bought some Malaysian trumpet snails and they all arrived cold with no heater pack dead I thought. I put them in a bag off water and to my surprise one of the little guys survived. I put him in my tank, but I can't find him now. I know that one snail in a 55 gallon tank might be hard to spot...

So I know you guys must get sick of dealing with helping people solve their plant problems but I'm new to plants and I'm clueless still. My tank isn't looking how I wanted and kinda looks like crud. My plants aren't really thriving and just surviving. I can sure farm the hair algea and diatoms...

My tank is very lightly stocked with only 5 black phantom tetra, a rainbow shark and a swordtail but I never see them swimming one side of the tank. They all hang out by the rainbowshark's cave which I find odd because I would think he would chase them off. I've also noticed that they all rush...

So I've decided I'm going to stop using the excel/metricide method and try pressurized co2. If possible I would like to use pressurized and supplement a little with excel. Excel and metricide just aren't as cost efficient. The problem is I have no clue where to start or what to get? Do I want...

So I saw a Craigslist posting about some free snails and contacted the person and they sent me a picture and said they are mystery snails but I'm not sure? IMG_0344.jpeg

I was considering starting a brine shrimp culture to raise adult shrimp to feed to my fish as a snack. Could I do this in just a 5 gallon bucket and would the adult shrimp be able to repopulate with out any special care? and do brine shrimp live in salt water? I'm open to suggestion and if any...

So I've been getting conflicting info about how much to dose so I'd rather just ask people this have experience How much excel do I dose? How much flourish do I dose? When I get metricide 14 how much do I dose? The website says differently then my bottle does

So I'm a little bit frustrated with fish keeping right now my fish keep dying. I had my tank cycled plenty long like 3 months then I added some plants and it sat fishless for about 4-5 days would that be long enough to kill my bacteria? I'm struggling and keep losing fish. I woke up to find...

So after going to the lps and asking if they had any mts the people looked at me like I was crazy and thought I was looking for some rare or exotic snail. They wouldn't listen to me and we're trying to tell me that they didn't have them when they had a dead shells of them in the bottom of the...

I bought a narrow leaf Java fern from petco in one of those tubes, after opening it up it was wrapped in some thread. I unwound the tread but appears they are just leaves with no rhizome. I'm confused what I'm supposed to do and if this will even grow. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So before I buy I wanted to do a final check that everything is compatible and not overstocked. 55 gallon moderate-heavily planted aquarium 1-rainbow shark 3-swordtails, 1 male, 2 females 3-Congo tetra 6-blood fin tetra 6-black phantom tetra 5-zebra loaches 1-pearl gourami -mylasian trumpet...

I recently bought 3 swordtails and one rainbow shark and put them in my tank. The tank is a 55 and cycled these are the only fish. So originally I thought they may have had an internal parasite because they have covered my tank with this white stringy poo. I've been monitoring them and it...

I didn't really understand the dosing instructions and wanted to make sure so I didn't overdose. Would it be ok if I added only 1 capful every other day? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

After discovering that my water softer isn't the best for aquariums I now want to figure out how to make it not softened water for just the sink i use for water changes. Is this as simple as just flipping a switch or as a last option do I need a plumber? Is this a do able diy project? Sent...

Are water softeners actually bad for aquariums? I've had a 10 gallon with a betta, corries, and neon tetra for about a year using the water softener water. I'm currently setting up my 55 planted but wasn't sure if this would be problem for plants. Does this also mean I can't have snails...

I have a few questions, can I run an airstone and still have a planted tank because it will degass co2, because I just planted my tank but I have lots of surface agitation.(a bubble wall, two hob filters and two air stones) Will this agitation get rid of co2 if I use excel? The only problem is I...