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    JD Won't eat pellets

    hello guys I've come here to ask you a question about my Jack Dempsey. ever since I bought him as a juvenile he has never liked or taken a liking to pellets. I've tried starting him with the top fin pellets which I know aren't the which I know ate not the best, so I was suggested that I switch...
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    oscar light ick and JD HITH possibility

    my oscar has ick, he had it bad at first when i had his water at 72 degrees f. i raised it to 80 and it seems better. im going to get him ick meds on friday. I also think my jack dempsy has the starting stages of HITH. How do I go about medicating both? I can give my oscar an ick bath in a 5 gal...
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    worried about spots on my Jack Dempsey

    my jack has some weird white spots on his head. any idea what this is? hes in a tank with an oscar. they do not fight. water is fine. changed once a week.
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    Oscar advice

    I have a 3 inch Oscar in a 55 with a cave setup and some driftwood. I know eventually the deco will have to come out If I decided to keep the 55 his home. Do Oscars need shelter or no? I seen allot of tanks with them just lone with no deco. Whats the scoop?:fish2:
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    Oscar + Jack dempsy

    So I have a 3 inch Oscar in a 55 gallon right now. I'm getting a 100 gal soon. I know Oscars are fast growing fish and JD's are slower growing. I wanted to add a JD to the 100gal along with my Oscar. Now I don't want the Oscar to outgrow the JD and kill it.. I don't know if this is possible as I...
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    New Jack Dempsey

    Hi guys, I'm going to the store to score me a Jack Dempsey for my 55 gal. I have never owned one and I have done my research. I just want some opinions. I have a 55 gal with sand, a heater and a nice canister filter. Unfortunately all my fishes died during my move.. im really bummed cause i had...
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    rena filstar help (canister problem)

    I'm having trouble with my Rena Filstar xp - m. I just moved and the filter has been acting up since I set it up. please watch the video and if you have any advice please share thanks in advance to all who reply!
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    Eeekkk! Advice needed

    I noticed my 55 gal tanks silicone is shredding and peeling.. baby drops are bound to come out. What is a good temporary storage for my live fish so that i can repair the tank for a few days. Please help. I do not have any other tanks available. =(
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    Jack Dempsey Questions

    Ok. I want a Jack Dempsey really bad. I'm looking at a tank on Craigslist. I saw a 50 gal. Would that be big enough? Could I get any other fish with him? Would a pair be to much? Do they like calm or moving water? Do they eat feeder fish? If so where do I keep them? Will feeders have a...
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    Normal poop?

    I had fed my rainbows blood works and flake and noticed this weird poop. is it non digested right or what?
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    Rainbow fish questions?

    About how long till rainbow fish are full grown? Do they like frozen red blood worms and daphnia? (sorry if misspelled) Are those foods ok for them as treats?
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    multiple questions

    Ok here it is, I checked my water quality reports for san antonio tx and my ph is between 7.4-7.9 I have a test kit and it doesn't go over 7.6, so its hard to tell being its darker and doesn't read on the given chart.(api water test tubes with drops) I have been using api proper ph (7.0)to keep...
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    mixing different cory cats

    I was curious, they say that you should keep Cory cats in groups. is it okay to mix different breeds? I have a pepper a emerald and 2 pandas. they seem to hang out together when feeding but I was just curious.
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    Neon Tetras act weird after new fish.

    Well to the point i got 2 rainbow fish and 2 panda corys. Now my neon's dont swim around much they hide in the rocks or under my drift wood. its been that way for a week. They are healthy and the rainbows are not harassing. im shot on this one.
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    Mystery snail

    I have 2 mystery snails. One of them is always at the top of the water. the other doesn't bother much with trying to get out. I figured maybe its time for eggs? well i dropped the water level a few inches and the snail stays at the top and sits but nothing happens then the snail descends.. this...
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    Glass top lid???

    :dance:Hi guys and gals. Im new here. =) Ty for having me, well to the point I bought a tank on CL and it came with some nasty glass tops that didnt clean well. I would like to buy some new ones but the measurements are whats throwing me off. I was told its a 52 gal tank which seems odd. I took...
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