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Hello, I got some plants from a friend thinking it had baby Apple Snails. Turns out, some of those babies never grew and the only snail that I can think of being is: Mini Ramshorn snails. Unfortunately, I have spread said plants throughout 3 tanks. One of them got aggressively overrun by...

Hello, While responding on a thread and getting responses, I crossed upon an interesting topic: a nicely planted quarantine tank. I brought the point that when I get new fish, I fill up the quarantine/hospital tank, add the new fish, and medicate as if the fish were sick. But, this same user...

Please see the image: Are those red-ish stains on the Cholla Wood some sort of algae? When the wood was purchased, it was not labeled for aquarium use. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hello, I would like ideas, whether off the shelf or DIY, for a Level 1 UV Sterilizer that can work for a 5.5 gallon tank up to a 40 gallon tank. I have tanks ranging from 5.5g to 20g at the moment. The 40g is a plan. The issue with getting one for a 50g is that it may be too powerful and...

Hello, I would like ideas, whether off the shelf or DIY, for a Level 1 UV Sterilizer that can work for a 5.5 gallon tank up to a 40 gallon tank. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

What fish is this? Kind of looks like a Barb but found nothing similar. Please advise! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hello, I am pondering upgrading to a 40 gallon breeder or a 30 gallon breeder. Mainly because I want more gallon but at a height not greater than 16. In addition, I have a rack for the tanks that measures 36 1/16" by 18 1/16". Can someone who has these confirm what is true size of a 30 & 40...

Hello, It has been two weeks since my German Blue Ram male is not aggressive to its female. But, three days have passed that he is basically laying on his fins touching the floor. I have not noticed whether it has eaten because the times I look, he hasn't done it. He is in a 10 gallon, no new...

My friend got some plants from a natural-pond once and plants from someone else -so no idea where it could've come from. What is this? The planted tank is in Puerto Rico. The specie can swim an walk fine under water. It has been sucked out and killed. But the question still stands. Hopefully...

Before going on vacation 3 weeks ago, I bought an Anacharis. Forgot to put it on the freezer as recommended, and went on vacation for 2.5 weeks until today. I have removed what appears to be all sizable snails; but the worse part is still on the tank: pond snail eggs. All I have found online...

Two of my tanks are planted only with a few Anubias. I therefore do not really stick them on the sand (the 10 gallon is all sand and the 20 gallon is half sand with half gravel). I have liquids like Flourish, Excel, and Leaf Zone, but don't doze any at the moment. I am thinking of changing the...

I would like to give some background. I started with a 10 gallon and Bloodfin Tetras. Later, a GBR about 5 months ago; male with a female at the same time, who died at 3 weeks of having her. I attempted to get him another female 3 months ago, and turned out to be a male as well. The first male...

Hello, A while back, I noticed my male German Blue Ram "grabbed" bubbles from my bubbler (and still does it). I got a female GBR on Tuesday and I see her doing the same; but, she fills her mouth up with a few bubbles, goes to her flat stone and tries to hold it, but you see it leave her mouth...

So I have two week old guppies. I planned on getting the brine shrimp earlier and could not find it locally until three days ago. Then there was the battle of how and where I was going to hatch them until I was like: whatever I'll do it. So I started it yesterday around noon and I have hatched...

Hello all, Previously, I wrote a post about the two GBRs I had. They were supposed to be a male and a female. The female passed away and the male has lost all of his color except the blue and yellow. I am thinking it must be from being the only GBR on the tank. My non-chain-LFS store may get...

I got a female and a male German Blue Ram las weekend. They seemed fine until yesterday when the female was stressed and hiding behind things like the heater, the filter, and wood. Today, it has been fixed on a spot without moving at all. I know it is breathing, but even putting my fingers next...

Hello, I recently got (what was labeled as) German Blue Rams. I picked them too so I should've known whether they are or not. But the false eye and dots on false eye are giving me second thoughts. Can you help me know what I have? Pictures attached. Male? Female? Both: Sent by me; a...

Are they normal? What are they? And after rubbing it against itself, it looks like this. Please accept my apologies if another topic exists with the same but I did search through the site and after reason about 15 full threads, I stopped. Sent by me; a Newbie 10g partially planted with...

What is going on with my Anubias? Third leaf going through this. I had to cut the first two off and a fourth one seems to be developing the same. Sent by me; a Newbie 10g partially planted with 7 Bloodfin Tetras - Est. 1/29/2015

Hello, I am creating a new thread since I believe my previous one is lost and forgotten although I keep providing updates. My Nitrogen Cycle has not completed after 3.5 weeks of going fish-less plus 3.5 weeks of being fish-in. I have since, been performing 50% +/- PWCs for those 3.5 weeks and...

Are Nitrile gloves safe to use for cleaning the inside of the aquarium? Sometimes, I feel that using my hands is easier to clean the walls and ornaments to avoid moving too many things around and raising too much waste from the gravel. You have to do the latter if using the thicker scrubbing...

This is my very first fish tank. I already know the preferred way of completing the nitrogen cycle is by going fish less so please be impartial about commenting on my decision. The change came because I started fish less cycling for three weeks and even after two PWCs, my ammonia was...

Hello all, I am new to the hobby and been doing lots of research. I started fishless cycling a freshwater tank on 1/29. It was a new tank so I just wiped it, cleaned and boiled the gravel, added decorations, and added water with API tap water (thought that Prime was counter productive to what...