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Starry Night Pleco, I think

Those are the tannins from the wood, wood can make the water acidic. Carbon doesn't really work, but water changes do.

Your cycle may finish quicker, however expect some deaths.

Well Nitrites are just as harmful for fish, even low levels can be proven to be fatal. Nitrates the stage after Nitrites is really not bad for fish, but in large ammounts can also be proven to be fatal. Plants take up nitrates, and water changes reduce 'em.

OR I wanted to get the second one today because I ran out, but Petco didn't have any.* So I got the Tetra brand. I've ehard good of it but is it that great? NOTE I only buy food and meds, supplies from petco and petsmart. I buy fish from a trusted LFS in my area.

Green tiger barbs are some great fish. Very fun fish

I was thinking maybe 10 fish since I've got a Fluval 304 on it. I like overkill filtering, especially since it polishes up the water. Wish that could happen for my SW tank.

Instead of doing a 20 gallon aggressive Im going with community with light tan colored natural pebles. Anyone know good community stocking? I only know aggressive.

Well If I were you try getting 2-4 2 inch cichlids, try Orange ones, and electric blues. I remember starting my 74 gallon with that. They were healthy all the way and still alive. They have grown a lot since than though. You might want to buy oscars when they are aroun an inch or two. There...

Well since your just starting out you don't need to put new fish in there. When you stock your main tank and down the road a fisg gets ill you would want to put him in the quarry. so he gets better. Or if you buy fish that look sick apon closer inspection than you would put him in the quarry

With a 10 gallon quarentine you can get from petco. You would want to put no substrate in, just some rocks for hiding, good filter, such as the lower class aqua clear filters made by hagen, purchase them at petsmart if you can, much cheaper since they do price checks. And also make sure the...

Some people swear by it, some don't. It's a mtter of persoinal prefrence. I use it in my aggressive tank. A little under than what's recommended and it provides my cichlids and oscars with a much healthier slime coat.

Ya I fed them those feeder minnows and they just gulped the lil suckers in one bite, the puffer had fun eating em too!

I have been keeping fish for a few years and can say that you should go straight to the 75 gallon. In the end you will thank your self. Since it is more cost effective. Also, smaller tanks are not hard to take care of. They just require a few more minutes of work. All tanks need maintainence...

Intresting, how big is the fish in general? And what type of filter are you using, does the sucker haver have a strainer?

LOL the 204 is for the 20 gallon taken straight from the 74 gallon. Along with 20 gallons of the 74's water. The 74 currently runs 3 fluval 404's right now and I have had the tank for 8 months or so. I've had those little ones since they were itty bitty things.

Ok let me clear it out I am stocking my 20 gallon I just took out form the garage. I want somewhat semi-aggresive. But to let you know my current tank which is the 74 I have 2 electric yellow cichlids 2 Orange cichlids 1 yellow/black blotch cichlids 1 Figure 8 2 tiger oscars 1 electric...

KOD my cichlids in my 74 G are about 2 inches each. And the oscars are 2.5 inches. I also got a figure 8 puffer at 2 inches. I was thinking some really small cichlids, or red bellied mini sharks for the 20 gallon. I have a fluval 204 unning on the 20 that was taken from my main tank along with...

Hey guys, I own a 74 gallon tank freshwater aggresive and recently took out the old 20 gallon I had. Now I wanted to ask you, because I was thinking of getting peaceful fish, but I don't remember if its good since they tend to be more sensitive, unlike aggresive. If it could be peaceful I am...