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Is this handful of Java Moss I got going to become a weed? It doesn't seem to have grown much or anchored to anything in the two weeks I've had it but I still am concerned about it taking over.

Thanks. I'm totally new to aquarium plants. I have many regular plants but have always been intimidated by aquarium plants. I am surprised at just how fast the hornwort is growing! I have a 55 usgal and one stem is almost at the top of the water already! What do I do with the weight? I've...

I am new to plant keeping and about 2 weeks ago I bought a bunch of hornwort. I then added sand to my tank so I put the plant in a bucket of water. Once the dust settled and I put the plant back in it lost much of its leaves and most of the rest turned brown. I thought I was going to loose it...

Thanks Neale. I'm planning them in a low end brackish set up but wanted to be sure they were what I thought they were. Not to buy a fish for brackish that is really fresh! I've been thinking about diet a lot for these guys as I's had a pair many years ago who just didn't eat. I'm going to...

Looking to buy some bumble bee gobys and have seen them listed as both Brachygobius Xanthozona and Brachygobius Doriae. Are these the same fish or similar fish? I want to be sure to give them proper care. Thanks!

my little ramshorns are really laying eggs! oh my they are everywhere! it's neat to watch them develop inside the eggs, my kids love it. I did put some chrushed cuttlebone in the tank because it was what I had for my hermit crabs so I'm not sure how much was just sucked up by the filter. The...

yeah hes got some buddies in there, glow lites, 2 glass cats, a mystery snail, and for now some ghost shrimp. I thought he may try and eat the shrimp but he just seems upset when they are in his favorite spot! we got him a Betta hammock, which if you haven't seen one is a suction cup with a...

I've kept many fish but for some reason never had a Betta. So we got one for our community tank about a month ago and he's real neat. I moved the plants around and kept them closer together to give him more hiding spots but he just seems, idk, board? He seems to be a pretty smart fish and I...

i got some rams horn snails today from aquabid.com. they look good and they all arrived alive. someone has already left some eggs on the tank so I think these will work out way better than the mystery snails (who I have yet to even see mate). I read that a calcium supplement is good for shell...

this maybe a silly question but, do I have to use food specificly for aquarium plants or can I just use miracle grow? this will be for a tank I'm still setting up, brackish, and with fish. thanks!

I know a tad about ciclids as my brother used to have a 90gal beatiful set up. One suggestion that was made was to add a bunch at a time because then they would sort out their teritory. Versus having one who has his spot, then adding another and the first is so established that he wants to...

I'm working on a fishless cycle now and I'm not in a big hurry to get the fish because I want to have everything as "right" as possible. I did have some old filter media but it was dry for a bit so I'm not sure anything would have been left on it but worth a try. :nod: I've got two filters...

Yeah I'm thinking just those three. I'm looking to order online (still not totally sure about this) and can't seem to find one sight with all three fish. I'd hate to have to pay seperate shipping for different sites but I may just have too. I don't know anyone's rep for online fish sellers but...

I'm still working on my set up and am confused about how to stock my 55gal. I would like to have some sort of mix of Bumble bee goby, figure 8, and orange chromides. Some of what I read says they will be ok together but if so how many for this tank size? I've also read differing accounts on...

I am working on a figure eight set up and I'm setting up a breeding tank for my mystery snails. I chose these snails for two reasons, they were avaiable and I read they were good breeders under good conditions. Now I have gotten some conflicting info on them being approieate for figure eights...

Thanks Neale. Live sand is soo expensive as compared to other sands. I was reading that some just use play sand (which is what I use for my land hermit crabs with no ill effects). I'll look into the mix you suggested. Will this be good for gobies? Because this week I'm thinking puffers and...

thanks for the info!

OOPS! Well at least he was ok, and hopefully you were too! :hyper: I had some sort of puffer many years ago and the thing I found most appealing about him was his personality. They are so smart. I've decided to do my set up slowly one step at a time. I'm going to start off some plants and...

I'm still planning out my set up for my 55gal brackish tank and have decided to start it with plants and then move to fish (possibly puffers and gobies). I was wondering what type of substrate I should get? Gobies, from what I've read do well with fine sand and as long as I'm feeding my plants...

I'm planning out a brackish 55gal set up and considering getting some puffers. I know they need live foods especially snails to wear down teeth. So I live too far from the pet store to get snails on a regulasr basis and I'm thinking of breeding them (yes as strange as it may seem :hyper: )...

How do your green spotted puffers react when you put your hand in the tank? Are they curious or skiddish?

Thanks! I couldn't seem to find the answer anywhere.

I am planning a brackish water set up and would also like to have plants in it. I want to have sand as a substrate but how will this work with plants? I've seen on the internet different substrates just for plants and also different types of sand. I'm more than likely going to end up with...

plants, I've thought about that but never had much luck with them and always tried them in freshwater. Guess maybe I'll start with that. I'd like a bigger fish so I can see them ok across the room. I had looked at silver scats but I'm afraid a small school would get to big for a 55gal as I...

So I've just got a 55gal and I want a brackish set up but I'm not sure what to get. I've had a brackish tank once before and really enjoyed it. I am drawn to so many brackish species that I just don't know what get. The tank will be in my living room so I want something attractive. I keep...