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OK, so i have had my tank since September.  I bought it of craigslist and it was already running with fish and had been for years.  It is a 55 gallon tank. Levels in our tank have been great until recently. My ph went from being 7.0 to 7.6!!!! I can tell my fish are not happy. My otos won't do...

I checked aquabid. Nada. I will check with my LFS. Thanks!

Anyone know where you can get these?  I have read up on them and seen pics and they are STUNNING!  I have two female german blue rams, and was thinking of getting male long finned to pair with them.  

Awesome. :) thanks! I have lots of coverage so they seem to be doing well. There coloring is much better now too Here is one female. (100% sure) This is the second female

i wasn't sure because of their top fin looks like a males...

i have a better pic but it wont let me upload it in comments. here is a better pic i was thinking both females too...but they are fighting, butting heads. lol. so i am not sure anymore.  one was aggresive when I bought it.  Guess I shouldn't have brought that one home...ugh.

can anyone tell me the sex of these?  I tried to get one of both (there were only 3 to choose from and the lady said she believe she gave me a male and female.  One had been chasing another one like crazy).    Hopefully the pics are turned correctly.  I tried to fix them.    These two keep...

So i decided to go with dwarf cichlid. The blue ram. I made sure our water was exactly what they needed. I bought two, while trying to get a male and female. Not sure if they are male/female or both female. They have been in our tank for about 3 hrs. And they are coming out of hiding and...

Ok! Sounds like a good plan. Can I mix the kinds of cichlids z(non aggressive ones? Can they be single or need more than one? Also, my tank is a 55 gallon. Could I add rummy nose too? As a final schooling fish? I heard they are pretty cool. Or a few Cory on the bottom.? I will build up my...

I am still learningt the water hardness stuff. My water is around 30. Can you change the hardness of your water? It is a pain to do? Dwarf chinlids (spelling?) are they agressive towards other fish? Say... Are they compatible with oto catfish , cory catfish, rummynose tetras, black neon...

Ok, so I returned the red minor tetras.  They were being too aggresive and even nipping at my oto catfish.   So, I am rethinking what I will have in my tank.    I currently have   oto catfish and I want to keep those for sure.  They are awesome.   I would especially like a true schooling fish...

well I have been watching the tank most of the day.  I am getting rid of the serpaes.  They have even starting nipping my oto cats.  So, I am returning them while I can.  I am basically going to rethink how to restock my entire tank.  Any fish I have, I could take back if they are not...

This does help, thanks.  I think I will keep the serpae tetras then.  Do i need to worry about them trying to kill the neon tetras too?  I have seen them chase them a few times.  I have noticed a serpae nipping at the molly once or twice but for the most part leaves it alone.  Concern?  I could...

So I have a 55 gallon tank. We have recently started stocking it and have not had much luck with the local fish stores giving us "good/correct" information with compatibility. Here is what I currently have in my tank. 6 oto catfish (love these guys! ) 11 neon tetras 8 black neon tetras 7 red...

GH is 30   Lucky for me hubby just came home to surprise the kids and I ! (it our youngest daughter's 1st birthday today.)  Do you need any other info?

poo...i don't want to get 10 of the red/minor tetras.... I have a total of 5 right now.  I am not sure off hand if my water is hard or soft.  My husband has been doing that part.  I will ask him tonight.  other thoughts on fish for the tank? Should I return the red/minor tetras and donate the...

Thanks!  Another question.... Can Red Minor Tetras be peacful or are they usually semi- aggressive?  I had read their info wrong and if I had realized they were semi-aggresive I would not have bought them to go with the already established one and I would have donated him.  I wanted to get...

So I recently acquired a used tank, got rid of most of the fish that were in the tank because they were schooling fish and I didn't want to purchase more of them. This is what I currently have in my 55gallon tank   4 oto catfish 5 red minor tetras - (1 was already established in tank) 8...

he is in the water.  I just realized the picture was upside down.  He hids a ton and is hanging out at the top of the aquarium.

Ok, so.... after getting some info on here, and reading myself, I think I am finally starting to get somewhere.  I have a 55 gallon tank. Here are the fish I am thinking of.  I know they are all schooling fish and that I won't be able to get every kind.  That is ok.  These are just the ones that...

oh.  gotcha. I am so new at this that I have been spending so much time researching...i hadn't gotten to that yet.  just assumed it was another name for a kind.

what kind is it? ok being alone?  this little guy came in the tank i purchased. I did notice his tale is messed up.    I was guessing it was a synodontis nigriventris   also, for the fish I recieved that are not compatible with the other fish....can I take them to a local pet store? I don't know...

I understand what you are saying.  We just liked them because of the blue light effect.  well...hmmm...  would I be safe getting the glofish danio instead?

Hmmm. These are the main fish we had wanted too but they are expensive... Would hate to buy 8 or so and find them nippy and hurting other fish

So the tetras WONT be aggressive unless they are kept in a group of 6 or more? The upside down catfish came with the tank. It is really cool but i wouldn't want to purchase more of them.

Glo fish tetras... Are they aggressive? I have a 55 gallon tank I just purchased. I have two glo fish tetras in a smaller tank. I don't want to keep the small tank. I plan on trying to have a school glow fish tetras in my big tank. Other species that I plan on having in the tank are : candy...

Can't figure out how to delete this post. My picture from my iPhone is supposedly to big.

Ok so I will definitely get rid of the chinese algae eater and the giant danio. I will try to get a picture of the upside down catfish tomorrow and post it. If I get smaller fish would I need to worry about the catfish eating/attacking them? Does the oto need to be in groups because I have...

so the Chinese Algae Eater is not compatible the rest are? would him and the oto catfish have problems?  I have been watching him in the tank. He seems to leave the fish that are in there alone.  But I do want to get some smaller fish later too.  So best to get rid of him? should I be worried...

I had a small fish tank with an otocinclus catfish and two neon tetras.  We just purchased an already established tank over craigslist for an amazing deal! Problem is, I don't know if the fish are compatable with my fish.  The previous owners could not remember the types of fish so I have...