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I work in an aquarium store and tried soaking some of our grapevine used for reptile applications and found that its horribly bouyant.

Im currently experimenting with wild collected Emory oak wood. Its been long dead and dried out, nothing off an actual tree for fear of sap. Boiling really helps it sink as the smaller pieces that were completely saturated with hot water now sink beautifully. The larger ones are takeing...

wattage and tank size both vary. Just need to know if this bulb is suitable for most plant apps.

will any full spectrum compat fluorescent bulb with a rating of 5500k be appropriate for plant growth?

hi all. I have a question regarding the use of hardwood roots in the aquarium for plecos to munch on. I use hardwood for various beetle breeding purposes already and was wondering if in addition to roots, can chunks of hardwood logs and bark be usedd in the aquarium safely? are there any...

how long has you had the sun on your tank? I live in Az where we get unabashed sun 300 days a year. I might try this if all goes well.

I just feed mine sinking shrimp pellets and a bit of the tropical flake that sinks to the bottom. are there any better cory foods out there? I think I might get some Frozen Bloodworms tonight.

actually, for a standard 20H, I would go with at least two watts per gallon. you could do what I did and buy a 2 20 watt bulb flouresent fixture from Home Depot, Phillips Plant/aquarium bulbs, an extension cord, and two woden pieces fro the ends. itll cost you altogether about $50.00 bucks...

as far as fish selcetion goes I plan to include the following: Corydoras (Several Species) Cardinal Tetras Fancy Plecos (Several Species) Dwarf Gouramis Rasbora Heteramorpha Dwarf Puffers (possibly, to control snails and Liverbearer fry) Mollies Synodonteus Eupterus Elephant Nose Black Ghost...

yes, I see yalls point. If this does become a reality, I may opt to install Jacuzzi Heators and turn them on dureing the colder months or somehow create a reador that auotmatically turns them on if the water were to drop to unacceptable temps. Lateral Line: Yes, I plan to see them from the...

God, I want them so badly, but im a starving student :sad: I know once i get the money though, I wont be able to find them anywhere. Ive never bred Corys before.

I wouldnt recomend doing a complete gravel change. 1. what I would do if I wanted a new look is scoope out the gravel from the front, fill it in with new gravel, scope out the gravel from the sides, do the same and so on. So basically you cover the old gravel with the new gravel, while...

yes. We sell Neons at my store and theyre swimming in water that is extremely hard and high PH. All Arizona water is like that. The neons do fine until people take them home. Ive seen Cardinals at other fish stores and seem to do quite fine as well. I dont know about other people, but...

hi all, Ive been pondering the logistics of building an indoor pond specifically engineered to hold many schooling typs of community fish ala a Koi pond except heated and indoors. The indoor environment would be a greenhouse. I live in Gilbert, Az where we have triple digit heat during the...

Hi all, just wondering if most corys are easy to breed and raise. My LFS just got a new batch of one of the most amazeing cory species Ive ever seen, Corydoras gossei. Theyre $20 a piece though. I maybe plan to get 5 (ouch) and was wondering if they would breed in a 55 tank with ease? I plan...

working at Petsmart, im glad yall see the effort we put into takeing care of our bettes. every other day we change the water in its entirety(maybe not so good, but you should see it after two days) we put them in a solution of salt, stress coat, and this blue medicated betta stuff (forget the...

actually Bettas and long skirt tetras dont make very good tank mates becuase the long fins of the Tetras piss the Betta off and a problem may arise. another community fish that doesnt go too good with the betta is the Neon Tetra. Neons in schools will harass the betta.

hey all, Im new here and would like to introduce myself. names HeyJeyNiceID and I work at the Aquatics/Retiles/Birds/Small Animals section of Petsmart. Its my job to know about tropical fish, but I thought I would be able to speed up my knowledge by registering at a Tropical Fish forum. k...