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would buying a male and a female work out well? or is just one male the best

I have a 20gal planted tank and was curious if the Aplocheilus Lineatus would be a suitable choice for the tank. Saw one in the store the other day and it really caught my eye. Read that they can be aggressive and that they have a big eye and an even bigger stomach. I do have a larger 75 gal...

such as say fry and juvenile cherry barbs that are going to be culled anyway. would this be an ok way to practically use the extra fish, and would it be more beneficial than the fatty goldfish?

already asked for help in betta section, problem is more serious now, here is the link to the thread http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/364607-betta-has-a-bulge/page__gopid__3106201#entry3106201

just an update in the hopes of some help. the bulge has gotten bigger despite my attempts to help him. He has been in a 2.5 gal quarantine tank for some time. I have run a little salt through the tank to help balance the water, and some melafix in the hopes that would help. The bulge is now...

pics a few min old, bulge just behind the fin

Ammonia: 0 Nitrate: 0 Nitrite: 0 ph: 7.8 My betta has a large bulge in his body forming on his left side. Is it dangerous? I do not see any scale problems, and he appears overall normal (still eats and swims) other than this growth. I will attempt to get pics later.

I am looking for plants native to the Amazon River. However they must also be strong plants that could withstand being in a tank with a Leporinus fasciatus I have been told this fish might be ok with tougher plants that it would not try to eat. I figured a good place to start was to look into...

I believe they would be ok, they inhabbit different areas of the tank and feed in different manners. so as long as you cater to each species needs i think you will have a great experience. Just make sure you fallow crazy's advice on the number of pictus to get, not only do they like the group...

I am beginning to suspect that my 75us gal fish tank is some how negatively impacted by my drum set. Is this even possible? if so how could i protect the tank. Tank is about 13 feet away from the set, but there is a doorway between the two, which i suspect might funnel the sound waves?

ill give that a shot, thanks

i do that to but i still cant seem to get it off. and the reason i do not put up with it is because a dirty hood reflects and absorbs some of the light that is ment for my plants

I have glass hoods on both my tanks and have always battled with keeping them crystal clear, i have tried everything from windex to heavy duty bar cleaner(a really intense powder cleaner). nothing seems to remove what i think is calcium and other mineral deposits that form on the glass. So how...

I agree with Zoddy, also make sure the room is dark except for the tank. The more light from the tank the higher the shutter speed can be which will get rid of blurriness. A flash helps a lot but you have to angle the camera so the shot does not catch the flash bouncing off of the glass. And...

updated pics, thanks again for the help, these are more just to show him off a bit

Thanks for the replies, would a new/better picture help at all? those pics are about 2 months old at this point.

Now I am not sure if she is a wild or splenden type so if this is in the wrong section I apologize I am just looking for some info one what she is all about, she was a bit of an implus by, I had planned on getting my first male betta, but when I got to my LFS I was stunned by her colors and...

speechless.

About 2 months ago i had an idea, but first the problem. My black banded leporinus is in a 75US gal tank with 2 pictus catfish. The BBL by nature occupies the lower to mid rang of the tank but does often hide, the pictus catfish on the other hand occupies roughly the same space in the water...

I have a 30 gal planted tank that has 2 flying foxes and 8 cherry barbs in it. Floating on the surface are some water sprite plants that broke off the mother plant and are free floating around the top of the tank. I noticed that the roots of the floating water sprite have very small hairlike...

my two favorite pics of my old tiger barb school

mine stay close to the bottom all day until the food arrives and then all bets are off lol, sounds like they are just exploring the space so would not worry :good: and you will love having 4 of these guys they are a lot of fun

judging from 10 min on google i found this scientific name for aluminum catfish Gephyroglanis longipinnis OR Chrysichthys brevibarbis I image searched the both of them and the latter i found some pictures of a older looking example and it was much more metallic looking than the one you...

they are true flying foxes and the 20 gal is actually my smallest tank so when the time comes they will have a much bigger home, my original question about the Betta temperament and compatibility still stands. do appreciate the heads up on the foxes getting nasty, they are playing nice now (at...

thats exactly what i needed to know thanks for the response

I have a plan that i need to know if it will work or not... I have a 10 gallon tank that i plan on using as a quarantine/hospital tank however i do not wish to keep it running all the time. I do however have the filter that goes with it running on one of my main tanks and my plan is that when i...

I have never owned a Betta before however while I was at my LFS today looking for possible stock for my planted 20 gal tank i spotted a beautiful blue female Betta, not sure of its exact species but ill find out if i get it, my question is would one female Betta do well in a 20 gal planted. the...

I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with Eco-Complete or know something like it,im planning on putting a layer of this stuff below my current substrate in the hopes that it will help my plants as right now there is only standard black gravel. Another question and more likely the...

It is in Boston Mass, right alongside the harbor.

Stopped into the New England Aquarium this weekend and what was supposed a relatively short visit turned into a few hours :lol: pic quality was tough to maintain as most pics have to be taken without the flash, and I tried to get size reference as much as I could. My favorite tank they...

thats exactly the answer that i was looking for, ill have to find out what my gravel is made up of, and my guess is that this type of reaction would not really be affected by 2 years, meaning that the big tank, even though the gravel is 2 years old, it is still reacting??

so then it would make sense if all the tanks had high ph if i use similar gravel types in all three right. I know the two small tanks have the same gravel, its standard black gravel i bought from my lfs, cant remember who made it but i will find out. But the big tanks, the gravel has been in...

the only tank with rocks in it is the 75 us gal, and it has slate and a blue stone that i honestly dont know the exact type of, however these stones have been in the tank for about to two years now.

So for a while now I have had a bit of a issue in my 3 tanks with the ph being very high (around 8.4) and have not been able to locate the source of the problem, first i will outline the specs for each tank and then outline what i have done to figure the out the problem. 75 us Gal (2 years old)...

Was a bit unsure where to put this but here goes, I want to lower the ph and water hardness of my 75 gallon tank, it currently houses 2 pictus catfish and one Leporinus fasciatus 1) is peat a good medium to go about lowering the ph and water hardness, i understand that it also releases tannins...

this is a beautiful tank, love the anchor cats and the great color you have goin on

Been away for a bit so this is the first update since the outbreak. got some anacharis to fill in the right side of tank, also got two flying foxes who are doing great. still got the one barb as i have yet to decided what to replace him with, i am think GBR as i have never done them before. And...

really appreciate the help, that's exactly what I wanted to know

not really the help i was after but thanks anyway i suppose.

anyone else got any thoughts i could really use the help