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I have a 46 gallon bowfront with 3 Bolivian Rams, 6 Rummynose Tetras, 7 Rasboras, and 6 Burmese Border Loaches. What else could I add to this tank? I'd like to add another school of bigger fish if I have room. Also, what are some suggestions for some bigger peaceful community fish that would get...

thats correct, it's jelly like white stuff. weird thing is my tank has been set up for quite a while

This stuff recently started growing in my tank, it's all over everything. I did a 50% water change and cleaned the bottom since I noticed it. Never seen this kind of algae(?) before. What can cause it?

I'm pretty sure my heater is making noises. The light in the heater has flickered. Now I hear this clicking noise and it's going in unison with the light flicker. Plus, I saw tiny bubbles coming from under the rubber piece on the end. Heater keeps tank at a constant temperature though. Should I...

I thought of that too, but IME Tiger Barbs usually only harass each other if you have a big enough group.

Hi I have a 46 gallon tank. Here is what I have stocked in it. 2 Clown Loaches 11 Cory Catfish (3 sterbai, 6 paleatus & 2 orange laser) 1 Angelfish (Koi color) 2 Apistogramma agassizii 3 Bolivian Rams 1 Gold Gourami 1 Pearl Gourami 1 Male Dwarf Gourami 6 Tiger Barbs I know the loaches get big...

I have 3 Bolivian Rams in a 46 gallon tank, just got them today, hoping to get a pair and give the odd one to my Grandmother's tank. So far there are 2 that almost always end up sticking together, while the other one is mostly to himself, and sometimes tries to fight the other two. However he...

Can you leave plants in the little "pot" thing they come in with the cottony stuff in the bottom if you have fish?

I tried some cryptocoryne wendtii (sp) and it didn't do so well. Also tried some corkscrew vallis and they're almost done for. I hear there are some root tabs or something you can put under the plants that fertilizes them. Are these alright for fish?

What are some good hardy plants that don't have any requirements other than a regular fluorescent tube and some gravel substrate? The only plants I can get to live are java fern attached to some wood.

what about if you have a top on your tank?

I have a new 46 gallon tank, just finished cycling. I just got 2 clown loaches Friday. For the first couple days they were hiding most of the time, yesterday they started coming out more. They both have about 3 or 4 ich spots on them. I really do not want to put any medication in the tank...

So, I went to PetSmart yesterday to look at fish. I decided to get a couple clown loaches, and some cory cats. The lady working there asks me what kind of fish I have in my tank. I tell her I have hatchetfish, zebra danios, and dwarf gouramis. She looks at me like I'm stupid and says "You can't...

Ok Thanks. I think I'll just leave my pH alone. Maybe add some driftwood, if that would even bring it down any. Anyone know how I can tell when my tank is completely cycled with a test kit?

I want to start a community tank with rosy barbs, tiger barbs, ram cichlids, corydoras, a pleco or clown loaches. Will peat really turn the water brown? Will it make the pH stable or will it fluctuate all the time?

Hi, I recently started cycling my new 46 gallon tank. My tank and tap water has a pH of 7.9. I would like to get it lower, but don't want to just use a chemical that will cause the pH to fluctuate all the time. Is there any way to do this? Also, how often should you do water changes during...

Ok, thanks. Should I just use a chemical such as pH down? Would I have to use it every time I do a water change? Forgot to mention my tank is still cycling. This shouldnt have an effect on the pH should it?

also, what about plecos or clown loaches?

Hi, my tank has a pH of 7.9, so does my tap water. Will this be alright for south american cichlids, barbs, corydoras, gouramis, and tetras?

is there an easy way to tell the difference between male and females?

it's a 46 gallon tank, don't have any fish yet, waiting for cycle. But I plan on having some barbs, cory catfish, a pleco, and some other type of schooling fish

How many Ram cichlids are recommended as a school in a community tank? 3 or 4?

so do they like to live in groups, or is 2 or 3 fine?

I want to snag some anachris out of my koi pond for my fish tank. Can I just rinse it off with warm tap water, or will it still introduce insects or parasites?

I'm setting up a new tank and am interested in having mostly gravel substrate, but a small area with sand for fish like kuhli loaches. Will the sand stay seperated from the gravel, or do I have to have some kind of serperator? Thanks

I just got a new 46 gallon tank and want to set up a community tank. I want a few bigger fish, but not huge fish, just 5 inches long or so. I was thinking of some cichlids, anyone have any suggestions? I'm also thinking of getting clown loaches, kuhli loaches, a plecostomus that stays small...

Cannot isolate the fish. The lumps kind of look hard. Will feed some peas

Scales aren't sticking out, I feed them Tetra tropical granules, the poo is sometimes long and pink looking, stomache does look lumpy. Any ideas what it could be?

Hi I have a Rosey Barb and it looks like it's about to explode. It swims around normal and doesn't act as if anything if wrong with it. It's always been a bit bigger than the others but it has gotten abnormally big looking lately. At first I thought maybe eggs, but it's been several weeks since...

Can Ottos tolerate a salt treatment? One of my tiger barbs has a little ich, so I want to add a little salt.

I have a rosey barb that is over 5 years old and one day be started getting popeye and a white coloring on his head. Then he started getting red streaks on his fins and swollen red sores at the base of his fins. I treated with pimafix for a week and it looked like it went away. Then he lost his...

My rosey barb that I have had for 5 or more years is starting to die of old age I think, he was fine last night and this morning the top of his head is a faded cloudy color and he has bloody sores at the base of his tail fin. What can I do?