fish

I have recently invested in a fluval edge 46l tank. Right now it has 2 plants in but I will be adding more. While the tank was preparing to be stocked I was won spidering what I could put in it. I would love a small fish shoal with neon tetras in or maybe mountain cloud minnows but would also...

I have 2 tanks.   Tank 1    100L :  6 glowlight tetras, 4 guppies, 4 red eye tetras, 2 golden balloon rams, 2 penguin tetras and one Melanistius Corydoras ohhh and one snail   Tank 2     40L :  10 Guppies   I need to keep the glass free of algae does anyone know of any good community fish that I...

Hey all,   I have a Silver Dollar that has been struggling with what I assume to be swim bladder disease. He spends his time frantically swimming towards the surface just to stay buoyant.    It's been over a month since he started doing it. I have tried epsom salts, feeding green peas and...

I am Caroline from China. I like fish very much.

Hi all ! ive had my tank setup for over a month n a half now i think... Anyways i have 6 barbs and a cabomba plant in a little clay pot and i got it from the aquarium when i got my tiger barbs as i new they like that plant...    So they have been nipping it and eating it like normal and brushing...

So, my hubby really knows how to get me, by contributing to my aquarium addiction, he made a deal with me that if he didn't have to go to a dinner party then he would buy me a new tank and a new betta. Naturally, I gave into my addiction, and hubby didn't go to the dinner party, so now I get a...

Hi, I am Joseph... I was just wondering how long after sperm was inserted into the female, does the female show that she is pregnant or in other words the "black dot" appears in front of her "anal fin?"

Hello! I'm new to the forum. I've been exclusive to a betta forum for awhile because I've been keeping bettas exclusively for several years, but I've more recently branched out and adding different species so I decided it was time to join a more general forum!   I have a 20G long tank divided...

Today I got my tank underway ! I had my tank sitting in the garden for a few years and decided to get it up and running. being very rushed to get it up and running resulted in having 3 quarters pre mixed water from one of my fathers larger tanks down stairs.   I bought an oxygenating weed i...

Hello, My names Stu or vspeck23 is my handle. im 18 years old i live in the midlands in the uk and i have kept fish through out my life from when i was a little child.    I have mainly kept freshwater and tropical fish i have never had the chance to keep marine fish. I have had all kinds of fish...

Hello all,    I have recently joined the forums and enjoy seeing people's posts / previous posts and daily activity which goes on this site. Just recently 1-2 months now I purchased a 55l aquanano tank. There was a deal too good to miss, and we had tropical fish in the family before, so I...

Hey, so i am going to get a kit to test my nitrate, ammonia, nitrite and PH.....   should i get one with the drops of liquid or the other kind?     Whats the benefits of the certain ones and which ones the best in your opinion?

So i have been looking for a 20-40 gallon tanks, for a decent price. I have yet to really find what i am looking for, so i thought why not ask the people who own fish?   It can be a setup (one that includes the filter and heater in box) if the price is decent.   or just the aquarium that you...

So i recently had three female guppies with two male fish in a ten gallon tank with one algae eater.....well my oldest female guppy died (I think and hope of old age). So i was left with a bad ratio of females to males, and i really do not want any of my females to die of being stressed out and...

Hey guys and gals. So when i was a beginner in fish keeping, which i still am, I had an emergency in which i had to move a fish from a ten gallon to any other tank that i had. At the time I only had a empty one gallon (uncycled). I don't remember what the specific emergency was but i thought...

Hey guys, i recently have gotten Endler's livebearers. I already had guppies and was thinking about breeding them. I know the debate about how this is horrible and about keeping the strain of Endler's alive......i should tell you that i found these "Endler's" at a LFS and the two black bar are...

Hello, Can anyone help please? Im not quite sure how much to feed my 3 guppies in my tank. I have recently setup my fluval edge 23L tank and have been feeding the fish twice daily according to the instructions on the flakes packet. But ive noticed that theres alot of flakes floating around now...

My Platy just started spinning around. I moved him over to the breeding tank so I can keep an eye on him. I can’t see any issue with him physically and apart from the spinning he is acting normal. I bought him from Pets at Home just over a month ago. I have a few other Platies and a pleco and...

I have a 10 gallon tank. It's really new so I'm waiting two months before putting anything else new in it, but I have a male betta. I have had him for a few months now. I have the basic petco gravel, heater, filter, and some rocks and plants (I'll upload a picture), and these are what I wanted...

Okay first of all I'm pretty new to fish keeping (well 6 months in..)+the forums, and I wasn't sure where this topic should go so please forgive me. But anyway. For the last couple of days one of my platys has been hanging around by the filter in my 17L tank (yes I know to small but I've got a...

Okay, so firstly Hi, my name is Hamza, I'm from the UK and am rather new to the hobby (and this site).   and I want to apologise for having such a long post, I just really don't want any fish to die.   I have just finished my 1st year of university, and liked the idea of getting a fish tank to...

Hello everyone, I am new to the forums, so if you have any suggestions just comment  

Hi. I have been looking through the internet at ways in which to calculate the stocking of a aquarium, and different methods have given different sizes. For example one method says about a tank 185 liters while anothere method gives the answer of 300 liters. So the stocking that i was using is...

                  hi i had like close to 8 guppies 2 had survives  am planning  on getting more fish in the future my question is how can i make sure they do not die and live more longer will having a air pump help my fish live longer  (I only got  a filter and heater)i also have a theory that...

I am currently writing as research paper on stocking my 125 gallon tank. I would like to add 5 angelfish to this tank plus some other fish. The dimensions are 48" x 24" x 24" so this would be perfect for angels. I have plenty of caves and driftwood with some plants (definitely not heavily...

My first tropical fish 20 gallon tank and has been running for a week. I am an amateur that has done a lot of research but can't find solutions to the following problems: Just added 4 zebra danios and 2 panda cory's Now for the questions: 1. I have gravel. Researched that it can damage the...

The issue is that this white stuff is all over the tank but i'm still in the process of cycling but this white stuff just start tanking over the tank.   The tank stats are:   Tank Size: 10G, Fish:        1 Dalmation Molly        1 Turquoise Guppy        1 Marigold Platy        1 Mickey Mouse...

I have a fish tank and recently for some reason I have been getting a hair like algae. I usually just get the regular algae that is on rocks that sucker fish will take off. But I can not get this hair like algae to go away. It is also a pain to pull off. Does anyone know what I need to change to...

So I've gotten this fishfood about two weeks ago, and I just wanted to share my experiences with it. I bought the Hikari bio gold+ for cichlids (they have it in other varieties too) primarily to feed my severum, electric blue jack Dempsey and my geophagus.   I'll give the bad news first: The...

Just wanted to share, getting started on breeding convicts. Looking to get some good color and healthy looking fish. Tips are helpful!   thanks.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz4P1SwjK_Q

Hey everyone, I am currently cycling my 125 gallon tank (about 48inches x 24 inches x 24 inches). Im trying to decide what to stock it with, which seems to be the hardest decision! So far i am interested in Angelfish, Plecos, and Bala sharks. I would like to choose larger fish because i have a...

So I've had my little electric blue jack Dempsey for a little over a week now. He's doing good, eating well and not shy at all. The problem is he WONT STOP chasing his reflection. The first two days he was quite nervous, hiding in caves most of the  time. On the third day however he discovered...

I'll start off by saying that I have no intentions to cross breed fish. But after reading some forums on the internet I have learned that people are extremely against it and I just want to know why. I personally do not see what the big deal is, but I do not know anything about it. Someone...

Hello I have a 4 year old Jack dempsey currently residing in a 45 gallon corner tank, but I have yet to decide weather its a male or female, please help!

Hi, my male halfmoon betta fish recently passed away, and I was wondering what fish(s) I could put in my fish bowl next? The bowl holds about one gallon of water. I'm completely fine with just purchasing another betta fish, but I'd prefer to see any other options I might have. Thanks!

Hello, i'm new to the forums and I have a serious issue with my 36 gallon planted aquarium...   How I think my tank got infected with the parasite: Yesterday I introduced two angelfish into my tank I had purchased at an independently owned pet store (I should have known better as there was...

I have a 75g aquarium with about 18 african cichlids a crayfish and some snails. Some of the african cichlids are demasoni, acei, labs, etc. the temp is about 82 degrees with a ph of 8-8.2. I did put some salt in as a buffer so it is slightly brackish. I was wondering what other fish could go in...

I have for sale my Juwel 260 bow fronted tank and stand with cupboards. Fish in the tank are also for sale and will include in the sale of the tank if bought together. Included: Tank and stand Fluval external filter gravel real plants some driftwood ship wreck   2 silver sharks (3.5-4 inches) 2...

I have some Moscow Panda HD Guppies. I wanna be able to enter my males in some shows, but I don't really know if they have any. Does anybody know of any fish shows?

Hello!   So I am a science teacher who was wondering if anyone could identify the following two types of fish for my classroom:         The first fish species are two striped little guys. One of them has some orange on its dorsal fin with two black spots while the other is more plain looking...