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Hi, I am new to owning a home aquarium and i am in urgent need of some advice from any veterans out there. I recently purchased a 64 litre Interpet fish pod which came with a thermostat heater, thermometer and CF2 cartridge filter. I set the tank up as instructed, introduced my substrate...

Hey so I am new to this hobby and have a some questions. Let me first explain my set up and situation. I have a 30 gallon tank, a fluval 50 filter, an Eheim Jager heater for a 40 gallon tank, a current LED lightstrip, live plants (sorry dont know the names, 1 rock and sand substrate. I have 5...

Hi everyone,   I am a noob fish breeder and I keep two algae eaters, 10 guppies 3 of them 40 day old fry Also I have 4 zebra danio's all in a 60L tank, On the 21st of September my guppy gave birth to 58 fry and they are in a separate tank don't worry!

So I've had this guppy for exactly 31 days now and she has the boxed out look and today I noticed that below her u think her birth canal is starting to open up a little bit or something but it's like a little pink dot right now and I was wondering when she's going to drop her babies if it's...

Anyone know how far into pregnancy NY guppy is? I've only had her for about 6 days and I think she was pregnant before I got her but I do know that my male mated with her about an. Hour after I put them into the tank but in the last 2 days I noticed her belly was getting much bigger and it was...

Hello,   Im brand new to this forum and brand new to this hobby.  I thought I would share some of my pictures of my tank.  I found a 29 gallon tank for very little money and on a whim I bought it.  Thus, launching me into this new hobby!  I started by roughing out a stand.     Finished the...

Hi guys! So my name is Emmanuel and I'm here to learn more about fish with the help of you guys! I hope that I could get some friends in the "fish" community as well hahaha!   And maybe this is your ID here, so I'm going to give you the capacity of my tank which is a 5-gallon tank with...

Hello,   I'm still new here and unsure if I'm posting in the correct place... Sorry.   But my anacharis plants are getting "clear" losing color and some leaves are falling off.   I haven't yet started the cycling (fishless) yet as I'm waiting on my heater (should be here within a day or so). I...

Just saying hi and introducing myself.   My name is Jen and I just purchased a little fluval edge 6 gallon with a couple live plants and a nice piece of driftwood.   A cute little assassin snail must have stowed away in a plant because he's the sole inhabiter of my little aquarium.   I'm cycling...

Hi, I'm a newbie here and im looking forward to gathering knowledge to keep my prize tank and its occupants healthy. Tim

We received three gold fish as party favors. We had them in a small bowl and soon realized there was no filtration and no way to keep the food from clogging up the water and causing all types of problems. Eventually one died so we got a 10 gallon tank with a filter from Walmart and some...

Hi   I have had my community tank (72 litre) running since 24.8.62 and  am very new to this hobby but enjoying it very much, so expect me to be asking daft questions lol  !!!!

Hello, my name is Cara and since I was a kid I always had a thing for fish. I use to own a couple of bettas growing up, but as you may know, those types of fish don't go well with others and you can only have one at a time. I'm trying to set up my own aquarium now and I decided 3 months ago to...

Hello from Michigan, US I recently joined TFF because whenever I have a fish related problem, this site always seems to have the right answers :) Hope I can someday become the person that friends come to when their aquariums are having problem, always willing to lend a hand!

Hello everyone. I am new to this site and recently started getting more involved in things relating to my fish tank. I have so many questions about different things but i'll just start with some.   Just to give you guys a little bit of info, I have a 20 gallon established aquarium that I have...

hello! i am new to the forum & new to keeping african cichlids!  i just recently set up a new 56gallon setup with a few currently in it. i have been keeping fish for almost 4 years or so but have always kept smaller, community fish and aquatic plants. this tank currently has a fluval 306 and a...

 I have no idea what I'm doing. I got a free 30 gallon tank from some weird lady off of craigslist. It has 2 cracks on one side of it that I plain to seal up with silicone despite the fact that it does not leak. (i've tested it in my bathtub). Where do I get salt water? how does this work? I...

Hello all,   20 years ago I had a beta, and recently wanted to get into fish again.   I purchased at a rummage sale, still in its sealed box a 10 G starter kit. It is an Aqua Culture tank kit.I will not be using any of the food or starter conditioners as the tank was made in 2004 and I assume...

Hi Everyone!   So excited to finally post here. I've been meaning to introduce myself for some time now. I got distracted by setting up my first tank. Yay! I was going to post on here before setting it up and ask for opinions but one day my bf and I decided lets do it. Fortunately for me he...

Hello my name is Kate, I have a newly developed interested in fish, as I recently inherited a 20 gallon tank from my roommate and my daughter is absolutely loving it. I am hopeful to get a lot of great advise about my new fish friends and look forward to discussing various fishy topics.   Kate

Hi, the name's Lisette. I'm from New York City. I've had a betta fish named Emmett for a little over 2 years. Decided I wanted to get deeper into the hobby but realized after doing some research I've made some rookie mistakes and am here now for help and advice. Currently have an overcrowded 10...

Hi everyone!   My partner and I have recently moved into our new house and we're looking to add some finned friends to our lives.  I've been lurking for a while, but now we're unpacked and settled I thought I'd sign up here and clue myself up a bit before we do anything too mad.   I'm not new to...

hey everyone! been using your forums for tips and whatnot lately, so i decided to join in.  im pretty new to tropical fish (at least as a serious hobby) had a tank in my house most my childhood although ill admit we really knew very little on what we were doing, but luckily we lived 2 blocks...

Well where to start.  I suppose a short introduction would be suitable. Hi my names Tom i am 21 years old and have been addicted to nature since i was very young i live in Birmingham city *uk* and i have recently become addicted to fish it started with tadpoles then frogs and we have a pond so...

Hello everyone! I'm Taylor, dog trainer, horse trainer, and (newbie) fish hobbyist. I need your help. I've recently had to isolate a Danio because she has lost her entire Caudal fin and part of her Anal fin. I purchased a small isolation box and have had her in it for 48 hours now, she is...

Fortune shined down on me, I was handed a 29g tank (-the fish)that has been up and running for several years. Have  had it cycling for a month just to make sure its all good. I have added some plants a dwarf gourmia, few swordtails, some Emerald Green Corys(love these guys) and would like ...

Hi all i am new to the fish keeping hobby. i have a tank that is 48 inch by 24 by 24 that i got for free from an old mate that had two gold fish but they died it looks cool on top of an old piano we got in the spair room i got a filter and heater rocks and a small bit of driftwood i have had...

I have a few question. I am new at fishkeeping. I have read about the nitrogen cycle, required equipment and my tank is all set up. Okay, so my father does not trust the rotting food and shrimp cycling methods no matter what I say and soap-free ammonia is hard to find so I will have to use...

Hey there, So, to start off, Hello, My name is Fallyn and I'm 15.  I've had fish all my life.  My dad bought me my first 5 gallon tank when I was 5 or 6 and I've loved fish ever since.  I've had guppies, angels, cichlids, barbs, sharks, tetras, betas, a few species from my local lake that are...

New to the forum. Have used the knowledge and advice for awhile and thought I would join! Appreciate all the tips. Has helped me create 2 rewarding freshwater aquascapes breeding zds and panda corys...and working on a 3rd now. Pics to come!

Hey everyone! Get ready for a wall of text and a fair few questions.     I am in my final year of college, and keeping a fish as a pet is kind of a tradition here. So last January, armed with good intentions and very little knowledge, I picked up a little red betta I named Jarvis. For the last...

Hi all!   I'm still fairly new to fishkeeping, and am looking forward to all of the great advice I'll be able to get from this website!   I currently have a 200L tank (roughly 50 gallons) with goldfish in it, which I am planning on turning into a tropical tank and a 20L (roughly 5 gallon) tank...

Hello there!   I've got a couple questions to ask that motiviated me into making this account, but I figured I'd pop in here and first introduce myself! My name is Christina, and I'm from a small hub-city in New Brunswick, Canada. I have just a 5 gallon fish tank so far that I've had for about...

Kinda panicking a bit right now.....   Okay, so I got my daughter some fish for her birthday last weekend. This is something new; I haven't had fish since I was 3 (very faint memory triggered by the smell of fish food...but I digress).   We have a 3 gallon tank with a nice sized filter, and we...

Hi there! My name is Natalie and I am COMPLETELY new to this fish business. I'm in need of some serious help. Currently, I have one Dwarf Gourami and one Pleco (bottom feeder). For the moment, I have a five gallon tank, which I'm sure is ok for two small fish temporarily. When I first begin this...

Hello to all! My name is Natalie, and as stated in the title, I am new to this whole business. As of right now, I have a five gallon tank. I have one Dwarf Gourami and one bottom feeder. I've been reading all over the place that a five gallon tank is not sufficient space for fish, but it's all I...

Hi   I have recently bought a new tank (Aquanano 40, 55ltr) and am currently running a fishless cycle.  This has been going for over a week now and progress is pretty slow.  My Ammonia reading has been about 4ppm for the last 6 days and doesn't seem to be going down.  I finally have some Nitrite...

So after changing my mind on what type of fish i was going to keep i have finally settled on Gouramis, but that is as far as i have got. What i really want is a few different species that could live in the same 190L tank, or even to have a pair of gouramis as "feature fish" in a community type...

Hi everyone,   Im a long time reptile keeper who has decided to branch out into aquatics. Yet to set up my first tank as i have been reading up as much as i can before i jump in. I will no doubt pick everyones brains soon as my plan is to create a 190L planted tropical aquarium and hopefully...

Hi, I've only been on this site for a bit, but everyone seems very nice! I have a 20 gallon high, with two caves, several plastic/cloth plants, and an EX20 filter, with airstone and electric provider suitable for 40 gallons. So far, we have one cherry shrimp, one dwarf gourami, two albino...