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hi there! this is my journal for my 20g planted community. it is VERY stocked but rest assured i do regular water changes and have been keeping fish a while. images are of the whole tank and my baby betta boy courtney!! stocking: the beastie boys (sailfin molly trio) reo speedwagon (5 pygmy...

Currently, I have a red sea 240 gallon fish tank complete with 4 reefLED 90 lights with mounting arms, a reefer skimmer 600, and 2 units of reefwave 45. I have a heater on the way along with a circular air stone. I also have all the water tests ready along with all the proper nutrients and...

Hey all! I'm setting up a 10g nano tank right now and found these beauuuutiful looking rocks called "Rosy Cloud Rocks" from Petco, brought them home, rinsed them well in hot water and just plopped them in my tank. I'm really new to this hobby so I didn't even know that rocks can change pH and...

After a three year break from the hobby for uni and a realisation of a number of mistakes I made before that, I've decided to come back to the hobby and do it properly! Kit: 60l aquarium modified to have a rimless front A1171 Aquamanta IFX 50 internal corner filter 200 l/hr 3W Aquamanta Xanti...

Hi guys, I've been away for a long time indeed! I was once known for having one of the longest fishless setup cycles ever But with the help of @waterdrop and @chesterscot I got through it. Well now I am back and after a bit of a hand to get me started. I dont suppose anybody in the Chester area...

So, I'm super new to this. Some how I got roped into getting a fish tank -per my husband- for our 3 year old. (facepalm emoji) Yup. I was all set to get a Betta and a 2.5-5 gallon tank. The prices for these small tanks we're almost as much as for the tank 'we' settled on. a 13 gallon...

I just got a 125 gallon tank for super cheap (it just had a small leak I neeed to seal). The largest tank I have right now is only 20 gallons, so this is sure to be a completely different beast. I have a few general ideas on what I want to do with this tank, and was hoping for a few suggestions...

Hi There, I'm planning on setting up a community 65 liter ( 17 gal) tank. Here are some fish I'm planning on getting Blue Mystery Snail x1 Buenos Aires Tetra x 4 Cobalt Blue Gourami Male x2 Corydoras – Peppered Cory 2-3cm x3 Kuhli Loach x2 Long-Fin White Cloud Mountain Minnow x6 Neon...

Hello everyone! My name is Jim, I've been keeping fish on and off for about 20 years. Sometimes with great success, sometimes with great failure. I love trying new and different things, and love hearing about other people testing the limits of what we can do in the world of artificial habitats...

My name is Wanda. I am a daughter, child of God, wife, mother of three sons, grandmother of two girls and two boys. I am a disabled veteran of the Army after 22 years where we spent 16 years in Germany and the rest at Fort Campbell, KY. I retired from the Army in 1997 and I worked around the...

My husband and I have African Dwarf Frogs in a freshwater tank. We saw a picture of an underwater dry zone for fiddler crabs and fell in love with it and talked to someone at the pet store about it. We've been ordering the perfect parts we need for weeks and finally got it out togetherast night...

Hello all (first post!!!), I am about to pick up a 60 gallon tank and am trying to plan out my community. I know I want freshwater tropical fish. I am not completely new to the hobby but it's been awhile and I have never had a large variety of fish. I had a 150 gallon Oscar tank with one Tiger...

Hi! I'm new on here, I've been wanting to make an account for a while but just never got around to it, and I figured this question would be a good reason to make one! I have a 37G saltwater fish tank with only dry rock, but it just looks so ugly. I want some more life in it, and so I started to...

Hi! I have a 100 litre (22 UK gallon, 26 US gallon) Tropical Fish Tank which I Have had set up for a few years, but now, most of the old fish have died. I'd now like to start afresh, with a community tank. Currently, All I have in there is a bulldog catfish. Ideally, I'd like to have a tank...

Hello everyone, In the last 2-3 I have taken over my family aquarium as our goldfish all died from old age! The tank is 20 gallons (75 L) and is looking very basic. At the moment in the tank I have; X2 Dwarf Gourami X2 German Blue Rams X4 tetras (2 cardinal and 2 orange ones I'm not sure what...

Hello!   Just recently purchased a 75 Gallon Marineland tank with Marineland LED lights. I am right in the middle of being a novice to intermediate as far as experience goes with FW aquatics. I have debated back and forth as to what I would like to put in this. I got as far as wanting cichlids...

Well I just finished my tank, I replaced the gravel with sand and everything I'll post the before and after photos, the fish are pretty beat up due to my firemouth BEING A LITTLE **** even my Oscar Toby is messed up.. Might get rid of Felix the firemouth anyway pictures: Before...

Hello all,   I am getting ready to start my first fish tank and believe I have a plan in place but would appreciate any comments/advice you can give.  Also, let me apologize for the length of the following post as I have many questions and am a bit wordy in general.     I will be getting a 29...

Hey guys,   I've got a spare tank laying around and I was thinking of giving fish breeding ago. I've recently gotten into the L series of plecos which are just stunning, but I'm going to try and breed some Peppermints and normal Bristlenose first before getting into the breeding of the L series...

Hey fish people ! I was wondering if my new smaragina pair could be placed in my 29 without them being too stressed out ? Its very lighty planted and not that many places for hiding .

I have a straight forward question for a large tank that I haven't used for a few years.  The tank has a sturdy fiberboard stand that came with the aquarium when I purchased the tank.  The tank itself is 6 feet long and is all glass.  When it was installed several years ago the aquarium folks...

I love the look of paludariums and have always wanted to create one but I can't find any good sources that explain the process. Some of the ones I've seen have potting soil in the above ground part but I'd be worried about anything leeching from that potting soil into the water and possibly...

Hi Guys,  very new to the forums, only just signed up about 30 minutes ago.   My carrent tank set up is as follows: - AquaOne AquaStart 500 - AquaOne Maxi 102F Filter - Heater (Cant remember size, nor read it as its facing away from the glass) - 4 inch air rock Fish Include: - 1x Dwarf Fire...

Hi, okay so I've already got a tank, but have a bigger newer one and would like some advice on how to set it up, Measurements are L 90 cm W 28 cm H 37 cm 93.24 litres 24.631 gallons, What type of fish would be best suited for this tank? I want it to be a cichlid tank, How many fish would I...

Clearseal 2ft Aquarium, Stand and Equipment Also Available Age and condition: Less that a year Quantity for sale: Tank, Stand, Filter, Heater Reason for Sale: Need money and space Delivery or Collection: Collection only please Sales price: £30 for tank, £25 for stand, £10 each for filter and...

Hi, hope I'm in the right section. But I need advice. On Monday I'm going to be given a 29 gallon aquarium. I have a 10 with 1 sun catfish, 1 Raphael, 1 Pleco, 4 green Cory's , 2 very sexually active mollies(Dalmatian) an 2 unknown small tetras, all these will be transferred over to new tank...

Hi everybody. Newby here, both to the site and fish keeping in general. Recently my mother in law gave me a 60l tank. At the moment I have no fish in it as I'm still aquascaping and cycling. I've gone for a sand substrate, a few medium sized pebbles and a piece of bogwood. The two plastic...