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Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I was surprised about the corydoras as well. I had heard that a lot of people kept Tigers and Corys together without any problems, so when my Tigers went crazy on the them, it was very surprising. The corys were definitely juveniles, so maybe they just weren't at...

Thanks for your reply! The filter has been maturing for about 3 months since the end of the cycle. I definitely plan on letting these fish settle before I put anything else in. I will wait at least another 3 months before putting anything else in. I don't want to overdo it and send the tank...

Hello all! I have what is sold as a 55 US Gallon aquarium. I have measured it from outer dimensions, and the dimensions are 48 x 19 1/2 x 12 1/2. I cycled with 5 Tiger Barbs, and it worked out perfectly because I did frequent water changes and kept them in the best possible conditions. After...

My 2 male platys were not getting along well at all. I knew that one would become the boss of the two, but he was really picking on the subordinate quite hard, so I decided to get the two males three female platys today. We got a Hi Fin Sunset Platy, a Mickey Mouse Platy, and a Sunset Fire...

Thanks everyone! I'm 99% sure that my Opaline Gourami is a male. He has a long and pointy dorsal fin, so I am almost certain. Here's some more pics that I've taken today. Still a little fuzzy, hopefully I can get a better camera soon. Some of my Black Neons A Bad Shot of some Tiger Barbs...

These first round pictures are mainly of the Opaline Gourami. I'm trying to sex it, so I can buy two more (Another Opaline and a Gold, sexed so that there are 2 females and one male). I'm fairly certain that it's a male. Maybe someone can certify that for me with these pics. The dorsal fin...

Hi, I just have a quick question about initially cleaning a new tank before setting anything up within it. What kind of products (if any) would be okay to use to clean the inside of the tank after I take it out of the box it came in? How do you prefer to clean an empty tank? Common sense...

Ok, so this is what I've come up with as what I think would be a nice combination. I'm sure this is gonna be pretty close to the full load a 55 gallon can hold, but I'd like to know for sure. So what do you think about this combination? 4 Angelfish (2 dark marble, 2 DD black) 2 Bolivian Rams...

I'm in the process of setting up a brand new 55 gallon tank. I'm midcycle using the fishless cycle that I've read from this site and several others, and since the cycle will be over soon I'm trying to decide what I'd like to put in it when it's done. I've decided that I definitely want...

That tank looks awesome! The plants and setup look great. Makes me look forward to getting a my 55 gallon.

I cycled with a group of 5 zebra danios that ended up dying, but the readings all looked good at that time (minus an ammonia test which I didn't and still don't have). I took some of my water to the pet store to have it tested after they died and they said it was good to go "just add some water...

The nitrate could be closer to 20 than 0. I got a 5 in 1 strip set that the pet store owner said had "everything you really need to test for", so I really don't know what the ammonia is at and I just spent the rest of my money on the Stresscoat, divider, and Angel. The color change between 0...

Thanks, I think I'm just going to leave them divided for now. I'm going to get a much bigger tank in a month or so, at least 55 Gallons then I'll probably either leave the Powder Blue Dwarf Gouramis in the 10 Gallon by themselves or find a new home for them. I really hate getting rid of them...

I got a divider for my aquarium and seperated the Angelfish from the Gouramis. Sadly (as expected) the Angel didn't make it. I got another Marble Angel while I was out getting the divider and Stresscoat. I placed it in with the other Angel and so far things seem to be fine. The two Angels...

I bought an aqarium about a month ago. I gave it about three weeks to cycle before putting anything in it at all. Then (after doing several water checks) I put in two Powder Blue Dwarf Gouramis (a male and a female). I didn't just buy a "pretty" fish, I read several profiles on the fish to...