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About two weeks ago my ruby shark developed two white sores on its body. one near the head and one on the tail. i thought he brushed against a rock, as he has done before, to inflict the wounds. unfortunately, because i did nothing (assuming it was a scrape or surface abrasion as before), the...

Does anyone know where to buy a decently priced aquarium in Northern NJ? I am willing to travel to essex and passaic counties, i live in bergen county. I am intersted in acquiring a 55 gallon or larger. thanks. -c

I am researching the logistics and requirements of setting up a nano reef. I really just want a few corals and maybe one fish and a shrimp or two, nothing too crazy. I have read many of the posts here and it seems that the general opinion is that a nano is a no-no for a beggining marine...

Hello all! A few weeks back I posted with some questions about one of my zebra loaches. All of my water parameters are good, I do regular water changes every week of about 20-30%. I test regularly too, feed every other to every two days, and have a very happy community tank. Here is my...

Hello all! A few weeks back I posted with some questions about one of my zebra loaches. All of my water parameters are good, I do regular water changes every week of about 20-30%. I test regularly too, feed every other to every two days, and have a very happy community tank. Here is my...

he may have been checking them out. my ruby did this when i first introduced new fish. ideally when you have a ruby or a redtail you should introduce THEM to the community. they tend to establish territories all over the tank and newbies can get harrassed in the process of acclimating. i would...

I wouldn't put any loaches with shrimp or snails. I had some shrimp and my loaches had some shrimp...the I had no shrimp. if you catch my drift. I would wait until the cycling is done with your other tank. But that's just my experience. :-(

Hello all! A few weeks back I posted with some questions about one of my zebra loaches. All of my water parameters are good, I do regular water changes every week of about 20-30%. I test regularly too, feed every other to every two days, and have a very happy community tank. Here is my...

okay hope i can help. 1st, the angel. my angel was 3 yrs old before he passed on. after about being a year old he started "growing" that brown stuff on his head. it didn't hurt him. it appeared just when he got to his full grown size. also, he developed a nice slime coat that he would sort of...

sounds like the gouramis to me. i had to separate mine since they were trying to kill each other. now they are the masters of each of their tanks. very bossy, very territorial, and very aggressive. the only fish that will challenge my pleco who is 3 times bigger than him. BTW my gouramis are...

frogs definitely do shed thier skin and slime coat. so that is what the frog was struggling with, i have had it happen. there is something you are supposse to supplement their diet and/or water with the help prevent that, but i don't remember what it is. as far as the leech thing. GROSS. maybe...

it honestly depends on where you live. if you ae in a city area then i wouldn;t trust the rain water. it will be filled with just as many if not more polluntants. rural areas maybe not so much. you could get the water sample tested, and see. i don;t know if acid rain is still a concern these...

unfortunately ghost shrimp have a very short life expectancy. they are super sensitive to water conditions, even if yours tested okay there may be something undetectable that affected the shrimp. i had this happen. also, sometimes when they molt the molt is unsuccessful, since they are more...

if it is pink and fuzzy it is dead.

i had the dame problem with my heater and the fill line. so i got a submersible heater and now i no longer havea problem. you can find submersibles online at this site: Submersible Heater :P