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Yes just the two rainbow sharks (not balas) and one Pleco in the tank, no snails or anything. Unfortunately when I woke up this morning it was gone. I'm guessing the Pleco somehow got to it. It was so strange because for awhile I kept thinking the albino rainbow shark was sick. It kept staying...

here is what it looks like:

Hello. I have a 55 gallon tank that contains two rainbow sharks and a Pleco. I have had them for about two years now and have never seen anything that looks like this in the tank before. Could it be rainbow shark eggs? I know that it is very difficult to breed them. Perhaps it is just a weird...

the one that was having the problem is the fatty of the group so he pretty much eats the food off the surface before it even has a chance to sink. he has since then gone back to normal -- took him about 15 hours to stop shaking, but seems fine now

thanks. my tiger barb has gone back to normal now -- took about 15 hours though. crazy!

My tiger barb has been completely fine until after he ate today and started having what looks like a seizure. He is swimming around vertically with his nose towards the bottom and tail near the top and is shaking nonstop. I hoped that the shaking would stop by the time I came back home a few...

My tiger barb has been completely fine until after he ate today and started having what looks like a seizure. He is swimming around vertically with his nose towards the bottom and tail near the top and is shaking nonstop. I hoped that the shaking would stop by the time I came back home a few...

In response to coldcazzie: I assume its just a standard pleco. The store didn't have it labeled as anything specific. I know its not a rubberlip. It's supposed to grow to 24 inches maximum size. The pleco is the only new fish I have gotten in awhile. The tank was in the beginning of its getting...

The filter is tetra whisper power filter 60. It uses the biobags which is what I have been replacing. I know to never change the black spongy part. I just don't know all the correct terms for the filter parts. The only thing I change is the biobags which are white and I dump the carbon into...

Does the activated carbon that goes into the filter ever go bad (get old)? I just realized that the carbon I have been using is about 1 year old. Not sure if this makes a difference or not.

The tank is a 55 with 2 rainbow sharks, 1 pleco, and 4 tiger barbs. I do water changes about 20% every week and change the filter pad about every month and a half. When I do water changes I add stress coat and nutrafin cycle to it. No missing fish or invertebrates or anything. I am the only...

My 55 gallon tank has been extremely cloudy for about the past month. I have had it set up for about 7 months so the cloudiness is not due to cycling of a new tank. All of my water parameters have been tested and are normal. I did notice that some brown algae started growing in the tank around...

Alright sounds good, thanks!

Can I place my 55 gallon in front of a window? I know that windows are bad for algae growth but I am planning to keep the curtains shut. I need my tank in front of a weight bearing wall and this is the only place that I can put it. Will the support still be the same even though that wall has a...