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If I upgrade from a fully cycled 10-gallon to a 20 or 29 gallon by using all the same substrate/plants/filter media, can I expect (or at least hope) that the new tank is likewise cycled — or close to it, anyway?

Thanks for all the information on “top or topless.” Now, onto the next newbie question: in the tank I (rescued/inherited/whatever) there are three assasin snails, put in presumably to keep the bladder snail population in check. However, they seem more interested in hanging on to each other...

Actually I am looking into upgrading to a 20 long but find few lid options. What do you have?

I rescued a 10 gallon tank, and the cory came with it and is pretty much a pale as in the picture. In fact there are two of them, but I have never found anything similar for sale — they are very shy, usually hang out in the back corner of the tank.

I am new to the hobby and am wondering about lids. What (if any) are the avantages to an aquarium with no lid. Disadvantages (other than the obvious: fish can jump out)? Also, can anyone identify the kind of cory I have (see photo).

Here’s my first ever tank — a 10 gallon that I basically rescued a couple months ago. It was already set up with gravel substrate (personally, I’d have chosen something darker). It also came with 7 zebra danios, some neocardina shrimp, a whole bunch of bladder snails, and the hornwort. I have...

Welcome from another newbie to the site.

Welcome from the other side of the country.

My water is pretty hard. Here are my current test results, which have remained pretty stable for several months now: PH — 7.4 KH — 3 GH — 10 Nitrates — 10 Nitrites — 0 Ammonia — 0 Still, the fish look to be well. What sort of behaviour should I be looking for if these parameters are...

Thanks. Well, one of my initial questions is whether the tank is too full (I read somewhere 1” of fish per gallon). I’ve got 7 baby zebra danios (under 1 inch now, but growing), 6 ember tetras, and 4 pygmy corys. Lots of healthy plants. As best I can tell, the water parameters have...

I am recently retired, living in rural Connecticut, and pretty much brand new to the hobby, having inherited a 10-gallon, fully stocked aquarium (see picture). I have some immediate questions, but I think I should post them in the beginner’s forum, not here.