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my EBAs are both male so I luckily don't have to worry about them breeding. The Angels would be new to me but I am prepared to rehome one of them should things start to turn ugly. I'd likely rearrange the driftwood in the tank so territories can be reestablished once I take the Angels out of...

Appreciate the insight! Would you say that I should just stick to the one Angel or would it be a better idea to get the 3-4 more and have them pair up? I have my neighbor who's also a fish enthusiast and very willing to take any off my hands for the ones that don't pair up

Hey all, I have a 55g tank that currently houses 2 male EBAs (still about 3in and 2in) and 9 black skirt tetras. I just picked up 1 Koi Angelfish (about the size of a quarter) to add to the tank but was wondering if I could get away with adding 1-2 more Angelfish? I currently have a 60g HOB...

probably should have mentioned i have 4 otos in the tank as well so ive avoided medication like that. I have heard half to 3/4th doses with the Tetra guard is okay with them so thats what I've used. will keep that in mind for my other tanks though!

Silly question, is there a limit as to how long I can leave my tank at this temp before it adversely impacts the fish?

Do you know if the 86 degrees is critical or can i get away with 82? and yeah ive been vacuuming the substrate every other day and doing water changes of about 50% every other day. (readding salt and meds as needed) From what I've heard about these fish, it really depends on the personalities...

Hi All, I have a 55g with a school of 15 black skirt tetras and then 2 Electric Blue Acaras, both extremely young, 1 about 2.5 inches and the other maybe 1.5 inches. I believe this ich but i'm not 100% certain. I noticed small spots on one of my tetra and immediately raised the temp to about...

wow those are awesome! that's such a nice tank! all these cool options are making it very difficult to choose lol

Yeah so far my stocking idea is this based on the information provided: 9 Black Skirts 10 Black Ruby Barbs 8-10 Albino Cories 1 Bolivian Ram OR 1 Gourami of some sort. I like the Krib as well but i'm worried about the plant pulling

I've actually never heard of kribs before (excuse me for being a noob). They seem pretty cool but any issues with them pulling out plants etc? can one be housed alone as I'm not really trying to have any fish breeding in there I'm really leaning toward these barbs now that you've mentioned...

everyone I talk to has had nightmares with black skirts, meanwhile mine are all pushovers (except with each other). They were in a 30g with a bunch of danios and cories and never nipped any of them

How do you like the bolivian rams and the black ruby barbs? I like those as well and they seem like they can handle their own if the black skirts decide to get a little nippy In terms of dimensions the tank is 48in long by 12in deep and 21 in tall. Water in my area is on the "moderately soft" side.

Hi all, I've gone back and forth with my stocking ideas and people on the forums have been super helpful so far but I find myself lost again. I currently have a 55 gallon that is lightly planted (hoping to continually add plants over time) with some driftwood as well. Currently there are 7...