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  1. Nells250

    Greetings and salutations!

    (I thought that would sound a little different than just "HI!") Unless you count the goldfish we had when I was a kid, I bought my first fish in August 2023, a white female Betta. In November, I bought what I thought was a baby MALE betta, but is now starting to look like a female! I don't...
  2. B

    Peacock bass sudden death

    Hello , trying to get some information on my peacock bass dying out of no where. Iā€™ve had him about a month in a 55gal with two small Oscarā€™s and a small arowana . No tension has gone on in the tank itā€™s been perfectly peaceful. The only thing I checked that was off was the ph it lowered to...
  3. Freshyfishy

    All of my guppies (mainly female) dying in close proximity of eachother

    I have recently bought some guppies from 3 different stores, and now the death count (after a week) spiked to like 3 a day... Any ideas? There are more males than females, and they had white "floof" fungi looking things on their bodies. I did find a male and female mating and still "attached"...
  4. R

    Help Please!

    I got some glowfish danios yesterday and they were doing great last night and this morning, however when i got home from work all 3 have downward curved spines (U shaped) and look slightly bloated (bellies look boxy). They are swimming perfectly fine and super active. None of my other fish are...
  5. D

    Complete beginner

    Iā€™ve was given a tank and filter from a friend. Iā€™ve cleaned it, filled it and ran filter for 3 days then emptied and repeated the process a few times. Iā€™m now at the point of leaving it for a bother couple of weeks before we put the fish in for a Christmas present. Itā€™s a cold water fish setup...
  6. R

    Rate my tank?

    Some info: Size-20 gallon long tank Stock-Golden dojo loaches, yo-yo loach, red tailed shark, mollies, white cloud minnows(gold variety), albino cherry barb, banjo cat, too cat, Nerite snails. Planted-half planted half artificial. Filtration-Aqueon10 and sponge filter for redundant filtration in...
  7. A

    help me.. please!

    Hi, I'm relatively new to keeping fish and although I haven't had any problems with establishing my tank (60L) - I've noticed that my filter (Superfish AquaFlow 200) is a bit too strong, and although it comes with a spray bar, it seems to be pushing air through creating lots of bubbles and my...
  8. L

    Why do my fish keep dying

    Hi, I seem to be having an issue with my tank and so far every fish Iā€™ve got has died after a few weeks. I have cycled the tank, checked all levels are ā€˜goodā€™ and the only issue I can think of is that our water is hard with a PH of 8. I have had two bettas (not at the same time) but after...
  9. D

    Hi, new to a forum, should of did this years ago

    Hi, my names Mike and I've had aquariums for 30 years, 20 to 40 gal, store bought tanks, undergravel to HOB filters. I just started using a fluval 207 canister about 6 months ago. Moved into a new house and I need help. I want to up my game. I have 36.20.20 Inches to put a tank, I wanted acrylic...
  10. Duckquarium

    Intro thread

    Hi Iā€™m new to this forum This is my 2nd ever betta, itā€™s fairly energetic.
  11. C

    I feel guilt when I think about re-homing my fish

    Does anyone else have a tank/tanks that don't excite them much anymore?... but they keep it up and running because they have trouble re-homing their fish? I've grown semi attached and worry someone uneducated will give them a bad quality of life. I've always been envious of the hobbiest that can...
  12. G

    Algea growing on window/plants?

    So I've had this roughly 50 gallon tank for just over a month now. I've done 1 water change of about 50% about 2 weeks ago. And I'm now noticing this brown stuff on the front glass, there's some on the back glass too. I'm just wanna make sure it just algae, or is it something I should be worried...
  13. CPDtank96

    A question for you planted tank people out there! šŸŒ±

    Hey guys! New to the planted tank scene and looking for some maintenance tips and tricks šŸŒ± currently I have the following plants in my aquarium: Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis 53B' (background) Hygrophila polysperma (background) Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae' (I think this is the type...
  14. A

    Rate Our Tank Set up!

    Hey! My husband and I have just set up our 64l tank and it is currently completing it's fish-less cycle. I have gone on **Advisor to try and figure out a good set up for our first small tank. We are planning on: 6x Guppies 5x Dwarf Cory 1x African Dwarf Frog (Not the clawed kind!) 2x Mystery...
  15. C

    New Tank Parameters, please advise

    Hey all! New to the forum. I have a 75 gal tank running with an Fx6 filter and heated to 74 degrees. Tank is decorated with little pebble stones and a huge piece of driftwood. Thatā€™s all for now. Tank was cycled for at least two weeks and fish were introduced. Itā€™s been running for about a month...
  16. J

    New tank owners, need advice

    Evening all- My husband and daughter have decided to enter the tropical fish owner life and we need some guidance. We have a 20gallon tank with all the works(filter, heater, decor). We got the tank set up and filled with water, did the chemical thing and waited 48 hours to get the fish-im...
  17. R

    New to aquarium keeping, looking for advice

    Now I know from my posts before you could clearly tell I was very new, anyways I am currently looking for advice to fish keeping, how to keep params in check, water change advice, med advice, light advice, and more anything is helpful! I might also talk about questions about fish in my...
  18. Kaystojj

    IM NEW AND I NEED HELP

    Hey everyone! I hope youā€™re well :) this is my first post so please be kind! Iā€™ve been reading so much conflicting info about high nitrites and Iā€™m super confused. Im extremely new to keeping fish and I want to get it right! I was told by my local fish shop to cycle my fish tank for 24 hours...
  19. P

    Can I add 2 3000k lights to l equle 6000k

    Im planing on getting a 5 gallong is it ok to add 2 3000k spot lights from ikea the ā€œVAXMYRAā€ to add up to 6000k or is that not how ot works? Does each bulb its self need to be 6000k
  20. J

    Aqua one 620 filter

    Hello! New person on here. I have a 90litre aqua one 620 filter. It works fine and have had no problems the only issue is that it makes a lot of noise (water noise not the actually motor). I bought it second hand and bought a new power head, however it didnā€™t come with a spray bar. Will it be...
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