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    Newer to the hobby.

    So this is a long story... I've grown up with fish tanks most of my life and was always fascinated with them and so I just moved out in March finally and thought I would get myself a fish tank. So eventually I got a whole kit for a 20-gallon at PetSmart (filter, food, heater, net, etc...) and at...
  2. Duckquarium

    Question about metal aquarium implements

    So, I’ve worked in food production before and we used a lotta stainless stuff, and I notice a lot of people use stainless in their aquariums. My question is about rust. Will you visually see corrosion first or will you notice a drop in water quality first? And what parameter do you have to look...
  3. S

    New to fish keeping!

    Hello! I have built my first "real" tank. I had a 5 gallon with a plant and 2 guppies. My wife surprised me with Permission to get a 20. So that's exactly what I got. I currently have 3 black mollies, 4 gold dust mollies, 8 Ember Tetras, 1 pink tux Guppy, 2 female Fancy guppies and 1 Albino Cory...
  4. C

    Orange molly has a bump and possible parasite?

    Hi, I am new to the fishkeeping hobby and had some help from a friend on setting up my tank. Unfortunately this orange molly that I got from petsmart looks to have a problem. Seems as if theree a bump on its stomach with something hanging out of it. I think it might be a parasite. I would...
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    20 gallon tall stocking questions

    tank is not cycled yet, water hardness 17.1 - 18.8. tank is 24 long 12 wide 16 high. i want to put in: 8 neon tetras 2 honey gourami 5 kuhli loaches
  6. P

    Hello, Just Getting Back Into It After 15 Years

    WOW the hobby has really morphed into something kewl. Those 3D backgrounds are wicked...     Kicked off a 75 Gal Mbuna tank...to which I broke the all species rules but ended up with a happy crew through shear luck. Picking up a 150 gal this weekend for my next tank. Some of those Haps are...
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