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Hello-- It's been a while since I last posted anything; not sure if this should be in this discussion or the "Cichlids" discussion group. I have 5 Rainbow cichlids that after 6 months or so have suddenly torn the hell out of all of the plants in their tank. I know they're more herbivorous than...

Hello -- It's been a while since I last posted anything. Is there anyone in this group that grows the green form of Cryptocoryne affinis? I think this is the plant I remember from my childhood through my early 20s that my mom, then I, grew in all of our aquariums. This would have been the...

I've been having a hard time keeping frogbit alive in one of my tanks. Just switched out a 4' fluorescent light for a 4' full spectrum LED yesterday. I don't know if that will make a difference. Also have a few red root floaters in the tank that seem to be doing OK. Any advice would be much...

I have a 15 gallon tank that has been cycling for about 8 weeks. It seems to be stuck. pH - 7.4 ammonia - 0.25 nitrite - 0.5 nitrate - 40 These readings have been stable for about 3 weeks. All of my other tanks run at about these readings with the exception of the...

Hello -- I recently ordered Bolbitis heudelotii (African water fern) that was delayed in transit. It arrived 12 days after it was shipped and was in very bad shape by the time I got it. I placed it in one of my tanks immediately, but all of the leaves appear to have wilted and died. My...

Hello. I'm trying to remember a catfish species I used to see from when I was a teenager back in the late 1960s through mid 1970s. It was well armored (not any sort of plecostomus), uniformly thick bodied, uniformly dark colored, with barbels similar to Cories. If I remember correctly, they...

Hello, I haven't been on here in a while. I'm looking for advice for putting together a West African river aquarium (Congo type). I'll be converting my 65 tank over from an Amazon tank; new plants such as Anubias, Bolbitis, Crinum species. I'll keep the wood and most, most of the rock work...

I recently obtained a used 125 gallon aquarium that I'm in the process of refurbishing. This is going to be a new setup for me, basically beginning from scratch. I'd like to set it up as a Central/South American tank. It's going to have black substrate, rock/driftwood hardscape, and South...

I've used the same old blasting sand/aquarium gravel substrate my entire life. My mom used it before me. She grew, and I've grown, tons and tons of aquarium plants of various types in it. But it's time for a change. I have a used 125 gallon tank. This is going to be my winter project, so...

Hello guys -- I remember being able to get solid black sailfin mollies when I was growing up, but haven't seen any in many years. Do any of y'all see them anymore? the ones I remember had a narrow orange to red stripe along the top of the males' dorsal fins. I'd love to be able to find them...

Greetings -- It's been a while since I last posted any question to this group. I'm trying to find aquarium plant that we kept when I was growing up. my mom had it in her aquariums from my earliest memories (late 1950s) through the early 1980s. Several families kept this species and always...

Hi all -- I've finally gotten the tank balanced, I think. The plants are all doing well (Crypts, Java ferns, moss balls, Java moss, and hornwort). I have 5 Corydoras pygmaeus, 4 - 6 Trichopsis pumila (I never see them all out at once), several Neocaridina davidi, and several Nerite snails...

Hi All -- It's been a while since I checked in with this crazy aquarium. I am restricted in the work I can do; I was severely mauled by an English Mastiff a week ago and my arms are badly mangled. But to the matter at hand; the ammonia is still hanging @4-6 ppm and nitrates are at 40 ppm+. I...

Hello -- I have recently re-set up a 15 gallon tank that I'd allowed to dry out for a period of time. The tank has a homemade undergravel filter consisting of "egg-crate" plastic light shield material, thin foam air-conditioner filter material, and gravel. I've used this type of filtration in...

Hello Friends -- Well, the saga continues. I have hornwort anchored in my 60 gallon tank that is growing like crazy. I took cuttings to place into a refurbished tank, using plant weights to anchor them. I haven't checked the chemistry, but the pH and temperature parameters are similar to my...

Hello -- I've recently set up a repaired tank. Shortly after setting it up, I took cuttings from hornwort that is thriving in my 60 gallon tank and placed then in the new tank. I've done this twice about 10 days apart. Both times, the hornwort disintegrated within 2 days. Temperature and pH...

Hello -- I've recently purchased some moss balls (Aegagropila linnaei). I've found myself fascinated by them for a while now, and after researching them online, I bought them locally. While doing my research, I kept seeing this alga shown growing as a carpet on driftwood. I know it's...

Hello -- I'm considering introducing a moss to one of my tanks and trying to figure out the pros and cons of each. I'm thinking about Taxiphyllum "Flame", Vesicularia dubyana (Java moss), or maybe V. montagnei (Christmas moss). I can read glowing reviews for all of them (from plant sellers)...

Hello -- I'm planning on setting up a nano-tank environment in an oddly shaped aquarium. The tank is 48"L x 12"H x 6"D for a volume of roughly 15 gallons. Planning on red cherry shrimp (or similar), pygmy Corys, Otocinclus. Can I put a pair of Microgeophagus ramirezi in this setup or are they...

Hello -- I yesterday replaced a broken front glass on an aquarium I built 40 years ago. I was tired and got sloppy with the silicone sealer residue on my hands. Today, I have residue on the glass. Is there anything I can use to remove the residue without compromising the main seal work...

Hey Everybody -- I need some help. The water supply in Tulsa has a pH > 7.6 My aquariums are showing pH that is off the chart. One tank is thriving with Crypts and Java ferns. I can't get plants to survive in the other tank. I'd like to bring the pH of the ailing tank down to the 6.8-7.0...

Hello all -- It's been a while since I was on here. I'm trying to find a plant that my family and friends had about 50 - 60 years ago. It was a low growing plant around 4" tall that we used to refer to as "crypts", but it doesn't fit any Cryptocoryne species that I can find. It was a fast...

Hello All -- Its been awhile since I was last on the site. Hope everyone are well. I'm still struggling with blue-green algae in 2 of my tanks. I've replaced my light bulbs with 6500K bulbs. I don't really understand K-value as I've always dealt with foot-candles and color spectrum. Any...

Hey all My three Bettas in a divided tank all have pestered mystery snails, killing some of them. I've seen two of the bettas displaying like fight aggression at the snails then picking at them. each Betta has approximately 5 gallons capacity. Is there any other algae eating animal I can...

Hey y'all -- Weird deal; I have two male bettas (separated) that have suddenly begun attacking the mystery snails in their tank. Showing full-on displaying; erect finnage, fin flicking, flared gills, close circling, head butting and nipping. Looks for all the world like mating behavior. Have...