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Rams will do fine in a community as long as there is plenty of room on the bottom and other semi aggressive fish that can handle them. I have a GBR in my community tank with 7 cories and she does just fine. Sexing them can be hard but the females generally have pink(er) bellies and the males...

It's threads like this that make me want to revamp my tank and set up the empty ones I have laying around... very cool thread and room! I just love planted tanks, one of these days I will try again. What's funny is I have all the fake counterparts of the ones I saw on here. Lol

Was its tail like that when you bought it? When buying fish it is best to look closely and pick out the healthiest looking ones. I also second HUKIT's advice, tetras are less aggressive in larger groups. They tend to do better with at least the 7-9 hukit recommended.

Do you know anyone with an established tank? Filter media does wonders in cycling and establishing bacteria. If I remember correctly it takes longer to cycle with fish, and also if I remember correctly in take a while for nitrites to go down. I think the average time is a week or so, don't...

I live in Michigan and we had a heat wave for the last week or so. It is finally nice out today with a cool breeze. I think our heat index hit 105 yesterday, and it has been 95 degrees out for the last 3 days. I normally try and keep my air down (up? :p) to save on heat costs but I have had it...

Yes I was aware of that, I was just curious about the molly in the SW. I have no idea about hitchhikers so I left that to the experts. I should have been more clear! :)

GWC= Golden White Cloud. It is a type of minnow and is really pretty. They stay along the top level of the water. If you click my tanks link and go to page 5 you can see them. I got them from severum mama and HN1 and they were very gorgeous fish!

Well I'm sad to say that since my last visit here my Alejandro has passed :( I buried him (yes he was my fav) The GWCs are all gone except for one and my ram is doing OK but I can't get her fin rot to go away -_- I'm down to just the 29 for now even though I have another empty 29, 2 empty...

That's pretty sweet! Is that a platy(molly?) in a SW tank? I know they are brackish but I didn't know they could handle full SW

Are the otos new? I can never keep Otos alive, I have heard they are tough to take care of depending on where you got them from due to them being so weak from shipping/etc. As far as OP's issue, is there maybe something that got into the tank that shouldn't have? What kind of substrate do you...

Holy drool! That is an awesome tank! I love saltwater so much but I haven't dabbled in the art yet. The plumbing and extra work scares me right now since I have literally no extra time. Your tank is absolutely gorgeous :)

Thanks for the link. DK actually gave me the same one, I tried to pull it off but I couldn't get all of it. Part of it is attached completely to her fin and I was so scared to hurt her, I did what I could for now. Now I'm keeping an eye on it.

This is fantastic! I remember asking for something like this a while back, glad it finally fabricated :)

Hey everyone, I have a 29G with a GBR, 7 albino cories (w 5 fry) 8 harlequin rasboras, 4 neon tetras and 1 GWC (last of his kind :( ) I have never had an issue with my tank so I am unsure what this is. There is a worm like protrusion on the back of my cory's dorsal fin. It just appeared...

You know everyone says that they are so sensitive, but I've had mine for months now and s/he's doing just fine- she's as lively as ever. I change my water once a week but there have been times when I just didn't get to it. Maybe it depends on the rams and how healthy they are when you get them :)

Hey everyone, it has been a LOOOOONG time since I have been on here! I have a 29g tank with a GBR and I am pondering getting a buddy for him/her. I think it is a female as she has a pink belly and her dorsal fins look like that of a female's ( two larger seperate spikes in the front.) I want...

you can buy a small clip on fan at the dollar store to circulate air over the top of your tank. You can also get some water bottles, freeze them and put them in the tank to keep the water level low if it gets extreme. That isn't too bad of a temperature, as long as it stays steady and doesn't...

+1 an exotic animal section would be sweet!

Lol oh ok this thread must be older than because that has been there since I got here :p It's been a while since I have been on.... :D

+1 :)

I thought there already was one? http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f72/

If it is a chain store you could even go higher up. Contact the company and you can give them her name. It is not very professional on her part to be so rude. She could have at least been polite about it. Better yet, see if you can get an email response from, something solid. That way it will be...

+1 Those fish need a larger aquarium or you will have problems. They will outgrow the tank and it will be painful for them. A 9" fish shouldnt be in that size tank to begin with.

Yes AQ is a good general stocking advisor but take it with a grain of salt. A lot of fish don't really work with a 5 gallon since it is too small. There are a few combos you could pull off but not a whole lot. Mine was supposed to be a QT tank but I just can't stand to see an empty one ;) so now...