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I was wondering about multiple breeds or species (just learning lingo) in the same aquarium. What is your success with it? What fish have you found to be the most compatible? Any tips or advice with this? I will be attending the BFD. Does anyone know what fish will be sold there?

All, Looking for some advice on repairing my 75 gallon. It's been sitting in hot Texas heat in a storage unit for a decade. Looking to set it back up. Filled it up yesterday to check for leaks and I've got a a decent leak at one of the side seams as it sat for hours with water in it the leak...

So I recently got two severum that I was expecting to be Heros sp. Rotkeils but once I got them settled in they were showing 9 stress bars. It is widely considered that all true Rotkeils have 8 bars. This was no big deal since I paid very little from the fish and got them locally. Because the...

This one is dedicated to all of those hobbyists out there who find themselves in a position to give advice to others...Perhaps you might take some comfort in this story. Like many in the industry, I receive a fair number of emails and calls from other hobbyists, some who just want to "run...

Hey guys, now that the 300 is were I want it, I can now focus on other tanks. I've always been intriged by aquarium plants but have never been able to grow much except for java moss and anubias tied to a piece of driftwood. Everything else either melts away or gets eaten because I didnt...

After waiting for Godot and then waiting for Guffman and then playing The Waiting by Tom Petty for an eternity, I finally achieved a Black Calvus spawn. They conveniently ignored the 2 nice shells I have in the tank and instead decided to use a small closed cave in a piece of Texas holey rock...

Okay, so The wife and I are moving to Vancouver, WA in September. The plan is to take about 1 week to get there. She wants to stop and see some of the national parks. What I need suggestions about is, how to transport the fish I plan to keep. Here's a list of what I'm keeping: 14" RTC x LSN...

I just recently started keeping some African Cichlids. I have been noticing them flashing now and then on the sand and rocks so i've been monitoring them for spots of ich. It's been several weeks now and i haven't seen any. Is this a normal behavior of aggression or some other parasite they...

I have two tiger oscars, two firemouths cichlids, a Jack Dempsey, a blue acara, and a Jack hybrid all about 4 inches long in a 55 gallon tank. My Oscar's are growing pretty fast so I want to build custom tank to fit In the space below. I want to make the tank out of 1/2 in glass. With the...

Hello everyone, Recently acquired a 150 gallon long and looking into stocking it now. Just wanted to see if i could get some guidance on a couple things. 1. Is the tank big enough 2. Are they for the most part compatible ( I know a lot depends on the temperament of the fish themselves though)...

Hey gang, My fish room is unheated; the heat from the rest of the house doesn't really reach it. Obviously, this is not going to work out particularly well for the winter, and I'm already starting to have some problems with it (namely, that I've had to put heaters in a few tanks, and I had...

I have a question about powerheads on a 55 g Hap tank I'm debating on the Aquaclear 70 I like it due to I can add a quick filter to polish the water thing I don't like is I'm told the suction cups let it rattle and they fall. There is the MaxiJet that can be used with the Sure Grip magnetic...

I scored a really great deal on a 90g setup today. $125 for tank, stand, lighting, 2 eheim canister filters, heater, all decor, gravel, nice air pumps, a python, and a bunch of extras. The seller had one yellow lab that she asked if I would take, I keep mbuna and I have a few already so I said...

Hi Guys, I'm planning to buy a place in the next 6 months and I need some advice to maintain my level of fish keeping. I currently rent in a coop where water and electricity are included. I have no idea how much it would cost to do bi-weekly water changes and have electricity running air and...

I have a hang-on refugium made by cpr. would it be safe to bleach it? I had it on a tank for a couple months but I thought the coarse blue pad would scratch it. now I've emptied it and need to clean it. want to sell it but it's rather dingy at the moment. thanks

So I'm in the market for a new filter I currently run a magnum 350 canister (total garbage) a hot magnum (fairly crappy) and an AC110. The tank is 125 gallons and heavily stocked with africans. I am a firm believer in over filtering and using atleast two different filters. This being said I...

Anyone ever install a "euro brace" on a tank? Any other ideas on reinforcing the top of a tank? When building a stand to support almost 1500 pounds are dado joints best, are open dado joints stonger than closed? Sent from my SCH-S960L using MonsterAquariaNetwork App

So I'm resealing a 125 I got for 40 bucks three of the verticle seal are perfect the fourth however...not so much. The trim piece around the top split where the 45'S meet in the corner the added stress on the seam cracked the silicone between the two panes. The trim piece is attached very well...

I recently purchased an Eheim 2227 on eBay and installed it last weekend. To my relief, the wet/dry chamber does empty and refill. Unfortunately, however, the air from that chamber is then expelled through the outflow tubing through the spray bar. It makes the filter very noisy. I don't think...

Hello everyone, first post. Maybe you could point me in the right direction. First foray into Cichlids versus community tanks. 1. No more 55s, just purchased a used 180 along with the fish. It is now in my house with about 5 larger fish like an Oscar, Red Devil, Jack Dempsey that came...