keeping

Thanks to everyone who checked out our first official Tannin video yesterday. We received a lot of great feedback, and we're very pleased to hear that! If you missed it, here is a link. And of course, I was in one of those philosophical modes today, which resulted in the latest edition of "The...

So I recently obtained my first pair of Apistogramma! MY FIRST PAIR! After a lifetime in the hobby...I can't believe that I just never got around to trying these fish before. They are absolutely...intoxicating. I mean, I can't get enough of them. They have amazing personalities, beautiful...

Every so often I see people asking questions about keeping fish in their room. With preorders, group buys, swap meet, and rare fish auction, will you be prepared? I originally posted this for The BFD 2. I figured I would repost this thread. You can either use some of this information or...

As aquatic botanicals set in our systems, we like to say that they recruit "biofilm" on their exposed surfaces over time...And as the softer botanicals, like leaves, break down and decompose, forming a matrix of organic matter, they play host to a diverse assemblage of life forms. (click to read...

Quandry: So the set up for this D#$@ 180g has me stressing out between the substrate and the filtration. I found a Fluvial Fx6 on sale with 5 types of media and then I was thinking about drilling in the tank and going with a LifeReef two siphon overflow box as well with either an automatic...

Yeah, let's face it...I love what canister filters do...I just strongly dislike...I mean- I hate- looking at them...Unacceptable, in my aesthetic world!(click to read more)

I have a 75g with a kigoma and few peacocks. Wanted to know what type of catfish is best to keep in there? Are syno or raphael best or something else? Thank you Elvin,

Hey guys, I know this sounds kind of dumb but a friend of mine caught a few and gave me 5. I have them in an unheated 10 gallon with about 2-3 gallons of water. I have a pile of slate rock that somes out of the water so the toads can dry off. Does anyone know if they'll accept prepaired foods...

Saw a question that someone had on what people did with fish while at a convention. Here is what I do. NOW REMEMBER that I am a little overboard on things. I am a fish nut and I have been to 30 conventions in the last 10 years. If I had more time off and money, I would be at even more of them...

So when I bought my 92 gal it came with a sump, and I was obviously excited to learn/screw around with new equipment. After having it set up as a wet/dry with filter floss on top of a drip tray on top of bio-balls, with lava rock rubble, and more floss before the return pump, the water just is...

Other than a few discus, some german blue rams, and a lone angelfish in our community tank, my wife and I are newbies to keeping cichlids. My wife has wanted to get a 55g-75g cichlid tank for a while (you know, all those pretty blue and yellow and purple fish :) ), and we may now have an...

I have some question about my luck with plants. I have never has any luck keeping plants more than 1 month. Slowly , they all died....rooting away...what have I done wrong? They all slowly turn brownish, kind of rotting away and then die! I am using the CF lights. How long do I should have it...