is live rock an essential part of cycling a saltwater aquarium ro can i just put the shrimp in their, like a freshwater tank? also, do i put my sand (not live) subtrate in while im cycling or when im done cycling????
if i do need live rock, what is the least amount i can get and how much would it cost????? i have a 10 gallon tank and will be getting one ocellaris clownfish
Hi, I have two Angelfish, Two Striped Rapahael Catfish, A Cremicle Molly, A Red Wag Platy, and A Neon Dwarf Gourami in my 30 Gallon Aquarium. My angels used to swim around all over, but for some reason they are both hiding in the corner watching the other fish. Are they intimidated? Every now and then one fish will go around and swim for 10 seconds, and the other follows, and they shortly return to their corner. What’s wrong? I just changed the water two days and there is no disease or any incompatibility in the tank. Help?
I have 3 platy frys they are about 3 months old, my problem is my frys arent growing! I am feeding them adult crushed flake food. Now my frys have grown only 0.5 inch long, i feed them only once in a day. I also change the whole water every week and i keep them in my half gallon aquarium. I heard that platy fry grows fully big in 2 months but my frys are not fully big. My question is what should i do to get them grow to full size in less time??? (please if u want to give any food tips for the frys then give homemade not commercial).
i have picked up some backside river stones for my turtle tank..i have some rocks left with me…is it ok to keep it in my discus fish aquarium…..please suggest…..
I need to know if I should do any thing else to help them. I have cleaned the rocks, cleaned the tank, added aquarium salt, and began a “quick cure” treatment.
My current water temp is about 76 degrees. I had my water tested about a month ago and the Nitrate level was around 200. It is currently at 40PPM My Nitrite level is at 0, my hardness is at 120, my alkalinity is at 80, and my ph is around 6.6. I have a 75 gallon tank with two Bio-filters that are recommended for a 60 gallon tank each. I have no live plants, 1 lionhead goldfish, 3 fancy goldfish, and 2 different type pleckos. I was told by the petshop that the “Quick cure” will not hurt the pleckos. I see some improvement (the fish are swimming to the top to eat now instead of waiting for the food to sink and two of the four are swimming around the tank.) but not as much as I would like to see. I am considering removing some of my rock once they are healthy. I have a 1/2″ layer and find the less rock the longer the tank stay clean. I also had a Red Claw crab suggested to me to keep the rock clean. What do you think? I obviously can’t get the crab with the fish on the bottom.
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I’d like to get anywhere between 4 and 10 dwarf seahorses. I’d like to buy them for my boyfriend and myself & have a little over 2 months before his birthday when I have to have everything figured out. So what size aquarium do these little guys need?
Should I add 5 small tetras to my new 7.5 gallon aquarium, preferably pristilla tetras or silver tip tetras? also can i add a cory cat or would it be overstocked? My water conditions are always pristine and I do 20-25% water changes weekly. There is a heater and power filter as well. At the moment it is cycling but it will be ready in about a few weeks.