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  1. V

    Silver dollars

    I am looking for some help i am starting an 80 gallon up i have 4 silver dollars an will be adding 2 more i am looking for tank mates for them i really want a center peice fish that will be a good tank mate for the silver dollars and i am also looking for sugestions for bottom dwellers to even...
  2. S

    Datanoid issue?

    Hello I'm after some help with one of my dats brought two of them at the same time very small to grow on for my predator tank. One is eating everything i feed to him the other one doesn't seem interested in any food and has something strange on its sides any ideas on what could be wrong with...
  3. Alexander342

    Please help Arowana dieing from hole on stomach

    Extremely urgent!!!! I recently bought a big discus which my Arowana approx 15cm started attacking so I tried to catch the Arowana in a net to move him to another tank which failed because he's so quick and there are so many obstacles in my tank so I tried catching him with my hand but when I...
  4. Jakec96

    Preffered Tilapia buttikoferi ph level

    Can someone tell me what my ph lvl should be for a buttikoferi I'm seeing so many different levels online some sites say 7.8 to 8.6 and others are saying 6.5 to 7.0. So obviously I'm a bit confused how could they be talking about the same fish?
  5. Abyssalisk

    ID this disease?

    I ordered 6 bass from @fenderwai last Wednesday. Since then, One intermedia was found dead with torn fins and a small yellow discharge from his right gill. Now, 2 days later, my other intermedia (who has been a pig) is extremely lethargic, not eating, has severely torn fins, and a whitening...
  6. Mr. Ritter

    What is in my tank?! The Infamous "Common Pleco" Debacle

    NOTICE: This article concerns the identity of a store bought 'Common Pleco', they need tanks greater than 100 Gallons and must have a diverse diet, good water quality, and plenty of personal space to be happy. Hey guys, been a few years since last I posted but years of research I'm finally...
  7. L

    Tiger Oscars Antisocial- Mother wants to give up

    On Tuesday my mother got 2 Tiger Oscars and put them in her tank, a 10 gallon, yes I know it's too small, it's only for now until she gets a 55 gal. The lady at the store reccomended Omega One cichlid pellets to feed them with. When we put them in the tank, they went to the bottom and hid...
  8. R

    Can you help identify these ........... Critters?

    Howdy folks, other than an introduction this is my first post. I've been lurking for a while and learning a bit from the brain trust here. I've tried searching here and at other sites with no luck in identifying these critters. A bit of background: The tank in question is a 10 gal FW that was...
  9. I

    Most aggressive?

    I'm looking for a fish with attitude and I'm thinking of setting up a green terror tank but I am still looking around. I was wondering if anyone has a different fish that is more prone to be aggressive but can still stay happy in a 75g or a 55 breeder.
  10. C

    L029 Vampire Pleco mystery alement - Plausable Dropsy?

    My vampire Pleco has been nothing but healthy over the past year, but this morning I went to work after feeding him. I came home, and I noticed the food was not eaten. I looked for him, and as usual he was in his castle hiding but something was off. I took the castle out, which revealed white...
  11. S

    Freshwater Stingray

    Hey guys, I recently got baby motoro stingray like a week back. He's hardly eating and is housed with an albino bichir and an Asian arowana. He's housed in a 180 gal. The ph, nitrites, ammonia and nitrates are perfect. The bottom substrate is white sand. This morning I noticed a mark on his...
  12. koizilla714

    is food coloring safe for fish?

    Hey guys, I wanna visually see the water flow/circulation in my tank will it be safe to add food coloring in my tank without harming my fishes? Or is there any special kind of dye for that? Thanks
  13. 6

    Altum Identification Help

    Hi All, I am looking for some help identifying what fish i purchased. Is this a true Altum? Thanx in advance.
  14. S

    First time keeping Arowana

    Hi new to mfk, got a 800l tank coming and thinking of putting a silver arowana, ghost knife fish and an oscar in it but not sure if am going to be causing any future problems. Got 7500l/h with an uv light. The tank it self has a footprint of 6.8'x2'x30". Any help and advice much appreciated
  15. J

    HELP!!!

    I added 3 red bellied Pacu into my fish tank with the tinfoil barbs question:does pacu nip or bite larger fish than them?? My tinfoil barbs are getting injured i dont know why 2 pacus are fine because they are smaller compared to my 2 tinfoils and 1 pacu seems to be nipping my tinfoils because...
  16. E

    PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY MARBLE CATFISH!!!

    my marble catfish is really acting weird. he's normally always hiding during the daylight but he's been just laying in one spot since yesterday and is very pale, has no appetite at all, and normally he has the biggest appetite. and this morning I guess he freaked out and took off straight out...
  17. E

    PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY MARBLE CATFISH!!!

    he's pale and barely moving and just laying at the bottom in one spot. he doesn't want to eat and he usually has the biggest appetite. and apparently earlier this morning he smashed out the top of the tank, thankfully my friend was in the room and got him back in the tank quickly. any advise...
  18. A

    FOR ALL AROWANA DOCTORS OR ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT AROWANA DISEASES

    Help us. Arowana Grande, *whimpers . Our fish, is dying. I think he has cancer. On its head and skin and gills and eye. He has made very important contributions to the tank society. But since the tank apocalypse, he is the only one left to survive. I dont even know ita gender. But pleaseee. Help...
  19. jeff meredith

    Sexing with certainty and anatomy question

    Ok so I have a jaguar cichlid that I would guess is between 10-12" in length and pretty girthy. In a 75 with about a dozen cons. I'm thinking I want to give him (I think he's a he) a mate. He's been through a rough life...well, more so a rough childhood. Anyway, I'd like to know for sure if it's...
  20. C

    Ropefish and Bichirs

    Need help. Just purchased some ropefish a few days ago. Two have died. 3 are left. I have two canister filters, each rated for 100 gallons, filtering the tank. Biological media, carbon, and plent of mechanical filtration in both. Have done a lot of water changes to combat the fact that I added 5...
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