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  1. Betta Fish
    Hello, I’ve joined this site on a whim trying to save my poor betta fish. If I could ask for your help, I’d be most grateful for suggestions. I have a 20 gallon with a sponge filter, gravel, no plants, and unfortunately a lot of pond snails. This tank houses two otocinculuses and my betta fish...
  2. Catfish
    So I’m new to fish tanks and try to get one going for my autistic son. But I’m not doing very good. let it cycle for about a week and a half before adding and I don’t think it was long enough. Or the pet store is selling sick fish. I can’t get the chemicals right and my fish are dying. I see...
  3. Invertebrates
    Hello guys i got 2 amanos female and male live in with other cherry shrimps without any fishes just some bladder and assassins snails with planted tank today i saw my amano female got berried with more than 1K eggs so im not planing to get shrimplets from her ! I know its hard and should be...
  4. New Member Introductions
    Hello , My favorite hobby, pet, collection. Whatever you call it, I love my fish and probably yours too. Blood parrots are my absolute favorite . Thanks . You ALL rock!!!
  5. Cichlids
    Hello, I a currently cycling what I believe is a 39 gallon tall tank. I've added a picture for reference. I am wanting to do a small community tank with a focus on an Electric Blue Acara. My goal is one of them since they get large, a single larger school, and preferably a mid size (6-8")...
  6. Freshwater and Tropical Fish
    So for a backstory, I had gotten a female and a male molly and had been told they were both females. We found out the male was a male when I saw them doing the nasty. Anyway, they did it a lot to the point where I felt like it was stressing the female out. So we did her a favor and got 2 new...
  7. Livebearers
    Awhile ago i got a bigger fish tank for my betta fish. I thought of a comunity tank with more room for my betta to swim and even with other fish! That sounded great at first since my betta is super friendly. (Ps: Sorry for my broke english) I got 3 black mollies since i thought that would be...
  8. Tropical Fish Diseases
    I currently have a 36 gallon tank, with guppies, angel fish, gouramis and sucker fish. We have noticed that one of our new gouramis that we recently added has white spots on fins and body which is normally ich. We are using “Jungle Ick Clear Fizz tablets” as this was the only thing available Bc...
  9. Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
    Hey Im a beginner fish owner and I need to know everything about keeping fish, I have not stocked the tank yet. I would like to know about Filters Community freshwater fish tanks and what to put in them Filters Food Cleaning Anything else i should know about an aquarium thanks!!
  10. Beginner Planted Aquarium
    Hey guys, I've just started a new tank about 4 weeks ago, and I've run into a bit of a mystery... It's a 29G fresh water tank, fitted with T5 high lighting, Flourite Black, water Wysteria, java moss, and dwarf baby tears. Temperature is at 75F/24C. I've got a hang on the back Aqueon filter...
  11. Advanced Freshwater Discussion
    I only mention this because I want to stress my desire to use Lake Superior sand as a substrate. I've recently returned to the shores of Marquette MI after 13 years as an Infantryman in the Army. I have experience with tropical freshwater aquariums. My parents owned a pet store when I was young...
  12. Freshwater and Tropical Fish
    Hi everyone, I'm just curious I have a Hong Kong Plec (hill stream loach) the little guy is currently in my temperate water tank with 2 zebra danios and 3 platys. I've been researching their optimal conditions and there is a lot of variation with temperature. At present they are kept between...
  13. Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
    Hello all! I have a 500 liter planted aquarium (L150 x W50 x H72). It has been running for 6 months now and my plants have started to die. The first to go was java moss. I couldn't get it to grow at all. Next my japanese moss balls disappeared. Elodea is nearly gone and so are some other...
  14. Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
    I am switching my all male african cichlid tank to a peaceful freshwater tank. I used to have a live bearer 20 gallon aquarium and enjoyed watching the breeding process. Had many baby survive without even having to separate them. I want a colorful tank without the aggression of the africans. I...
  15. Catfish
    I would like to know because when I go to the pet store to buy more I want to know what to ask for. I'm new to Cory's soo any pointers are welcome.
  16. TFK Member Classifieds
    I raise and sell White freshwater Aquarium crawfish they look amazing in a tank with black rocks on the bottom they range in size from 2-3.4 inches long and i sale them for $20.00 each (thats the lowest i can go on price because i sale them locally for 25-35.00 each) i am in Tallahassee FL i...
  17. New Member Introductions
    Finally got this awesome site to work on my smartphone! :-D So thought I would drop by to say hi. I started this hobby, much to the dismay of my parents. (They think it's a waste of money) It started out with 11 guppies I got for free, and I just fell in love with keeping fry! So I put my old...
  18. Ancient Fish
    Here is my 55 gal Axolotl tank!! Mates: 1x Axolotl 8x Japanese Trapdoor snails 4x Chinese alage eaters Feeders: Ghost shrimp Guppies Rosey Red Minnows Goldfish Plants: 2X Red Mangroves 2x Sword 2X anuibas 2x octopus Duckweed Setup: 2x fluval HOB 50 2x 18" Zoomed Flora sun T8
  19. Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
    Hello, I set up a tank just I guess 6-8 months ago. The tank is 20 gallons with florescent lighting 100 watt heater and an old fluval 2 plus filter. It is decorated with driftwood, plants (anubias, java fern, crypts and hygrophila), clay flowerpots and a sand substrate. It houses a bristlenose...
  20. New Member Introductions
    I am new to this community so thanks for hearing me out. I currently am running a 20 gallon tank that I have had for over 10 years and a 55 gallon tank that is brand new. Both fresh water. I am attempting to do a fishless cycle on the new 55 gallon tank and boy is it getting frustrating. I...
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