noob

Hi! Im totally new to this forum and the fish world. I'm trying to learn as much as I can as I just set up a 46gal bow front. I have no idea about species and sexing and I was never told that this was important when buying (imagine that right?!) I currently have 7 cichlids 1 Leopard catfish and...

Hi All, Im a new member here joined via the ACA convention, but have been lurking on this board for a bit now. I have only been seriously in the hobby for about 2 years now. I am primarily interested in Apistos, and am currently raising a batch of juvie A. Baenschi that I was fortunate...

so i finally got a chance to visit the forumn at work and i thought i would take the time to make a post with all the questions of stuff i should know but don't. 1. what does the sp. stand for in the fish names? 2. what is daphnia? i know its a live food but is it an insect cruestacean... etc...

I have a Rena 300 air pump (manufacturer rated for 75 gallons - whatever that means) running 2 hydro V sponges. How can I tell if I am getting flow through the filters? Is this pump big enough? Each filter is in its own tank (1 20L, 1 29G). Is it possible to have too big a sponge filter on...