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Well, I guess I can't claim an aquatic black thumb, anymore. The java fern i bought at the May auction is thriving! I've got baby plants sprouting up all over the mature leaves. I pulled a few off and tucked them into the sand bed. So, now what do I do? Do I need to prune the main plant - or...

In my internet research I have found that these fish are best kept in groups of six. I have a 56 gallon column which is 30"x18"24. I am considering a group including 2 males and four to six females. Would this work considering the tank is a tall rather than long? The males reach about 5"...

Who do you guys go out with to fish rockfish?? Charter .... Bill and one of his friends wants to go but would like some recommendations. We are not from here... so we are clueless :wacko:

ok ... I don't want to search around for the answer and I'm sure someone here knows. Ok so I kept that one discus alive from the auction. I didn't kill it ! woooo hooo ! ok so... we were walking around in a store and Bill decided he wanted another one. I said... ok but he/she might get...

I was researching the Aulonacaras as future residents of my Malawi tank. One reference said that the males were extremely variable in terms of color. When you breed these, do you always get some colorful vs. non colorful males? Through selective breeding (by including only good males in your...

Hi all. I'm back with another question. Are there any other Malawi cichlids, besides Labidochromis caeruleus and Maylandia estherae, in which both males and females are colorful? Thanks. Bob

Okay all you Brains out there. Question. When I originally put up my air system, I was using a blower and put 1 1/2" PVC up. Now I am using a linear piston pump. The biggest that Jehmco has. LPH120 I love this pump but some of my deeper tanks do not get the flow I would like. I am at about...

I have a question for you all. How many of you are members of the ACA. And if not, why not? All of us should be members of the National club.

Hey you Lake Tanganyikan shell dweller breeders. I just discovered this morning that I have L. Staperssi fry. Can I remove the shell holding the babies and move them to a holding tank that way? And if so, how soon can I do it. They are in a show tank with tropheus, cyps, and other fish.

Do the names "Astatotilapia latifasciata" and "Haplochromis obliquedens" refer to the same species or is this a case of two different species that are often confused with one another?

Hi all. After several years of hauling buckets I finally broke down a bought a Lee's Ultimate Gravel Vac which is the Lee's Aquarium Products version of the Python. It's exactly the same as the python except for one thing. It has a fine rake/grating on the end of the cleaning tube with very...