So I love having plecos in the tank even though i almost have no algae. Every time i go to my lfs, i end up coming back with a NEW pleco, because the last one died, and so the one before. So yesterday i went to my lfs and got a pleco. this morning, he's lying on his back. Dead. I really need help because i dont know what I'm doing wrong. I try feeding him like sinking pellets but he had no interest so I asssumed the fish store had fed him.

My Tank:

6 neon…

Since im always at my fav lfs on my days off ima start helping the out with catching fish for customers and helping when orders come in to get all the fishies aclamated. Monday gonna help reseal a big tank. they needed some help since to of there people moved its a small private owned fs and im helping out to get better prices on fish and plants .... and i get to learn about salt water since right know i only keep fresh planted tanks, wasnt really planned i droped by yesterday upon request a…

I have had my tank for a while now at least a month and i noticed that my amazon swords were growing like crazy and now theyy have taken over the background of my tank . The problem is i am noticing that there color is fading and also there leaves look like they are being eaten, is there a possibility that my fishare eating the leaves or the snails in my tank. i have two haraquin rasboras' 5 male guppies, tree females ans over 16 babbie guppies, also the snails are ram horn snails. Another…

What causes the tips of my plants to turn brown?  Nearly all of them have the very tips  turning brown for about a quarter of an inch.  Any suggestions?

I'm in the need of a large piece of driftwood for my 75 gallon.  Can anyone help me find a piece on the internet?  I've been looking for days now, and there is no driftwood where I live.

Hello  ........  three days ago I put 16 lbs of "Fluval Stratum" substrate in my 65gal aquarium and added quite a few live plants ( see photo ). I have noticed each day there are a few leaves falling off & floating in the tank ????  Don't think it is the fish that are doing it ???  Just wondered if this is normal for a few leaves to fall off after a fresh planting  ????  I am running dual T5's  and a DIY CO2  in this tank ........ Please reply if you can help  .  Thanks…

My Australian rainbow fish seen to be aggressive with all my fish and they have a black stripe down the center. Is this normal ?

I decided I wanted some South American Blue Ram Cichlids on Friday so I went to my local LFS. After talking with the lady at my local LFS I decided I should test my PH and KH first. I woke this morning and tested my PH only to discover it at around 8.4. Aghast, I re-checked and re-checked and still 8.4. Still unable to believe what I was seeing I gathered up a bottle of the aquarium water and headed down to my…

Just wondering what would be better for a 125 planted tank?

Can someone help me with my new 125. I am wondering how deep of a bed of soil i need and how deep of gravel. Also what kind of lighting should i use. And is there a plant to fish ratio? someone please help me! And what is best for filtration hang on the back or canister?

         After alot of research ( About 3 months ), I decided to find a Mandarin. I visited multiple stores and I saw multiple Mandarins. I did NOT buy the first one I saw. I looked.... I watched.... I left..... I pissed off the store owner... and I looked again. Every week for about 3-4 weeks. Ironically, the healthiest fattest Mandarin I found happened to be at PETCO... Now I know that you are all raging and screaming and tossing your food at the screen but this Mandarin  was the…

Hello  .........   I have one Pictus Catfish right now in my 65gal aquarium - he is about 4 inches long -  I was thinking of getting another .  If anyone knows if they will get along together if I have two ?????   The one I have now gets along with any fish  but  I was just wondering will he get along with another Pictus ????   Please reply .

I am experiencing the big birth in my tank.  Mollies and guppies are trying to out do each other.  I am thinking of disolving a couple of birth control pills into the water.  What do I do with 25 or so babies?