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Well, I'm gonna be transferring to a college in Vermont in the Fall and, although pets are allowed in the dorms (environmental school thumbs2: ), I don't think I'll be able to keep any of the fish...

You might want to stick with low-light plants or get some better lighting. Your choice of fish seems okay though. Just watch those Barbs. I would also maybe mix sand and gravel together. Sand will...

You could probably have 20 cardinals in the 55 as long as you have good some powerful filtration and keep up with regular water changes. I wouldn't add all the fish at once though. After you cycle...

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Assuming the fish are small when you get them, you'll be fine with 2 of each, maybe even 3. When they get bigger you might see territorial aggression, so just keep an eye on them.

Like Nick said, you have to plant each individually. And without CO2, suitable substrate, and high lighting, it'll just sit there and die or not grow at all.

Rams are more or less solitary in the wild, though they can be found in close proximity to eachother.

Your best bet would be to get a male/female pair and see if they breed. If they do, you could...

I would stick with either sevs or nics. You could maybe go with a severum and a firemouth or something a little less agressive. Dithers would have to be large and fast so to not get eaten. Giant...

In the summer I had lots of time to be on here and keep up with a couple tanks so I had lots to talk about here. Now I'm taking 18 credits in college and also doing independent studies so I have...

Steelers won. Great game. Luckily I didn't have class till 11 this morning so it was all good.

Looks like two males to me. Usually females will have some pink on their belly and I don't really see that in either picture. If you can get better pics it might be more easier.

Such aggression shouldn't really be happening in a 75 gallon tank. Do you have a lot of driftwood and plants? If they each have a territory to claim they should do okay.

Another option would be to...

I double-dose Excel in my shrimp/otto tank and I haven't noticed any problems. My shrimp are always out and about munching on algae and whatnot. I just try to do a couple water changes every week and...

JD's vary in color from batch to batch. I've seen some really really dark ones that are almost completely black with just a hint of blue in them and I've seen some pale ones that are just grayish...

Jurupari get as big as 10" I believe. You'd probably want at least a 55g for a single pair. A pair of rams would be great in a 29g, though.

Rams are okay for beginners if you just do a lot of resarch on the fish before you buy them. Make sure your tank is big enough, you have the right water parameters, good filtration, enough hiding...

Be careful with the convicts. I had a small pair of convicts with a medium sized JD and they never left the JD alone, even though he was twice their size.

Get some Giant Danios as dither fish. Worked for my JD.

Yesterday the National Guard was all over my neighborhood cleaning things up, and I finally got power back this evening. Some smaller towns might not get power back until January.

Unfortunately, I...

Thanks for the help. I haven't fed the fish at all since Friday and don't plan to until tomorrow.

I would have done the hot water in a bag thing, but I haven't been home much this weekend and I...

So Thursday night, out of nowhere a crazy ice storm rips through New England, downing trees and powerlines all over. It's definitely the worst ice storm I've ever seen and my dad says it's the worst...

I would be VERY cautious of putting cichlids in a 6.6 gallon tank. Even though it's 24" long, there's simply not much room for the fish to swim. There are a few extremely small cichlids that may...

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What kind of fish do you want to keep? How big is the container (length, width, height, volume)?

Most fish cannot be kept in very small containers without any filtration. Betta fish can be kept in...

I spent 6 hours at a big mall with my girlfriend today. Of course I found nothing of interest while she spent $200 on Jeans. At least she only bought stuff that was marked down like crazy, so she...