Questions tagged [community-aquarium]
Aquariums intended to keep more than a single species of animal. Most aquarium questions will probably involve community tanks, but this tag is only appropriate when the question specifically deals with some aspect of keeping multiple species together.
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Can an Albino Shark stay with a guppy in the same tank?
I recently bought a few guppies and two albino sharks. I have a seven gallon tank. Can I keep both of them together or separate the guppies in my five gallon tank?
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My guppy & betta fish ignore cucumber
To be honest I was a bit surprised when I heard that fish can eat cucumber. I though it's a joke till I watched it with my own eyes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pt4ZdEKniQ.
From what ...
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What causes a Norman's lampeye to lose the ability to move it's tail fin?
I have an aquarium with eight Norman's lampeyes (unfortunately 5 male, 3 female) and some other fish. Last Sunday I discovered that one of the Norman's lampeyes wasn't doing so well. She was nearly ...
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Can I put a red tailed shark and 2 three-spot gourami in a 55 gallon tank?
I am getting a 55 gallon (around 210 L) tank and I am planning on getting a red tailed shark and two three-spot gourami. Is this good? I have looked at millions of other websites and they say it's ...
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My male platy is clamping, is he sick?
I got this platy when I first got my tank. He used to swim around a lot, at the top, in the middle, and low close to the substrate, fins open, chasing the two female platies. He still feeds and if I ...
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How can I get a guppy out from beneath an under gravel filter?
I have a small tank with an under gravel filter.
At some point, a guppy fry managed to swim down the circulation tube (while the bubbles were going full blast) and set up house in the cavity between ...
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What is the best cold-water fish to control a baby guppy population?
I have a tank with 3 guppies, 2 fire belly newts, and one Borneo sucker.
Guppies, being guppies, have young frequently. I would like to control their population, if possible, by introducing a fish ...
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Underwater dry zone for planted aquarium
I'm thinking of getting a vampire crab or fiddler crab, some other semi aquatic creature for my 20 gallon long planted aquarium. I have a 24oz pickle jar that I plan on running through the dishwasher ...
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Did my catfish kill my betta
I have a 4 gallon small tank and a larger 15 gallon tank.
In the smaller tank I have a couple of guppies, a sailfin catfish and a male fighter. I have kept this combination of fish before without any ...
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Mixing African cichlids with goldfish
I have goldfish in a tank. I added cichlids 3 weeks after. They died over the weekend. I don't know if it was the heater I have in there or I could have overfed. My question is what do I do to next ...
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Aquaponics: lobsters, clams, oysters and tilapia all in the same tank?
I've really been getting into gardening over the past year and have just started looking at aquaponics. I hope to one day build my own homestead, and want a big greenhouse with a central aquaponics "...
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Does stability comprise a pH buffer?
I went to the pet store to get some advice regarding the water quality in my 100L freshwater aquarium (which is stocked with fish).
Since taking over this aquarium, I've notice that the pH tests no ...
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What are some safe sand sifters and residue eaters for my turtle?
Sand sifters are animals that move the sand bed, and the latter eat remaining food matter that fell down to the substrate, keeping in mind an animal can be both. Since I'm intending to add some ...
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Why is my tetra attacking other tetras when they swim nearby?
I have 8 white skirt tetras and 17 other community fish in my 60-gal tank.
Today, I noticed my white skirt tetra swimming against the filter flow (which I understand to be swimming "upstream") and ...
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Can I put any other fish in with a male betta?
I had a male betta fish for a long time, and was told by the people at the pet store that I could put in a pleco fish (aka an algae eater) because it would stay near the bottom. Since, he claimed, the ...
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Do giant gouramis tolerate tank mates?
Right now, I have 2 fish tanks in my home and it is very difficult for me to maintain both at the same time. I have attached images of both fish tanks and fish living in them.
In the first fish tank ...
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Which shrimp will co-exist with my loaches and schooling fish?
I plan to keep about 4 yo-yo loaches and a few shoals of schooling fish (neon tetras, danios, mollies, and maybe more smaller fish) in my tank.
I heard that ghost shrimp eat small fish.
What type ...
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How can I resolve a fish conflict in my aquarium?
I want to have bettas in my 50-gallon tank, which will consist of schools of fish.
Suppose I obtain a group of (maybe 4) female bettas and I have a shoal of 10 neon tetras in a 50-gallon tank. There ...
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What non-fish animals are safest for my freshwater aquarium? [closed]
I am filling a 55-gallon freshwater tank.
I am planning to add group fish, schooling fish, like guppies and tetras. I am avoiding African Cichlids and solitary fish.
I am looking for additional, ...
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Which fishes can live together with neons?
I have some 50 neons in my aquarium. Recently, I've added some black tetras. They live together very well.
What other species could I add so that they would still live "in peace", i.e., without ...
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