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would you buy one of these fish?

http://www.okeanosgroup.com/blog/fish-2/taiwan-scientists-create-fish-nightlights/#more-1684

Amazon sword

I picked up two amazon swords plants at the lfs the other day. Do you think they will survive in a play-sand substrate? Do I need those Flourish Tabs?

Are tiger barbs and mbuna cichlids compatible?

I was thinking to get 3 tiger barbs and put them in my 55 g. with my 8 mbuna cichlids. Will this work?

Fish ID

Anyone know what kind of fish this is? Attachment 194157 (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=194157)

Java Fern and Anubias cycling tank

This is going to be a 55 gallon cichlid tank, and just started doing a fishless cycle. The light has 60 watts: one 10,000k and one Actinic 03 lamp plus 8 blue leds. Can I add these plants anytime during the cycling process, and do they require nutrie…

How to pick up women at fish stores

Haha watch this youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBYz54GHlhg

Has anyone tried to soundproof their filter cabinet?

I have a 264 gph aquatop canister filter in a cabinet below the tank. Which is fairly quiet. I was thinking to put sheetrock and maybe some acoustic panels in the cabinet to keep the sound down. Has anyone ever tried something like this?

Hydor Koralia Evolution powerhead is too loud

I just bought a new 750gph Hydor koralia evo for my new 55 gallon tank, and it is makeing a loud humming sound. From other reviews I read they said it’s almost silent, but mine way too loud. Do they get quiet as time goes by?

Can I use old live fiji rock in cichlid tank?

I have a lot of fiji rocks (from my old saltwater tank) that have been in my garage for about two years. If I boil the rocks will they work in the tank? I was thinking it will raise the ph like limestones.

Starting a new 55 gallon cichlid tank!

I’m picking up the tank tomorrow, and going to sart a cichlid tank. For starters I heard that you can buy your sand from Home Depot for $5 for 50 pounds. Do I need the sand without sillica? For the fish, I want to get the lake malawi cichlids. Maybe like two yellow labs. Which fish would go…