Questions tagged [freshwater]
Aquariums which are freshwater-based, indicating a different maintenance style from other water types. The "aquarium" tag should normally be included with the question.
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It is my first betta, is it's color appropriate or dark?
my blue betta, suggest regarding its color please , what all precautions and care should I take)
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What is a good aquatic safe superglue to glue moss to decorations in tank?
I know there is aquatic superglue for attaching plants to structures. I am looking for the best experience and results for freshwater shrimp. Please answer if you have a best suggestion.
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What is a safe paint to use in an aquarium?
I am building a wooden lid for my tank. I want to paint the interior that may touch the water white. I wish to stain and paint the rest clear. What paint is safe to do this?
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Goldfish constantly gulping but not eating
We are in the middle of a first time fish-in cycle (an aquarium gift from a well-meaning grandparent). We have a 2 inch Comet goldfish, who has been surviving the ordeal like a champ... until today. ...
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Algae will not go away!!!! And snails, too!
Images, regional, and general info:
Image 1: Strands of dark-green algae are attached to the bottom and floating in the air; algae all over the plants.
Image 2: Over-rich substrate? When I hold the ...
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Why does my goldfish have red under their chin, like a graze?
I've been lumped with caring for the office goldfish tank. Trying to do my best, I've cared for tropicals before.
One of the goldfish in the tank, my favourite, has recently started developing a ...
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Red fin-like protrusions from gils
[New aquarium owner. Pardon any lack of basic knowledge or incorrect terminology.]
My fish has some weird red protrusions coming out from the bottom part of its gills that look like either "...
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Male Platy clamping fins and hiding
I got 7 coral red platy for a planted ten gallon tank about two months ago. The water conditions are very good and the temperature is 76. I have 3 males and 4 females, and they have been breeding so I ...
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Does an underground tank need a heater?
I have dug out a 3ftx3ftx44ft (d/w/h) (0.9mx0.9mx13m) area for raising tilapia, and I will be adding a layer of 6mm plastic to hold the water. I want to know whether I will need to buy a heater for ...
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Can you help me identify baby snails in my freshwater aquarium?
I have a freshwater aquarium which I added plants and two nerite snails to approximately two weeks ago. Today I noticed two baby snails -- one about 2mm long, the other about 1mm. As noted I do ...
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Why putting Peas in the Fish Tank to feed fishes clouds the fish water?
I have a 30 gallon fish tank and the water was very crystal clean when I feed my fishes ONLY their fish flakes and pellets. As soon as I threw bunch of boiled, skinned, washed peas into my fish tank, ...
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How to change which water conditioner I'm using
I have two tanks: my ghost shrimp tank is using Tetra AquaSafe for Bettas water conditioner (the tank used to also contain a Betta fish, but no longer does). My Betta tank is using Seachem Prime water ...
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New freshwater fish tank disaster, please help
Santa elves brought a 37 gallon freshwater fish tank early for Santa, youngest asked Santa for fish. Petsmart said use spring water for the tanks, so I did. Tank set up for a week. Went to aquarium ...
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Why do my Betta fish keep dying?
I got my first Betta fish (name: Dream) back in September of 2020, he was the first pet I've ever owned and it took me a little time to be able to get him a proper home. But after educating myself ...
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Difference of CAE, SAE, and OTTO fish
I bought an algae eater at Petsmart and I recently learned myself that there are different algae eaters that look the same at a young age. I bought an algae eater that has a brown and cream brown body....
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