that is a lot of fish for a 50L tank, especially with the goldfish in there. i would reccomend more water changes as well.

updated my profile, i live in maine, united states.

Today my fish came out when the tank light was on! It was out for about 15 seconds eating algae on the black slate. My wife said something because she has NEVER actually seen the fish before except the first day I got it. I am always the one that turns the tank lights on in the morning and sees it ...

+ancistrus triradiatus, just over three inches long, unknown sex + 79F, 0 ammonia + nitrites, <20 nitrates, weekly 25% water changes + 26g bow front tank , estes ultra pearl substrate (purple), eheim ecco canister and aquaclear power filter, 65w power compact flourescent light +tankmates are cherry ...

I have shined a flashlight in the tank very frequently in the past while trying to see if my Bristlenose was eating the algae wafers. I have never seen the sheen before, and it was very obvious when I saw it the other night. When I first saw it, my heart sank because I was certain my fish was doomed ...

Is there a reason my fish did not have this color before? Maybe it was not mature enough?

Well, my other fish stopped scratching at least Time for a midnight water change

I am going to put some carbon in the tank right away to get the meds out of the water. Thanks for the help!

My Bristlenose has a very distinct gold/rust reflection that covers almost its entire body and can only be seen with a flashlight. I found this one night while poking around the tank with a flashlight on a totally unrelated matter. A few other fish appeared to be scratching, so I thought it was ...

One more question. Does my fish actually chew on and eat the driftwood I have in the tank, or just just sit on it all night?

My Pleco finally figured out the algae wafers. If I turn off the light and drop one in the tank (split in half), he gets on the wafers within a few miniutes before the other fish wander by and start eating. My tank has some brownish algae growth on the back glass. I am now starting to get green ...

I renamed the image so hopefully it will work right now for everyone. I also freed up a some bandwidth that may have prevented people from getting the pic as well. When I say the algae eating has diminished, I mean the algae grows back a little at a time and does not get eaten right away. For the ...

I have some questions about my new fish. I am not sure exactly which Ancistrus it is, so I attached a pic at the bottom of my message. The fish is about 3 inches long, maybe a bit longer. I got the fish because I was told it was a good tank cleaner, and would not get longer than 5 inches long. Plus ...

I was at Wal Mart (Falmouth, ME) today and stopped by the fish section to see what they had and get some ideas for new fish. About 1 out of every 3 fish at this Wal Mart is dead and still in the tank, no kidding. I saw a fish there that I decided not to buy hoping I can get it somewhere else. The ...