That's correct, Lisa. I don't want anyone to think I know wtf. I have been raising fish for over 10 years but, judging from that thread Darrel posted - there's no way I'm as well versed on the nitrogen cycle as the people who posted in that thread. I don't really know what's going on I just know tha...

I have a 72 gallon stock tank as an indoor pond ... but mine is galvanized. It is coated with an epoxy pond liner on the inside that took a long time to prep and paint on. It's beautiful though. If I did this again I would probably go with the rubbermaid ponds. I didn't do that though because most o...

THANKS Darrel! Last night, after I started reducing the lights ... all the Cory's came out and I even saw a lot of unmistakable spawning behavior from the males - but no actual spawning. Males were VERY aggressive but I have a good ratio of M/F so it wasn't too bad for the girls. They were extremely...

I have two tanks - a big goldfish tank and a Cory tank with 10 Cory's. I DO NOT have UVC on the CORY tank ... but I do have it on the Goldfish tank. I don't think I have a problem with parasites in the cory tank - but the goldfish tank is another story. MULTIPLE hassles with parasites in that tank. ...

Problem: I don't think my Panda Cory's are very active - they hide under a sponge filter all day ... but come running out enthusiastically whenever I drop food into the tank and they eat till it's gone, then run back and hide (all piled up on each other under the sponge). Also, while eating, I have ...