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I have 3 PetSmarts within easy driving distance. I've found a lot of variation in knowledge levels between the stores as well as the quality and quantity of their stock. The care level has almost always been very good. Another thing I've like about PetSmarts has been their response to...

Same experience here in the Atlanta, GA area. Most of the stores only have one 'fish person' and that person appears to be a part timer in some stores (example, only working 4 days a week for 4 hours a day). In addition, they often sell very small examples of large fish, like tinfoil barbs...

In a larger tank with a power filter, bettas will usually hang out at the top of the corner with the least current and look uncomfortable. You might find that a betta will be more comfortable with a UGF or even a corner box filter. Of course, this will limit the load you can put on the tank...

He was about 4" long.

My elephantnose died overnight but he had been showing signs of distress for almost 2 days. I'd had him about a month. I'm not exactly sure what did him in. The likely suspects are either not eating or a mini-cycle the tank went through last week. I had seen him eat in the past, particularly...

Goldfish will eat smaller snails and may pick on larger ones. A larger apple snail or mystery snail may be OK with a young goldfish but could be at risk later. Apple snails will usually gobble up live plants so you will want to keep this in mind for the future. Also, bear in mind that a 5...

On the dwarf gouramis....it is possible that if both were male that they would fight, the stronger bullying the weaker. This is more of a factor in a smaller tank but it is still possible that one of them might take a "this tank ain't big enough fer the both of us" attitude in your 50 gallon...

One of our Zebra Danios turned up this morning with most of his tail missing. I isolated him in another tank, but he died by mid-afternoon. The question is, who killed him. Here are his tankmates (in a 20 gallon with good tank chemistry)... * 1 Zebra Danio. The companion of the dead one...

Something different might be interesting....Baby Whale, Elephantnose, a larger loach (eg. weather or clown), an eel or ropefish. A mid-sized gourami might do, although there might be a risk of fin nipping by the balas.

Many a LFS would have said that they would work anyway, just to make the sale. Selling baby common plecos as "A small algae eater perfect for your 5 gallon goldfish tank" or baby cichlids or koi for 10 gallon starter tanks while saying, "They'll only grow to the size of the tank you keep them...

My idea for such a tank would be a school of bala sharks and/or a school of tinfoil barbs. I'd also throw in a pleco or a school of larger corys. And, to top it off, something unusual like an elephantnose, baby whale, or black ghost knifefish (I've become partial to the elephantnose myself)...

They sound like our 3 goldfish. We got them a little over a year ago and it got me back into keeping fish...now 5 tanks and growing. I'd also suggest heavy filteration. I'm using a Emporer 400 in their 29 gallon with a reverse flow powerhead UGF. This works pretty good for keeping the water...

I overheard one being sold at a chain pet store recently. The employee said in response to the customer asking about how big they got, "Oh, they'll only grow to fit the size of the tank." I didn't challenge the employee on it, but I felt like doing so. I guess selling little fish that get huge...

When I did something like this a few weeks back for a new (to me) 29 gallon I did the following: 1. I took some gravel from 3 other existing tanks and mixed it with new sand for the substrate. Probably not the best for maintaining bacteria, but I wanted a mostly sand substrate in this tank...

It's not really a good deal since you can buy a standard 20 gallon tank for about the same price, fully equipped, from the chain pet stores or WalMart (assuming you're in the US that is). Usually you can find used tanks fairly cheap (I've picked up a couple of used ones for under $10) and get...

Our solution to the snail problem was to add a dwarf puffer to one of our tanks. These little swimming beans stay small (around 1") and have a huge appitite for snails. The tank he's in usually stays clear of snails and we capture snails from other tanks for him to devour. I've never had a...

I've got 6 in my 10 gallon along with 2 albino corys, a dwarf puffer, and a South American bumblebee catfish. As others said, you could squeeze a few more in with fewer other fish.

The native algae in most tanks is not enough to feed a pleco for long. They'll graze it up in a few days, as you've seen, and new growths will have trouble getting established. You'll need to feed him algae tablets (available at your LFS) and/or bits of veggies (zuchini is a favorite) sunk to...

My experience is that this kind of stuff usually doesn't help, at least not enough to make it worthwhile. It won't cure things like 'new tank syndrome' or overfeeding nor will it replace regular water changes with gravel vacs. I've also heard of some fish or other creatures having adverse...

Yep, I'm planning on getting a bigger tank later this year for the elephantnose and pleco. What else will go in with them depends on the size of the tank I get (something peaceful and easy going). I've been lucky so far finding decent used tanks for cheap at garage sales, storage room sales...