Recent content by crittercrazed

Seeing as I cannot afford a canister filter right now I decided to take the sand out of my 55 gal. BOY what a chore. I added some river rock instead. Looks much better...i still need to decorate and get scenery for the back so you can't see the fireplace behind it!!! Still deciding on type of...

Thanks for the advice. Normally i know balas are like that but mine is a very nice fish...he doesn't bother anyone. But i do think i am going to stick with the discus. They have such expressive eyes and run right up to the tank when they see me. Val

I can see if i can find one near me....or order one online. As far as what im gonna stock it with, i haven't decided yet. I have access to a discus breeder near me. There are so many fish i like that i may do community fish??? I have a VERY nice bala shark i more or less rescued that needs to go...

I am setting up my third aquarium for freshwater fish. I used silica sand aka Handy Sand. I rinsed it and put it in two days ago. It is cloudy. It was pretty clear this morning but the dust keeps sticking to the inside of the glass and when i wash it off it gets cloudy all over again. Any...