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well... perhaps not very small fish... Most cichlids can... and most other species that use their mouths to move substrate.

They'll grow slower if they are together in one tank. The more food and the bigger the tank, along with the better the water quality - the faster.

thats the one.

Do you have bogwood in there? They need that for digestion. Have you medicated recently or done a waterchange in a different container? Some products contain chemicals that do not affect other fish but that can kill plecos. I have even heard of plastics that leech chemicals into water that...

I am not sure it would re-establish quickly. Especially if you rinse with chlorinated water! It may re-establish faster than if you had no fish in there - due to the fact that the fish would be creating ammonia - but if the bacteria have all been killed then a whole new culture has to begin...

Notoriously very hard to tell at such a young age. However... I think you have two males based on the dorsal fin shapes.

It's a difficult thing to do but I have had to do the same before. So here are my main tips: 1. Make sure the filter isn't washed out when you pick it up. If at all possible keep water in it while transporting it so ass to keep vital bacteria. 2. Do not wash out the gravel. as above: if at all...

I agree. You would have noticed changes for a while if it was a lack of oxygen. Fish (especially larger healthy ones) can actually survive a high amount of ammonia and low amount of oxygen for a while - it just isnt good for them in the long term. 1/2 a day will not do it. If you had been...

Well... Fish have ingrained into them that they should eat and eat, due to the fact that they may not be able to feed for weeks afterwards in the wild. This means that they will always seem hungry and go for any food that you put in. The main rule is to NEVER overfeed. Most food packs say "as...

Looks a lot like silicone, in that it is harmful to fish before it has set fully and been left. In its paste stage it will give off toxins that will be harmful. The toxin contained in the paste is vinyltrimethoxysilane which is: Irritating to eyes. Irritating to respiratory system. Irritating...

Hi there. :) Does it seem to be attached to wood? Can you see a main source of it?

Difficult to say really. If it is internal parasites then there are different treatments to help different things. If you can... find out the exact problem here

Should be fine unless you have overstocked for that filter. There may be a slight ammonia build up for a small amount of time but that should be gone relatively quickly as long as the filter is working well.

Know what you mean about the sock-puppet! :D To be honest I think we overlook the lazy Clown loach! If you look into an aquarium at night that has angel fish or other tall fish you often see them slightly tipped over on one side. They also do not respond for a while when you "wake them up" and...

I actually use large numbers of nerite snails for this and then decrease the numbers of snails when I put the fish in there. Every day or so I would add an algae wafer, they also keep algae under control! Snails are well known to create a nice large bio-load.