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I usually throw them a little food morning and evening, but the exact times and what they get is very variable. I'll randomly do a fast day or only feed them once per day sometimes too.

It's sleep paralysis, not actually paranormal at all. It happens when the 'switch' in your brain that keeps you from moving and hurting yourself while dreaming doesn't turn off at the right time, and you're essentially paralyzed for a few moments.

Wow, he's gorgeous. Have you checked for a mouth injury of some sort that would cause him to spit out food? That's the only thing I can think of, hopefully someone with more knowledge will be along soon to help you.

I have the tribal Aquarius sign below, on the right side of my chest about three inches below my clavicle. sadly, it's the only one I have so far as I've been unemployed for far too long and haven't had the money. But I'll share my plans with you.... (prepare for an insanely long post...) This...

I will look into some smaller cichlids like you said, Wills. The checkerboards are very cute. I checked around and no place near me has either of the fish you mentioned, OldMan47. They are neat though! I live about 1/2 hour from That Fish Place, That Pet Place, so that's where I was planning...

Ammonia and Nitrite should be zero, which would be why your fish are suddenly dying. If you lost two goldfish and 50 or so guppies and still have 'lot's', then I'd say your problem is massive overstocking.

Is the tank cycled? What are your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate stats?

As title, could I make a Moss Wall with Riccia instead? I'm thinking it would grow much faster and be a bit of a different look... Plus I have quite a bit of rapidly multiplying Riccia, and only a little Java Moss.

I received a 10 gallon tank for my birthday in late January, seeded the filter material in a mature tank, put Seachem Black Fluorite as the substrate, added a bunch of plants, and popped in a barb from another tank to keep the filter bacteria alive. The stocking I've been planning is: 2...

You need to give people some time to answer. Jeez. What are your water parameters? Also you'd get more/faster responses if you put this in Emergencies.

Oh lord, that poor poor baby. Seeing that makes me want to cry. Prime is useless. It is just water, essentially. Please follow the advice of the others and READ that article that FHM sent you! If you are too impatient to cycle your tank, then this is not the hobby for you!!

My wonderful boyfriend bought me a ten gallon tank with the hood, lights, heater, filter, etc. all included. He's such a sweetie. :wub:

For shrimp, don't get bamboo or wood shrimp. These need a strong current to feed properly and would be unhappy and likely die quickly without such. They're large and brown and have fans instead of claws.

A lot of them do it. It could be warmer water, lower water, more plants, or the addition of tannins to the tank, or it could be for no reason at all. It's just instinct.

She's quite pretty! What a cutie.

You mean something like this? I'd only do it with snails and shrimp. WCMMs are very active fish and I can't help but think they'd be miserable in a vase. Some rarer fish, like the smallest fish in the world would be quite happy there I would imagine, but good luck finding them.

Neat, thanks!

Oh my that is so weird... We have a cat named One Eyed Jack! A beautiful Siamese mix who showed up several christmases ago with one big beautiful eye... but he's far from feral, he's total lovebunny... likes to cuddle with my pet rabbit and dog. I'd set off all the traps and leave notes in...

These are beautiful... really rather zen. I wanna make one now :D What kind of shrimp are those? Could I just use ghosties? And how do you feed the shrimp? (Sorry for all the questions, but these are beautiful and I have a bunch of pretty bottles that would look fantastic like this.)

How is your heater situated? Vertical? Horizontal? Diagonal? Maybe you've already done all this, but maybe try scooting the heater down or changing the direction you have it in. Good luck, I'm starting to suspect that my boy has become a tailbiter as well, but I've yet to catch him in the act.

A lot of snails and some shrimp will make a run for it if the water isn't to their liking. I have no idea why they do it, I just have heard that they do.

Assaye and Curiosity will steer you right! I just wanted to say kudos to you for trying to do right by your fish. Most people don't care/get defensive, and then wonder why their fish die every 2 weeks.

I'm also 99% sure they're tinfoil barbs. Don't they get pretty big?

Be sure to take any carbon out of your filter, or it will suck up all your medicine!

LilyRose, just to let you know White Clouds are cool water fish and will not appreciate betta temperatures at all.... Also they're very active and all their zipping around might stress him out. Perhaps try a bottom dweller? Your tank is looking great with all plants and hides, though I would...

I've seen some crypts looking nice on driftwood before.

I personally can't keep mollies alive to save my life, for whatever reason. I've heard peacock gudgeons and badis badis are fairly easy to breed. Livebearers are almost too easy :/ the trick is getting the to not have tons of babies!

Guppy: ~28 Day gestation 2-200 fry drop (usually 30-60) Will eat young Molly: ~30 day gestation 2-200 (usually 20-50) Will eat young Platy: ~30 days 2-50 (usually 24-48) Will eat young Swordtail: ~24 days 2-200 (usually 20-40) Will eat young Endler: ~23 days 2-20 (usually 6-10) Sometimes...

Is it possible they're taking them to be spayed/neutered?

She looks like she's going "You feelin' lucky, punk?!" :lol:

Thanks. That's what I was thinking, but I figured I'd check and see. :good:

My mom bought me a beautiful seated Buddha resin aquarium decoration for my new tank... The only problem is that it is about 3" too tall for my tank. My mom said she can return it, but I really love it and want to use it. I'm thinking I can just cut a bit of the base off to make it fit, but was...

I think it's for freezing fish food. If you put the fish food in a low, flat container, put it in that contraption, and freeze it.. when it comes out it will be easy to snap apart. If he's putting it in some sort of tupperware, then that would explain why the two sides are open. Though I think...

Looking for plants, can't find any around my area and the shipping prices online are astronomical. I was hoping some people would be willing to send me some for the price of shipping or very cheaply. Looking for: Any crypt species Banana Plant (Nymphoides aquatica) Sword, Narrow Leaf Chain...

Thanks guys! I actually might use Tahitian Black Moon Sand... I found it pretty cheap online!

He probably just has a hair or something in it. My cat does this occasionally too. It should work it's way out on its own, but if he's still doing it in a day or so, then consider taking him to the vet to be sure he hasn't injured it.

Thanks Wills! I didn't realize they're such active little wormies. Will def. Skip them then. I used AquaAdvisor and am Going to go with: 2 Peacock Gudgeons 6 Pygmy Cories 3 Sparkling Gourami That should fill all levels of the tank nicely without being overstocked.

Thanks Wills, but I'm in the US, though I do know of a place to find them. Here's some of the fish I was thinking of: Pygmy Cories Chain Loach Sparkling Gourami Peacock Gudgeon Oto Can't have all, of course, but does anyone have any recommendations?

I can't find either the black flourite from seachem or BD trading in my area... However I did find Black Diamond Blasting sand.. no idea if this would be okay or not though.

As title, what is the best sand or substrate for cories (pygmy, specifically) and plants as well? I've never used sand before but am planning to use it in my new 10 gallon when I get it set up, and was looking for recommendations. I'm more fond of darker substrates, I feel my fish look better...