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I tried gouramis and a betta once, before I knew better, the betta didn't survive. Maybe you can get another 10 gallon and divide it into 3 chambers for you males. Less tanks= happy parents

Thanks for the responses. I haven't divided my 5 gal yet but when I do I will be using plastic canvas. I went ahead and set up a 10 gal today. I will add my 1 female tomorrow and in a couple of weeks I'll get 3-4 more females. I'll make sure to have lots of plants/hiding areas and if there are...

Can I keep a male & female in a 5 gallon divided tank or will it be too stressfull? Also, how many females can I have in a 10 gallon? Thanks :*

Pretty new fishies :wub: I got a female from wal mart today too, she is a cambodian with blue & red fins. I also saw a blue mustard gas (I think) female, I should have gotten her also. I need to set up my 10 gallon for a female tank and get a couple more smaller tanks for males. I saw the...

What is the best way to condition a female for breeding and do I need to wait until she is visibly full of eggs before introducing her to the male? Thank for any help :D

I have a little laser that I play with my fish with and its never hurt any of them. I've shined it right on them for extended periods (like 1 minute) with no problems.

Thanks :alien:

I know some people go without substrate but I like the look of gravel, especially a nice natural brown color. If you do use gravel just make sure to vacuum it when doing a water change. For a small tank I would go with silk, most live plants need a fair amount of light, which bring me to your...

there are 3 reasons your fish aren't eating, one is stress. The male MUST be by himself, if you don't seperate them someone will die, period, there is no way around it. You would know this if you would have researched more. A male will attack and kill a female, its a fact. The person who...

I would like to divide my 5 gallon but I don't want to make it permanent, any ideas? would hot glue work instead of silicone?

:*) I should have said stupid question huh? Oh well. I gave up on the small tank and set up a 5 gallon today, I should be able to add ghost tomorrow.

I picked a black orchid crowntail, I saw one one aquabid yesterday, spectacular :drool:

Do you have a wal mart near? You can get a 7.5 watt heater for $8.00

I felt really stupid after I made this post so I went and stuck my finger in the tank, of course nothing happened. Gads, sometimes I'm so smart I hurt myself :*) I may just give up on the small tank and get a bigger one, maybe even divide up my extra 10 gallon. I think I'll find a nice arboreal...

I went to wal-mart today and picked up a 7.5 watt junior heater. Its one of the plastic non-adjustable kinds. On the instructions it says not to put your fingers in the water while the heater is plugged in, so will it shock me if I do? Last time I ignored instructions like that I got shocked...

I moved him again, I really mis having him right by me when I'm on the computer. No body is bothering him but I still plan on moving him back to his own tank after I get the heat problem figured out. I have a 10 gallon I might put him in with a few snails.

I have a 29 gallon tall with 6 cherry barbs 5 neons 3 guppies 2 platies 3 otto cats and 1 weather loach I know most people don't recommend guppies or neons but the guppies are just left over feeders that I don't want anyways( plus ghost doesn't bother them, they aren't fancy) and I've kept...

Thanks, I have always liked the lighter colored bettas and when I found ghost in a local pet store with rotten moldy food in his little cup I had to bring him home. Sometimes there are nice crowntails there too, thats my next betta, hopefully I can find a nice green or purple one.

Ok, so I moved Ghost out of the community tank into his own 1 gallon tank. He seems to like it ok but keeps swimming around like he is expecting more room and I can't keep the temps steady. Last night it was 75*, today it was 62* and now it is 68* . I'm thinking about putting him back in the...

I know veil tails aren't the "in" thing right now but I really like this guy. Such a cutie :wub:

I went ahead and turned the filter off. Mr.Betta has a whole new attitude now, swimming around and eating. Now I just need to come up with a name, he is white with a little gray on his gill covers.

not aquaview, its a mini hex kit by Tom. I'm thinking about turning the undergravel filter off, the current is really strong and it pushes my fish around too much. All he does is sit at the bottom hiding behind the plant, I though he might be less skittish by himself. Maybe I should have left...

I have 4 female and 2 male cherry barbs. The females are absolutly stuffed with eggs, is this a potential problem if they don't lay? Should I try getting them to spawn and if they do how long until they devolope more eggs?

I had white clouds in my heated tank, they reached adult size quick and started to die off so I threw the last few in a unheated, unflitered heavily planted tank , a couple of weeks later I found them a new home. I completly forgot about the tank, I never checked it or turned the light on, a few...

I had no idea they got that big, I had one got to 3" and I though he was large, silly me :*) I though about keeping him for my koi pond but the winters are too harsh here.

I just put him into his new home, so far he seems ok with it. I need to get an air valve so I can resuce the water current some. I think on next payday I'm going to get one of those 2 gallon tanks that have a little box filter and light. I'd fel alot better with him in a better/bigger tank. I'll...

I decided to move my betta from the community tank into is own little tank. I picked up a 1 gallon hex tank kit. It has an undergravel filter and I added a few live plants. My question is about lighting, how much does a betta need? Is the ambient room light enough? He will be sitting on my...

Ok, I took the tin foil barbs back to the LFS. The betta is getting his own tank later today and hopefully I give my guppies away to my mom. Now my tank won't look so crowded:) As far as the Mollies go, I said I would never get them again but I let my daughter pick "her" fish out and she wanted...

I'm calling the LFS today to see if they will take the barbs back, I've only had them about 3 days. They killed one of my guppies and were chasing a molly today, they are really neat fish but I'll wait until I get a biggre tank. The betta is a nice docile fish but I'm probably going to give the...

I have 5 yellow labs that despertly need a new home. They are around 2- 2 1/2 " , one is a washed out yellow but the others are quite nice looking and 2 have no black at all. They have breed once but I have no idea who the female is. Free if you pick up.

a few weeks ago I was at the LFS and the owner asked me if I wanted a big CAE that someone brought in. I've had CAE before and really liked them so I say ok. Well she pulls a 6" monster out of the koi pond and gives it to me, I couldn't belive it was so big. Has anyone seen a CAE reach sizes...

I just recently converted a 29 gallon african cichlid tank into a tropical tank. Right now I have in it 6 cherry barbs 5 neons 4 guppies 2 mollies 1 bette 3 oto cats 1 weather loach and 3 tin foil barbs. Decorations are: java moss, java fern, amd hornwort plants. lots of hidy holes and a couple...