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Thank you for the replys, I did have to remove them from the tank. The tiger barbs and skirt tetras that share that tank, were way to interested in them. I took them out by scraping them up with a fingernail very slowly so that I would not hurt any of them. I put a glass jar into the tank...

I personally keep all of my 6 bettas by themsleves. If you put something in with him with fancy fins, he will most likely attack it thinking it is another betta. I have read that bettas can be with others, but i have not been able to find a tank member that mine will accept. Good luck, Sandy

Congradulations on your new boy. I have 6 now myself, 5 boys and 1 new girl. All but 1 were rescues. All of mine flared at the back of their tanks for a few days, but then they stoped. The reflection makes them nuts, but i would not think it is hurting him. I would not add anything to his...

My corys have laid eggs and stuck them to the side of the glass in my tank. What do i do with them? If they hatch what do I feed them? Sandy

I went to feed my fish this morning and noticed a cluch of eggs stuck to the glass of my 55 gallon tank. Tank inhabitants are 3 Black Skirt Tetras, 5 Albino Tiger Barbs, 4 Tiger Barbs, 4 Corys, and 2 pleco's. Forgot to add 1 chinese alge eater. My guess is the Corys, but I have no idea what...

Thanks everyone, i checked and they are indeed albino barbs, there are 5 in there 3 females and 2 males according to the noses LOL. There are also 4 tiger barbs in there, 1 male 3 females. One of the female tiger barbs is missing a part of her gill, any idea if it will grow back? I took my...

I just rescued some fish, i will explain later. I rescued 4 silver dollars full grown, 3 tiger barbs, 5 unknown. The unknowns look just like the tiger barbs in body size and structure, but 2 have red noses, and 3 have light orange noses. Their bodies are like orangish with what looks like...

Congradulations, i was wondering how old they are? I moved my batch of swordtail fry and lost them all. I still have no idea what happened, but from now on, i am leaving them until they get big enough to go in the main tank. Sandy

I have to agree that bettas in good water conditions seem to recooperate very well. I have never used Melafix, but have heard good things about it. I use NovAqua to treat my water for my bettas, it is a water conditioner as well as adds a protective skin coating for them. It also adds...

It seems as if my new swordtail has worms. I bougt parasite clear made by jungle for it, but am unsure if this is a good med or not. I know there are meds out there that some people say are worthless and I was wondering if this is one of them? They are fizzy tablets that you drop in the...

I can deffinately relate to how you feel. I just got a new swordtail that seems to have worms coming out of her rectum. Not a good thing, the lfs store said to pull them out and make sure they are worms. I told them to come help me do it, but i did get a med for it. I am not sure what meds...

I have to agree that it is not good for their skin to be bathed that often. If you like that fresh clean kitty smell, there is a non toxic wipe that they sell at petsmart that you can wipe the kittens with. I am not sure where you are located, but i saw it at petsmart as well as a non aerosol...

Congrats on the new Betta, i now have 5 and love them all way too much. I wont even talk about my walmart, the fish people now leave when i get there, and management now knows me by sight. LOL Enjoy your new betta and i am sure with alot of tlc and clean water, he will be very hansome. Good...

Thanks for the replys, i have been searching the net all day looking for info on this. So far i have narrowed it down to worms. Nasty sounding I knowbut apparently not uncommon. If they are callanus worms, treatment is paracide-x, or paracide -d, guess i will have to figure that out at the...

Ok, many lookers, but no replys at all? If you look closely at her you can see what looks like little red hairs coming out, they are no longer than about 1/16th inch. Anyone with any ideas of what could be going on? Any ideas how long it takes for them to give birth if indeed that is what is...

I was wondering if you have checked you water to see if all is good in there? Mine also poop red, but that is due to their flake food. Usually if she is going nuts, it is due to the water. Have you changed her water lately or done anything different to the tank, like new fish? When was the...

Ron, you need to get a video camera trained on the tank, so that we can see too. LOL Good luck and let us know. Sandy

Just make sure you tell her ladies first. LOL Sandy

Sorry to hear that you have all of those males, but they are beautiful i am sure. Males are very pretty in my opinion. Sometimes i get so angry with lfs sales people, but i make sure i go in and tell them what i learned so hopefully they will not give the same advice again. I have never kept...

I got a new female swordtail from the lfs yesterday and she is in hospital tank. Ok, she looks swolen like pregnent, which is ok, but her potty hole looks swolen, and stuffed up. I thought it may be swolen as she may be getting ready to deliver, but it has been 24 hours and nothing yet. If...

I was wondering who is in the livebearer tank with him that is bothering him? I learned the hard way that my girls were nipping at the males only because i did not use the rule of 2 to 3 females for each male. The females would just get sick of being chased and turn on the males. Sandy

Now with a cave, you could rescue another betta and you will make it very happy by knowing that you made it a cave all it own. LOL Sorry,,, I am on a betta thing this week. Sandy

I would love to get some girls, but the boys are taking over at my house, LOL I am hopeing that as soon as i get the new one a 10, i can devide it and put a girl on the other side so that i can see how they are. I posted to your cleaning how i do it, hope it helps. Sandy

Since it is in a small container, is there a filter in there? Just asking. I will tell you how I clean my little tanks. I scoop up some of their water into a little cup or a ziploc bag and then scoop him out into that cup or bag. If you use a bag, make sure there is air in the top so that he...

Thanks, so much, i think they are beautiful, do you have any yet? They all need good homes and lots of love. LOL Sandy

I keep all of mine seperate since they are all males. I have heard you can keep a few females together, but i have not gotten any as of yet. Sandy

Personally I would either put the betta in the 2 gallon or get a tank devider for the 10 gallon which would keep the betta on one side away from the rest. I think the security thing you are talking about may just be too small for him to live happily in. If it floats in the tank, and accidently...

My first 4 bettas were rescues, torn up and in very bad condition. I brought them home and put them into devided 10 gallons. I also add lots of live plants to their tanks, as well as caves for them to hide in. I fully cycle the tanks before adding them, and keep a close eye on all of their...

Thanks so much, i now have 5. The first 4 were in really sorry condition when i got them, but after a few weeks of good clean water, they start to re grow thier fins and all look great now. I think everyone should get one, they are too cute. Sandy

Mine is in the back corner of the tank, and will scoot up the glass then back down to its spot behind a plant. There is also another cory who is on the other side of the plant who looks like it is on guard. If any of the other corys go near the corner that the big one is in, it chases them. I...

Wow, I was wondering if you could tell me what you mean by acting strange. I also have a cory who is acting strange, it is quite fat and in the back corner of my tank. Sandy

Went to the lfs store today to replace my sons female swordtail, and wow they got a new shipment of bettas. I saw this bright yellow in a cup and had to look. His body is dark purple, getting lighter as it blends into his fins. His fins are bright yello and tipped with violet. Most beautiful...

Thanks for the link, i am still unsure what they are doing in there, but i now have 2 on either side of my 55 gallon. Maybe there is a war that no one told me about or something going on in there. When i feed them, they all come out now, but after they eat, they return to the "game". They are...

Welcome to the forum, i am sure you are going to get loads of information from this site. Sandy

I have 4 corys in my tank, water is fine, but they are nuts in there. There is a large one behind a plant that keeps going up and down the glass, and another one that is on the other side of the plant. If any of the other corys come to that corner, it chases them away from there. Any idea...

Does it look worse after you clean it? Do you have colored rocks in there? I have white rocks in 1 of my betta tanks, and every time i vaccuum the tank, it makes the water look like snow. I figured out it is the coloring coming off the rocks. I have been slowly switching out all my colored...

Thank you so much for your reply, lots of fish stuff going on here. LOL I am thrilled and cant wait to see them. I had some in a 29 gallon tank a few years ago,I loved them. But they got killed. :crazy: I had mentioned that i needed to clean my tank and one of my sisters and her kids were...

If it were my tank, i would add some black skirt tetras, also known as black widows. They like to be with others, so i keep minimum of 3 in there. I think they are very pretty, but have experienced a few that were tail nippers. If you want a really calm tetra, the head and tail lights are...

My 55 has only been running for a bit over a month, but i heavily jump started it. I guess I will explain. My hubby set the tank up for me for my birthday and took all of my fish from one of my 10 gallons and put them in there. After it was all done, and he cleaned my 10 gallon, i knew i had...

Thanks everyone, ok how many can i safely add without overpopulation? Sandy