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I found an anubias leaf floating around my angelfish aquarium yesterday and I left it floating amongst my dwarf water lettuce which isn’t doing so well in that tank. I took a couple of pictures of the stem from different angles and I will check on its progress and report back. It doesn’t...

Those 3 pics all came from my mutt tank. They were each acquired as adults and were not hatched out in my tank. I believe the first one came from a guy not far from me who also keeps a mutt tank. I traded him 15 mutts for a 150W heater I was not planning on ever using (I have other spares...

Sorry, to answer your question, I think the yellow shrimp would be a great choice. My skittles tank is also 2.5 gal and the yellow shrimp are so bright and easy to see. The dark blue dreams looks almost black in my tannin-filled water and they are hard to see. Here is a pic of my little...

I have 3 shrimp tanks. One is super tiger caridina only. One is just red shrimp, although it has regular cherry and Bloody Mary - both from very different lines. So far only red babies, after 2 years together. One is a skittles neo tank with blue, red, yellow and orange, and soon to be some...

I have 2 Nerite snails in one of my aquariums and I do not have an issue with my plants being eaten. I have never owned trumpet snails, but I’ve kept neons and rasboras in the past without issue to my plants. I’ve never kept the danios. My opinion is the trumpet snails are hungry. Perhaps it...

I always remember the guy who first put those two breeds together (labrador and poodle) say that he regrets the day he mixed those breeds. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/26/dog-breeder-who-created-labradoodle-regrets-frankenstein-monster/3772586002/

I wish I had room for a bigger tank here and you could’ve rehomed the fish to me. I’m sure it found a good home though.

You know what? I think I lost the bet! Your fish probably is/was a Jack Dempsey juvenile. It isn’t going to fit well in your community at all.

Jack Dempsey is one of my “dream fish” if I ever get a spot to put a large aquarium. I “settled” for an electric blue acara instead. Looking at these pics again has me wanting another blue acara, this time one of the “normal” ones like the one pictured below. Trust me. That is a blue acara...

Are you sure your “bloated” cardinal isn’t just filled with old eggs? I know that when breeding tetras, often the first batch of eggs are no good as they are old and have been in the fish for a long time. Often it takes 2 or 3 spawns before you get fertilized eggs because they have to get rid...

Your fish is a blue acara, NOT A JACK DEMPSEY. Yes, they are fine for a community tank, similar to angelfish.

I know I’m going against what the rest of the crowd is saying here, but this is a blue acara (not the electric blue, but the regular blue) aka Aequidens Pulcher…..in my opinion. I love the acaras and really miss the one I had (in my avatar photo). I believe the orange tip on the dorsal fin is...

Before I set my aquarium down I put styrofoam sheets under the stand, then I put the aquarium on the stand and set up the tank.

I do think this is the last crab in the tank. I’m considering getting him another batch of friends now. It must have been quite young when I acquired him about 16 months ago. It must be near the end of its life as I was told they only live a couple of years. This crab survived the shrimp...

I can’t say that it is positively TB, and it could be something else, like one of the things mentioned by the others. I was just trying to offer some suggestions if it was TB. I’m not even sure TB can be cured. I thought I had a guppy once with TB, but I wasn’t sure. I euthanized the guppy...

I love mutt tanks too. 🏳️‍🌈💗

I also have well water so I know the troubles. I use RO water and remineralize (I have 3 shrimp tanks, 2 fish tanks) as I find it helps me get a good control on the water parameters and I can mix it up the same way each time. I like Brightwell products mostly for my fish tanks and I like the...

When I got to someone’s house, the first thing I notice when I walk inside is any smells. So maybe light a candle or diffuse some essential oils. You can drop a little essential oil on things in your guest bathroom and make sure the sink and faucets are sparkling clean, clean the toilet bowl...

I’m so sorry that your fish is showing signs of possible TB. That bacteria could have been on any of the things you added to your tank, likely the plants as the bacteria is in the water. I’m not saying this would cure your fish, but botanicals probably wouldn’t hurt to have in your tank for...

Wow, that is truly amazing! I don’t think I want one though. I’m afraid it might stop my heart. LOL.

What a good deal you got at the garage sale. I also was lucky enough to find a 2.5 gal aquarium along with a filter and a light for $5, and then I traded some plants for 15 shrimp so I got a complete set up with shrimp for $5. I swapped the filter for a sponge filter I had laying around and...

I would be more concerned about lotions or other toxins being on my skin more so than I would human sweat, but it is always a good idea to rinse your hands and dry them on a clean towel before working in the aquarium, in my opinion.

You can always trade shrimp for plants or other items you want, just check out those groups on social media. Just put your state in the title so you find people relatively close to you. I’m crazy about shrimp also and have 3 shrimp tanks.

I think I’m going to suck out all the copepods I can using my turkey baster and since I’m already planning to breed some neon tetras this summer I might as well let them feast on those copepods for conditioning. I like I’m pretty sure the copepods came in on plants I bought from a LFS. The...

Oh no they don’t. I’m not talking about amphipods anyways I’m talking about the copepods. I’ve kept amphipods for over 30 years in fish tanks and all was well. Two years ago I began keeping shrimp and thought amphipods might make good tankmates as they’re basically just small shrimp - WRONG...

In my opinion, you could do the barbs but I wouldn’t add the labeos. I’m assuming you’re referring to the red tailed sharks though. Those get kind of aggressive and really should be in a larger tank (like twice the size you have).