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There is no judgement here. Everyone has their own stuff. I was not sure if you were aware of the different online avenues to offload an unwanted fish.

I get it, my wife and I work full time, we have 3 small children (2 of which are sick). I would encourage you to find a home for that lone male living in a breeder net. That is no place for him to live and it is undoubtedly stressful. You could post him for free on Craigslist or even find a...

Hey, I'm sorry to hear that! I am very glad you are not abandoning the hobby! If you get to the point where you really need to get right of fish, DM me. If you're willing to ship, I will have room for most/all of your swordtails.

Hey everyone, I'm going out on a limb here wondering if anyone has experience/advice on this question. I am a seller on Aquabid for live fish; it's been a great experience so far. I am hoping to diversify what I am selling in order to create a more stable form of income from this side-gig. I...

Well it seems like you have this pretty much sorted out, except you asked for tips when it comes to nursing back to health. Honestly, frequent water changes and food will do the trick.

I'll say that I speak from research and not experience - but I have yet to (but am open to) find any article that shows the GKM or any other low-end UV sterilizer can do anything else but clear bacterial blooms/algae and kill the occasional bacteria. Everything I've read shows that it is...

I see a lot of people recommending UV sterilizers designed for algae. Just a note: Those sterilizers are not rated for bacteria/pathogens, just algae. The reason for that is the exposure of the water to the light is not long enough to kill bacteria/pathogens - meaning that while perhaps some...

Hey Alice, This is my favorite heater to buy and it's super cheap: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1KXR35/?tag=ff0d01-20 Best of luck to you.

Based on your situation I think this may be the best move. Rams are very sensitive to poor water quality. If you neglect to do frequent water changes (I would recommend a minimum of 40% weekly in this size tank), they will get sick. In my experience, a sick ram is a dead ram. I have keep many...

I disagree on species only, but its foolproof if done correctly.

How many watts is your heater? Sounds like it is not big enough.

Hey Alice, I certainly can't force you and I do see your concern. What I do know: It is highly unlikely that all of your Blue Rams are going to thrive in that tank, over time. They are territorial and need plenty of ground space. They are a fairly sensitive fish to water quality and stress...

It sounds like the pair in the middle are dominant. Again, as soon as you are able, I would split them up. Rams do great with tetras as most tetras can't fit into their mouth and many tetra species don't let themselves be pushed around. It's in the best interest of the fish and will result in...

100% no shadow of a doubt female. Also this belongs in the African Cichlid area.

I'll be one of the voices of the opposition, but I'm not opposed to Glo-fish. I don't own any, but I'm not opposed to them. I would be opposed to them if: 1. There was a tangible harm being done to the fish (ie dye injection, tattoos etc.) or a known lifespan change due to their biology. 2...

Byron, I'm curious. Do you dispute that salt is an effective treatment for conditions such as Ich? It seems your article is more geared towards long-term use of salt v. short term use as a treatment.

I misread the name of the OP, I thought Connor was the OP and he lives in the U.S. It's crazy how different countries can be. In the US it's not that uncommon for someone to order medication from Canada in order to save 1000s of dollars. Whereas in the case of fish medication, it's almost...

I'm going to disagree with some on here, after having Callamanus many times in my tanks. It's not expensive to treat. A dewormer will do the trick - in the U.S. (where I am), I treat Callamanus with Levisamole (which is in Fritz). It's inexpensive. The fish must ingest it in order to get the...

This is what happens when AI writes an article... or an imbecile.

Great color! Keep an eye out; there is already at least one female in there who is being bullied. Rams do not tolerate more than their mate unless there are a large number of them. You really need a long tank in order to keep 2 sets together.

Here is a great website full of good info and products, if interested! https://tanninaquatics.com/

As Colin noted, it can actually help control algae. Blackwater is not necessary for many fish - but some do really well in it. I would start looking for fish that prefer a blackwater environment and then figure out how to recreate it if need be. I have a tank that would be considered blackwater...

Here are the best pictures I could get:

I've dug into this a bit - I don't believe it's the culprit, but it's good to know about this condition. I've only ever seen "velvet" on fish such as black mollies. It looks like out of 20-25 fry, we have two survivors who are eating and swimming normally, but showing remnants of the extra...

I do not add anything else to the water. They are fed BBS and a commercial product called "Golden Pearls" Size 6 - which are both foods I have used before and am using in other tanks, such as the tank with Cockatoo fry in it and the second tank of Kribensis fry. Fry are about 1/2 inch long. On...

Sorry you've experienced that. I believe that my situation is much different though - so I'm hoping to figure out what I am doing incorrectly.

I can't believe I'm writing this. An unknown killer has again killed my fish and I'm getting ready to throw in the towel on my breeding operations. Here is what just happened and at the end of this post, I'll share links to this EXACT same thing occurring to other species of fish in other tanks...

"But Discus can't live in planted tanks" =) So happy to see them thrive for you! Gorgeous!

Doing that large of a water change, I'm assuming that you heated the water first?

I usually do BBS and as they get bigger, commercial growth pellet and once they hit the right size, live daphnia, adult BS and bloodworms etc. I feel like I'm doing "everything right" and the growth rate of my other fry would indicate that I am - but the cockatoos sometimes make me wonder if...

My cockatoos do not grow that fast. Clearly it must be something that I am doing. What did you feed them at that stage?

@Byron I knew that you had cancer but was not aware of the terminal diagnosis. As someone who has first-hand witnessed medical miracles (sky-diver shoot did not open up, survived; man beaten almost to death and fully healed 1 day later) I will be praying that, even if you do not believe in God...

It's hard to say any one for sure, but I have always loved Neolamprologus Brichardi - beautiful color, fins and their nuclear family structure where batches of fry care for the next batch etc.

After raising several batches of cichlid fry from both Ram Cichlids and Apistogramma (Cockatoos) and now fry from F1 Kribensis, it is very apparent that cockatoo fry grow slow as molasses. My F1 krib fry are a month younger and just as large or larger than 2 month old cockatoo fry. My Ram...

Good catch, I don't know what I was thinking! Corrected! I don't think I can agree here. There are some very beautiful SA Cichlids - some of my favorites are apistogramma, firemouths, discus, angelfish etc. There is much more diversity than you might imagine. We just don't see a lot in the trade.

What you have is Pelvicachromis Pulcher - which is your common "krib". The ones that I am breeding are Pelvicachromis Kibensis "Moliwe" - which is a geographically specific variant. Here's picture (not mine, but mine look identical). "Female" "Male"