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Potential stocking depends on water parameters out of the tap. Is your water soft or hard? What is the pH? Do you plan to use live plants or no? If I could fully stock a brand new tank, I'd plant it and have a school of emperor tetras, a colony of cherry shrimp and a group of honey gourami...

Biologically speaking, plecos have a tremendous bio load, meaning they poop a lot. All that poo is converted to ammonia, then nitrites, then nitrates (Nitrogen cycle). Having a fish that craps a ton in a small tank means nitrates build up more quickly and water changes will need to be preformed...

Baby gold mystery snail, that's new. Born and raised in your tank?

For mbunas I would say a lot. For a 55 a good 15, for a 75 I'd say 25-30. My mind cannot calculate for a 125 mbuna tank. Let's just say 50 or so. I bet if you add plenty of rock piles and put the 12 you have in there now you will likely have a fulled stocked tank in a year or so as they breed on...

If you are going to get a larger tank try for a 55gal as even a 30gal is too small. Medium sized cichlids do well with most synodontis species. You could get a couple parrot cichlids or a group of fire mouths. A pair of blue acara might do well also. Before deciding what to go with it is a...

Shoaling species shouldn't really be claiming territories in the first place. As a group they should act as one, much like sheep following each other. "Less is more" does not apply to all species of fish. African cichlids, danios, barbs, tetras, corydoras, loaches work on the basis of "more is...

We will need some more info How long has the tank been running and is it cycled? Can you test for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, and temp then post the results? Posting a video of the fish spinning would be helpful. Perhaps she is just flashing due to skin irritation.

Cardinals live in groups of hundreds, even thousands in the wild. They feel safer = less stressed in larger groups. When you do not have enough individuals to allow the fish to feel safe they will become aggressive and attack their fellow group members. Up their numbers as Byron has suggested.

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Definitely not gourami, they are basically like bettas with lots of eggs and tiny fry. I've raised zebra danios pretty easily with micro worms and a 10gal tank. I would think some of you tetras you already have are spawning in your tank (if the conditions are right). You have a 55gal yes...

Agree with Nick, you should never have to remove a fish to clean its tank. Weekly water changes are done by removing around 30-50% of the water via a siphon, then the fresh water is put back in. Doing this regularly keeps the water clean and the fish healthy. I suggest you look into the Nitrogen...

Most live bearers need hard water. What is your water hardness and your pH? Post a few pictures of the fish if you would. Perhaps they are not healthy enough to breed. Also, what are the nitrates (numbers please) and how often are you doing water changes? 82 degrees, while in their temp range...

No two fish are created alike. Can't really expect all live bearers of a certain color form to look the same, much like how you can get chocolate, black and golden labs in the same litter.

All the female shrimp had their little ones and they are everywhere. I don't think Vitya is going after them at all. He's a failure of a vicious betta. The filter has become weaker after putting pantyhose over it so I don't think the babies will be harmed in that way. There's definitely...

I personally would not keep any sort of crayfish with other bottom feeders, especially shrimp. Mexican dwarfs are supposedly pretty peaceful but I still wouldn't chance it. You can give it a go, I don't really think the dwarfs would be large enough to harm the corries and tetras but any baby...

That does not look like dropsy, nor bloaty IMO. If it was swim bladder disorder I feel she would be swimming funny. Have you seen her poop recently? It might be an internal tumor, in which case there isn't much that can be done other than keeping her comfortable.

If you move the old filter to the new tank, all the bacteria in the old filter should make cycling the new tank much faster. I would set up the new tank while taking down the old, keeping the filter media wet. When the new tank is set up, filled, and up temp then you can move the filter over...

There isn't much point in moving them as the eggs will likely die w/o the father to care for them. You have a whole host of stocking issues and if left alone will lead to disaster. I suggest you fix your stocking ASAP or major problems will arise.

I've never had an issue with my kuhlis going for the filter. I think they'd only do that when they are stressed and don't have enough ground cover. If the output isn't in the water a good half inch or so above then I don't think you should have a problem with loaches going where they shouldn't...

I sense a fellow nerd judging from your profile pic and Tardis in the tank. I give a warm welcome to the forum :) 48 liters is a bit on the small side, about 12-13 gallons. Before you add more fish, which would only be a couple more at most, I would make sure to cycle the tank first. If you...

There is always a reason, the main being poor water quality. We need to know water parameters to be sure, but I think your water is bad. I'd be changing a good 50-75% ASAP. Don't dose any meds unless absolutely necessary. How long have you had the tank set up?

You can fit soooo many girls in there.

Not sure on the epson salt. I'd need a few photos before deciding. Yes to the water changes, about 50% twice a week will be good.

The nitrogen cycle is perhaps the single most important thing for aquariums other than water. It is the process of how fish waste is broken down into materials that are less toxic to the fish. I suggest you do some reading up on that. A quick summery is this: Fish poop and create ammonia when...

Can you post a fer pictures, at least one being from a top view? What size tank is she in and is it filtered and heated (what temp)? Is it also cycled (Nitrogen cycle)? The plants won't be causing any illnesses I can promise you that. I'd put them back is as both will have keep the water...

Judging from how poorly my DBT has been doing what with it's very slow growth, it may live but not thrive w/o CO2. I kept my plants in low-medium and it has all but died. The little clump I managed to find and place in a high-light tank is doing better but not amazing. It just seems to grow...

I do feel that the larger plant is a sword of some variety. They can appear to have a "bulb" which is the base of the plant but the roots often are growing above the "bulb" part. White roots, the crown and the types of leaves look like swords. Give it a month or two and I bet it will start...

I don't mind if he eats a few here and there, so long as they can keep reproducing. He's such a picky eater now I think a few bites of shrimp will do him good.

The carpeting plant looks similar to dwarf baby tears, but there are several plants that look like that from afar. Can you get some closer pictures of it? Most carpeting plants need high lighting and a good liquid fertilizer. It is possible to get them to grow on driftwood, but they do far...

The female plakat isn't in the this tank anymore, she's with the other females in the 29gal. My lovely Vitya lives here now, after being exiled from the sorority for being a boy. His eye sight is so-so. It think it is actually getting better as of late now that the pop-eye or whatever it was...

4 years is a decent age for a betta, he would be considered and old man so the poor water quality really effected him. When looking at your video you need to remove the bubbler. The flow is far too strong and it is making it very hard for your betta to get to the surface for air. I'd also put...

Looks like it was shredding whatever bit of food/debris it was eating. When I feed brine shrimp and my cherries get hold of one carrying eggs they will bite into the egg sac and a cloud of eggs goes everywhere.

The tank is nearly clear of blue/green algae, turns out the duckweed is doing an amazing job at trapping the little strands. During water changes I've been taking out the algae riddled duckweed and replacing it. I was just in time with the water change yesterday, when I got home from work last...

I think it is better to put just a pair or 2 males and the fattest female in together.