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Move them all to the pair of planted 10gals. Only placed 2 in Otabek's tank as I feared he'd eat them and the rest went in the other planted 10gal, where I also moved Vitya to. Natural colored fry with Otabek, apparently he hasn't noticed it as this was taken today. I figured albino fry would...

I certainly wouldn't be putting shell dweller with mbuna or some other combination like that but I do have species from different lakes in the same tank. It is generally frowned upon by hardcore African cichlid keepers but I'm not "hardcore". I think I've got species from all three of the Rift...

Not related to the fish part of the post, but the dog part. Crates are only for bad dogs that cannot behave when left in the house alone. I must say, after our late beagle (rest his soul) tore out the screening in all our brand new windows and escaped when left alone for a mere 2 hours, you bet...

The point of water changes is to remove nitrates and fish chemicals (such as growth inhibiting chemicals from fry) as well as replenish minerals that the fish/plants need. You can never do too many water changes IMO. Breeders do large daily water changes or even twice daily water changes upwards...

Looks a bit like a male plakat and sounds like it behaves like one, can you get a pic of it flaring? As for the white spots, eggs are placed in a foamy bubble nest floating on the water so I doubt they are eggs if they are suck to the glass under water.

Starting to look like plecos now. I think dad has a recessive albino gene, some are looking very albino to me. 3 of the fry died while trying to hatch and one that did hatch has an odd looking yolk sac. I'm not too sure that one will survive. So right now there are 16 good looking fry and...

What is your secret to mystery snails? Mine all keeled over within half a year of buying them. I could start a shell dwelling community with all the empty mystery shells I have. They shouldn't of starved, they were fed a buffet of wafers, sinking pellets, and veggies plus all the duckweed they...

No problem and don't let it bother you too much. I'm sure we've all made the mistake of getting fish that grow far too large for tank they end up in.

Lowing pH is much harder than increases it. Organic material such as driftwood, Indian almond leaves, peat moss etc will leach tannin and naturally lower pH. This won't lower it very much, but it will to some extend. Seeing as you have the one barb left, it might be a better idea to rehome the...

Iridescent shark, not a shark at all. They will not stay small. The whole "growing to fit the tank" is a huge misconception. Fish grow and do so constantly at varying rates depending on age and environment. When a tank is too small for a fish their body stops growing but their organs do not...

Just checked them again, and saw the first little fry had already hatched! I thought it would take a little longer but I guess 4-5 days is fine too.

I find that sand substrates are good for stem plants that have thinner roots. Using large gravel doesn't make the best substrate for plants, there isn't much for the roots to hand onto and it seems to take longer for them to get established IMO. I'd personally use a sand substrate with...

Was beginning to wonder if the eggs were fertilized or not as a few were getting fuzzy and white. I kept removing all the fungused eggs and it's safe to say they are alive. I can see the little fry developing inside. They were moved from the tumbler to a specimen container with a bit of Meth...

Not trying to sound mean, but if you purposely bred them then you should of known there might be well over a hundred fry. When breeding fish like bettas you must be aware of how many they produce and have a plan for all the fry. Getting fry to the free swimming stage is often the hardest part...

Male and female bettas (betta splendens I presume?) should never be housed in the same tank. Males are very brutal when spawning and can kill/harm the females. Move the male to his own tank. As for the fry, its not a bad idea to let nature take its course. Leave them all in the tank, if they...

Those logs look nice, I'll have to find something similar in the near future. Took a flash light to the cave and saw zero eggs even though the male was still guarding it. Perhaps he kicked out the eggs or the cave was raided by the upside down catfish, either way I'm glad I collected all the...

Finally got eggs from my bristlenose pleco pair. Dad's a long finned normal colored young adult. Bought him at the pet store when he was tiny, only 6$. Mom's a full grown albino short finned female I received from the pet store owner. They've been flirting and digging pits near the caves...

After doing a bit of researching I think it was the sudden addition of tannin from when I boiled oak leaves. Odd though, the shrimp in Otabek's 10gal weren't affected but maybe that is due to the larger volume of water. The shrimp I removed are all doing well in the other 10gal, both red females...

I can't say for sure, but I'd guess that the sudden increase in tannin, or whatever leached from the leaves, was too much and too fast. Sudden changes and increases/decreases of things in the water can effect sensitive shrimp.

How big are the turtles now? If they are babies then you can certainly keep them in a smaller tank till they grow out a bit. It would be rather hard to find and feed a 2in turtle in a 40gal tank. As for planting the tank, this might not work too well. I'd only use floating plants like...

Shrimp are more sensitive to changes than fish. I agree though, they must not of liked what was one/in the leaves.

Musk turtle don't get too big, the largest I've seen was about 6ish inches long. Turtles are messy though and I wouldn't keep 2 in anything smaller than a 40gal tank (bigger is better). They will need a heat lamp on one end of the tank and place to climb up on and bask in the light. Keep in mind...

I'm pretty sure anyone who has ever bought a betta and kept it in a proper tank has ended up with more than one betta :D Just can't help myself, I've already been overrun with bettas.

Can post some pictures of the tank and fish? What size tank is he in and is it cycled? Can you also tell us the levels of ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite? Excessive flaring can cause the fins to split but they should heal up just fine in a healthy tank. Do you have plastic plants? Plastic...

Corydoras have soft and sensitive whiskers that are easily damaged. They do best in fine sand substrates and when kept on rough gravel their whiskers get damaged and they often develop fungus on their pectoral fins from getting them scraped up. I'm not saying the eye problem is a direct result...

Sounds like popeye of the fungal sort. Can you post a few pictures? What species are the catfish? Also, can you give more info on the tank? Things like water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, hardness), size, temp, and tank mates are all useful buts of info.

They look like convicts to me. Best kept in species only tanks as they are very aggressive and territorial, especially when spawning.

Can you try getting some close ups on the wounds? The first thing that comes to mind is wounds either from being picked on or anchor worms, but you should see some brownish/white/green "threads" coming from the wound for it to be anchor worms. It is a good idea to separate the rainbow as a...

A non cancerous tumor will usually, but not always, be on the smoother side whereas many cancerous tumors will be lumpy bumpy. I'm not saying it is cancerous, but it could be. I say go ahead and remove it. It would be a good idea to quarantine the fish afterwards to allow it to recover, plus...

I have a trusty tooth brush that I use for cleaning up algae, it works especially well in the corners. If you want, you could even add some nerite snails to the tank. They make great glass polishers and don't breed in fresh water like most other snails.