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I just thought of another theory to your problem. Live bearers need hard water, the high levels of dissolved minerals are vital for their health. While they can live in soft water they will not live long. Do you have hard or soft water?

Sorry no one's replied yet. I just saw your post today. Did you cycle the tank before putting him/her in? You should be keeping the filter on 24/7. The filter is where the beneficial bacteria live and the ammonia and nitrites are only broken down when water passes through the media. If the...

She is rather thin for a female guppy and her tail looks a bit chewed up, it could be fin rot setting in. How many fish are in the tank and what other species do you keep? Are they all eating normally? Any of them eating then spitting the food back out? Notice any white, thin poo from them...

Sounds to me there is a flaw in the tank itself. A tank should never wobble on a flat surface. Try setting the tank upside down (provided it is empty) and see if it wobbles then. Usually if a tank has a flaw like yours seems to have it would not be the best idea to put water in it. An uneven...

You need to change a good portion of that water fast. When fish gasp at the surface it is a sure sign of bad water. Do you know about the Nitrogen cycle? If not do some reading up on it. I would bet the tank was not cycled so the fish are suffering from high levels of ammonia and/or nitrite. I...

Changed the internal HOB back to an external HOB. Much better water circulation throughout the tank and far less mulm accumulating on the plant leafs between water changes. See the shrimp on the driftwood? Looks like there are 3 shrimp that have escaped Otabek's eye. I've seen one with a...

The two new girls are getting along with the others just fine. I plan on taking a few of the juvenile bettas into the pet shop soon, those breeder baskets are a real pain to mess with during water changes. The 2 males that are not in the baskets are still getting along with the others though...

I've been wanting to add some red to this tank, so I will. I'll be making room be removing 2 fish that just aren't coloring up well. 2 Red Empress, surely one is a male right? I picked the boss of the tank and a medium sized sibling with the most red on it's fins. Boss is 2.5in and has long...

Definitely take a look in the tank with the lights on after letting the wood soak in there for a week or so. I love my crystal clear African cichlid tank (w/o tannin) but I also love my tinted betta sorority with tannin. Honestly though, what with my weekly water changes there isn't much chance...

Lovely pieces of wood. Once water logged they will stay that way unless you let them completely dry out, which would take a few days at least. Normally it is recommended to boil driftwood to release much of the tannin, but your pieces look too large for that. I wouldn't worry at all about the...

A pipette is the same as a dropper. During chemistry and biology college classes we are constantly using these for everything and once class is over for the day they get tossed. I may or may not be swiping one here and there, not that the teacher minds.

Males will always try breeding with a female, regardless if she is pregnant or not. Heck they don't even care if the other fish is the same species and they will try to breed with them.

Sounds like you've been doing some decent research and that's always a good thing. I can try to help with a few of your question. Definitely cycle the tank before adding the fish, and once you have the tank cycled you can add groups of fish one species at a time. Do you the pH and hardness of...

Try posting a few pictures. Are the ends of the parasites forked? Is the point where they attach to the fish red/swollen? If so they are likely anchor worms.

I've a betta with the same problem. I always turn the filter off, grab a pipette and either stick the pellets to the end or suck up some frozen brine shrimp. He's gotten used to my gently touching the end of the pipette to his nose, at which point he will grab the food. Problem is, he likes to...

Just stick it in the substrate and it should grow ok if you have decent lighting. While crypts aren't too picky they, most plants prefer a finer substrate than the usual aquarium gravel. Sand is a good and pretty cheap (pool filter sand) all around planted tank substrate. Just add a root tab...

At one point, way back in the beginning I had a different vine balanced very carefully on the driftwood and sides of the tank. The little spring I have in a breeder basket now is mainly for the young male to hide/rest on. There's a metal hood that helps keep it mostly above water. I should just...

I did have a smaller black sponge filter but decided to grab a larger one along with a stronger + adjustable air pump. I kinda needed another as the first sponge filter went to the 10gal betta fry tank, the second is in the quarantine 10gal and now this one. It is a bit of an eye sore but works...

I did a big water change and complete rescape with the rocks yesterday. The big OB peacock and the tank boss decided to hash it out. No one got hurt too bad and Mr. OB just spawned with his lady friend today. I added the little frontosa about a month ago. He/she is doing just fine, only a...

I'm adding the two new females to the sorority today. For now they're floating in cups but after another hour or so I'll release them. Note the for sure male pretending to be a female. The fry in this tank are doing great. Other than the two males in breeder baskets, I think there's two more...

Shellies are best kept alone, they will bully most other fish away from their territories and other fish may eat their fry. I've heard of adding dither fish like danios but I still wouldn't do it.

Yes the male may very well of moved on to a new girl, while discus do pair off they don't always stick with their first partner. I don't really know what an egg laden female discus looks like, but perhaps that is what the fat belly means. That or it could be plugged up, have you seen if poo...

Africans like hard water with a high pH so shell dweller are a good idea. I would not add a ton of them to the tank though. Just a few pairs plus all the shells they would need, soon enough they should breed and fill the tank on their own. Here's a few species. You can probably keep 2 species...

Is it protecting a certain area of the tank? Any one fish being harassed more than the others? Are you sure this fish is a male? I've never owned discus but I do have other types of cichlids and they all get aggressive when they want to spawn. American cichlids in particular will protect and...

Sounds like you have things right. Maybe try raising the temp a couple more degrees and keeping up with the treatment and water changes. I usually shoot for 88 when I heat treat for ich. It's possible the meds you are using won't work too great in some cases. Sounds to me "love fish white spot...