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I haven't found a good LED light for plants myself, but I think some of the other members here might have some recommendations. As for compatibility with a timer, though, as long as it plugs into an electrical outlet, a basic outlet timer from the hardware section of WalMart will work. They cost...

Understood, @Byron. I was speaking from my own experience, as this is currently working for me with female bettas in a 30 gallon with neons and corys. Regardless of our opinions on bettas, we both agree @TLB1994's tank is too small to accommodate shoaling community fish. We do agree that the...

Your tank is NOT cycled. When a tank cycles, first ammonia rises, then as nitrites rise ammonia drops, then as nitrates rise nitrites drop. The fact you are getting an ammonia reading of .25 and a your nitrite and nitrate readings are both 0 tells us that the cycle has not occurred yet. Letting...

UPDATE: I released the weird cory from the breeder box and he started acting weird again (floating at the top, head up, tail down, not descending to the substrate). But as soon as I put some bloodworms in the water, he found his will to descend and find food. I still never saw him eat any...

If you want a lot of survivors then you probably should separate them. If your tank is heavily planted with lots of hiding spaces you might have a few survive to adulthood without separating them, if you're lucky, but if you do separate them you'll have a lot more survivors. What are they...

Thanks, I will try nothing but frozen bloodworms for this week and see if that helps. I will release him from the breeder box as well, but I might have to isolate him for feeding since he can't descend.

Also, yes I do feed them on dry food, and frozen blood worms as well. In the mornings I feed the tank a mixture of dry foods, floating and sinking pellets and flakes, and in the evenings I feed frozen blood worms. I'm not a morning person, so in the morning it's just more convenient to throw the...

Sorry Colin. I did a lot of googling before asking my question, and a lot of these vertical-floating corydora stories don't have happy endings. :( But yes, the fish can not easily swim down. I have not seen him descend more than a few inches below the surface all weekend. Not once did he reach...

I've tried it, and it's junk. I ended up reinstalling the fluorescent lamp after making such a big deal out of replacing it with an LED strip.

I've had these 5 ablino corys for about 5 or 6 weeks now. They were one of the first fish I introduced to my tank when it first finished cycling, along with some neon tetras. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed one of my corys, just one, was staying at the top of the water, and even floating...

I didn't know this. Thanks! You just taught me something.

That's true. If my dog has too much energy and I can't keep up, a trip to the dog park usually exhausts her pretty well and she spends the rest of the evening napping with a giant grin on her face.

Worms as pets? I don't know about that, but people do keep and breed them as feeders. Although, the thought of a self-sustaining feeder worm population in a tank sounds kinda neat...

I want to address this in particular, because here's my line of thinking... These percentages you are giving me are weekly numbers. For example: If person A does a water change of 50% once a week, and person B does 20% water change 3 times a week, who will have cleaner water? That answer...

So basically, @Byron, what you're saying is this salt treatment is more of a placebo and might actually cause harm, and by obsessively vacuuming my substrate I'm creating a "bubble boy" environment?

Yes I just heated up some lunch and I'm going to read it while I eat. Thankfully I already knew not to use it on a tank with scaleless fish, so I haven't dosed the community tank with it. I have only been using it on a betta who didn't get along with his last roommate. He's *is* healing, I can...

Salt seems to be a heavily debated topic. Even here on this site. Some people swear by it, others avoid it like the plague. I only use it in rare cases, not frequently, so please don't misunderstand. It only gets used if someone has a ripped fin or something. And like I said, I use less than...

Hey thanks for the replies! It's interesting how my friends are telling me I'm doing too many water changes, and you all are telling me I could do more :lol: @Byron and @fluttermoth, you guys are probably right in that I could be changing larger quantities. But, as for my habit of vacuuming...

This is the best advice right here... thanks for that.

The overachiever in me tends to do water changes of around 10%-20% every 2-3 days, and a big water change (30%+) bi-weekly. I just like keeping the water clear, and keeping the substrate free of debris, waste, and leftover food. And, clean water is always good for fish. When I only had one tank...

That's possible. I do keep my water level a little low, because there's a few holes in my top cover, for the filter and whatnot, and I don't want any kuhli loaches to escape. I might just need to fill the tank a bit more. Thanks @Colin_T

The air stone still running and the filter media staying wet are the only reasons I'm not in panic mode right now. But, still, it's concerning that when the power returned and the filter turned back on, it didn't grab water and instead ran dry for 3 1/2 hours. I thought for sure, that since I'm...

Big storm overnight, last night. According to my flashing clocks this morning, power returned around 4:00 in the morning. I don't know if it was off for seconds, or hours, as I was asleep. I could sleep through a tornado. Okay, not a big deal. My 10 gallon looked fine, everything was running...

Small dogs aren't real dogs.

Same stuff I use. That comes in two forms, a more diluted version, and a more concentrated version. I have the more concentrated version, and at first, I was overusing it too. And I used to get suds like that, too. Some of my fish were also getting redness around the gills. Once I toned down the...

They won't. They'll be able to tell you what part of the world the stone came from, what it's uses are, if the stone has any special meaning or significance, if it was dyed, etc. But you're right, Nick, they will have no idea if it's safe for an aquarium. They'll just say "I don't see why not"...

So the general consensus is I need to just redo this. Understood.

It depends on the betta, and what kind of tetras they are. Neons seem to be generally ignored by bettas, but some of the more rounded, larger tetras... not so much. Of course this also depends on how much space you have in the tank. Doing a school of neons in a 10 gallon with a betta is risky to...

I can think of 3 possible causes... 1 - From the photos, it looks like you use a hang-on-back filter? The filter's waterfall-like output could be causing those suds, as it disturbs the surface of the water. 2 - You could have excess waste in the tank and need to do a water change, but with...

I didn't realize your tetras were two different breeds when I said this. Each *type* of tetra needs a group of 6. So you don't need 1 more tetra, you need 7 more. @bluebird42 it's looking like you need another tank! Time to hit up craigslist, or some other buy/sell/trade site. You're in the...

If you want to do an Asian tank, what about a betta sorority with kuhli loaches?

I used to crate my dog when she was a puppy, because I couldn't trust her not to chew up my couch when I wasn't home. Like @seangee said, she was comfortable with her crate, and knew it was her safe space. But if I was home, she was out. And after a few months, she outgrew her chewing habit, and...

Yes, we all know this hobby can get expensive. Nobody is telling you that you have to buy everything all at one time. But if you buy a piece at a time, that might be more do-able. The rainbow shark isn't going to outgrow his tank overnight, but in the long-term he will. I know how hard it can be...

If I replaced the 5 gallon picture with this, would it flow better, ya think?

Although some betta are generally fine with shrimp, some aren't. It just depends on the personality of the betta, and their personalities are just as individualized as their colors are. That said, if a shrimp dies for whatever reason, a betta will definitely eat it's corpse. So, if you walk in...

Oh I understand, tanks are expensive. I'm just happy you were receptive to advice. Some of what I said could be hard to hear. Again, welcome to the site. I hope you learn lots here. :) Yes, moving your rainbow shark to your friend's empty 100 liter tank is a good idea. Will your friend let you...

Quick question for the veteran sorority keepers out there: If one of my girls falls ill, heaven forbid, and has to be quarantined, what can I expect in terms of removing her and re-introducing her to the tank? No, I don't have a sick fish right now, but I would like to know in case something...

You're already on the verge of overstocking. I wouldn't advise you add anything to that tank.