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I always blanche my veggies (usually zucchini) before feeding them to the fish, and I usually stab it into a branch on my spider wood. All of my inhabitants go bananas.

super dark and mysterious!! love it!

Oh man, I'm soooooo happy that you three showed up!!! I knew I needed the "big guns" with this post! Looks like I'll have to invest in one of these. I'll do some research and see what people like. I believe StevenF has tested a few! Holy crap! No wonder I can't keep them! Although I've been...

I'm going to try and give the short version of my long story: I cycled a little 6 gallon Fluval Edge just over two years ago. I *thought* my water was hard because I'd tested the tap which was coming up 7.5ph. I stocked with 5 little male endlers. Tons of live plants. Over time I kept losing...

yay! fun times!!

It looks amazing! And I'd leave that algae as I think it looks great and it will make the tank look more natural and alive and trust me your inhabitants (especially shrimp) will love it! Oh and maybe get a nerite snail (super gorgeous algae eaters) and it will Looooooove those rocks! And it...

excellent!! Sounds like things are off to an awesome start!!! Can't wait to hear and see more!

Boy do I hope so. Poor little guy. I did find him. He's passed :( I've got to get him out before my Amano finds him!

Well I had him for 8 months, I have no clue how old he was when I purchased.

I always do! Promise! I never overfeed and I do 50% wc every Monday. I found the same thing! It made me feel better but not good because I know that my poor guy is dying...I can just tell. He's uninterested and hanging on the bottom which isn't like him at all. He usually hangs up top in...

wait...here's a better one from just now:

Goooood Lord! That's terrifying! This certainly is the hoby that we NEVER stop learning with!

Omg you should get some sort of medal for bravery and heroism!!! You did an EXCELLENT job! Such great advice given here (that I wasn't aware about the cories) and you took it and researched further and did what you had to do! And it turned out in your favor! And the catfish! Rip little Cory...

I think it's perfect for a beta sorority! I mean they are kind of the "dark queens" of the fish world!!!

Thanks so much for the reply Tyler! Here's a shot of his belly, it's not very good but you can see where it's red. Poor little fella. He's hanging on the bottom gravel which he never does. He looks blind?! His eyes look funny. Today is water change day, I may take him out incase it's a...

So about a month or so ago I started a thread called "oto advice" because I had one mysteriously die after about 7 or 8 months. I'm aware of their fragility and whatnot and always go the extra mile by cooking veggies to make sure they always had enough. Today I noticed my last remaining oto has...

It looks so dark and mysterious, like in a fairytale when things are about to get scary! I'm waiting for an evil queen to come out of the plants! Looks gorgeous!

Well they are two great looking little tanks! You will have a far easier time getting in and out of yours while cleaning and setting up and whatnot as the tiny opening in the edge makes it super difficult. I'd read that when deciding but I loved the look so much that I figured it was worth it...

oh well that was lucky!! They get along great with shrimp, that's what I have also!

I agree with essjay. I have three in my tank that are almost identical to what you have and they were sold to me as endlers (from a very reputable LFS, not a chain). But I'm aware that there is only a tiny chance they are pure endler.

I'm so happy to see you rebuilding this set up! Again, I'm terribly sorry for the lost of the first one. I can't wait to see it come together. I'm always interested in fish tanks but there's just something about a beta sorority that is just so exciting and beautiful!

Yay! Sounds like you're doing great! Can't wait to see it stocked!! btw...I had to check out your tank on Amazon. Your post got me interested in it. I really like it!

yay for happy plants!

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Looking Great!!! If you have any cycling questions be sure to post under the cycling topic. I had to ask a million questions when I cycled and these guys really helped me get thru it. Had it not been for this forum I'd have set my head on fire and put it out in my cycle gone wild tank (although...

don't be sorry! I know how frustrating and confusing cycling is but I just wanted to tell you that you're doing a really great job with it all! You're understanding far more than I did and you're asking all the right questions! Just a little pep talk from one who was there not long ago! Oh and...

oh man you just made me feel like a rock star! :band:

This should be on posters and t shirts and every fish forum across the globe.

I have this weird dream/nightmare a lot that I see a tank somewhere that has little dogs swimming in it with fish. And I'm absolutely horrified. I question the owner of the tank and they tell me they were bread to live this way. I'm always in a panic and I want to take them out but they can't...

Oh dear Lord :confused:

Oh man I LOVE this tank! What a cool design and you decorated it brilliantly! I can't wait to see it bustling with life!!

Holy moly this is so exciting. You must just burst with joy every time you look at this room! And omg those blue shrimpies!!!!!!

Aww poor baby. If it's not in any distress and it's eating and pooping I'd certainly keep the little guy. Looks like he beat some crazy odds so far, he deserves a fair shot.

Glad he's ok! He sure is pretty! I know that snails are wanderers but just make sure you're water parameters remain in check ... sometimes they'll try to jump ship if the levels are not to their liking.

Hello and welcome! I'm sorry to hear about your disability and struggles with depression. I've been thru struggles with it as well. I lost both of my parents to cancer by the time I was 25 and had a tough time for quite a while. Finding a hobby helps a lot! So welcome back to a super fun...

I followed the cycling instructions to the T, but I also had a thread going at the time with all of my inane questions because I had a really tough time understanding so much of it and everyone was so very helpful! I guess I didn't really have much to consider when stocking my tank because it's...

I didn't realize that they'd actually "hunt"! Thats interesting!