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I would suggest that, that is not an appropriate method of euthanasia and will cause unnecessary pain for the fish.

Ammonia should be 0 and I would advise that the nitrates don't go above 40 ( I tend to keep mine around 10ppm). I would suggest doing a big water change 75% or more every other day until your levels become more stable.

I think she cherry shrimp are the most popular, at least here in the UK.

I quite like Cherry shrimp They are really common, easy to keep and quite tolerant. Their pH can range between 6.5-8 with temp between 18C and 30C For feeding they do eat various detritus, but it' not bad to give them a bit of cucumber or algae wafers ect. And they do well in planted tanks. I...

Just an FYI you are supposed to dissolve clove oil in ethanol at 1:9 before you use it. https://www.research.psu.edu/arp/anesthesia/fish-anesthesia.html http://users.jyu.fi/~jpirhon/clove%20oil.htm https://www.ccac.ca/Documents/Standards/Guidelines/Add_PDFs/Fish_Anesthetics.pdf

I know a few people who use something called bar keepers friend and swear by it. It's apparently used for glasses, kitchenware ect. Never used it myself. But with vinegar you can use it neat, just make sure you rinse the tank out thoroughly before you put fish back into it.

Yeah I second that, Looks like guppy grass

Ok, if that's how it works that great, just wondered if we were going to discuss this more if we needed a new thread. But It looks like it wont be continuing, intriguing concept though, might do some reading on the subject myself when I have the time..:book:

We are not trying to argue with you, we are merely pointing out the potential problems we see in doing this. Having a discussion can allow both parties to learn more about this method. The onus is on you however to address the concerns with data rather than "it worked for me" or "it's all in...

Yeah, works too

Everything affects your water....especially in small tanks.

There will be some natural variation in the thermometers when they are produced, if you are unsure if yours is reading OK the test it against a kitchen thermometer (these are usually produced to a higher standard as food temperatures are important) Eg an aquarium one will be accurate to 0.5...

These nutrients should be in any diets you feed them, like humans, unless they need extra or are not eating the right foods then they don't need extra supplements. If you are feeding properly you don't need to add vitamins which are designed at levels for humans, and have the potential to be...

I completely agree with you Nick adding anything like that to the tank can cause so many problems. What I would like to mention is that there is a possibility that micronitrients such as amino acids, minerals and some ions can be absorbed through the gills. However there is no published...

I do 100% water changes on my betta tanks a week, split into two 50% (Wednesday and Sunday), Probably start increasing yours ( not necessarily to that level but it will help) Do a complete clean, take out the fish, and the biomedia, (keep them) clean out everything else and replace. Then...

No idea then...

1) this isn't a very well done paper. 2) I would be careful with those measurements, it doesn't say they measured the fins (unless I missed it) Which would suggest that they used Standard length and standard height which is usually the body only. Although they should have said either way... not...

I think it was meant to be 13 tall, 59 long 37 wide...?

See my comment in post #2--

A 75 gal at 4 foot long, 18inch wide 21 inch tall, I think would be the minimum for me.

I personally would maybe do a few Angels (4-6) with some corydoras, plant it well and enjoy. Provided the tank is deep enough, they can get quite tall ( I've had ones at 12 inches tall) so it would need to be maybe 15 inches or more tall, probably go 20 inch tall?

I personally wouldn't add any more fish. Maybe try some shrimp or some snails, I have shrimp in with one of my betta, and snails in with the other, and that keeps things clean. You might want to think about the maintenance you are doing on this tank if you are having a problem with algae...

I personally wouldn't. I think Oscars are a single species tank fish. I know people do keep other fish with Oscars, pleco's should be fine with hiding places But personally I recommend just an Oscar. One Oscar in the 75gal (presuming I've converted to litres right) should be fine, don't forget...

Reading the abstract of a review paper is like going to see a film and just watching the trailers and leaving. I do, blindly following what someone else is doing and saying is not a solution. Do your own reading keep learning, you'll be surprised. take advice yes of course, but questioning what...

Without knowing anything about your filter, maybe try and clean out the area where the impeller is?

Many fish nutritionists would disagree with you on this point. 1) that is a hugely broad statement, which encompass a wide range of fish 2) we really have no idea what nutritional requirements are for most species in any reasonable depth (Atlantic Salmon are possibly the most widely research...

I have no objections to freeze dried foods, if the fish will eat them. In my opinion the most important thing is providing a range of foods which provide all the required nutrients for the fish. Another factor is ease, Live foods obviously require some work to create ( or cost to buy) whereas...

I think you answered your own question really. Guppies and Endlers can interbreed and if you think that your tequila sunrise had been from a guppy endler crossing then these traits will have come through that.

It's an easy way of doing so, there are longer and better ways but you know what they say, time is money and people are greedy:unsure: I'd never advocate for crossing siblings, when breeding any animals you want to aim for a high effective population size ( eg number of non related individuals...

Mars product testing is very tightly controlled....

I use Tapsafe... I have never tried either to be honnest

NB: all the links I posted I literally got of a 2 min search from google, there is plenty of information out there!

I don't know, I don't breed Betta's and haven't looked into their genetics. But you need to make these decisions on the research you have done. And I cannot stress enough that good research beforehand can really help. What traits are dominant? which are recessive? which are coded for on multiple...

pets at home do a cheep filter

That's irrelevant, we are talking about fish which are already committed to breeding, which had the disease in between breeding cycles. So if these fish were ill and even if not, it is possible that they already had begun the commitment to vitilogenisis before"illness" and the treatment would...

To be honest you covered most of it

Just a little tip, To reduce the possibility of inbreeding source your fish from different breeder and LFS's (I know a lot of places get from the same wholesaler but it can help if they don't) Obviously without a way to test the relatedness of your broodstock, so make sure you have as many...

Not true, If the fish has begun to commit to vitellogenesis when exposed to a stressor, those eggs will either be re-absorbed or will continue to spawn but be of poor "quality". But re-absorption only really happens in extreme stressors, and I have encountered many fish which have spawned with...

Yeah, the treatment and their recovery would have taken resources away from the eggs. Not serious of a threat to stop them from spawning, but enough to reduce the egg quality by the sound of it.

The key component in many fishes egg quality is Fatty Acids, so a diet which is rich in good quality fats such as fishmeal and fish oil can really help. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.12025) this review article covers many aspects of egg quality if you are interested. A...