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So I went to my lfs intending to just get a couple more female Honey Sunset Gourami (T. chuna) to add to a female pair of Honey Sunsets I already have at home in my 40 gallon breeder, as I've found Honeys love socializing together in groups and it's cute to see them interacting together. I've...

TLDR just read the bolded parts. I’m looking for a budget light below $100. I’ve been looking at recommended lights a lot, but I keep finding recommendations for high tech super bright lights, or lights for fish only tanks where live plants aren’t even a factor. For my tank, I have fish and I...

Does anyone know where to get an aquarium stand, in person or online? Where did you get yours? I'm looking for a 40 gallon breeder stand (roughly 36 inches long by 18 wide or just a bit larger) that is enclosed. With cabinets, a back panel with just a small hole for cords to go through rather...

I know I shouldn't have, but I impulse bought a fish. I was at a pet store and I saw a single Super Red Cockatoo Cichlid mixed with a bunch of Yellow Flash Cockatoo Cichlids. I'd never even seen any type of Cockatoo Cichlids locally before, let alone a Super Red, and since he was literally the...

Does anyone have Dwarf Cichlid species they'd recommend in a community of small, peaceful long-finned tank mates? Tank specs: 40 gallon breeder. Current residents: 6 Corydoras Catfish, 1 Longfin Albino Bristlenose Pleco, 7 male Longfin Cherry Barbs, 7 Harlequin Rasboras, 3 Honey Gourami, 1...

I've kept Platies with quite a few long-finned fish and they never nipped or touched anyone's fins. Platies come in some lovely colors, and breeding them can be rewarding. They do best in hard and alkaline water, but otherwise are known to be hardy. As far as Dwarf Plecos, I've always liked my...

I'm actually thinking the softening pillows might have had something to do with it. Snails need hardness in the water to keep their shells healthy. 8 dGH or higher would be best. Their shells can erode or become damaged to the point it affects the whole snail if the water is very soft. Although...

Besides the color difference, there won't be any negative effects to keeping variously colored N. davidi. I would very strongly recommend a filter. Shrimp are actually more sensitive to water quality than the average fish, and a filter will enormously improve water quality, as well as allowing...

What is the temperature of your tank? Most types of aquarium moss like things a bit cooler. Once you get to the high 70s and above the moss is likely to die off or not thrive. Moss can also be a bit sensitive to plant dips, if you've done those before adding them to the tank in order to keep...

Sounds like this tank will have to remain a frog only zone, then. I do already have a 40 gallon community with a trio of Honey Gourami anyway. I'll still upgrade the frogs to a 15 gallon, and maybe I can do some additional soft plants and caves so the frogs (and I) will still feel they're...

These are African Dwarf Frogs, not African Clawed Frogs. 2 gallons per Dwarf Frog is standard, but I'd rather give them a bit more wiggle room just in case. And the 20 gallon height is 16 inches, with 18 inches or shorter usually being recommended for them.

Could it be possible to do it with a divider? The competition for feeding and risk of aggression would be mitigated if the frogs had a section of their own away from the Dwarf Gourami. I'd have to be careful they couldn't get over or under the divider, of course. I could fit up to a 20 gallon...

Could I fit 5 ADFs, 2 Nerite Snails, and a single Dwarf Gourami into a 15 gallon comfortably, or would that be overstocked? Would the Dwarf Gourami be a safe tank mate for the African Dwarf Frog and Nerite Snails? I've heard Dwarf Gourami can be a bit territorial, but I don't know if this...

More info: I'm planning to upgrade the 10 gallon my current ADFs are in. The space for the tank is very limited, so I could only upgrade to either a 15 gallon long or a 20 gallon high. I'd be keeping everything from the old tank including the filter and light, but likely adding an additonal...

Title. If you have, what were the tankmates and how did it go? I’m especially interested in whether or not they outcompeted each other for food and how feeding was handled. Also, was there any interaction between the tankmates or nipping/aggression on anyone’s parts?

I was in an environmental program at school where we tested a large variety of local water sources. Test kits were a bit different when testing actual streams and such - we measured total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, phosphorus, nitrates, temperature, pH, and more I can't remember off the...

I also have a bunch of driftwood and caves in my tanks, often several pieces, as well as a variety of plants. But I lift the hardscape up and move them during the water change so I can gravel vacuum under them. Even the ones covered in moss. That's just part of maintenance, even if it takes me...

That is your problem. Despite Corycats being sold as bottom cleaners, they actually do really poorly in tanks with dirty substrates. They get barbel infections (which is likely why they're losing their barbels) and can die. For my Corycats, I do 40% weekly water changes with thorough gravel...

This ended up being a long post, but please read it to the end. I have two young African Dwarf Frogs. One is named Kismet, and the other is named Tuka. They are siblings from the same clutch of eggs, and I raised them both from tadpoles. Kismet developed faster but was smaller. Tuka was two...

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I agree with what the others have mentioned, that it's a stressful environment for them that shouldn't be done long term. Also most stores that do it have young fish that aren't as territorial as they will be when they are mature. Your Blue Gourami, assuming they are Trichogaster trichopterus...

If it were me I would do either option 1 or 3. Celestial Pearl Danios are fin nippers, and shouldn't be kept with Gourami. The long, delicate feelers of Gourami are especially vulnerable to attack from fin nippers, and once those are damaged they won't grow back and the Gourami will be missing...

I've always fed my fish a varied diet, but I'm honestly not convinced that different dry foods have as much of an impact on color as they claim on the packaging. Lots of frozen high protein foods seems to help with color some, but not a lot. I usually choose my fish food based on ingredients...

A calcium supplement may be helpful for your Nerite's shell repair and development. I use a piece of unflavored cuttlebone (sold for birds) for my snails. It's basically a chunk of calcium carbonate. I break off a piece about the size of two thumbnails and wedge it partially under something...

Either Dwarf Water Lettuce or Amazon Frogbit should indeed work. Of the two, I've found that Frogbit is a bit easier to grow, hardier, and slightly less prone to being eaten by snails as compared to Water Lettuce. Frogbit tends to have roots that are a bit sparser but also a touch longer...

Three would do fine in the 10 gallon, but you'd need to provide supplemental foods like sinking algae wafers, blanched veggies, or algae rocks because there wouldn't be enough naturally occurring algae to go around. Make sure that your calcium supplement (such as a piece of unflavored...

I think height is what you are missing. Something that would start at the bottom of the aquarium and then continue up to the surface. There are a few ways you can provide that. Taller stands of dense plants toward the back of the aquarium would work well. Water Sprite, Wisteria, or Crytpocryne...

I would not put any type of Gourami with Galaxy Rasboras, as Galaxy Rasboras are fin nippers that will do damage to the Gourami's long feelers. Gourami are an extremely tempting target for fin nippers, even when fin nippers are kept in large schools. As far as sexing Honey Gourami, I find it...

I’m looking into a second schooler for my 40 gallon breeder sometime in the future, and am wondering if Threadfin Rainbows would work. I’ve heard Threadfins are more timid and shy than other Rainbows and so need very peaceful, placid tank mates and am wondering if my fish would qualify or not...

I wouldn't worry about your pH as far as the Honey Gourami go, although it is a bit low for the Swordtails. You could bump it up a bit gradually with some crushed coral or aragonite sand in a filter bag in your filter. Honey Gourami are one of the fish species that have a pretty wide range of pH...

I believe there are both Trigonostigma espei and Trigonostigma heteromorpha in this video. That's what the person who uploaded it said. I've kept both and I think some of the Rasboras in the video are too deep bodied to be T. espei, but I could be wrong.

I’ve got a very similar tank to yours, except I haven’t added the Cherries yet and started with the other tank mates first. Both the Gourami and the Cherries can actually be stressed out by super active tank mates, so that is an important consideration. You’ll also need to stay away from fin...

There's nothing wrong with your Gourami. The blue/black shade is a normal color change for a male Honey Gourami to make when he's wanting to breed with a female. It's called breeding colors, and it is how he shows off to the ladies. It will go away on its own when your pair has already mated and...

Cardinal Tetras are mostly wild caught, and are especially sensitive to water that is too hard or alkaline. They do well at pH levels anywhere from 3.5 to 6.5 pH, and will not thrive in water above 6.5 pH and very soft to soft water. When kept in hard water with too high of a pH they can develop...

My male Platies do this as well. I remember being worried the first time I saw this behavior in my fish, too. But it's actually just a peaceful way to double check that the pecking order still holds and a chance for the fish to show off to each other. I've never seen any damage done whatsoever...

I’m interested in maybe getting a male Swordtail sometime in the future, but I have a few questions about them. I’d want to avoid the territorial aggression I would get from keeping multiple male Swordtails together. I’m also concerned about fry overstocking the tank. Are male Swordtails still...

I chose ugly-cute, but I think what they really are is so bizarre looking that it becomes fascinating. My Bristlenose is a female (fewer bristles) albino (doesn't camouflage, so I can actually spot her) longfin (more graceful as she moves), and all of those traits help too.