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In any case, I'd be happy with a stand I can just assemble if anyone knows of one.

I wish.

Not the Home Depot here. They must be lazy. They make everyone cut their own wood. And with a hand saw too. Don't even let people use power tools in the store.

It might come to that. Carpentry isn't really my thing. But it might be fun to try.

I'm thinking of a set up where I can have two tanks on a stand. A 20 long on the top shelf and a ten gallon on a shelf underneath. Can anyone recommend a stand for this?

I use a mortal and pestle to grind up pellet food for my fish. I have pygmy corys and they have very small mouths. My neon tetras seem to appreciate it as well.

Totally agree. Variety is key. Not just with live or frozen foods. I alternate between high quality flakes and pellets too. Some are fish/shrimp based and some are insect based.

I might be weird but I think live foods add another layer of interest and fun to the hobby. Fish go crazy for mosquito larvae. The only drawback is that you can only cultivate them during the warmer parts of the year. I had frozen some but I lost those in a refrigerator mishap. Right now, I...

Same. They're scavengers. They'll find something.

Congratulations to the winners. What a lineup this year.

I use one of those and always make it a habit to rinse it out in used tank water during water changes.

Confession time. I mostly listen to YouTube videos while I play video games.

I have an issue with the idea that we can perfectly replicate nature and create a self sustaining ecosystem in our glass boxes of water. Because nature is not an enclosed system. People who follow this method don't do water changes. That's not how nature works. Bodies of water in nature are...

Specifically mindfulness meditation. There's a million youtube videos on how to do it.

In answer to the third question in the OP, I would not recommend them to others. Irresponsible breeding and shipping and caused these fish a lot of health problems. It's a crap shoot whether or not you get healthy ones. I like to think I know what I'm doing. I quarantine before adding to the...

https://www.youtube.com/user/msjinkzd/videos Rachel O'Leary has a good channel.

That's the thing. There are a lot of videos that are well produced and presented with confidence, but they give out bad info. I try to find good info. It's hard and I have to filter through other sources and what I know for myself.

Try meditation. A lot of people really like it. I find it boring as hell and often fall asleep or get close to that when I do it.

What are the most informative and helpful channels on YouTube? Are there any?

AQAdvisor is a guide and a pretty helpful one. But with that in mind, you don't want to stock up to 100%. You're giving yourself no room for error. Shoot for 75%. 85% at the most. Especially with all those livebearers. And also, you have a mix of hard water and soft water fish. What is...

Just out of curiosity, what are you basing your judgments on?

That's the interesting thing about their coloring. It has a couple of purposes. One is it allows them to see each other for schooling purposes. The other is believe it or not sort of a camouflage. Only they aren't trying to blend in with their surroundings. They're blending in with each...

They are a beautiful fish. I actually prefer their silver stripe to cardinals. When the light is just right, a large group of them schooling is spectacular. But, I have constantly been struggling with health issues with mine. I had a dozen that are now down to seven. All my other fish are...

Merry Christmas everyone.

Merry Christmas everyone.

I'm so sorry to hear this. You'll be in my prayers. I'd urge your to reconsider talking to someone. I think your friends would want to be there for you. If not one of them, there are crisis lines to help people in times like these. You'd be surprised how much a good talk can help. It won't...

If the fish are safe because they aren't grounded, would it kill snails?

I want to unleash 20 foot platies on the world.

I use this hatchery. @Ellie Potts told me about it here. The design is ingenious. There's a hole in the top that lets in light that attracts the BBS right to the collecting cup. Baffling separates them from the cysts. The only drawback is that they are pretty small yields. But for what I...

Re: using bleach to deshell the eggs. Seems like it would just be easier and safer to hatch them.

Congratulations. That fish is stunning.

My personal rule is that I always know what I'm buying before I even walk into the store. I do the research and makes my decision before I go. And I call ahead to see if they have what I want in stock. I never buy an animal on impulse. I want to know if it's compatible with my water parameters...

I order a lot of plants online from Etsy. Generally they arrive in good condition. Now there is one big caveat. This time of year when temperatures go down is the trickiest to ship live plants. Most retailers on Etsy will offer heat packs and insulated packaging. It's still rolling the...

It applies to both.

Corys are better in larger groups and they need soft sand for a substrate.

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I'm thinking of setting up a tank to grow out some brine shrimp. But then I thought that since fairy shrimp are fresh water, maybe I could have daphnia or something else going in there too.