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Just a note...look up diy betta divider on Google or youtube. Tons of stuff out there to make them easy!

I made him sit for size reference....lol. he's about 47lbs and my other dog is shorter but almost 65lbs. So he moves the floor more....lol. I've had them for almost 6 months now I think....so I think they have had time to settle. 10 gallon is a bit small to get more fish. This is my...

Found a picture of the color chart online so doing my best...lol. Ph-8.2 Kh-8 (150ish ppm) Gh-13 (225ish ppm) Single numbers for gh and kh are the drops I put in. Ammonia-0 Nitrite-0 Nitrate- 10 (had a card for this one!)

Here are a couple of pictures. One is my tank (getting ready to water change) and one a bit further away to show how close my chair is which is just under 5ft. The tests....will come...I have misplaced my instructions and my color card.....found a nitrate card but I will look up directions for...

Most of the time I get home before the lights come on so I turn my lamps on in the room. Though at night the room lights are off before I get up for work. I will get results soon. The test strip was 0 ammonia and nitrite, just unsure nitrate. But I will also test everything else as well!

But...I'm not coddling them right now...they are in a high traffic area and have been since I got them. I feed them in the mornings after lights come on. And they never come out until things are calm (either me sitting down in my recliner or not in the room). I'm not babying them at all. They...

They actually get a lot of random activity during the mornings till just after noon. They are in my living room and are placed in a high traffic area(me and my dogs). They don't seem to like fast movement or vibrations from walking(old trailer, can't do much about it...lol). Sometimes if I move...

It did seem to happen really fast, and the wound thing I was wondering about too. I know they have spikes on them but do they ever spike each other? And I suppose it could have damaged itself on the wood....but I'm not for sure. They are very skittish and don't like me close to the tank so I'm...

I definitely don't have that problem! Almost wish I did so I could keep a wider range of fish.

When I looked up columnaris along time ago, it said it could also start on the back, or some sort of saddleback. Unless I'm thinking of something else? Anyway, I looked up info on the protozoan things and I'm just not for sure. It never had rapid breathing until really today, and even then it...

Unfortunately it did pass. But thanks for the suggestions guys. RIP little guy. I can't help my water unfortunately due to it being well water. Can't afford to buy it or get one of those fancy filters. Wish I could! But I've done lots of research and I'm trying to stick with fish that have...

So...I'm not sure what happened...4 days ago they were all fine. 3 days ago I noticed one with clamped fins and it also looked like he had some small spots (not ich) like he had sand on him or something. Not as active. 2 days ago he started getting fungus. I started to treat the tank with api...

So...sitting on lunch break at work watching youtube videos....I'm still not sold on cherry barbs (but not totally disinterested now. Lol). So...I'm thinking a group of black neon tetras. They do look pretty cool. Maybe I will add a few guppies or endlers depending for color...not sure. I don't...

That's cool. I'm not wanting to do live foods right now. If I tried anything it would probably be vinegar eels first. Something easy. Lol. What's is your opinion on the regular neon tetras in my sort of water? I think black would work ok. Just not sure the regular ones. I was thinking a group...

They do look cute but I don't think I'm up for them quite yet. Thanks though!

It's called advice for ideas......inspiration. I believe it's a 12x24 inch. Just a normal 20 gallon. I'm trying to stick with the ones that have been tank raised for a long time and are more adaptable. Peppered cories is the one I was thinking (these will be in a bigger tank as well with...

So...planted 20 gallon high. Still going back and forth on ideas for it if my gourami will live in the 55 I plan for him. Right now I'm mostly looking at different fish that I can get at petsmart. I only have one local store that I've been to once...not sure how often she gets stuff in but if I...

I have this little saying in my mind a lot that I think I will share. More people need to think this way. Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD. This goes into a lot of aspects of life, not just fish keeping but I would say it's very relevant.

Thanks for the info about the tea! I'll have to look into it. I wish I had better fish places to go but this town isn't exactly a fish place...Unless you want to go fishing....that's all over....lol. Oh well, I'll make due I suppose. Thanks again!

Thanks Nick! I'll take a look.

@NickAu Thanks Nick! He's an amazing fish. Picked me out at Petsmart. Lol. He was the smallest of the bunch they had and seemed to most personable, and even stayed at the front of the tank to be netted easy! I think me and the lady that was helping were amazed at that. Lol. Awesome! Thanks...

Hopefully this came out ok. Had to crop it twice so I don't know how well the image is. But this is Outlaw!

He is most definitely a male, and so gorgeous! I named him Outlaw...lol. trying to post a picture but it keeps saying file size is too large for server to handle, even after cropping it....hmm...I'll try in a new post. Cool. Thanks for the info! No wonder I like the look of it...I'm drawn to...

I don't think I would recommend guppies at all with a betta. They would be more likely to pick on it if it's a long fin one, or the betta will kill the guppies. Plus, not all bettas can be kept with other fish, so you would need to have an emergency tank set up if this issue arises. It all...

Oops! Missed this reply! Sorry about that. Lol. The salvinia seems to not mind the humidity in my tank. It's growing quite well(curious...how does this one propoagte? It doesn't seem to be joined together like frogbit and water lettuce do...I've just noticed more and more plants. Lol.) I do...

Love the tank! My 20 is looking a bit bare from middle to top...I still have to find a decent background plant for it. Maybe I can try some water sprite planted and floating. And frogbit. Lol. I do love the roots!

Thanks Byron! I didn't think about them eating things off of it, just the cover. I will probably try at least one type of water sprite and frogbit again probably. I have noticed my gourami loves to move these plants around but he's never made a nest yet. But I don't know exactly at what age they...

So two votes for water sprite! Lol. Um, not exactly a biotope. I have some wood I bought off of eBay that was from the great lakes. Not sure if I want to use that or not though. I may just get some mopani so I can have the nice tannins from it. I do have catappa leaves that I can put in. I'm...

can you explain this more? I'm not sure what you mean. I have mostly crypts in the tank with root tabs and they seem to be doing ok(minus a small algae outbreak that's going away). I thought that was frogbit? I've actually had both plants before this and they grew well for a while, but then...

So...off and on I've tried a few different floating plants. Now, I haven't always been great on water changes and fertilizer dosing...but I am now. Yay me! Anyway...I'm going to be making a 55 gallon tetra/rasbora (and hopefully a 3 spot gourami if he behaves) tank. Right now he is in a 20...

@Colin_T This has been the best ever forum I've ever been on. Nobody has bashed me that I can think of. The only part I've ever seen people get testy about is of the OP isn't listening at all but continues to want help. There is only so much you can do. And yes, stunting can occur by small...

Awesome! Glad you have thought it out and that you are thinking of them first. I wish I had a store that would even just take fry because then I could at least do a guppy or platy tank like I want! Lol. Oh well. Maybe one day! As for the male, I know in talking with Byron about space issues...

Just curious, I'm not trying to be mean or anything....but do you have a plan on what to do with the fry down the road if they survive? I read all the time about people being excited and wanting to "save the babies" that they weren't expecting. Not saying this is you, by the way. Lol. But do you...

Ok, I wasn't sure at first what you meant about the rainbows. Lol. I'll keep looking around and such but it may be a strictly tiger barb tank. Or with some odessas, not sure. We'll see what my mind comes up with later since that tank is furthest away. Lol. Thanks again for the great advice...

Yeah, there are a bunch of places. I would order from the wetspot as they have an awesome selection but....it's almost $50 for shipping to here. I've checked. There are other places though that aren't as bad. Lol. Awesome! That'd be a heck of a tank. Would oddessas work with them? I think...

The black ruby is pretty cool but I would have to get it online. So I may just stick with different colors of TBs. How many more could I have in a 55 if it was just them? I would probably just have malaysian trumpet snails and nerite snails for a "clean up" crew if algae happened to break out...

Ok, I just noticed that the link says Rosy barb......lol. though I was sure it said Ruby at the store but maybe not!