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Lovely looking fish! I've noticed you have some pet shop decor in there, nothing wrong with that. Be sure to test them for sharp edges inside and out though! Betta are kind of goofy and can easily hurt their body or fins. I had to sand down a coconut hut because my betta boy managed to get a cut...

Definitely get some anubias. They are so hardy and have a lovely green under the right lighting. Also anubias do great underwater and do grow a bit slow, but ferts do help with that. You can also buy large ones if you don't want to wait for them to grow out but the larger they are the more...

So the 1 dollar a gallon sale is going on at petco right now. They have 29 gallon tall tanks and long tanks. I thought about setting up a tank as an early birthday present for my father and entertained the idea of making a goldfish tank. The only goldfish I think may be suitable would be black...

A five gallon with FOUR female betta is severly overstocked. Females can be kept together if they have a large enough environment, but can be just as territorial as males. Without the proper space to establish their own spots they will eventually get stressed, fight, or die. Not to mention the...

I would like to add that duckweed, although very easy to grow and find anywhere, is a terrible mistake,. Especialy if you have any kind of mechanical filtration from a simple HoB to canister filters. Duck weed is an insatiable plant that will suck all the nutrients from the water and cover every...

I've read its not uncommon for the father to push the eggs out of the cave and eventually eat them if such a drastic change of environment occurs.

I've purchased two hard plastic, clear breeding boxes. Hopefully this will resolve the issue.

The thing is I don't want the fry to grow out in my tank. If my pleco breed twice a month like some of the research I've done is true, thats potentially 30+ fry per batch if I let them run loose. Not to mention the danger to my angels and other fish if they attempt to eat BN pleco's old enough...

As I stated I'm not sure. The edge of the box is only about an inch above the water line as I keep my tank full. It was also a soft mesh box so not that sturdy maybe? I came home to find him stuck in the box with the majority of the eggs eaten. The only reason I have a few left is because they...

Sad news, I've no idea what acrobatics my angelfish did to get into the breeder box but he sure did, eating a majority of the eggs. I've got about 9 left I've moved to quarantine. Only see one wriggler so far :-(

I think I can manage looking at cm instead of the inch marks on a ruler ;)

I have about six clay pots of varying sizes in my tank that just didn't seem to fit the bill. I've since taken the eggs and moved them to a breeder box as the male was injuring some of my corydora who would sift through the sand underneath the sponge filter where he had them. I'm uncertain about...

This is far from normal. My angelfish all have translucent fins and are usually very healthy. Any sudden changes in body like discoloration or negative changes to the fins is a potential sign of illness. Like how theirs are smudged and red. NEVER assume that sudden changes in a fish's body like...

I've tested the water again this afternoon. Readings are 7.5 to 8.0 for ph. Nitrites and nitrates 0ppm. Ammonia was reading at .25ppm so I went ahead and dis another partial 30% Water change. One angel has only one red fin base. The other remains the same. I will update with front view pictures...

The redness at the base of the fins is the same on either side of their bodies. Additionally the ends of their fins, especially on my veiltail, are "squished". Similar if I pinched the end of a clay piece. They aren't clamped in the sense of being held against the body, but clamped as in...

Came home from work and noticed 2 of my angelfishes fins looked squished and inflamed at the base. Unsure of what this is. If it matters the silver with black stripes is a confirmed female and the other is male. However I've seen no indication of mating behavior. I performed a 30% water change...

Should I move the male and eggs to quarantine then? He didn't plant them in any of the caves I have in the tank, its on the side of the glass, might be hard to move them. That and I don't want the little brat cutting me :/

You'll be like me soon, with a 60 gallon tank in your room.

My plecos decided to give me a surprise this morning. This is what I found behind the sponge filter when I went to adjust it's position. Now I'm not really interested in breeding, so should I do what I do with my angels and just let the other tankmates eat the eggs? I'm concerned about this...

Ick are small little dots that look like sand stuck to their bodies. This discoloration is certainly NOT ick as I've treated this parasite before. The discoloration it LITERALLY the actual FIN turning white in spots. Not something ON the fin that is white. The fin itself. His gills are also not...

Anytime I have a tank sitter I have one of those pill boxes old folks use to sort their medication in. I have specific portions and types for each day per tank. Really helps to keep the routine and make it simple for people who don't follow detailed directions well.

This is all well and good advice about lowering tank temperature in case of emergencies, but my current issue is needing help diagnosing his angelfish.

Yes his left fin is clamped and was turning white before that. His other fin is now turning white as well when it was otherwise clear/had no color.

I do have ice but its not frozen with conditioned water, so I'd be releasing all the nasty things they put in our tap water around here into the tank. Plus its 36 gallons. I'd need a lot of ice to cool it down for just a short amount of time. Right now the weather has been fairly comfortable...

There are fans in the house but none tall enough or agile enough to have over the water. Out here my father has what is known as a "swamp cooler" rather than a real AC. It's not unusual for the inside of the house to be in the high 70's or low 80's during peak times of the day. Also he owns a...

Yes they are black neon tetras. Again this is not my tank I did NOT choose the fishn in it and have already scolded my father for this mess. I'd appreciate it if you didn't treat me like this is my fault. Secondly I did attempt to raise the temperature in the tank to above 80 but the BLACK NEONS...

Darn angelfish

Now I want to put out there that these ARE NOT MY ANGELFISH. They are my father's and I am posting for advice on his behalf. Any angry lectures or criticism that is not actually helpful to this post is not welcome. The story: A little over a month ago I upgraded to a 60 gallon tank and last...

I have one pair of mated angels in my community tank. I had to put my male in quarantine after he got a shallow cut across his side. I think he might have gotten into a scuffle with my BN pleco and she cut him with her little hooks. Anyway I can tell my female angel is going to spawn soon by her...

I don't have the space or time to devote to taking care of 30+ fry.

My first set of mated angels I had is gone. Of the remaining three I've noticed typical "courting" behavior. I know it isn't fighting because their tubes have been down for two days now and they're definately male and female. The other female seems to try and attract the males attention...

You also get bed bugs that way.

It looks like you have the anubias in the substrate. You'll want to anchor them to the wood or another item in the tank as having their rhizome buried will cause them to rot.

I I want then gone. I only have one betta which is not not enough to eat them. I don't plan on add g anything else until the parasites are gone

I posted previously but got little help. I also have an update. There seem to be 2 types of parasites in my ten gallon tank. One looks like a tiny white spec that darts through the water and along surfaces. Another is a tiny white worm that looks like a tiny thin piece of white thread. I've only...

They are Y shaped. How do I get rid of them?

I just noticed my ten gallon tank I've been running has these VERY tiny, small white things that seem to dart in order to move. I tried taking a photo but they are so small my camera can't focus on them. I read a few other forum posts after googling that they be copepods but I'm not sure. The...

The Story: I've had a ten gallon tank, with some reused filter media from my main tank, cycling since the beginning of may. The only inhabitant has been one of my mystery snails to keep those white tufts from developing on the new wood pieces I bought. So far she has done a wonderful job. I...

You shouldn't have a "wait and see" policy when it comes to aggressive species like betta. As Byron stated, the bright colors of the neon tetras trigger the betta's instinct to fight and be territorial. By putting stress on your betta by placing brightly colored fish and making the tank...

I've used one of those silentstream filters in the past. They, in my opinion, have a water output that makes it difficult for a betta to swim, I recommend you baffle your filter to soften the flow.