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Last monday my first ever platy fry were born! (Almost 2 weeks old now!) Only had the platys a week and didn't realise one was pregnant to be honest. I woke up one morning to find one little fry! After searching through all my plants and bushes and java moss I eventually found 9, then almost a...

ALWAYS wanting a bigger tank!

Woah that's pretty crazy! I can't believe you managed to keep 2 males together for as long as you did :P Aw im sorry to hear that :( :rip:

Betta wolfpack?! How many were there lol? Aw is love a betta again too. They were the reason I got into fish keeping. I had a red betta named Bruce on my 25l for months, then one day the shrimp had eaten him when I got home from work! Still no idea why he died :( when I got my new tank I sold my...

Thanks :) im glad, I've been trying to make its look natural. Such as change from when I first set up this tank it was gravel, ornaments and a mixture of live and artificial plants!

lol, why? because I changed to sand ;) it does make me feel pretty hardcore ;) lol

Fishblast they sound awesome! The hoplo's both sounds pretty fun!

hmm tired looking on the lfs website but it doesnt say. Ill make sure a check next time a go for you ;)

Thanks Primous! Don't worry, definatley aquatic ;) got it from my lfs, although honestly ive forgotten the name of the plant. But I've got two of them and they seem to be growing well, had them for a few months now.

Just thought this would be a bit of fun! I find in my tank my fish begin to form little characters some of them very entertaining little guys; and i thought it would be cool for others to share their favourites too! I reckon there will be a few bettas here ;) Ok, so I will ad pictures once I...

Hi again guys! Would love some opinons as just changed mine to sand a few days ago for the sake of my Corys and pleco, they all LOVE IT! So glad I made the change!My algae eating shrimp seem to be enjoying being at the bottom more now also.Looks nicer in my opinion too!? Before: After...

Thanks oldman. I think I have hardish water, but when what everyones said im thinking platys sound good and fairly easy.

Oooo nice. Thanks

Think I'm going to the lfs tomorrow as I need some filter carbon, so ill let you know if I get any fish!

Pink! Wow. I'll have to see what the lfs shop stock think its just a tankful of platys

Hmmm platys - 4, mollies -1 thanks for all the advice its very helpful. I've just ordered a livebearers book off amazon too

Oh ok thanks :) so is it best to have all males rather than all females?

aww sounds cute! is it swordtail males that fight then? i remember reading something about males fighting

How are male platys together?? Will they fight? Thanks for all the quick responses guys!

Please see my tank size and stock in my signature ;). Looking for a few fish a a centerpeice for my tank and keep coming back to Livebearers. However not sure which to get. I know i dont want guppys as I fancy something a bit larger than my tetras so i have a bit of variety. So I think its...

Don't understand all the Latin names lol. While your advice is very detailed and useful, I'm not planning on completely changing my tank :/ not yet anyway lol only just re-did it all. I asked my experienced lfs about the corys and they said its ok. I also was planning on changing to sand but...

So I have a 90l tank (stock and pic in signature) I'm looking at a centerpiece fish and have been looking at a pair of pearls. However looking at some of the threads here I'm worried ny tanks not big enough now :(. Any advice on their compatibility with my tank would be amazing :P

Don't know why I read this thread lol. It's so depressing! Everyone's tanks always look epic compared to mine.

Hey Salam, very cool thread, may just lurk around a bit as im trying to make the same decision myself! I'm either going to go for 2 or 3 pearl gouramis, or have you looked at congo tetras?? They are also pretty nice looking, although you would need at the very least 4 i imagine (as i was told at...

Lol thought you would ruskull. I am slightly concerned a betta will be a bit high maintenance

Yeah have been thinking that, are they more social too? As long as my current stock will make good tank mates. How many females would work in my tank?

Looking at my tank and my stock in my signature, can't decide whether to get a pair of pearl gouramis or a beta?

Oh are the plakat the short fin?

Nice zikof and Steve, I like the colour if your gravel Steve, it makes the greens pop nicely. Why is tiger barbs a noob mistake? :/ lol. I must be naive. I've just never been interested in then anyway.

Sorry which types are those, I know half moon but unsure of what the other one looks like

Oh i see, thats very interesting.So would you say a betta would do ok in my set up? Here's a picture if it helps:

why 3 more? will higher numbers help avoid nipping? find it crazy that my tank is still kinda small lol. I was always told how they should be kept in a small tank becuase in the wild they live in rice paddy feilds and like to have a small environment? So shocked but excited about this!

I was just after advice on Bettas in large tanks. I used to have a red male bette in a 25l tank. When i got mine i was advised they prefer small cosy tanks? But since being on this site have seen lots of users that keep them in larger tanks. How do you go about this? Do they have to have...

Thats a shame, mine has a huge pile of it to sift through, its all idividually priced too, so you can pick up little cheaper ones too. I think there might be some online shops that sell it?

Picked it up in my LFS. Pretty chuffed with a find. Just wanted a more natural look so did away with all the ornaments (apart from the rock structure at the back) and did away with my fake plants. All natural now (got a bit confusing where i edited my post lol)

Me? If so, thanks! Picked it up in my LFS. Pretty chuffed with a find. Just wanted a more natural look so did away with all the ornaments (apart from the rock structure at the back) and did away with my fake plants. All natural now

Love that background with your sand set up! Ok so here's mine since ive re-decorated it. Before: After:

Lol i see. Well you could use a rock scape background (not image but the actual rock)?

Thanks! how's your new tank plan going? You could got a nice big bogwood too, and youd have the height to play with.

Thanks Lucy, Yes I was pretty chuffed with my find ;D cost me about £18 in my LFS. It cool too as the corys, shrimps and my pleco go in the hole and under the arch a lot. Love your Betta! I used to have a red one in my old 25l called Bruce.