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1 Month Update: Thanks to the fast growing ludwigia, the tank quickly became a dark forest. Even growing out of the water, the understory and tank floor darkened significantly!

One of my favorite fish genera is Gambusia. And one of my new favorite fish I've discovered is the Mangrove Gambusia. They like our regular mosquito fish but brackish and full-on tropical from the deep south of Florida. What's most amazing about them is their striking blue eyes and green dorsal...

And here I thought he was a leopard frog! Thank you very much

It sure is! One of my favorites.

Me too, Gary. Me too

Platies are my first live bearer they were wagtail maculatus platies. Nowadays, they're so mixed bred they all look like variatus now.

If you like livebearers, then please consider following my profile. My next new project is a 40 gallon sailfin molly estuary pond.

As a livebearer enthusiast from North Carolina, I've made it my goal to collect the live bearers of my state (an easy feat, as we only have three. For if we're splitting hairs). The only one left for me is sailfin Mollys! Which I have a plan for in 2025.

Decided to take this 12 gallon tub out of retirement now that I have sponge filters. If I don't get my hands on Carolina Pygmy sunfish, then I'll use it to keep more Least Killifish.

Whatever you do, please post your progress!

The stem plant is Bacopa Caroliniana. It floats until its roots reach the floor and it pulls itself down. The rest is algae: the most important plant for most tanks with livebearers.😁

Don't worry, she won't be lonely with the platies around. They can interbreed in fact! 😁

This is my 40 gallon mini pond stock tank which contains my school of mosquitofish and some golden top minnows. The last picture is of my ponds newest resident: a frog I named Hopediah.🤣

The first one is a female swordtail. The second one is a male platy

ONE IMPORTANT TIP I FORGOT! Whatever you decide to keep these fish in, start a colony of microfauna for a few weeks before adding the fish. That would make for a better food for them than dry food, which quickly spoils the water. phillipsfishworks's Bag of Bugs is a good example.

Just a few weeks away from adding fish. I can hardly wait 😁

And what a fantastic think you have! 👍🏿👍🏿

You introduced runts to an established colony. 😅 You *never* introduce runts to an established colony. I think you should take the most beat up one out and put them in his own tank for a few months to grow some size on him. Then when you're ready to introduce him back into the tank, buy a few...

The short answer is maybe. Females can save sperm and impregnate themselves many times after one spawning And can give birth every 6 to 8 weeks. It's just best to assume she is.

To answer your question... 🤷🏿‍♂️Maybe? Mollys, like the other popular Livebearers, can store sperm for the future. So if she's one of the ones you just bought, she probably is. Also, I wouldn't worry about separating the babies. Since these guys give birth every 6-8 weeks, 🤣your tank would be...

On Nov 6, 2024, My order three(now 2) goldfish to grow out. The left specimen is an all 3 inch black Comet named Stolas, and the one on the right is a 1 inch Shubunkin a friend of mine's child named Bobithey. The plan is to grow them out a bit before rehoming them. But that could change...

Discus are Amazon River fish that are sensitive to water quality fluctuations. Try smaller, less frequent water changes and feeding less(1-2 times a week). __________ Edit: be mindful with how much water you pulled during water changes. While you're removing waste, you're also removing...

It's more likely the fish than anything you're doing. Fancy guppies are very, very inbred and have weaker immune systems. So sudden changes in water quality (for example, taking The fish from pet store water to clean aquarium water) can be detrimental to them