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Wow, he is horribly thin. Did they not feed him so his cup would stay clean?? Glad you rescued him! Some food and fresh water is a good start. I can’t advise on the fins or meds but we have much more knowledgeable people than me on the subject here who will probably jump in.

Very nice work on those tanks! Welcome!

Thanks for the info! I have some very interesting variants here if they would only hold still or I had a better (faster) camera. These crosses are a lot faster than the tiger endlers and incredible jumpers too. They really don’t like nets. They’re not jumping out of water, thankfully. In my...

Yes, they are blue Nile, I thought I was missed something in the name. A couple are pink and suspicious for another variant. Can’t remember the name of that one either. But they are all supposed to be blue Niles, and came from Lakeway Tilapia (and subsequent offspring thereof).

I think it might depend on how stressed they are. What are you seeing in their behavior?

Blue tilapia. Everything is set up as if they are food fish but they have convinced me they have personalities, a social structure, and would not take it lightly if their friends started disappearing. In case of apocalypse, their feelings in the subject might not carry so much weight.

Anyone here raising tilapia? This started out with fry last June in a whiskey barrel planter. My husband said my pond would never work.

Nice work!

How is he doing now?

Yes, the seiyru stone is limestone and increases pH. It is great for cichlids but bettas need more acidic water. I made this mistake early on by adding seashells to my betta tank. He acted frantic and I took them out that afternoon, changed more than 75% of the water, and added half a coconut...

Hi all, I’m new here. I came back to the hobby almost a year ago and now have MTS. I used to keep one tank and just upsize it over a period of 10 years, but gave it away when I moved. It started over with a betta and a plant, I decided he needed more room, a 36 gallon bowfront was on sale, he...

Checked out your photos - beautiful tanks!! I haven’t tried serious aquascaping yet…so far I’m just glad to keep guppy grass from melting and the Anubis green. One day.

Yea, probably not a good idea. It can be done but it’s a hassle. I wasn’t really thinking of that. We are a pretty spread out group. On the other hand, if you feel generous in sharing the tricks to your success, I wouldn’t be competing in your market. We’d be doing them a favor to take the...

I meant to add in water in sun, but you probably knew that.

I can’t say the pond is complete because I keep changing things and haven’t edged that back wall yet or finished a cosmetically problematic corner. I can relate with the spouse not going for it - my husband has no interest in fish whatsoever and is doing his best not to complain too much. I...

I would love to buy some tank bred ottos - can I be your first customer? Good idea on the algae rocks. Depending on your weather you could also leave some rocks outside in a plastic container in the sun until they grow algae, get a rock rotation going to feed them. Or just leave the tank lights...

Welcome from south Florida! Would love to see some pictures. I don’t have as interesting a story or extensive experience but am currently running 6 tanks of mostly endlers and a 400 gallon DIY pond of tilapia. 10 years of running one tank at a time some time back, and just got back into it this...

Great problem-solving and paying attention to your fish - you did exactly the right thing! I understand most ottos are wild caught and have quite a stressful journey, adding to that not being familiar with the foreign foods we give them, and the 2 to 3 weeks of accidental fasting leads to them...