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Well, I was planning on getting larger angels to start out with and letting it get to at least 4" if not bigger across before I added the bichir, which would only be about 3-4" when I got it. I didn't hear any sizes listed about the angels that were apparently having their fins bitten off at...

I keep thinking about it and I probably should leave angelfish out of this. I am hearing a lot of stories about bichir biting the fins off of them when the lights go out. Would snakeskin gouramis work better? I cannot find a lot of information about tankmates for them, just no "highly...

I haven't decided yet on the lighting, I am still going through the options though I am going to keep it as dim as possible without harming the plants. Apparently it's possible that some African filter shrimp will only reach 4", and you're right about the possibility of fish still trying to eat...

Also i'm not going for a tank that "pops", i'm aiming for natural camouflage, and natural looking colors with interesting patterns or texture. I'm looking for interesting, and beautiful when you notice it. The leopard ctenopoma is the only one that *has* to be in this tank, as I already have it...

Almost everything, if not *everything* in my tank is going to be nocturnal, which is perfectly fine by me. I am able to use subdued lighting and have them on only at night anyways since that is my active schedule. Yes, bichir usually eat shrimp though I am thinking bamboo shrimp would be safe if...

At the moment I have a 20 gallon long and a 29g that both are waiting on upgrades, and I can't decide if I should upgrade them now or after I move about 4 1/2 - 5 months from now. I am planning on upgrading my 29g to a 55g, and the 20g to a 75g. I already have both tanks, filters, heaters etc...

Have you done anything differently between the times that he was looking better and now? Maybe you stopped doing something because you thought he was better? Just keep at it with water changes, making sure he eats etc like you did before and hope he goes right back to feeling better. Good luck!

Do these ideas sound any better? This would be for 75 gallons, will likely go bigger as a few of these grow. This is also the order that I would be adding them, going with the next one when I am sure the rest are all big enough to be safe.   1x Rainbow Shark 1x Leopard Ctenopoma 1x African...

If you can get ahold of some empty gallon jugs, fill up a few with your current tank water and take them with you to add back to the tank when you set it up again. I would say you shouldn't have much of an issue, since you don't have too much going into the tank and as long as your filter media...

I'm still going through that list but it seems like a lot of people are having issues with Kribensis trying to kill off their other fish when they start spawning.. That's a scary thought and i'm not sure I would want to risk anything like that happening. I have been reading about the ABK...

It sounds like you aren't quarantining your new fish at all- You really should, especially if these new fish all seem to have something wrong with them. If you are set on getting these mollies, perhaps try a different store? Or is the same person netting them each time? It's possible they are...

There are a lot of internal parasite medications you can get either online or at fish stores, such as Parasite Guard, though you might want to hold off on treating her for a day or two just to see if it could be from laying her eggs. 

Okay, thank you all for the help.  I was getting irritated because I had never been doing my water changes with that much water conditioner before, and it was getting to the point where my water was foaming at the filter from it. I'll look more into seachem prime and if it still seems worth...

Yes, chasing is usually involved in courting unless it is clearly aggressive, which is when you would start seeing biting and carelessness while swimming. If your fish swim into objects while being chased, that's usually a sign that it's not going well, though I rarely if ever see this happen...

I wouldn't say all hybrids are necessarily sterile, all you can really do is wait to see if any of your females start getting big. He looks pretty healthy, i'd give him the benefit of the doubt and if after a couple months nothing seems to be happening, that may be your answer. See if he starts...

If he didn't like the food, he just wouldn't have eaten it,.. I don't think that would have caused him to appear sick. Is he looking any better at all?

Sunburst platys don't seem to have any black on their bodies, though. I only see them with it on the tips of their fins and tails, maybe you are thinking of something else? 

Recently I tested my relatively new 29g brackish aquarium's water, and it turns out my nitrites and nitrates are both very high.   My tank's water is reading as: 7.8 PH, about 180 KH, 0 chlorine, Nitrites I think around 7 or 8, the color is brighter than my chart so it may be higher, and about...

Yes, thank you for such a detailed response.  I will look at those and maybe consider setting up a different tank for rainbowfish. I have only had my ctenopoma for a month, if that, and it was housed with others at my LFS. Should I get a few more leopard ctenopomas, then? I'm not sure it would...

Would it be better to go too big to eat or too small to cause blockages if it gets swallowed? I have plants too and i'm not sure if they would be able to handle bigger rocks or anything like that. Is there any "suggested" substrate that I haven't heard of, like small and fine gravel? Sorry for...

The only two types of severums I can find for sale online are gold severums and green severums, both which seem to get to 8", even 12" in some cases. What types are there that stay smaller? 

In short, my question is what plants could I keep in a brackish tank (with a salinity level of 1.008 sg) with aragonite sand and a fish that digs? What about plants that red-claw crabs can't destroy? Semi-aquatic plants?   More details...   I currently have a 6.5" or so Violet Goby (Dragon Goby)...

I really do not like most african cichlids because of how big some get (I find them scary. Really.), though I could into look at some of the smaller varieties because I have never considered them. Are there any smaller fish I could keep with them or would I be out of luck? Most species of...

You should be able to house about 3 of another type of gourami, such as Opaline Gouramis, Honey Gouramis, Blue Gouramis etc in your tank without any problems. If you are getting them from somewhere that you are able to see them before you buy them, get either 1 male : 2 females or all females to...

I second Ch4rlie's opinion, it *would* look nice with multiple varieties but rainbowfish generally need to be kept with a bare minimum of 5 of their own type, more if possible. How big are your fish currently? With the size of your tank, you will run out of room if you keep small schools of each...

Have you recently added anything to the tank? Plants, decor, fish? If you added fish, were they quarantined first? If you put your betta in a hospital tank, perhaps you should add a bit of aquarium salt to it, that may help a bit. Looking at the picture, I see a small area on his stomach that...

My guess would be a dalmation platy bred with a mickey mouse platy and you have one of the resulting offspring, though I may be wrong.     http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/livebearer_platies/platies.htm  This link has pictures of some different varieties of platys, perhaps you could go...

She's looking much better now, I went to check on her earlier and she swam up to the glass and gave me her usual guilty puppy eyes. Her mouth looks like it's still open a bit and maybe like she irritated one side of it, but the bump is almost completely gone and she's swimming and breathing...

A girl at my LFS is the one who recommended the rams, and it seemed like a good idea.. Up until I realized they were $16 each and after I did some research of my own I found they might be a little too small, only reaching 2 1/2 - 3" max. I was initially glad I didn't get them but then I was told...

She doesn't seem to be choking on it right now, i'm pretty sure she actually swallowed it (or at least got it mostly down), my main concern is if that could have hurt her? I'm hoping she couldn't have torn anything by forcing something far too big down. I can't see anything looking in her mouth...

Earlier I fed my two fish, a leopard ctenopoma and rainbow shark and usually I put in a (round) shrimp pellet or two because my rainbow shark will nibble on them a little, but today my ctenopoma decided it was going to try to eat one of them. (She is only about 1") I didn't notice she did at...

I have a 1.5" rainbow shark and a 1" leopard ctenopoma (leopard gourami), and I am trying to plan out future tankmates for them. They are currently in a 20g long aquarium for the time being until my living situation is settled, and then they will be moved into as big a tank as I can reasonably...

Yes, she definitely looks pregnant. What fluttermoth said about the square shape is true, and also if you look at her lower stomach, that spot darkening on her belly is another sign. You should separate her soon, but try not to do it too close to when she is going to give birth or you will...