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she doesn’t have any huge craters on her body/head right now but I just wanted to play it safe.:blush: Here’s a recent picture from last night. I will post some further pictures after some time as suggested if the advice given doesn’t take. Thank you!:wub:

I recently rescued an Oscar Saturday night as a last minute decision. A woman on Facebook had contacted me at 10:00pm saying she had an Oscar sitting in a bucket for hours (No air stone or heater :no:) waiting for someone to come pick it up that never showed. I agreed to take in the Oscar, she...

I feed my girls Micro pellets once a day. Bettas are really prone to bloating and such. I read online some betta fish keepers feed them every 1-2 days. I prefer once a day, my girls aren’t bloated and are super healthy! I would fast him for 2 days to help with bloating. Best of luck!

Thank you! Trying my hardest to stay positive during this time :friends: You & Bryon originally commented on my previous post back in December about my bala sharks! :angel: (It was a glo fish question/thread but I definitely needed all the information you guys gave me about the balas) I...

I’m assuming one is a female? It’s hard for me to sex them - or capture a good picture they are so active and begging for food right now.! They usually eat off the bottom but they love blood worm treats from the top as well. For now I will observe them more closely as a safety measure until I’m...

I added the little one unfortunately already a few days ago. I haven’t seen any signs of aggression so far and they all eat peacefully which is a relief for the moment. Like you stated about the schooling - I’m aware of the critical need of a proper school for these fish and that’s why I posted...

Our governor extended the shut down until around august :sad: A lot of other members have seriously recommended before that I needed a full proper school otherwise huge problems arise. Schooling fish emit a horrible stress hormone when they don’t have their proper school. The stores also don’t...

Recently we had a power outage and I lost 4 out of my 6 bala sharks. :byebye: I immediately went to our local pet stores in search of them and was only able to find 1 very small bala. :sad: Because of the quarantine order I don’t think they will be restocking fish anytime soon. These guys seem...

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Definitely something I will have to keep in mind! Again thank you for the friendly advice and knowledge! :angel: I truly want the best for these gentle giants. :fish:

Thank you Essjay! :fish:I appreciate the friendly advice and knowledge always!:good:

Again I am getting 2 more sharks shortly. I would appreciate if you’d give me an actual answer as to what tank size you’d recommend because everywhere I searched 180 gallons was the most common and positive choice.

I appreciate everyone’s advice and welcomes. :thanks::fish: My original plan was to have 6 balas in a larger tank but I will have to drive to a pet store farther away or order one. (largest one near me was the 60 gal, I had a 180 gal in mind) Since I had already gotten a smaller tank than I had...

The only issue I’m having is the glo fish my friend! My balas have never had a problem :) They are super friendly towards each other and the glo fish. :p Like I stated in my original thread I am aware of the bala situation - This is a super temporary tank for them, they are babies currently.

Yes I have 2 normal tetras and 2 longfin. Petco told me the only reason they were separated was to tell the fin difference apart. Slightly upset that they didn’t inform me otherwise and let me take home 4 fish that would become stressed due to this. I asked them originally because it looked like...

Thanks for the extra info! I’m glad I was stepping in the correct direction for their proper care :) petco wasn’t very informative or helpful when I asked about their care :( I learned most of what I know from sites like this one.

Thank you I’ll give it a try :) I definitely wanted to add some live plants at some point and I don’t keep the light on them 24/7. I like to try to condition them to a natural daytime/nighttime routine as they would experience in the wild.

Here’s a picture of my tank, I currently have 2 of the glo fish isolated in a 10 gallon to ensure little fighting as possible as they aren’t being as aggressive when separated

Hi everybody, I’m fairly new to properly managing freshwater fish/aquariums. I recently purchased a 60 gallon with 4 very young bala sharks (I’m aware they are going to need around 180 gal when they fully grow, this is temporary for them!) I decided to get a 4 glo fish to add to the tank because...