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Poor little Tiger stopped eating and was resting on the bottom. I have euthanized her. Then I shed some tears. RIP. I'll keep on eye on her daughter Cheetah, she had more black on her than her mother. I don't know who Cheetah's father was. Tiger also had a son name Leopard, but I gave him away...

Thanks, TheSims3Dude. I suspected so. Poor little dear. I've had her for a year. I think her life has been pretty good. That tank is fairly large for platies, and they seem to like the plants.

I have a beautiful platy aptly named "Tiger". Anyway she has lumps growing on her, particularly where the scale colour is black. The yellow scaled areas tend to be absent of lumps. Initially a lump was in the head region. Now it is more obvious and spreading. Two other lumps have grown on her...

I siphon 8 buckets of water. Each bucket is poured into the laundry sink with its plug in place. Then I look at the contents to determine if there are any fry got sucked up. When I was a newby, I would find the fry and put them back into the tank straight away. Then I realized I was siphoning...

Panda's are supposed to be hard to breed. I'm no expert on breeding them, but my Panda's are prolific breeders. I've got eggs laid every 9-12 days. I've only kept fish for about 8 months. They are more likely to breed why there is a drop in temperature (water change, heater switched off...

Thanks everyone. I have removed the Damselfly larva thing. I'm surprised that my other fish didn't eat it as it's out in the open. I have 12 or 13 Panda's. The 13th Panda is fry that would be about 3 weeks old; I not seen it for at least a week (probably somebody's snack or it's hiding)...

I found a mystery creature in my tank, and I've no idea what it is. Perhaps it's something that has fallen in there? I live in Sydney, Australia so it could be a native thing. It doesn't seem to have an issue with being underwater. It's about 2cm/1 inch in length. I've not introduced any new...

No replies, thats OK. Celebes Rainbows are fairly rare, so I suppose not many people breed them.

Platies are omnivores - they eat both plants and meat. 25% of my platies diet includes flake food "Sera Flora" and vegetables. With this in their diet, they vandalise the plants less.

I'm having trouble with getting my Celebes Rainbow's to breed. I've searched the internet but information is limited. Earlier this year I purchased 6 rainbow's. It was supposed to be 4 females, and 2 males. However, one of the females turned out to be an immature male. And, one of the females...

I don't want them to completely stop breeding, it's just become excessive lately. I'm concerned that if I continue as I am and let nature takes its course that too many would survive. I think if the platies & rainbow's miss a meal when the eggs are 3 days old, they are more likely eat a few...

Thanks for the replies. OldMan47 I wish I could sent some to you. I'm only a newbie, so I didn't expect breedoholics. I'm glad I've got Panda's though, as other cories lay even more eggs. I'll raise temperature so that fewer eggs might get laid. It's winter here, and maybe there has been a...

My Panda's wont stop breeding. I've already 12 fry, and I currently don't wont any more. The 6 adult Panda's lay about 30 eggs per week, and to keep population in control I am unfortunately destroying eggs. I've tried talking to them, but for some reason they just stare at me. OK, completely...

Hello, Thanks drewry, I thought maybe a few days old but it must be a bit older. I've set it loose and it joined the adult Panda's. It's extremely cute. I think it's now too big to fit into anybodys mouth. The other two mystery fry are eluding me, can't find them with all the caves put back...

Hello, I was doing a tank clean, and to my surprise there are tiny fry in the tank. I captured one of them and placed it in a net. It is a tiny 7mm (1/4 inch) Panda Cory. I've only had fish for 2 months and this fry is my first. Given the size, I was wondering about how many days old it could...

My Platies love munching on a small amount of Wisteria. They do not eat my Amazon Swords or Java Ferns. The fish do get vegetable flake and vegetables in their diet, to discourage Wisteria munching. I've tried talking to my platies about this issue, but for some reason they ignore me and munch...

I’m from Sydney, Australia. Pure ammonia is impossible to get. I’ve tried multiple supermarkets, hardware stores and chemists to no avail. I’ve been advised to use a prawn or fish food. I’ve decided against the prawn, as I think it might stink. I’ve been cycling for 4 weeks, and I’m slowly...

Thanks everyone for all the recommendations. I was a bit too busy this weekend to get the tank, so it will be next weekend. The pet shop in which I will purchase the tank is rather large, and primarily specializes in aquariums. Their website states that it can take up to 3 weeks for the tank to...

Thanks poopsydrew, GoldLenny, dwarfgourami I haven’t purchased the tank yet. I’d rather think about what fish I want to put in it before determining what size to get. The 1 inch per gallon rule, I suppose that’s US gallons? All the conversions between different imperial and metric...

I’m a total utter newbie to all things fishy. There is a nearby pet shop, but their knowledge of fish is limited and I don’t know anyone who has experience with fish. Before purchasing anything I am doing some research and would appreciate some feedback on my ideas. I’ve been researching...