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Um dunno I thought that in day it uses CO2 and at night it uses oxygen, like all plants.

So is there anything i can do to encourage algae? Or is there a way of growing it seperate from the tank?

Is there anyway that i can safley encourage algae growth? My new pair of ottos are going to be finished the algae in my tank in probably less than a week and im wondering if there are any simple way to encourage more algae to grow. I have algae wafers if i need them but i'd prefer real algae...

Yea i have a cave which provides 2 or more hiding places, a large bushy plant which must provide a good amount and also a small red plant in the corner which provides the best hiding place.

I think you can do a vinigar test. Pour some on the rock and if it fizzes then its harmful to fish.

My female platys are (as far as i know) not getting on very well. I have a : large orange platy (Bubbles - First to attack the airstone) , a black platy (Izit - "Is it cos i is black? - Ali G") and a small red coral platy (Wee Rouge) So anyway. A few weeks ago, the small platy (WeeRouge)...

As far as i can tell, the tetras are probably the smallest fish, so i guess its normal for them to be shy. And im sure that betta is going to be a little problematic aswell.

Thank'in you.

I think ill get 2. And ill buy algae wafers aswell.

Thanks. Should i add more than one?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tanks stats: (Cycled for a couple of months) Size: 60L Current Residents: 3 x Female Platy 6 x Neon Tetra 6 x Pygmy Cory Tank is...

Dont put neons in with your betta. They will rip its fins to shreds :/

Is it okay to feed a betta on just freeze dried bloodworms? I just read it can give them a big stomach. But what if i feed him a pea every now and again also, plus some brine shrimp.

Give them a pea or two. I take a frozen pea and put it into boiling water for 5-10 minutes. The i de-shell it and mush it up and put it in my tank. The platies wrestle it to the ground, and the neons eat up the scatterd debris, while my pygmy corys eat the small leftovers. =] This adds fibre...

Sounds good!

I think it is called Planaria.

Thanks Wilder for your fast reply. The fish is in 100% perfect condition, except for its colour. I gave the tank an extra dose of food this evening and his colour seems to be reutrning. Thanks.

One of my neon tetras have dramatically faded in colour. It is no longer red and blue, it is brown and purple. The other 5 are fine. Tank size: 60L Water stats: Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, nitrates 20-30 Temp: 25.4C fish:3 platys, 6 neons, 6 pygmy corys. Tank was fishless cycled, and ive had no...

Yea, as long as your water readings are normal then theres no problems =] Theres one particular spot where i always have lots of debris being sucked up. My platys always steal the catfish pellets and bring them over infront of the cave, so all the debris is gatherd there. Makes my job easier i...

You are over-thinking it guys xD Just say thanks and move on :drinks:

Ive heard of people using a floating ping pong ball to entertain their bettas. (just make sure you are there if you open the tank lid.) Or a small mirror to put in the tank every now and again.

Appropriate CO2 levels i guess.

Sounds good. :) A fish only really needs one bite.

Dont use bottle potions to speed up your cycle. They rarely work and may even cause more bad than good. But mature filter media in your own filter, not just in the tank water. Just make sure it doesnt have diesease or anything.

Dont flush fish guys. You could pass on your dieseases to other fish.

What!?? Oh my goodness sorry! I just saw it on the similar threads thing down below! I knew that silly thing was a bad idea :X Sorry again.

Musho, leedsboi, poopsydrew, Zeoth, rdd1952, dwarf gourami... These are just a few off the top of my head. Most of all id like to thank dthoffsett, for helping me out when i was completly new and had more questions than Chris Tarrant on steroids. Your giant and informative posts are always...

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Lol i think something is wrong with your pics or with me.. I dont see any bettas, i see a horse in the first pic and a rope in the second xD

Thanks for the advice devon =] Heres the pics =] http://www.fishforums.net/content/Bettas/2...ew-Betta-pics-/

Would my betta be okay with a few pygmy corydoras?

Lol, only joking. Im not afraid of fish. Or am i.... :shifty: I think im gonna call him Rouge.

Now im scared to put my finger in again xD

Fearless little guy. I put my finger in a he came over and kissed it to say hello. :blush:

Yea. The shop only had a few bettas today. I thought i should probably get a young one so i can see it grow, rather than have an older one already with a big tail. My lfs keeps the bettas in pretty good conditions. I saw a betta alone in a 5gallon+ tank, and mine was in a 5-10g tank with...

Have a kettle at hand if you are adding the fish RIGHT after the water change. Dont wanna freeze their tootsies off!

I wouldent think so. Most of the bacteria are in your filter anyway. Clean away =]

Heres the pictures as promised. Still havent thought of a name. Possibly 'BigRouge' or maybe 'Whiplash' (because of the less than gentle car journey home) Im thinking of a few pygmy corys to share his tank. Any objections?

Not too sure. I have a platy in my other tank, it is small and red, so we named it 'WeeRouge' xD So perhaps ill call my red betta, 'BigRouge'. Who knows :)

The little guy wont stay still long enough for me to take a photo xD Hes running around going through every little hole or tunnel..completly ignored the food i put in lol. Hes seems fearless. Doesnt hide if i move fast, etc.