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So... I got a new betta almost three weeks ago. I know from past experience, some bettas wont eat at first but they eventually do. Well my guy Zoom, is going for a record. Three weeks, and still wont eat. I've done water changes, offered different kinds of food (pellet is usually what I feed my...

Hey Everyone, Ive taken a look at some of the posts on shrimps, and cant quite get the answer Im wanting. I recently bought some cherry shrimp for a community tank, and while they are thriving... Id like very much to start a Shrimp only tank, with the exception of a nerite. So heres the tank I...

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this, or not. I have SEVERAL zebra nerites, I think they are cute, and love how they clean up any algae issues I have without killing my plant. Not to mention they dont nom on my plants! Anyhow, One thing I've noticed, is nearly all the ones I've...

They make a lid for it?!?!?! Darn! I sold mine awhile back. I got them when they first came out. Got so fustrated that it would lose water so quickly (having to refil it every 3 days or the filter would quit), pluse the possiblity of my betta jumping. If I had known they made a lid, I would have...

I've been contemplating trying out shrimp... still debating on a small species of shrimp. Suggestions would be great! Im getting ready to set up a 8 gallon tank in which they will live. I have plans to make it planted with Christmas moss, or peacock moss (Or any that might be suggested as a...

Well As you can see from my question above, Im wondering if plant fertliziers would harm my little baby algae cleaning snails. I keep them in a planted tank with 1-2 anubias nana, depending on the tank. I've been considering doing some aquascaping, which means, I must dive into the world of...

Hmm.. Rasboras... arent those like tetras?

Hi Everyone, I recently bought a Biorb Life 30! Im really excited about it as I've been waiting 2 years for it to come down in price. Anyhow, Now that I have it... Im at a loss of what to put in it! Its currently cycling (fishless of course.) I need suggestions for plants as well as fish. The...

Haha, yes well, I've learned while there are great people on these forums, there are also wrong ones. I've learned to take everything with a grain of salt. And throw in the fact people might scream at me because of the substrate I use, or I don't do larger water changes more frequently, etc. I...

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Hey Everyone, I've been caring for several bettas, and a community tank for approx 2 years now. I have 3 male bettas, all residing in their own, 5 gallon, planted tank. I also have 3 adult panda cories, of whom, I owned for approximately 2 years. They live with Julii and False Julii Cories...

Hey Aqua, sorry to dash your hopes, but I don't plan to breed any bettas, not even wesley. I know some of how its done, but not enough to give it a go. Plus I know I need to find a steel blue female to breed wesley, and atm, I don't have a spare tank. My bettas are for my enjoyment. And to find...

I just simply wanted to show off my Bettas. Ones I had from the past and the ones now. I am also looking for help naming my newest guy! This is Mr Grumpy Gills, a veil tail. He past away just after Christmas from Dropsy. This is Rainbow, a veil tail, He past away back in September from...

Ohh Ive never heard about the garlic juice, I may try that! My bettas usually get betta pellets, but on the weekends, they get a mixed treat. Its a mix i made up of tubifix worms, blood worms, daphnia, mysis shrimp and brine shrimp. Out of my 4 bettas, each has their own favorites, as they seem...

Currently I feed my Panda Cories and Julii Cories a mixture of algae wafers and shrimp pellets. The also eat whatever gets past the other tank occupents which is sometimes flakes, sometimes a mix of blood worms, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, daphnia, and tubifix worms (its a blend i made up...

I've always been told that pet store bettas and im talking chain petstores, generally put them out around 1 year, so he maybe 20 to 24 months old. Temp is a warm 80 like I mentioned above. Ph is a steady 7.8. The only new thing is the snail. Which I did quarantine. Think its the snails?

I have a veil tail male betta I bought from a petstore nearly 10 months ago. The past week, I keep finding him resting on the bottom of the tank, rather then his betta leaf like he normally does. He eats, but its not as much. (Use to eat 3 pellets ever other day, only eats 1 now.) He wont flare...

Ok, I came home today, checked my tanks, and it seems I only find these white spots underneath some of my decor. The fish are fine, happy, and being themselves. No white spots on them. But I came across these white spots on my bogwood, a rock, and 1 on my glass. At first i thought, maybe they...

I had this problem with guppies! None died but I always found them in the filter. Its not a 100% guarantee but it works pretty well for me, if your going for the natural look. Put java moss on the intake tube, right on the grates. You will need to clean it regularly but since its natural it...

I have a few guppies that do this. But only at night when the lights are out. I honestly think they are just sleeping. Because once the lights are on, and they wake up, they are their spastic, curious selves again, begging for my attention.

I have 4 bettas, all with the betta hammocks. 2 of my 4 (my two male veiltails) actually use it to sleep on at night. During the day not so much. You really have to push the end of it hard into the suction cup. The little end cover should be completely buried into the suction cup. My female...

Hehe, I have 4 bettas, each one different in their way of greeting me. Only one makes me laugh. If you touch his tank (the outside of it) with a single finger, he comes up and will flare at you. I talk to him, reminding him of who feeds him. He won't attack my finger in the tank, only flare. But...

My biggest concern is I've been treating this for 4 weeks, 28 days. I have two filters on it, aquaclear 20 and aquaclear 50. 10 plants mixture of java ferns, java moss, anubias nana, and a piece of mopani wood.The water has been dropped by 2 gallons approx about 2 inchs. Plus I have 2 round 3"...

I bought 7 cardinal tetras approx 4 weeks ago. While I saw no ich in the display tank, within a day it began to appear on the tetras. So I went into treatment mode, adding 1/2 dose of malachite green, removing the carbon, turning the temp up to 86 degrees F, then doing a 50% water change every 3...

If you could, since you don't have a hospital tank, get a breeder trap. The kind that float at the top of the tank. I accidently did that to one of my cories with an ornament, same activity. I put him in a breeder trap and kept an eye on him. Unfotunately he didn't make it past 48 hours. I hope...

I'm wanting to make a specific decoration (designed to hold aquarium plants below, and hold the bamboo, out so it won't rot underwater. I'm wanting to do it out of rocks, and in a triangle box shape. I attempted this with just aquarium silicone glue and rocks... Too flimsy. I've been thinking of...

I get thats what they eat, My question is how to make sure they get their share, without the other fishes gobbling it up

Ok, I have found a store that sells Zebra Snails (Nerite). These are the ones I am looking to get, since I am seeing so much confusion over which Apple Snails do and do not eat plants. My question is, after they have munched up all your algae, How do you feed them? I know what you feed them but...

Ok, How do you feed them? I know what you feed them, how do you do it? Like if all the algae is gone. I have other fish that could out run the poor snail, I want to make sure he gets his own food.

I've been considering getting a snail or two for my aquariums. Would love it if they munch on my brown algae I always seem to fight with. I don't want any that are hermaphodites (be my luck, I'd get a population explosion), and I don't want any that munch on my plants. Does any such snail match...

Shrimp Pellets or Algae wafers, on the occasion brine shrimp/tubifex/blood worm mixture. Doesnt matter, they eat it all.

Well Here is the current stocking, Im working on upping the cardinals, but I tend to lose 1 or 2 with each restocking. I eventually want 12-15. I currently have a 30 gallon tank, which holds 6 guppies, and 6 Julii Cories (Though i suspect 2 of them to be falsies. Got them at a different store...

Hmm, Ive been in fish keeping about 6 months now.. My worst mistakes so far.... 1.The typical newbie, bought two bettas, seperate tanks, but not cycled. Fortunately they both survived and tanks are fully cycled now. 2. Scratching an acrylic tank, badly 3. Left the heater on when I drained a...

I am currently working on a 20 gallon long that will hold a mixture of Julii Cories and tetras when I am finished. I have selected sand as the substrate. Tank is currently cycling right now. Slowly but surely, I am working on to provide decor. I am trying to go with an all planted tank...

I was under the impression that cardinal tetras have a natural resistence to neon tetra disease. Its why I chose to go with them.

I check my fish on a regular basis. This morning, all fish seemed happy, healthy, and normal. The only oddity is a cardinal tetra was messing. After tearing the tank/filters apart, I could not locate him. I gave up. Then 6 hours later (cardinal still missing) I find this. Its a pale spot right...

I currently have a a 20 gallon Long tank, that has been through the nitrogen cycle (Fishless). It currently has 2 filters, a 20 and a 50gl Aquaclears. It is heated, which stays about 80ºF, and lately slowly increasing it to deal with some Ich. I wouldnt say it is heavily planted, but it does...

I currently have a a 20 gallon Long tank, that has been through the nitrogen cycle (Fishless). It currently has 2 filters, a 20 and a 50gl Aquaclears. It is heated, which stays about 76ºF. I wouldnt say heavily planted, but it does contain 4 Large Java Ferns, 7 small java ferns (offshoots from...

I have had two disappear, found them both in the filter. They are doing fine. I chalk it up to being curious and not hte filter being too strong as it hasnt happened in over a month

It is under a year. About 5 months old. But was totally cycled without fish before I ever put a fish in. The temp is a compromise between the Glofish and Cories. The more i've look at other sites, post, and what not. Im concerned it might actually be an internal parasite. I dont feed them live...