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Hello everyone I recently got this pair of guppies with the intention to breed them (they were sold as a breeding pair) and I never wrote down the name of them. If I’m going to sell the fry, I need to know what kind of guppies they are. If anyone could help me, I would really appreciate it Let...

I’ve had success with sororities, and I think a big factor is adding a lot of plants/ decorations. If the fish can claim a territory in the tank, it’ll make them feel more safe. Watch out for bullies (and on the contrary, fish being bullied) and be ready to separate the individual if that...

My discus hides in the plants around everyone else, but as soon as I walk in the room he comes out to say hi. As for livebearers and other small fish I’ve owned, I don’t think they recognized me as their owner— they didn’t act any differently around strangers.

It’s safe to assume that guppies are always pregnant. If they were ever exposed to males as adults, they will have babies for months even if the male isn’t present after the first couple of days of them being together. Your guppies do appear pregnant, you’ll probably end up with a lot of...

Swim Bladder Disorder Hello everyone! A few days ago I rescued a male Crowntail betta from my local pet store because he was floating in his cup and could not keep himself upright. I brought him home, put him in a bowl (temporarily— just because he won’t have to struggle with any current from...

Here’s the best picture of the fish with the ventrals I could get. They won’t flare at their reflection and they also are super active so it’s hard to get a good picture of them. The dark blue and red one won’t sit still at all for me but I’ll try to get something better tomorrow.

I can’t see an egg spot on either of them but because they’re young that’s why I was going by fins. From what I know, juveniles don’t have egg spots or at least they only become noticeable when they’re ready to breed. It’s the yellow betta that I think is probably a male. I’ll look again to see...

Hello everyone! We recently got “baby girl” bettas from our local pet store but I’m starting to doubt that two of them are actually females. The two in question have fins that are much longer, their ventral fins are longer/sharper than a normal females and I can see a ‘beard’ on both of them...

Okay thanks! I’m still trying different things and a nest was indeed built but the female destroyed it. I’m going to try a different male because the current one no longer seems interested in building another nest.

Thanks for the response! I probably won’t end up using it because I don’t want to risk anything

Hello everyone. A couple months back I got a nice piece of grape wood from the reptile section at my local petco for only $3. I really wanted to put it in my tank but there were a few problems I came across. 1) I heard grape wood rots quickly 2) I read that reptile wood sometimes has chemicals...

Thanks for all the great advice! If/when I get the ADF, it would be going in either a 2.5 or a 5.5 gallon tank with live plants and some caves. I’ll do some more research on ADFs and ACFs just to be sure I know what I’m getting. Thanks again for all the great advice; I really appreciate it!

Hello everyone! I have been doing a lot of reading and research on ADFs recently and I really want to get one. However, I don’t have space for a separate tank for them. I would have to keep it in a tank with a betta fish (I think it would have trouble getting to the top of a 20 gallon tall to...

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Hello everyone! I was just wondering if there are any ways to tell how old a betta is. PetSmart employees don’t know how old the fish are when they get them in and I have quite a few males from there I’d like to know the age of. I’ve googled how to tell/estimate age multiple times but don’t ever...