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I woke up today and my sailfin ballon molly was missing a chunk of his side fin. I put him in a hob breeding tank so he isn't bullied further. I think the culprit was another molly because the two males are constantly quarreling over females. Strangely it was the alpha who sustained the injury...
I have had my tank set up since January with guppies as the majority of my population with few troubles. When i did have death, it started with females after giving birth. By isolating the ones acting strange and treating them with maracyn, i was able to prevent further loss. The only other time...
got some diamond tetras from Fishy Business yesterday! Also added a blue ram two weeks ago and its doing great! can any of u sex this ram? And also share technique so i can find it a mate later?
No i didnt breed them. One was from petco and the choclate molly was from my lfs Darkwater Aquatics. He was the only one with any red, the others were the typical mottled brown. Ive got three female balloons too, one called a butterfly balloon. But mr bully is never satisfied with them and never...
Once i added a prefilter sponge to my aquaclear, i haven't had any issues with the sludge that used to take over the filter. I also feel better about filter maintenance bc i can alternate between servicing the prefilter sponge and the main sponge and not upset the balance of things.
Oh my goodness my tank has changed so much. Here is an update and a closeup of my two male mollies, a sailfin balloon (mega bully), and a chocolate (forever the victim)! Dont know why all the aggression, there are four ladies in there
I will pick up some aquarium salt tomorrow... is the salinity safe for my plants shrimp and nerite snails?
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Strip test reads high nitrates, drop test shows none so beats me... freaking test strips probably went bad in this florida humidity. im going to test it tomorrow at work (unnamed corporate pet store chain).
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Sorry but I'm not sure what pH is acceptable for your setup, but i personally stay between 6.8 and 7.2 for the sake of consistency
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