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I have a male betta in a 5 gallon tank. The tank has an HOB filter and heater, some artificial plants and some rocks. He seems very happy in the tank but I keep feeling that he might like some companionship. Are there any fish that would be a good companion for him? Am I better off leaving...

I recently had to move all my mollies from one tank to another while setting up their new home. They seemed ok, but today when I finaly introduced them to their new tank, one of them seems to be "shimmy'ing". Could this be just from all the stress of being moved from tank to tank and the new...

I have 4 Mollies, 3 Cories and one male Betta in a 29 Gallon tank. I know from everything I've read here that Mollies like to have salt in their water. My question is - can I add aquarium salt to my tank without it bothering the Betta and the Cories? I would probably just add the one...

I am thinking about getting a canister filter for my tank. My question is - I would have to place the canister itself off to the side and below the tank - which would mean the hoses would not be in a straight drop from the tank to the filter. Would this cause problems? Can there be some curve...

OK, I'll cut it down to 1 minutes worth, twice a day instead of what I am doing. I have seen them doing what looks like eating off the gravel and ornaments. I assumed it was leftover food, but maybe it is some algae they are taking care of. Thanks for the replies

I have four mollies and they seem like they are always starving. Anytime I walk near the tank they swim up to the surface looking for food. I think I am feeding them enough (every morning - what they can eat in 4 minutes), but I want to be sure I am not starving them. Do they always act so...

I think I will stick with going to a 20 gallon long tank (I know the 29 is the same footprint, but height is an issue for the location). I am sure the piece of furniture will hold it. It is a very solid built-in cabinet which is made of 1 inch solid pine with a lot of support. I may take the...

Thanks for the replies so far. From the information at the fish store, the mollies are only supposed to be about 2 to 3 inches when full grown. They are 2 gold mollies and 2 small dalmation mollies - They are about 1 inch long at the moment. If they only get to be about 3 inches then I...

I have a 10 gallon with 4 Mollies and 1 Male Betta. They all get along great, but I have been told that a 10 gallon tank is too small. I am planning on getting a 20L Gallon tank and moving them to that. My questions: How do I go about moving everything from the old tank to the new one...

Hello everyone. I am pretty new to the hobby, although I did have fishtanks way back when I was in High School, but never really new anything about all the technical stuff. So, I have been reading up and checking websites and there seems to be a lot of contradiction in what to do and what not...