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    Two tanks got cloudy at the same time

    Sorry to hear it. No loaches in my tank, so my problem must be something else.
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    Two tanks got cloudy at the same time

    Well, I don't know what it is. I've never had this before so I don't really know what the different kinds of cloudy looks like. I suspect it came from the tap water since it happened in both of my tanks at the same time, unless bacterial bloom can happen from environmental factors such as...
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    Two tanks got cloudy at the same time

    I have two tanks, which both suddenly got cloudy at the same time after a water change. I've had both tanks for a couple of years, and my water changes didn't deviate from how I've always done them. They also use bio bag's from different sources, so I don't think that's the issue. Nitrite...
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    Betta having trouble swimming.

    No mirrors or reflections, the temperature is stable and within betta preferences. Sleep disorders I can't say much about. It might just be his time, I suppose. I guess I'll keep an eye on him and make sure he isn't needlessly suffering.
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    Betta having trouble swimming.

    I've had my betta for a few years. He has a 10g tank to himself, and all the water parameters are ideal, but for over a week now he seems to be having trouble swimming. He spends most of his time resting on the bottom, at a bit of an angle and a little curled up. And when he does swim, that...
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    Two guppies in 5 gallon tank?

    There is a snail in there :) Just out of curiosity, would it be different with 1 male and 1 female? Would the male stress her out too much?
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    Two guppies in 5 gallon tank?

    Some of my guppies have been picking on one of the other ones, to the extent that I had to remove him from the tank because they would not leave him alone. He is now in a 10-gallon tank, which I've split down the middle with a separator, where he lives on one 5 gallon side and my betta on the...
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    Is there a fix for droopy silk plants?

    There is some, but I have a deep tank and there isn't a lot of water movement from the middle to the bottom except for the area immediately below the filtration system. When the silk plants are new they all stand tall with only slight movements. In either case, I don't see any reasonable way to...
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    Is there a fix for droopy silk plants?

    I have, primarily, silk plants in my tank, but over time a lot of them get very droopy and instead of standing tall and proud, they end up bent over on the bottom of the tank. You would think they'd be made buoyant enough that everything except the base floats, but that doesn't seem to be the...
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    Where do you get your silk plants?

    I keep silk plants in my tanks, and most of them are now so droopy and tattered that I feel it's time to just replace all of them. But since I have a fairly large tank, I'll be looking at a fairly large investment. So, outside of "go to your local pet store" or amazon, are there any places...
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    Chronic constipation, or other disease?

    Yeah, only one fish is exhibiting symptoms, and as mentiond they've been on and off for a long time, so I'm really hoping that's the only one that's sick, or that somehow this isn't a contagious thing. I have hard water, but other than that my readings are all optimal. I do 10-15% water changes...
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    Chronic constipation, or other disease?

    His poop is small, black spots. Other than the odd swimming at times, he looks perfectly normal. V227: Interesting, I'll do some research on that.
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    Chronic constipation, or other disease?

    I have a grown molly that I noticed wasn't swimming right a while back. He would swim slightly tilted, and when diving he would dive in fast spirals - usually until hitting the bottom of the tank. After asking you guys for advice...
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    Swim bladder / whirling disease or something else?

    I put him in a bowl of his own and fed him peas for a couple of days. On day 1 he started swimming and diving normally again, and he seems completely back to normal now. So I'm thinking it might just be a case of constipation? I've read that it can cause whirling/spinning issues.
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    Aggressive guppy - nothing seems to work.

    Follow-up, in case someone else runs into the same problem: I kept the aggressive puppy in a breeder box in my main tank for 4 weeks, feeding him when I fed the others but not letting him interact with anyone except through the mesh netting. After letting him back into the community 6 days ago...
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    Swim bladder / whirling disease or something else?

    My male molly seems to be having some issues. He'll swim normally most of the time, though maybe slightly tilted to a side, but when he goes to dive deeper in the tank he does it in a fast spiral until he hits the bottom - and then sometimes keeps going for a couple of seconds more. I do water...
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    Aggressive guppy - nothing seems to work.

    Won't that just be handing the problem over to someone else, though? Hm, I see. I was under the impression that a 2 to 1 would be more than enough. At least it has been in the past. Might give this a shot.
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    Aggressive guppy - nothing seems to work.

    Setup: 45 gallon tank, scarcely populated. 2 male guppies, 4 female. (Others: 8 neon tetra, 2 mollies, 4 platies) One of my male guppies have been acting aggressive for a while (he was fine for several weeks/months after I got him). He keeps chasing around my other male guppy, as well as the...
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    How can I tell when a guppy is done giving birth?

    I see. Her gravid spot doesn't seem to have changed much so far, though. Does that mean she's still good to keep giving birth, or is there no way to know for sure? Any advice on how long I should keep her in the nursery tank before I move her back to the larger one, to try to maximize the...
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    How can I tell when a guppy is done giving birth?

    I'm sorry. I know I'm not the first to ask this question, but googling it gives me so many contradictory responses that I only end up more confused than before I googled it. Who can answer this with clarity and certainty: How can I tell when a guppy is done giving birth? My guppy started...
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    Separating betta and fry - will a regular divider do?

    I am trying to avoid that. The tank sits in my home office, and listening to water run out of the filter and into a low water level makes me have to go pee every 20 minutes :lol: I've purchased a divider, will install and then get a betta and watch what happens. If need be, I will install some...
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    Separating betta and fry - will a regular divider do?

    Update: After looking up the topfin divider's measurements and doing some measurement of my tank, it seems there will be about 0.8" of room between the top of the divider and my lid. Something tells me that might be more than what a betta needs to jump it and get to the other side?
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    Separating betta and fry - will a regular divider do?

    Yeah. I was hoping someone would have the same setup (should've mentioned the lid in the original post, of course, thanks for asking) and could tell me if the divider was high enough. But a glass top might be a good option too, if the plastic one turns out to leave too much room, thanks for the...
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    Separating betta and fry - will a regular divider do?

    It's just a plastic hood, that came with the tank.
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