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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...

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Alright I might give it a shot. I have a lot of females and I’ll be sure to do it during a day when I’ll be home most of the day. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be the thing that finally works. Thanks for the advice and I’ll be sure to post if I get fry!

Just wondering if someone could help me identify what exactly our betta, Ghost is. (I’m thinking halfmoon but I’m not sure) Thanks in advance!

My bettas are about 10 months old. Too old do you think? I can always get younger ones if the ones I have seem too old. I keep the water at about 80 degrees and do pretty much exactly what you described with the pair. The water quality is close to perfect and I don’t keep any filter in the tank...

Ph is 7.1 and I’m not sure about hardness. I can get some Indian almond leaves if you think that’ll help with it. I feed lots of frozen foods before I attempt breeding but I can try live too. Thanks!

Hello everyone! I’m fairly new here but I was just wondering how to get/encourage a male betta to make a bubble nest. I’m trying my luck at breeding bettas (I did a ton of research) but I can’t get the male to build the nest! I’ve tried numerous pairs but for some reason they just won’t build...

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This was my betta, King who sadly passed a couple months ago but I really love his picture of him.