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I didn't intend to have any fry, but I bought a pregnant bumblebee platy. I rescued 6 fry and have them in a breeding box. I like having them in the breeding box because it makes it easier to see them. That being said, a breeding box is pretty small for 6 fish longterm. Should I cycle a...

I recently set up a 10 gallon tank. I've got 7 male guppies and 2 tiny bumblebee platys, and a mystery snail. I'm using a sponge-only filter with a spray bar. No real plants. It's a new tank, but I think it was cycled before I added the fish. I moved over all the gravel and the filter media...

I've had this little bumblebee platy for about a week. During that time, he keeps having these long strands of poop. They are sometimes white, at other times they look relatively normal. They have been much longer than this photo suggests at times. He's my smallish fish, but he definitely...

So, I have a guppy that's always harassing my balloon mollies. He's particularly aggressive toward the obvious alpha molly. I had hoped that he'd be less aggravating if I added more small fish. I now have 4 guppies in the tank and 2 platys. I think that's helped a bit, but he's still frequently...

My little betta fish died this week. :-( I've decided that I want to try a different type of fish in my 10 gallon. What should I do to keep from needing to start the cycling process over? I don't know why the betta died. He was only a year old and I got him as a baby. I'm guessing that we...