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Just added a couple of Yamato shrimp to a 10g tank which houses 3 platys, otto cat and a couple of ghost shrimp. Now I can't find any of the shrimp, or even the Otto cat? Checked the filter (did find one ghost shrimp in one piece clung to the filter) but no other evidence of dead bodies. Did a...

Hi folks. Need anyone's help here. I've got a beautiful peach colored female betta fish. I've had the fish for about 5 months. She got a fin bit at a while ago (from a male betta) and its taken a while to heal. No biggie as she was still herself. Some symptoms of note..... Lately she has...

Came home and what do ya know? My male and female bettas are mating !? I had a gate that separated them but she must've jumped over and well...... Anyways. Total newbie here. Got some q's. They've been mating for quite some time. When will they stop or when should I take her (or/and him) out...

hey folks ! I've got a bunch of baby guppies and I'm wondering if they're born either as males or females or a mixture of both? thanks

I picked up a betta book and it stated you could keep one male betta and up to several female bettas in a tank- provided it is heavily planted with lots of hiding places. Is this possible? Anyone try this yet? thanks.

Hi folks. I've got this male guppy with 2 female guppies and 2 female bettas. Both seem pretty well off with each other. However the male guppy when introduced a few months ago had a split in his tale. I never noticed till a friend mentioned it. It never healed and remained that way for a...

I just bought one female and one male guppy for a 10 gallon tank. I have a female betta already there and I'm concerned the female betta will attack her new room-mates. Will this likely happen? Also do guppies need an oxygen pump or can i get by without? Thanks in advance!! :)

As I'm expanding into this hobby, I picked up a 10g tank and automatically transferred my male batta fish over. He made bubble nests quite often in the 2.5g tank but doesn't make one at all in the 10g. So what do you think is wrong? I'm still tryin to get the right decor for this new tank...

Anyone know of the product called "quick cure"? Which is a liquid med. for ick. Before I opened it, I noticed a warning label that reads "This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer" Okaaaayyy?!! So what precautions do I need to know here? 8O

Hi folks. I noticed my betta has what looks like white specs on one of his gills. It comes and goes. Sometimes it's not specs but at times it looks like he's shedding ? Could this be ick? The tank is new to him. I've added aqua salt too. He's quite healthy and he's not tryin to scratch...

Just moved my male betta to a 10 gallon tank from a 2.5 gallon. Boy what a difference! Though right now it's pretty barren in this new tank. All I have is a couple of decor rocks with caves and 2 plastic plants. He seems a little bored. What else should I start adding to make it more...

Came across 2 tanks I could buy and the fluorescent lighting was more expensive over the incandescent. It was about $60 extra and even more for larger tanks ?! Anyway, just wonderin what differences/benefits there are and if it was worth the price ?

Yes. I've got to get my read on but I was told that some female bettas can be mistaken for a "plakat" ?! Which I believe is a male betta similar to what a a female can look like. I believe I have a female betta ( check gallery). Don't all female bettas have that distinctive white dot ? Thanks.

I've got a male and a female betta in each of their own tanks facing one another. The male betta flares quite often at the female. He'll rest and swim around normally but then sometimes he'll catch a glimpse of her and flare his gills. Is this normal? Is he mad? Stressed? Or is he trying to get...

It all started with a friend giving me one of his bettas and I've went from a 2L hex tank to a mini bow 2.5 litre filter tank. He's happy and buliding bubble nests galore. ....but now I want to upgrade again ! Where do I stop ? Is the 2.5L enough ? Could he be happier with a 5, 7, or even 10...

Is it ok to place two tanks next to one another with one male betta in one tank and a female betta in the other? I was just thinking of keeping the male betta happy. He's blowing bubbles too !! thanks

How do you ween a betta fish. Simply starve him to death till he eats what you want him to? Right now he wants only the frozen brine shrimp but I heard that will cause bloating. Also the tank is the popular minibow 2.5 gallon. Should I upgrade to the 5 gallon cause down the road I'd like to...