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The labyrinth organ has nothing to do with over coming the toxicity of the water. Bettas still put out waste just like other fish, and (even though they are not dependent on it for oxygen) they do circulate water over their gills so they are susceptible to water toxicity. But bettas are fairly...

That tank is really to small for a pair of puffers. They are very messy fish and leave a lot of food waste in the tank. Check out http://www.dwarfpuffers.com/ Three gallons would be good for one puffer, but a pair would be tough. You would probably have to vacuum and change the water very...

Since it's safe for use in human consumption, I would think it would be OK if rinsed per spec. I'm completely unfamilair with Metabisulfate, but Potasium permanganate is a standard for disinfection plants. Does the warning on the label give any indication that it shouldn't be used? ChemFinder...

You could of course use PVC pipe that has been decorated. One method can be found here: http://petfish.net/PVC_cave_tower_instuctions.htm For the airline, I would just use a solid length of tubing, but this method could also be used for some other decoration. You could also use this method...

Dwarf puffers could easily fit in a 10g. Should be able to fit 3-4 in there, especially if you can get only one male. Check out dwarfpuffers.com for a lot of info. And they are true freshwater, not brackish. Petsmart carries them too (at least many of their stores do), so they shouldn't be...

It may work out with females, since they tend to be calm and some what social, perhaps some one else has experience with this. If one or both are males, then there is almost certianly going to be territory trouble in a 10g.

If you're truly concerned about the wood rotting and releasing particles or affecting pH, then you could seal it with a clear spray (it's sometime's sold this way). It would have to be dry before you sprayed it so the spray would be effective. And because the wood is dry, it can be harder to...

Water testing depends on the stage the tank is in. If your trying to cycle the tank, you probably want to test very few days (if not more often). Though if you have a small tank (less than 5g, or maybe 2.5g) you probably won't cycle the tank. If your not cycling than you probably only need to...

That depends on how he got into that position. Often a frog will go into the zen position while floating or "standing" on it's hind legs and will simply fall into that position. If that's what happened then there should be no problem in it. However, if the frog is constantly stuck in that...

If he is actually getting stuck, then you should do something, probably remove the lilly. You could possibly replace it with other plants. But if he is only hanging out there, then there should be no problem. Just be sure to watch for normal behavior, going up to breathe, at least some...

Similar to what Blucat said, I have a algae cleaner from Petco which is just a stick with a sponge on one end and a thin, wedged plastic piece on the other end. It works great on everything that I've used it with, both glass and acrylic. The plastic end can probably scratch the acrylic, but...

I know that as a comb tail (I think crown is the same, but I'm not certian). A good resource is: http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_finnage.htm Looks like a spectacular betta, especially if he really opens up the fins. The blue green color is my favorite for males.

First of all, you should stop adding ammonia until you figure out what is going on. That's strange that your ammonia level wouldn't have changed. What's the effective range of the test kit? If you think the test kit might be wrong, you should be able to get your water tested at a fish store...

I don't know about the cleating agent, so I can't comment on that, but what you adding 10 gal sounds about right, so you could continue with that. I've never done a fishless cycle before, so I can't really comment on how much of a pH swing your have, but that sounds like quite a lot. Hopefully...

So long as all that is in the solution is ammonia and DI water, it should be fine, but there could be other things in there also, so that is something to watch out for. I'm not familiar with ammonia distributors, so I don't know what is common or possible to be used. Another possibility is...

Snails make waste just like all other animals do, so they produce nitrogen wastes like a fish would. And shrimp would do the same thing. Just be sure to feed them. You might want to be careful with snails, as some species can take over a tank (I'm not really a snail expert so, I don't know...

Sounds like you have figured out your problem, but here is another possibility: http://www.petfish.net/currentkill.htm

I'm not really experienced with fishless cycling either, but my understanding was that you start with a small amount of ammonia (nitrogen), and then added more. Having a huge spike immediately may not be what is wanted (but like I said, I'm not experienced here). You do probably want to get...

Much like An t-iasg said above, any change to a tank can disrupt the balance of anything living in the tank, including the desirable bacteria from cycling. This can include changed to the salinity of the water or the addition of any medications or treatments (even different water treatment...

As needing to use something to build the structure on, I think that just comes down to preference. If you want it to have a specific size or shape than it may be better (or at least easier) to use something, but I would think that something built with out may have a more natural feel. As far...

Right now I have two oto's with my betta in a 5.5 gal. Everything is good, so long as I make sure there is enough algae in the tank (or other food, though the betta will gorge to the point of ridiculousness on pretty much everything expect for spinach, which the oto's like). I'm sure this set...

My understanding is that most of the initial die off among oto's is from the poor handling/treatment they receive while transported (at least this is apparently dominating belief now). When they are captured and transported, they are not given the food that they need (algae and diatoms) since...

Do you mean actual species, or just different colors and tail types? If it's species, than Splendens is wanted for the long/flashy fins that they can grow. And because of this they are everywhere. The other species are almost like a novelty, especially depending on where you live (I never...

You should be able to bridge together any size tanks that you wanted. Though the top water levels would have to be even in height from the ground, likely meaning that the smaller tank would have to be raised for this. On that page it said that the water level in both tanks stays the same, and...

Well for right now all that I have set up is a five gallon betta tank, and I don't really feel that there is room for wood in there (at least not the large pieces that I find around here). I might have some wood from before (not tannin producing bogwood), or might be able to get some from some...