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Thanks! Not sure yet. The lighter of the 2 seems to be more feminine but also very bossy. They are not quite a year yet so we'll see.

Gold marbles in a lip lock. They always seem to be bickering at each other but still make me proud.

Interesting topic to think about. My bleeding heart platies are very fast and all the fry stay at the bottom until they get large enough to swim with the crowd and not be considered a snack. All my platy fry go into hiding at the bottom even when there are no predators. My albino galaxy guppy...

I'm curious, would it do any harm if they used the sealed off small flower pot? I now know that their natural instinct prefers small spaces so I was going to pull that pot out and find something more narrow. I went into the fish room to do so and sure enough, the male has claimed the pot and has...

Alright, will do. I was thinking of how I could make a cave myself so I siliconed a small flower pot plate to the open end of the pot and drilled a hole in the bottom. I didn't know they liked enclosed spaces so I'll switch things around. Thanks for the tip!

Awesome information! Helps me out a lot! I'll keep a close eye on her in the coming weeks, I won't expect success the first time but I'm definitely excited they're on their way to possibly pairing up. I've been feeding them zucchini, veg wafers, and occasional shrimp pellets (which she loves)...

I have had bushy nose plecos for about a year and a half now. My most bold and active female seems to be getting a bit chubby. I am wondering if any pleco experts can tell me if she is gravid...or just a well fed pleco. I found a nice 3" male for her and introduced him into the tank a few weeks...

Hey I have freshwater clams and I really like them. I bought them to work in my tank. They filter and clean the sand and do quite a nice job of it. Here is a couple of tips: 1. Don't buy them unless you use sand in your tanks. 2. Don't buy them to watch--clams are constantly burrowed in the sand...

Very cool, be sure to post some photos of it in the tank when you get that far. I'm excited to see how the finished product looks!

The barbells should come to a sharp point. If they are worn down they would be rounded at the tips. Just a thought since if they are worn off they can stop eating and waste away. I have a group of juvenile pandas that were very skittish and hid in the back when I got them. Thought I was going to...

I have all my lights on for 8-10 hours a day. Some do 10-12 but algae blooms are more common with more light. Also gauging the length of time the lights are on with the intensity of the lamp. If it's super bright for such a small tank, it would have to be on for fewer hours. I have heard of...

You should identify what kind of algae it is. Different algae grows in different conditions. It sounds like it might be black beard (black bush) algae. If that's the case, the shrimp won't help clear that up. I had a problem with black beard algae growing on my plants and Chinese algae eaters...

Is that for both female and males?

I have had some females you'd swear were hm plakat males when they flair out as well. Just a little advice, when you keep female bettas together, you have to remember, same rules apply in a chicken coop. There is a distinct pecking order where the most aggressive female will be the alpha, then...

Thank you!

Just curious, do their barbells look normal? Some times they can get worn down by either the substrate or water issues and they will basically waste away, not eat, fail to thrive.

Super cool! Great progress photos. What kind of fish are you building this for? What are you planning on using to attach it to the tank? Ive been thinking about trying something similar. My plecos and corys would have a field day in little hut like that.

It all depends on what variety you have and what color they are now. I imagine they will still color. I have high orange coverage Koi angelfish juveniles that are a bit larger than nickel and they are just now coloring up. To get the boldest color, I've been feeding omega color flake and frozen...

My favorites have gotta be my gold (slightly) marbled Angels. Bought them as dimes 7 months ago, now they are pushing 3" body sizes with 7" fin spans. They've made me a proud guy even though they are rude to each other (i'm guessing 2 males).

I have heard if you sink a clean gallon jar in your tank, then place the object with the eggs on it in the jar while still underwater, you can avoid shocking the eggs by exposure to air and changes in water quality and temperature. And you can hatch them in the jar with light aeration from an...