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Hi All, 6 weeks ago I bought a Crowntail betta. 4 weeks ago I moved him from my QT to my 50 gallon community tank (with a pleco, rummynose tetras, dwarf spotted danios, cories, mollies, and platies. I've kept an eye on him, and so far they all seem to be getting along. No aggression, no...

I've had my planted tank for about 10 months now. With Amazon Sword, Cryptocoryne, and recently Dwarf Hairgrass planted in silica sand. I've been using root tabs to help fertilize them. The AS grows reasonably well, the Crypto is mediocre, and the grass is new. I'm thinking that I should...

I was really happy a few weeks ago to see a few fry swimming in my tank. I'm not sure if they're Mollies or Platies, i've got adult females of both varieties in the tank. Anyway, I was pruning the plants when i saw a Platy race up behind a cute little fry and gulp it down. I know that's nature...

Hi, I've been self-absorbed elsewhere for a while (not participating as much as I'd like, but am back looking for advice and opinions. I have a 50Gallon tank with silica sand and real plants. Current stock includes: 1 Bristlenose Pleco 5 Platies 3 Mollies 3 Sterbai Cory Cats 2 Peppered Cory...

This weekend I picked up a batch of fish and put them in my QT tank. 2 Mollies, 3 Assassin Snails, and a very small juvenile Bristlenose Pleco. Ammonia=0 Nitrite=0 Nitrate=10 Temp= 78 Ph= 7.5 I acclimatized them by floating the bags for 15 min, then adding small amounts of water every 10...

My 50gallon planted tank is looking good these days. Along with silica sand and wisteria, amazon swords, and cryptocoryne plants, i've got: 6 Dwarf Spotted Danios 2 Peppered Cory Cats 4 Sterbai Cory Cats 1 juvenile BN Pleco 2 Red Platies 1 white Molly (2nd just died unexpectedly, waiting for pet...

Hey, So i've been on this forum for about 4 months, and have learned a hell of a lot (thank you)! I'm finally at a point where I can stop "building" for a while. So i thought I'd post a pic to show off my 50 gallon peaceful community tank: Right now it's a little sparse. I'm going away...

[edit:] deleted this thread. I was testing the water before the filter had a chance to start distributing the bacteria.

2 months ago, i got a young male Dwarf Gourami. He was perfectly active until a couple of days ago. Since then, he swims up to the top for air or food, but is spending most of his time lying on a leaf or on the substrate in a back corner away from light and movement. He seems to be breathing...

I'm new to this hobby, currently have a 20Gallon tank and am thinking about asking Santa for a 55Gallon. Current stock is 6 Dwarf Spotted Danios, 3 Peppered Cory Cats, 2 female Platies, and 1 Dwarf Gourami. I have a mix of silk and real plants, with pea gravel substrate. It's filtered by 2...

Hi, I lost my first Cory this morning. I have no idea what happened, and am hoping someone here might know. Last night, everyone seemed healthy, swimming, scavenging, etc. This morning I find one juvenile peppered cory lying belly-up (dead) on the substrate. It looks like he has a red wound...

My fish-in cycle finished about 10 days ago, with 6 Dwarf Spotted Danios. Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates consistently 5ppm. They're all happy and healthy. I did 25% PWCs daily until last weekend. A week ago I added 4 Peppered Cory Cats. The levels haven’t changed at all. Still 0/0/5, checked...

Hi Everyone, First post and all that... :whistle: A friend just gave me a 20 gallon aquarium, i'm not sure of the brand - it's glass, 24"x12"x16". I've got an AquaClear 20 filter on it, and it's sitting at a comfortable 79degrees. There are a couple of plastic plants on the sides, and a cave...