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Turn yourself in, man! Throw yourself on the mercy of the court!

Yep. That's it. If you look in your moss you should have eggs. 1-2mm in size if they're like my Tigers. They scatter the eggs in there, and the eggs stick to the first thing they touch. They will eat the eggs if you don't separate them.

The eggs have hatched, but they are SO hard to find. That's one of the reasons I'm posting in here is to see what the experience of others has been. The fry were so tiny compared to the livebearers we've been used to, and they're basically transparent at this point. We're not sure we have...

I agree with Malkore if you're planning on messing with the tank a lot. I disagree with Simpte, my cat litter has never turned to mush or 'degraded'. That may have something to do with the quality of the clay granules used in the cat litter, I don't know. If you want an inexpensive substrate...

My wife and I have successfully bred our Tiger Barbs twice now. We lost the first batch, we're not sure why, but we had a heat failure that might have cooled down the tank too much. This second batch has JUST left their eggs. We dumped some infusoria into the tank, and added a safety factor...

Don't just go with the cheapest. Go with 100% clay untreated cat litter. MOST brands of cat litter are treated with deodorants, disinfectants, clumping agents, etc. IF you buy those, your fish will be dead shortly after introducing it into the tank. 100% clay cat litter. I have used it...

Gouramis have always seemed to hold their own with barbs in my tanks.

I agree. I keep 2 females with each male. Mollies like brackish water, so keep that in mind if they start seeming lethargic or ill. You'll have more babies than you know what to do with if you keep them happy water wise.

Mollies like brackish water. I add ocean salt to my mollie tank, and they're MUCH happier with the salt than without. I add 2 heaping tablespoons per 10 gallons, and every fourth water change (25%) I add another 2 tablespoons. Not scientific, but my mollies are happier than ever and I...

That's a great idea, DeFeKt. I've always purchased fry food. I might have to try your idea.

Your fry look great! It's awesome to have your fish reward your care like that.

The bottom fry doesn't look that underdeveloped to me.... I think you're going to have survivors. I just had a fancy guppy drop 24 fry. They're small too, but so far none of them have died. I think livebearers are pretty resilient as long as they can swim to food.

The bubbles stick to my plants now during water changes. But the rest of the tank is bubble free.

Wow.... I've never heard that one before. It's more expensive than steak, so it's not like you're eating cheap.

Your doomed. Plants are just as addicting as fish, and will slowly consume your life. Get out now while you can! :) Now that you've got the bug, how long before you CO2 inject, buy incredibly expensive substrate, and start spouting off the names of the plants in Latin to impress your friends? ;)

As a barb keeper, I definitely wouldn't mix barbs with angels. Most species of barbs I wouldn't keep less than 6 in a tank. If they don't have each other to play with, they're more likely to go after other fish. I have my Tiger Barbs in their own tank, they're so aggressive. 16 of them in a...

Good idea, dharris. I think I'll do that tomorrow when I'm home.

Impossible to say, but it sounds like you have the right conditions for them to do so! That's too bad the fry will be lost. It always pains me to cull, or to not have a place for a species I don't plan on breeding.

I've got 4 corys in a sandy bottom tank, and they're actually fun to watch. They'll find a patch of sand, suck it in, and sand will blow out of their gill vents like some sort of snow blower. I must assume they are getting what they want out of it and blowing the rest out. They constantly...

I have an Emperor 400 on my 75G planted. I honestly am a bit lazy about changing the filters, my tank is pretty clean usually. So I haven't looked at the filters in two months. I checked them a couple of days ago, and whoa! They're nasty! Surprise! I pull both filter cartridges, take them...

Oh God yeah..... the python is your BEST friend for frequent or large water changes. I use mine to change the water in 2 75G tanks, and 3 20's. You can attach a regular garden hose to it to make it longer if it won't reach your tank. Works great, and helps you clean your gravel. Money WELL...

I'm thinking about doing this on my planted tanks. The glass tops get evaporative deposits on them so quick, I worry about them cutting down light to the tank. I am thinking of doing exactly what Tiffi suggested, using cedar planking. I just have to cut vent holes for the light, a spot for...

I understand your fear! We always use the frozen cubes of worms. Provides a longer feeding experience for them, but should just be a mass of dead worm flesh without parasites/disease. We feed excess/culled livebearers to our cichlids. Seems harsh, but it's nature, and it gives the fish the...

Hmmmm. I used to have 4 kids, now I have three. I'll have to ask my wife if she's been snacking. 8O It's a good thing guppies don't reproduce at our rate. They'd be self-exterminated as a species.

I agree. That's definitely odd. I hope you find the answer, I'd like to know it as well. Sorry for your losses, Bosk