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I think as the plants develop and I add to the tank it will form its own little world, I have a blue ran and will be getting a couple more, you never know they might breed in the conditions I'm trying to achieve, I just need to sell the 30+ swordtail fish I've got since they were fry

Looks natural to me as green substances grow in water ways so the green gravel is mimicking this

I also don't use any fertilisation, well haven't started yet as this planted tank is very new to me

No it's a new green gravel I brought which I have put over the sand, I'm trying to get a real natural look, here's a few more photos o what it looks like now.

First attempt on a planted tank, I've also added my once baby fry to the community

I I have a juwel now front 260 litre tank, ATM I have a sand base bottom with fake plant etc. it looks bare to me, my filter is with the tank and I air an air mixing attached to it. I'm looking to change to a part fake part plant tank and will change the base but this is where I need help! This...

1 have 2 rainbow cichlid in my 10g and now want to add them to my 60g community tank, please look at my profile which has a list of the fish in there and tell me if it would be ok to add them?

Yes including the 1 that gives birth. Use a breeder box if you want to save them

That's a great helps, thanks for pointing me in the right direction

So what is dropsy? And what should I do? I've never had this problem before

Yea that's exactly what I mean, under her chin is like a few red lines, here's a photo.

I've come in from work today and my female guppy that gave birth a week and a half ago seems ill, her body has got big and the underneath of her has got jagid like her scale are pointing out wards, she hasn't eaten and was near the top of the water. I seen separated her into a floating box and...

I have a pregnant female marble molly from an unknown fish but my black molly still gets very close to her, I hope this helps as I'm not to sure myself

They both look female to me

So at 3 1/2 to 4 weeks old they'll get eaten?

I have 3 fry, nearly 3 weeks old in a breeder net in my 60g. When can I let them loose into main tank with other fish? I know people say when they're big enough not to be eaten, but how many weeks old on average?

It may be hard as they're soo young but can you notice any differences in the anal fin?

How old are they?

I've saved them all :-)... I'm not sure on that, as long a your ammonia levels are staying low then you're ok

Well done :-) I brought a swordtail yesterday and a few hours later she had 35 fry lol

Yea considering I only brought her yesterday

Woke up this morning to 35 or so new swordtail fry :-)

I'm not sure how many as I've put fake weeds in the bottom compartment but I'd say 3-5... I've seen 3. She just had another 1 10 mins ago so she's still going, just taking her time about it lol, I'd live eighty to bring up so the more the better

No new fry for about an hour, but she is still massive with a very dark gravid spot