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Oh no! A while back I wrote about our dwarf gourami and how he sometimes gets so excited he jumps up when I feed them. Tonight he did it and landed HARD on one of kiddo's plastic toy. We put him the tank but he's not well. Breathing but not swimming. Oh, I am so sad. This was one of our...

Kiddo wants to put a freshwater crab in a community tank. My sense is it's not going to work, and I told her so, but I thought I'd just see if anyone has had success with a crab in a community tank. Tank is 20high and currently houses a betta sorority of 3, 2 Bolivians, 5 platies, 1 oto, and a...

I'm not looking for advice or input here. Just sharing a story. We have this little guy, a little dwarf gourami. He is just an adorable little fish, in fact probably my favourite in this particular tank. I have been noticing that he gets very VERY excited at feeding time, jumping up a little...

Hi there... Quick question about my potted amazon sword. I see a whole ton of root and am wondering whether these are plants that can be separated and spread around the tank easily. My sense is the answer is yes but wanted to ask before attempting. Thanks.

So, yes, we have eggs. Problem, is not sure whose (well, it's not a problem. I'm just curious). The eggs showed up suddenly on the long extended arm of our filter. A whole whack of them and right near the top of the aquarium. We have kribs, gourami, angels (one adult and one juvenile), and...

Hi all... We have a pair of kribensis, a male and a quickly maturing female. Tonight kiddo called me to the tank excitedly to show me that suddenly both kribs were sporting several brown VERTICAL stripes across them. The stripes come and go and it's quite a show. Could this be a sign that...

Hi all... We have a live bearer tank 20g with 9 fish in it right now. We have a dalamation molly who, from the beginning, looked as though she may be having some sort of balance issues. I thought it may have been my imagination because she seemed fine most times and no one else seemed to...

Good morning all... A couple of quick questions. I have been thinking about getting a couple Bolivian Rams. My first thought was to put them in the community tank with mollies/tetras/platys. It's a 20 gallon and I'd have to make room for the Rams first, so this would not be happening tomorrow...

So, here I am, treading lightly into something I know absolutely nothing about. I hope you'll humor me! ***I'll add: I just now read the stickies posted at the top of this forum and there are some fabulous links. Read a lot about keeping fish together, etc but am also very open to hearing...

Hi there... We have a 20 gallon live bearer tank which is at full(est!!! and then some!!!) capacity with 12 fish (mollies, platy, tetra) and THEN a good dozen fry, and are switching some of these fish out TODAY to another tank, and making some choices to lessen the fry load (i.e. breaking up the...

Hi there... I am curious to see what thoughts/ideas some of you would have on stocking our 30 g. Right now we have an angel who is nearing full adult size, along with 2 kribensis (m/f) and 6 danio. Everyone seems to be thriving. I really love the idea of adding some dwarf gourami. I have read...

Hi everyone... I'm new to the forum, of course, and, yes, new to keeping aquariums, although it is something I enjoyed watching my parents do as a child. Enjoying this interest with my own family now. I'm here to learn as much as I can. I'm a bit of a research junkie so I have been spending a...