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Does anyone know when I should take my fry out of my main tank? The biggest ones are probably 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch long Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

When I got my driftwood, I put it in my tank with a rock on top of it for 2 1/2 - 3 weeks...

For those of you who helped me with tips on pairing, they have bred, and hatched! when should I take them from the tank?

The JD is only 3 1/2 - 4 inches... I'm trying to find him a new home, but I don't want to take him back to the LFS, because he won't be treated right, and will be put in bad conditions

Hi all! I have a pair of convicts that are soon to breed, a Pleco, and a male jack Dempsey in my 29 gal. (Jack Dempsey will be rehomed soon). Ever since the convicts paired and are preparing to breed, the jack Dempsey has not come out of his cave except on a rare occasion, and that is at night...

Cut up pieces of cucumber that are about 1/4 to 1/2 in in width... One a week and your Pleco will chow... I don't think that the barbs will do anything... My convicts sure wouldn't touch it. Hope that helps!

[QyUOTE=venymae;2920746]Though most people use BB as beneficial bacteria, sorry that was probably confusing oh you're good... In new to the hobby

Thank you very much! May I ask what "BB" is?

Thank you! So should I still do my regular pwc's once to twice a week?

Hey guys... I have a pair of convicts, a Pleco, and a jack Dempsey that I am soon rehousing because he is becoming too big for the tank. Ever since I rescaped my tank, my water has never gotten completely clear. I really have no idea why, and could use a helping hint. Any advice is appreciated...

Pick one: Africans, or central and South Americans. They might get along now, but when they reach maturity, they won't.

I got them some rosy red feeder fish, and I picked up some freeze dried blood worms... Should this help?

Yes, water changes are the best thing you can do for your tank. Do at least 10% weekly, because it is healthy for your fish, and it keeps your nitrite and nitrate levels down naturally... Especially during the nitro cycle, 10% water changes every other day.

Oh yes we do have a place for them

Thanks! I didn't know to use a turkey baster, I just thought to do a pwc and suck up the frie into the bucket...

My friend and I have a tank that we are transferring into a fry tank... His male and female pair have already dug their bed

Yes she is orange bellied, and when I added the male her dorsal and under find went to a very pretty blue that she had not done before.

I have a pair of mature convicts that I received from a friend... He got other larger fish. The female is ready to bread, and the male is ready, but they haven't paired yet. Is there anything I can do to speed up the process? Or do I just let nature take it's course?

What do you mean by "proof"?

No because you haven't done anything to cycle it, whereas I did, and it cycled quickly.

My nitrates and ammonia are at zero, with nitrates at a healthy level.

I thought the same thing when I tested it... But the nitrate, ammo, and nitrite levels look good... Only thing that needs improvement is ph but I can raise that

Dosing ammonia is good for cycles... If you are having trouble, go to the LFS and get 5-8 zebra danios, and feed them once a day. They will produce ammonia naturally

That's actually kinda good... Do a water change, then wait a few days and test 2-3 days after change

How big is your tank?