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I'm a novice aquarium owner and I am really enjoying the (typically) non-judgmental advice you veterans give. I started my planted tank just about a month ago. I have some brown algae growing in the tank and my Zebra Nerite snails do an amazing job on the glass etc. but they are too heavy to...

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Nothing specific that I recall except for a couple of new live plants. I do a 25% water change every Friday. I used to do a lot more but found I was stressing/killing fish (lousy learning curve for a new tank owner).

Well this might be interesting. There was a male swordtail in there but he died a little while ago so I didn't even have him figure into the equation. I will just observe and see what happens. Tanks for the hints.

It's mid-spring. Getting warmer. Go figure. She is getting a little vertical too if that is an indication of anything. I fed her some peas last night and within an hour or so she swam out for a bit but in short order returned to her hiding spot.

First post, I hope this is the proper discussion thread. I have a female molly who has been hiding behind the heater for the past week and a half. She darts out quickly when I drop in food (after the other fish have eaten) and then she frantically scrambles back to her hiding spot. This is my...