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Hi everyone, My tank is a 20 gallon high, and it's contained fish for about 6 weeks, not counting the time period of the nitrogen cycle. There are 3 platys, a betta, and 3 small plants. Lately, my male platy has been slowing down. He doesn't respond to much, and hardly ever moves. He even...

I'll get to it ASAP and post a pic when it's done

This is the best I could do, I had to shift some stuff around to get a clearer shot. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

What is melt? Is it an acronym or a term?

I have the roots buried in my gravell, but the rhizome is exposed per instructions from a thread I made asking for anubias care. The stems themselves are a darker green. I only have 3 platys in the tank, been running about 3 weeks not counting the cycling. I'm completely new to plants in...

How could I tell? Were there any signs that would've identified it?

Could it not be getting enough nutrients? It's my very first live plant in a tank that has had fish in it for about 3 weeks.

Hi all! A couple of weeks ago I picked up an Anubias plant from my LFS. It's been shaded by amazon swords, and now it's starting to yellow in a few leaves, and all of them are lighter. Is there something I'm doing wrong. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Hey all! I came across a lot of interesting rocks I think would go great in my aquarium and I'd like to know the procedure to add them to my tank. Obviously I can't plop them in after spraying them down with water. Should I use a specific soap?

So it is best to not leave it in the light too much? Doesn't sound like a problem, I'll shade it with some amazon swords. Thanks everyone for your quick help!

Tomorrow I was planning to go grab some new plants for my 20 gallon aquarium, and I like the look of anubiases? anubi? Anyway, I was wondering about how to take care of them. I read a lot of conflicting stuff online, so I'd like some clarification as to how I take care of them. Are they...

So it's not a disease of some kind?

Here's a messy picture, but all I could get of her. She's the one on the left.

Hey all, I've been observing one of my female platys and lately I've noticed she has a dark spot visible, but only on one side of her. It's literally just a spot, not really the dark splotch that the pictures of gravid spots on google are... I was wondering if this is in fact her gravid spot...

Okay, thank you all so much! I'm very grateful

Okay, phew! I can breathe a little easier now. What exactly constitutes a "rare" fish?

Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 pH of tank: 6.4 pH of tap water: 6

So I was testing the water of my new tank, which has held 3 platys for 4 days so far, already been cycled, when my pH is alarmingly low (this is my first time testing pH). I had previously purchased only an ammonia and nitrite kit so I didn't know anything about the pH. I am led to believe the...

I plan on following through with the list guppy provided in terms of plants. I was reading up on platys recently and most of the articles I read gave me different numbers than you did. 2:1 was a common ratio. I'll provide links as well, but I'm glad you warned me! I'll read up some more before...

Sorry about the tank size... It was all that could fit my budget. I plan on following through with the list guppy provided in terms of plants. I was reading up on platys recently and most of the articles I read gave me different numbers than you did. 2:1 was a common ratio. I'll provide links...

You bet it's cycled! And let me tell you, waiting around for 6 weeks with an empty fish tank was TORTURE. So many people wondered why it was empty and assumed I had killed the fish. I'm wondering about plants. I don't want to go overboard with them and have a jungle, but I'd like to add a little...

Hey everyone! I have a new 20 gallon aquarium, 2 Quiet Flow 10 filters, heater, thermometer, gravel, and some driftwood. All I'm missing is: FISH!!! What I'd like to keep in this tank is as follows: -3 platys -a school (6) of cherry barbs -nerite snail -2 amano shrimp I would really...