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Why do my platies rub themselves against my plants? They would be swimming by the plant then they turn sideways and jerk themselves across the plant leaves. Is this normal and why would they be doing this? Sent using Messenger Pigeon

Ok so, my platy gave birth last night while I was gone and when I got back, half of her fry were eaten by my danios but I managed to save 9. She was in bad condition but is doing better this morning. However, 3 survived the night in the breeding net I have hanging in the tank. I would to keep as...

I got a new plant at the beginning of the month and I just noticed that it's starting to get discolored. I also noticed that some other plants that I've had for a couple months have leaves that are starting to curl up. I don't remember what types of plants these are but I'm concerned that my...

Just wondering what the most accurate ways of water testing is. I've heard that test strips aren't very reliable but they are my only choice, there being no fish-specialized stores where I live. I'm very strict on my water being close to perfection but I can't do that if I don't have a reliable...

So I just adopted a bunch of guppies and decided it would be cool to try to make a hybrid fish. I have only one female platy that's available. I have her with a male guppy in a beta tank right now. I know it's better to have more than one female with the male when it comes to breeding fish but I...

So my platy has been pregnant and today, I noticed the spot to darker than normal. I have no idea about anything dealing with fry/fish birth so can someone help? Here's some pictures: Sent using Messenger Pigeon

Ok so I just recently bought two baby albino algae eaters for algae control. I bought two just in case one dies. They are doing a really good job and are growing like weeds. But they are doing almost too good of a job. There is almost no visible algae and that makes me concerned if they eat all...

So my molly's fins don't stay fanned out when it's in the community tank but when I put it in a separate tank by itself, it's fins are fanned out and pretty looking. Can anyone explain this? Does it have a problem with the other fish? I want as many different views as I can get, please. Sent...

Ok. I'm just going to start off with this: I'm sorry if you think this is a dumb question or "what fish owner doesn't know this already" but I'm still relatively new to some stuff in the aquarium world so bear with me! :) Can someone explain tank cycling to me? Like the whole deal? I don't...

The bridge of my fish's nose looks a little crusty/flakey. Is this normal? Is there something I can do to fix it? I can't remember it being like that when I bought it. Please help me!

So my female platy hasn't been in contact with any males in a while. She was with the last set of fish I got (I can't remember when). But she is fat, her poop was white and now it's brown, and her butt is white and bulging. The dark spot could either be considered there or not there. It's kinda...

So platy hasn't been in contact with any males in a while. She was with the last set of fish I got (I can't remember when). But she is fat, her poop is white, and her butt is white and bulging. The dark spot could either be considered there or not there. It's kinda hard to tell. Here's a couple...

Hi! Love fish and will take them to my grave with me. My fish are more important to me than what is healthy. I have a 29 gal tank and 0.5 gal tank (hospital/quarantine tank) I have: •3 zebra danios •1 yellow platy •1 sunset platy •3 skirted tetras •1 peppered catfish (1 inch long and really...