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So Thanksgiving is in a few days and I would like to "serve" a nice meal for the fish in my aquarium. Perhaps, something of delicacy that they never had before. I have a variety of community with several semi-aggressive fish as well as shrimps in my tank and I would like to give them something...

It's a cute little tank, it came with a bunch of aquarium stuff but I'm thinking it was left in the persons garage where they accidentally spilled something and didn't want to deal with it.

Of course unscented and pure. I may give this try if I hint any smell of that fluid. Thanks for all your help :)

The spill is on the inside. What kind of bleach are we talking about? For instance, Clorox? If so, do I need to mix it with water or just pour some in? I will disregard the fish soap because I've heard too many fright stories so I don't want to go that route

Wouldn't bleach make it worst considering its not recommended? And I probably wouldn't be able smell that oily fluid since vinegar would camouflage the smell even if there was any trace of the fluid left.

Any other advices?

I wiped down the excess spill and filled the tank with white vinegar. Until then, please provide helpful answers based on question. Thanks!

It's like a small 5 gallon long. It is a fish tank but it's not like strong acrylic. I figured liquids would melt through "plastic" or something unless glass that's why I mentioned what it's made of.

Blue rams can be aggressive but I think it depends on the tankmates. Careful on the dwarf gourami. I have a sunburst gourami and he usually goes after my blue ram and balloon molly. In an experiment I put the gourami in a net and the other fish showed better signs of health. So, I will be giving...

I would acrylic is harder than plastic and this tank feels a bit flimsy so my guess is plastic. Spill is inside the tank, but worth a try if anyone does have an idea

So I found this cool fish tank on the side of road. It is plastic not glass and when I was taking accessories out of the tank, I noticed some spillage of something like oil/gas. I can't make out the smell but it does smell like some kind of chemical fluid. Is there any way I can properly clean...

No problem. Will do!

Gotcha. I feel much better with your help. I think I have an idea of what to look in finding a companion this weekend. Thank you sir! as well as the others who contributed ;p

If males do not have red on the belly, then mine is possibly a male or could it be a very faded red color on the tummy due to possible stress and no companion?

You are speaking of the male correct?