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Thank you for your advice.

My fish growing up was Felix (yes, like the cat) a longear sunfish. He was awesome, smart, killed anything you put in the tank, but would eat from my hand. He lived about 8 years and then died when I was on vacation. Now I have Her Highness and Her Majesty plus too many to count without names.

I have a brown knife she loves snails. I have assassins in my shrimp tank they barely keep the population of pond snails at bay. I have yoyo loaches in my largest planted tank and they eat any snail that hits the water. Other fish I have observed eating snails are kribensis and buffalo heads. Of...

I have been feeding all my fish metronidazole which is the med used to treat hith. I have looked all over the Internet (bc u can't post it if it isn't true :) for a disease/parasite/Protozoa/bacteria or whatever that presents itself in this way. That bump on the gbrs lower abdomen. Have you seen...

I have not seen this before or if I have I do not remember. Background... Maybe unneeded info... I have always wanted my angels and rams in my 120 and my west africans in my 50. As it happens when i got my angels i put them in my 120. of course they got/were sick and 120 + 30 gallon sump is...

It may help to increase the flow/circulation if you find it unsightly.

IME, You can add it later or start with it. Be careful starting with it since your plants are not established you may have more difficulty achieving and maintaining a balance. Either way you will want to watch you levels very close.

Sorry I took a few days to reply. I hope that you have not experienced any loss. Neons are sensitive A couple of things specifically related to neons: 1. is the color band interrupted, and the musculature, cloudy and white, shows through. If describes the sysmptom it could be sporozan...

The swords and platys will interbreed. Not really a problem more or a thought. You may want to get some that have complimenting colors. Also with all the species you have mentioned you can add salt. Not to brackish levels but it will help all the livebearers live longer healthier lives. Also...

This tank has been in with its current inhabitants since July if I am remembering correctly. What should I treat it for dropsy, internal parasites? And with what? It is not pineconed. Thanks for your advice.

Salt is great. Turn the heat up to at least 80, 82 would be better but I don't know if the tetras would appreciate that. Hiding when the light comes on could be because that activity of the tetras increases and tetras can "run a muck" if you know what I mean. Does the guppy show outward physical...

It is unlikely that your tank has TB. Guppies particularly have been inbreed for generations which frequently causes deformities both early and later in life. I have had several in my breeding group that have been deformed. The curve in the cobra is not even close to a curve that you would see...

Some background.... 60 gal 10 Congo tetras, 4 kribs,1 A. Thomasi, 1 African butterfly fish, 1 African brown knife, 5 another smaller S. American tetra forget the name, 1 rubberlip pleco, 1 Colombian pleco, ~ 5 assassin snails, 2 upside down cats 6.8 pH 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrates...

Thank you for all the warm welcomes

Mine is a painted turtle. I never expected her to live that long! But I didn't know much when I got her as a kid. I will probably have to write her into my will ;)