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try a live food brine shrimp, blackworm, or tubifex. Freeze dried or frozen will be just fine, a little jump start.

Im not sure of the why(cause), but if you want to raise the PH and keep it raised add some crushed coral as this will at least keep your PH where you'd like it.

Happy to help if I can.... Correct. no male = no babies, as for them surviving depends on types of fish you have. I keep community fish and shrimp, mine are not aggressive I'm sure a few baby fish and shrimp are eaten due to their size at birth. I don't worry about saving them myself. Depending...

they are live bearers The sword is a live bearing fish and this is common and they can reproduce every 20 to 30 days. As far as the babies, they may be born a few days a part usually not the case (usually within hours).If you have more than 1 female it is possible more than one momma. I usually...

I have a biocube 29 I was given and Id like to use as a freshwater community tank. I was wondering if I can put screen over the intakes and will that effect the intake, I have already reconfigured the filter media as I mostly need filter floss and sponge. I have a fluidized bed filter which...