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I haven't been on in a while...but I thought some of you might want to know that the yellow bellied slider we found a few months ago is healthy and happy. He begs for food...likes his chin rubbed...and hates it when I give him his vitamin supplement. He's turned into a nice addition to our...

The fry are getting biggerish....they are now noticeable specks of swimming dirt.. :) So here's my main plan for the fry.... The males are going as gifts to friends that show interest and that I trust to take care of them...The some are going to the lfs for store credit...They said they would...

My female died!! Why?! I came home from work....and she was dead...I feel so horrible..She got torn up pretty bad...and wasn't doing well...I put her in betta ICU to no avail... I tried to get pictures of the fry...but no luck...you can't take pictures of swimming dirt specks... Here is a pic...

And loaches are way cool and entertaining too!!

I work in a deli...so I got about 200 2lb plastic containers w/ lids for when they get older....This is actually a double tail pair...Not quite sure if the fry will be vt or double tail...A lot of them will be gifts...(to approved homes with suitable equpment)...and er...turtle food...This was...

My bettas spawned and now the fry are free swimming! Whoohoo!!! I got babies!!! Yay! I'm so happy! It looks to be about 50ish or so babies!

If you put 5-6 dwarf puffers in a 10 gallon...they would most likey become very territorial and aggresive and wind up killing each other. Otos would be good...and puffers would probably munch on some of the shrimp. 2 would be just right...three might be pushing it....

In our yellow bellied slider tank we keep a few feeder minnows...These minnows came from someone's pond...and have all been healthy until now. One appears to have a white poofy fungus...would a treatment containing methylyne blue be safe for the turtle? Or should I just set up a hospital...

I think that tetras are bullies...I had 4 black skirts in a 29 gal that would beat up my dwarf gourami

When my tank cracked and flooded the house...i put the survivors in a bucket with two air hoses and a filter...I added an extra dose of stuff that provides extra slime coat and helps with stress...and then prayed....It sounds like you are doing okay...good luck

Arizona is really strict about keeping wildlife as pets...I'm pretty sure that the only water turtles around here that are considered native wildlife are mud turtles and some sort of weird snapping turtle beast.

Er....from the reptile store...they usually have yellow bellied and red earred sliders

Its a boy! We took the turtle to the vet today. He is fine except for a vitamin deficiency...he got a vitamin A shot in the butt. The vet said it looks like his claws are worn down..probably from scooting along on the dirt...And it is definitely a boy...last night he stuck his little boy turtle...

I have heard clown loaches get anywhere from 8 inches to a foot. Have you seen cory cats yet? There are different types that vary in size. Albino corys seem popular in LFS and get 2-3 inches. They also have neat personalities and if you get 4-6 they don't hide as much.