Recent content by jamesriley

I have a guppy with a fat belly that is unable to swim upright. He's had the fat belly for a few days now-I had wondered about constipation and tried the pea trick which didn't work as he didn't eat it. Then I saw him poop so am guessing constipation is not the culprit. But today the situation...

Unfortunately both neon tetras were missing when I returned later in the evening. I found one hidden in the bottom of a plant. The other is still missing and I'm baffled. To set up the new tank, I first rinsed it out well, then put in some new gravel (well rinsed) as well as some gravel...

Thanks for all of the advice. Much appreciated! I transferred everyone last night and it seemed ok until today...one Of the two neon tetras is missing, no clue where the heck it could be. That doesn't bode well. And the other is looking pretty bad---color is muted and he is stuck swimming...

I'm overwhelmed by the variety in brands for each and every possible aquarium 'need' and wondered if any of the brands were 'better' or if all are fairly equal. For example, I have a Top Fin 10 gallon aquarium that came with a filter. I also have a Fluval Aqua Clear 30 filter and a Tetra...

Thank you, Claudio! You mention that 'when the tank is ready' i can transfer the fish/frogs -- what indicates whether or not the tank is 'ready'?

I am extremely new to this. We currently have a 5.5 gallon with two neon tetras and two guppies. We've learned a few lessons over the last 5 months that we have had this aquarium -- unfortunately losing a couple of fish along the way! We recently were given (without any warning...) 4...