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The green water was an algae bloom and it probably blocked all the light/ sucked up lots of nutrients in the water column Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Do you have any type of lighting fixture? Natural sunlight is unreliable and can cause huge algae blooms Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

they're on the inside of the tank right? just push em in the tank and the fish will eat them? try and get an up close pic i guess Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Whats your lighting situation and what would be the water temp? Some plants like anubias and java fern are hardy and do fine in low light Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Dwarf Baby Tears and Micro Swords will require high lighting (2 1/2 - 3 watts per gallon) and you won't be finding a NEW fixture that can support those for under 80 bucks. If you do send me the link because that's a great deal. I run Aquatic Life Dual t5 HO fixture on one of my tanks and you...

Aquatic Life makes great Dual T5-HO fixtures. very reliable and easy to set up. Make sure to measure the top of your tank, then select the right size. you'll also need a glass top. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Haha no worries. A medium size Turkey Baster works for me. Don't go too big tho. it's easy to suck up the fry. so be careful!! Also- don't put the breaded trap directly under light. fry are sensitive to light in the beginning. Plus gross algae could grow inside the trap making it a PITA...

Some pictures would help. Is there any green left? Melting often happens with lots of plants but they eventually rebound. if the conditions they were in before differ drastically they will melt. Have you checked your water quality lately? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

The Anubias will do OK with that set up. Crypts will need some ferts or root tabs and could make it. The swords need medium to high light along with a nice substrate. if you want to have those swords live you'll have to consider upgrading to a light with a higher output. A light with At least...

Anubias will melt if you put the rhizome in the gravel. DO NOT BURY THE RHIZOME. if it's not then maybe your lighting is a little low (which would be strange because Anubias is a low light plant). Also, what are you dosing? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Looks like a male to me Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

females have pinkish bellies while males don't Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

first bites are great. after a few weeks maybe start doing crushed flakes. Remember to keep their breeder trap clean! Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

what's your lighting? Are u dosing any ferts? What is your substrate? I tried DHG one time and my fish ate it all! Maybe it's that?

It's a crypt. Crypts can live in low light but I would recommend a nutrient ditch substrate. Or you could dose some liquid ferts.