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What is the safest way to move an aquarium? I have a 20 gal with 8 fish in it. I was thinking of just sucking the water down to about 30% and carrying the aquarium to the car, being driven to the other house, and adding water once we got there. The move is no longer then 30 minutes away. Any...

I have two swordtail fry swimming around in a netted area in the same tank as the rest of the community fish. There is a lot of room for them to swim, and grow. Question is the size of them. There are only 2 in there, but one of them is twice the size of the other. One is 1/2 an inch long, and...

Thanks for the responses. There is quite a bit of cover for them, and they are healthy and happy in the net as they get to visit with the other fish. There is still lots of swimming room in the net for them, and they are eating and chasing each other in a playful way. I guess that it is just a...

We have two swordtail fry that are just over a month old, they were born on Sept. 2. One of the fry is about half an inch long and the other is just under half an inch long. We are currently feeding them fry food. The fry are in a breeding net as they continue to grow. The other fish in our tank...

We bought some plant fertiliser as our plants were looking a little dull, and the bottle has no indication of how often it should be added. I have been adding a capful every two weeks. Is that too much or not enough?

I am glad to see I am doing it right then. We vacuum the gravel down to about 60% water, then fill a dedicated jug with water and some Aqua plus, and top it back up. So far so good.

We have a 20 gallon tank full of happy fish, and two fry that are in a breeding net, and they are doing great. We are considering getting a second tank someday, and was wondering if the two tanks can be close to each other, or should they be far apart? Perhaps I am asking a silly question, but...

There are 3 Celebrese and 3 Praecox Rainbows.

I have 2 female swordtails in a 20 gallon tank along with 6 rainbows, 2 Cory's and 1 plecto. I noticed today that the dorsal fin (the one on the back middle, the largest one) has some nips taken out. This is on both of them. I have never noticed this before, and the other fish seem fine. Any...

Thanks for the replies. What I am going to do is invest in a automatic feeder as we are leaving for another time away next week. Thanks for the input.

We went away for 10 days, and left a food block in the 20 gallon tank, which is home to swordtails, rainbows and 2 cory's. Also some live plants. When we got back, the water hardness was at 17 degrees and the plants did not look healthy 8O , but the fish seemed energetic and happy. We did a...

PH = 7.2 Ammonia =0 Nitrates = 0 They are the only 2 swordtails in the tank, and are sharing it with 3 rainbows and 2 Cory's. The tank is about a month old, and all fish seem well. There are not other deformities with the swords. And the next day they are normal size and healthy looking and...

I have 2 female swordtails and for the second evening in a row, they are both quite bloated. Any idea what may be causing this? Their feeding has been normal.

Thank you very much for your responses, and I will look for an auto feeder.

I am new to this forum, and to aquariums. I have a 20 gallon tank and it is about 3 weeks old. I have 2 female swordtails, 3 rainbows and 2 guppy fry (their mother died after giving birth :cry: ). So I have the fry in a breeding net so the others do not make an appetizer of them. My question is...