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Why are children discouraged from fish keeping? I've had fish since i was 6 and took good care of them. My ghost knife lived 5 years. I got a 50 gallon when i was 8 and haven't had a single death in the tank yet! I don't understand why children are told not to get fish until they are older. I...

So i bought a betta before. It was a red female and very pretty and i liked her :) I also bought aggresive botia loaches (I NEED TO RESEARCH BEFORE BUYS OMG) that nipped her fins. I want to try a betta again, but i added more fish since last time. I added 3 serpae tetras. Is that okay? I also...

Hello person reading this thread. My long fin leopard danio is pregnant ( I'm positive it's female and pregnant, bellies don't bulge 5 days straight.) There are no other long fin leopard danios in the tank, but there are zebra danios, which are related. Will this make a crossbreed or something...

So i recently bought 5 neon tetras, some snail free plants, 2 guppys, and a nerite+gold mystery snail, and recently witnessed what looked to be baby trumpet snails (Spiral shell, not rounded like nerite and mysteries) . Should i be concerned? There are only around 5. I don't want an infestation...

I have a 50 gallon long, with a 50-75 gal filter and 7 plants and plenty of hiding space. I have 10 neon tetras, 2 zebra danios, 1 long finned leopard danio, 1 marble danio, 3 serpae tetra, 2 platies, and 2 guppies. Do i have any more space for fish.

Hi. Thanks for reading this thread :) . I have a 50 gallon long with 5 neon tetras ( I will add some more) 2 zebra danios, 1 long fin zebra danio (Petsmart worker gave me him when I asked for zebra :confused:) 1 marble danio, 3 serpae tetra, and 2 platies. What should i...

Hi there. I'm trying to incorporate lots of colors in my tank. it is a 50 gal with 3 serpae tetra, 5 neon tetras, 3 zebra danio, 1 pearl danio, 2 sunburst platy. I want to get green colors and purple colors. Are there purple fish or green fish compatible with my tank?

Is my 50 gal long over stocked? 5 neon tetras, 2 platys, 3 serpae tetras, 4 danios. I have 2 plants and some misc decorations, including a big castle. Can i get more fish? Thanks for any help and advice!

I have 4 shrimp in an unfiltered 3 gal with 2 plants and cholla wood. I was going to put them in a 50 gal filtered and heated with more plants, but they were too small and my other plants would eat them, so i set up a tiny tank for them to grow for a bit before i put them in. 2 of my shrimp are...

So i have 3 gallon shrimp makeshift shrimp tank with 2 plants and 4 shrimp ( i put it together when i realized how small they were after i got them in the mail, im growing them in here so they are not lunch.) I have no heater for them and it's 70 degrees in the tank and it is decreasing by about...

I hvae 4 shrimp in a 3 gallon tank with gravel and a plant. They are active little guys, i just got them. I fed them a little pellet they came with and they ate some. How often do i feed them? What do i do? Pls help!

Got my 4 shrimp from ebay :brows: (Red cherry, blue velevet, orange shrimp and yellow shrimp) They are babies. I acclimated them in a bowl for a few hours from water from my 50 gal, filled a 3-5 gallon tank my dad foiund in the garage for me with the water from my 50 gal (I didn't want them to...

So my 4 shrimp just came in the mail and they are SO TINY!!!!!!!!! I didn't expect it! I don't want my 3 serpae red tetras, 5 neon tetras or 4 danios (3 zebra, 1 rainbow (marble) )and 2 platies to eat them. I'm really scraed they7 will eat my shrimps! They are small shrimp! i have to other tank...

How do i grow these? I have mine's roots completely submerged in the rocks/gravel. Will it spread more swords this way? Is there a way to make it spread more plants at all? If so, how do i grow them? Please and thank you fo advice:thanks:

Will a red cherry shrimp, a blue velvet shrimp, an orange shrimp, and a yellow shrimp be okay in a 50 gal with toys for hiding, a frew plants and 5 neone tetras, 4 danios (they are pretty nice to other fish, the chase other danios around for fun, no nipping) 3 red tetras and 2 platies. I don't...

So i am planning to get some shrimp (yay). The botia skunk loaches I have are bottom feeders, and also kinda aggressive (not yay) As shrimp obviously walk around on the ground, I am a bit concerned. Should i see if my local petsmart will take them back or what? I have a few nipped fins, and they...

So i am planning to get some shrimp (yay). The botia skunk loaches I have are bottom feeders, and also kinda aggressive (not yay) As shrimp obviously walk around on the ground, I am a bit concerned. Should i see if my local petsmart will take them back or what? I have a few nipped fins, and they...

i have a 50 gallon tank. It has two healthy plants (i think they are swordtail) ans 5 neon tetras, 3 red tetras, 4 danios, 2 platys, and 2 botia skunk loaches ( they are kind of nippy, i may have to get rid of them) here are three images of my fishtank. Critisism is welcome!!! Please tell me how...

I've had an interest in shrimp. They look so bright and colorful! Could anyone please tell me about them, which ones i should get, and info on them? I have a 50 gallon with 4 danios 2 platies 5 neon tetras 3 red tetras and 2 botia loaches (these may be a concern, as they are bottom feeders and...

So i have a nice 50 gal. I have about 15 fish, all tropical community. tetras, botias, platys danios ect. My tank has a few toys and places to hide, and i want to plant it, as i am seeing these very beautiful planted tanks. I want to get something like that. I currently have a measly 3 plants, 2...

So i have a nice 50 gal. I have about 15 fish, all tropical community. tetras, botias, platys danios ect. My tank has a few toys and places to hide, and i want to plant it, as i am seeing these very beautiful planted tanks. I want to get something like that. I currently have a measly 3 plants, 2...

Hello. I would like some south american puffers (I like weird freshwater fish) and do not know how aggressive they will be. I own 5 neon tetras, 2 platys, red tetras (serpae tetras) 2 botia loaches (they are quite inactive, occasionally nip fins, nothing too bad) 3 zebra danios, and a marble...

Hello. I would like some south american puffers (I like weird freshwater fish) and do not know how aggressive they will be. I own 5 neon tetras, 2 platys, red tetras (serpae tetras) 2 botia loaches (they are quite inactive, occasionally nip fins, nothing too bad) 3 zebra danios, and a marble...