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Is there a way to tell the difference between guppy and Mickey mouse platy fry? We supposedly have all male guppies and a single Platy, but somehow we have 2 little orange fry that appeared in our community tank. Trying to figure out which fish they came from. Also, anything special they need...

We finally ordered a testing kit to do at home testing rather than relying on store testing. The bad news is it took loosing 2 Cory cats in quick succession to finally prompt me to buy it. Did some testing today, and the good news is almost everything looks spot on, with the exception of the...

When we initially set up our new 20 gallon tank, we brought the water in to get tested. Now I am realizing that I should really be keeping up and doing regular testing if I can at home (a duh moment for me). Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced kit or individual strips that would be good...

Sorry, back with more questions about a new community tank. Have recently had only guppies and ghost shrimp, so feeding flake once a day seemed to be enough. Now that we are setting up a community, trying to figure out what, when and how often to feed. Have made a few adjustments, so this is...

The idea of Live plants terrifies me a bit to be honest! I have a brown thumb when it comes to non-aquatic plants, so I have been steering clear of them in the tank as well.

Just set up and cycled our 20 gallon tank, but now looking at the pictures, I am trying to figure out if it is too sparse? Need more plants or hiding places?

20 Gallons it is! Found someone looking to sell a 20 gallon with stand and a Tetra 10-30i filter for a ridiculous price, so jumped on it. We set things up with our decor from the 5 gallon, a few new plants/hiding places and sand. After doing some research on it, gave the cycling a jumpstart...

I have been doing research and going back and forth on the decision of whether to do sand or gravel for our new 20 gallon tank. I am fairly new to caring for tanks on my own. We had them growing up when I was a kid, but my dad did all the work. My son has had a 5 gallon with gravel for the last...

We are upgrading from a 5 gallon tank to a 20 gallon tank. Our plan is to move the 2 guppies and 3-4 ghost shrimp, along with most of the decor over to the new tank (while adding some new), completely taking down the 5 gallon. Then once we are established, add some new residents to the tank...

Yes, I did the full cycling when we set up the tank that we have now, so I think that I am set on that piece of setup and on all the necessary equipment for a larger tank. Just undecided about the residents and possibly the decision of sand vs gravel this time around.

My son was given a 5 gallon tank for his first birthday from my parents, and we have loved having it set up for the last 2 years with 3 guppies (all male, one sunrise, 2 cobra) and a little crew of ghost shrimp. As he gets older, we are looking at upgrading to a larger tank to get a bit more...