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Hi, I have recently added two mollies (one black and one sailfin) to my tank and notice that the Sailfin is quite aggressive. I have not been able to find any information about this - everything I have read says they are pretty good community fish. His aggression largely takes the form of...

I just added two mollies to my tank and they are attempting to mate with my platies. Is that normal? They can't inter-breed can they?

I had a fish recently die of what I am now pretty sure is dropsy (thanks all for the links). I am wondering if there is something I should be doing to make sure the rest of my fish don't get it? I have no idea how it arrived in the first place.. I have made no new additions in a very long...

I have a platy who I am not sure is diseased or just stressed. Her fins and tail are continuously closed into her body. the best way to the describe it is that she looks cold. I have looked at a number of sites and can't find anything that approximates her problem. Other than her "skinny"...

Hi, Last week I posted about my apple snails coming under attack from my platies in the general chat index, so I am sorry about posting again on the same topic, but i thought this would be the more appropriate index. Not only has it not stopped, but two days ago I noticed that my big snails...

My Apple snails had a clutch hatch that I didn't catch and now I have a tank full of apple snails that need homes.

Has anyone ever had their apple snails eaten by their other fish? A few of my platies have always harassed my apple snails a little, but the snails would usually just curl up for a bit and then everything would be fine. But suddenly many of my platies have started really attacking (picking...

I have a friend who has a small indoor pond. He has two goldfish and I think it might be too small to add anymore. Someone told him that guppies and endlers can live in unheated aquariums. Is this true? If so can they share with goldfish?

Has anyone ever experienced chronic defects in their fry? I have some platies that seem to develop spinal defects as they age and I am unsure whether it is genetic or possibly due to something in my water. At first I thought it was just birth defects, but as subsequent batches developed...

Someone I know wants some of my sunburst platies (I know this seems a little strange... they are nice but I am sure they could get nice ones elsewhere)... but this would require them being shipped. I know you can order fish online from businesses, but I was wondering if anyone has ever shipped...

I keep seeing adds for this. What is it? Has anyone ever used it?

My Java ferns are sprouting new plants all over their leaves... how do I root these and turn them into separate plants?

My male sword is definitely attempting to mate with my female platy. Can they inter-breed or are his attempts in vain?

My tank is fairly heavily planted and I have very poor light. I tried to pick only low-light plants but even for this I suspect I will not have enough light (15 W- 20 G tank). I am definitely planning on getting a new light but because I have to have a top custom made it will be a while...

My oto has taken to swimming upside down along the surface of the water as though he were sucking algae from the surface. He has never done this before so I was wondering if anyone else has seen their oto do this, or whether something might be wrong with him. He seems normal in every other...

... my platy fry? I have them in one of those floating containers. They are about 3 weeks old I think and about 1/3 to 1/2 an inch. Their parents are VERY large and enthusiastic predators, so I don't want to take any chances. But I also don't have a nursery tank and don't want to keep them...

Friends of mine have just started a marine tank and are on a hot little island in the Adriatic... its really hot and they are wondering if there is a way to keep the water cool?

Is it possible for a fish to eat too much and simply get fat? My platies are huge.. they look like they are about to burst. My female is obviously pregnant but she has been before and she was never this big.

I have a very peaceful community tank, but most of my fish are ground-dwellers. I only have two very large platies and 4 small rummynoses that take up swimming space 9and the rummys like to hide in the plants). I am probably VERY close to my bioload limit, but would like to add just 1-2...

I originally bought two but one died. i actually didn't know they were schoolers. I have had the one for a number of weeks and he seems happy but if I should have two then I will definitely get another.

The lfs told me today that I could feed my fish frog pellets, particularly my kuhlis. I wanted to know what they were feeding theirs because they really seemed to be enjoying it. But the person I talked to said they didn't know but to give them frog pellets... which definitely wasn't what...

I am curious.... as North Americans we don't typically seem as interested in professional soccer, even though its supposed to be one of the most widely played games in NA youth. Anyone watching? If so, what team? (I guess for most of you that's pretty obvious :wink: so then who's your...

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I remember someone saying that plecos are messy.... I guess that means in the 'what goes in must come out' sense? I brought my BN home yesterday and had done a gravel vac before adding him. Today, barely more than 24 hours later, the bottom of the tank is covered! I guess this is normal?

I have flake food for most fish, and algae and bottom feeder pellets, but I notice that other people seem to feed numerous other things and I am wondering if I should be suplementing this food with something else. My fry get freeze dried shrimp and the other seem to like this... should I feed...