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I appreciate the advice! I'll look into getting more plants and such

Yes, there are at least two more plants in it. I haven't gotten around to posting a more recent picture of my tank. The one in my thumbnail is from before I even had the Gourami.

I do have lots of plants and places to hide for my other fish. My dwarf Gourami is rather small for one, barely two inches, maybe even 1.75. So far he's done really with the other fish, only chasing them around when they right up on him.

Would four overstock my tank? That's the only thing I'm worried about.

Yes, it's a ten gallon. He does get picked on by my dwarf Gourami a little but not often. I'll try the water change and see if the nitrates come down. Thank so much!

I've tried Cory cats before and haven't had much luck. I know they school so how many would you suggest getting?

I'm thinking of adding some Kuhli loaches. How many would you suggest having in a ten gallon tank?

Thanks for the reply! My tank has always been at 40 nitrates. I think it has something to do with the tap water even though I use prime. The other fish are in a ten gallon tank. The full stock is now one dwarf Gourami, two sunburt platies, and one silver tipped tetra. I checked my water and it...

After losing a couple fish recently, I need to restock my ten gallon tank. I currently have one dwarf Gourami (named Sebastian) and two sunburst platies. I was looking for something pretty peaceful and low key as Sebastian can get pretty angsty sometimes. Thanks in advance! -Megan

I always let the bag with the fish in it float in the tank for a solid ten to fifteen minutes and then transfer the fish for the tank. I don't let any of the water from the bag get into the tank. I've had the silver tipped tetra for almost six months now so I don't think acclimation was the...

Thanks so much for the reply! I'll check my local fish store for the sponges and look into love plants. Any suggestions on a type of plant for a beginner?

Correction: nitrates are at 40 ppm

I'll start with the betas. I have never had luck with betas but wanted to try to have one again as they are such beautiful fish. I have a ten gallon tank with a Top Fin 10 filter and a heater. Water stays at 78 degrees. Ammonia is at 0, pH at 7, nitrates at 80. Since I've had the tank, I've...

Anyone?

I bought a pair of sunburst platies five weeks ago and I believe one is pregnant. I've separated her from the rest of the tank with a divider. But the normal pregnancy term for platies is about 28 days and I haven't seen any fry in the tank yet. Is she actually pregnant or just kinda chubby...

In my dad's tank he has this weird little red guy who we can't figure out what type of fish he is. We haven't seen this type of fish since we got him and we can't remember what type he is for the life of us. Any thoughts?

Here's a couple pictures of the platy in question

So a few weeks back, I decided to add two platys and a dwarf gourami to my ten gallon tank. The tank has been up and running for five months now and everything seems quite stable (temp stays at 78 degrees, 0 ammonia, 7 pH). It has not come to my attention that one of platys is pregnant. I'm...

I'm fairly new to aquariums and I can't tell if my platy is just a bit on the cubby side or pregnant. Thoughts?

After losing a few fish through out the first few months of having my ten gallon tank, things seem to be settling out! My current stock is two silver tipped tetras (I had more but they didn't make it through a parasite infection they caught from my male Betta who also succumbed to it), one red...

Here's pictures of my two late Betta fish (I had them at separate times, I would never have two male Bettas in a tank together)

I'm down to three fish in my tank and it looks super empty. It's a ten gallon tank with a Top Fin 10 filter and the temperature stays at about 78 degrees. pH is at 7, ammonia is at 0 ppm. Currently in the tank I have one red platy and two silver tipped tetras. They're all very small, the...

He wasn't dead. The filter was too strong for him. However he did get Ich and passed away last week.

Thanks for the advice, but he's no longer with us. He passed this morning.

Thanks for all the help but Hoppus didn't make it through the night. I really do appreciate all your advice, I just wasn't fast enough