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I had this female platy since she was born. The passed couple of days she's had her fins clenched and she's hanging in the top corner. She looks a little bloated. When I fed the tank she has no interest in food. But she would swim around at the bottom, trying to avoid other fish. Eventually she...

Hi everyone. My plants aren't thriving like they should be and I'm looking into fertilizers but I heard they can harm snails. What's the best fertilizer option?

Well, my snail was missing for like a week, and today I found him outside behind my tank, I put him back into the tank and he hasn't budged. He's not hanging out of the shell or anything and doesn't smell bad. He's been in the tank for a couple hours now and still nothing. So I'm assuming he's...

A few months ago I started breeding platys. I have 2 20 gallon tanks and the males are in one, while the females are in another. I keep finding more fry because the females are still giving birth, I guess from storing sperm. Anyway, I have tons of fry. I probably have over 30. Anyway, as they...

I have an air pump with 2 hoses. One hose runs to one of my 20 gallon tanks and the other to my other 20 gallon tank. The one is working fine. The other one does not have a consistent flow of bubbles. It just keeps skipping and spitting out bubbles. It was working fine before I left for the...

I'm concerned about future power outages because it tends to happen every now and then with thunderstorms. I wanted to know if there is such thing as a back up generator for tanks? I'm not trying to invest in an 800$ generator. Just like a battery operated one if that exists. I have 2 20 gallons...

I've been getting batches of platy fry for the past couple of weeks and I've noticed they're all female. I did my research and found out that platy can change the sex from female to male, well it happens when the gonopodium develops. I can't find a definite answer on how long (on average) does...

Hello everyone, lately I've been having baby snails appear every day. I have to be picking out 3 to 4 a day. I'm under the assumption that they're pond snails because I recently added plants, but I have 2 zebra snails. I have netrite eggs literally all over the tank. I read they need brackish...

Hi, my city is going to get hit with a huge storm tomorrow and they're expecting power outages. What can I do to keep my tanks stable and functioning? I have 2 20 gallons with filters, heaters and air stones.

Well I have been breeding platys, and I plan on breeding them until both of my 20 gallons tanks are stocked. Well the plan is, when I get enough platy fry, I plan on putting my male platys in my second tank to separate them. I heard female platys can still have babies even after the males are...

I've had this baby platy for a month now and I wanted to know if she is big enough to release into my main tank. I'm scared they will eat her. I have 6 adult platys and a cory catfish.

Hi everyone. My girlfriend has a 5.5 gallon tank with 3 male guppies. There was a 4th one last week but he went missing. There's not much room to hide in a 5.5 and we literally took the tank apart to look for it. We haven't see it anywhere or even a body. Can anyone explain?

I have 2 zebra snails in my tank and now I see a very little snail. Is it a zebra snail too? I'm just concerned where it came from? I have netrite eggs all over my tank but I thought they don't hatch?

I have an aquareon hood on both of my tanks. Now there is a bunch of algae crusted on the plastic film that protects the light. And it makes my tank look green. How can I get this crust off? I tried scrubbing it but it doesn't work.

Is it weird that my platy only had 2 fry? I didn't see the platy in the act of laying the fry, they were in my tank the next day, and I only found 2. I don't think my fish ate any because I only have 2 zebra danios, 6 platys and a cory catfish and they are well fed.

I'm excited and concerned at the same time. I was away all weekend, so i didnt see it til today. Well anyways, when I checked them this morning I seen a fry swimming around. I caught it and put it in my isolation tank. I spent a few hours looking around my tank and didn't see anymore. Just when...

Hi everyone. I've been having issues cycling my new 20 gallon tank. My new 20 gallon tank has no fish and I have a new filter media in it, with the old filter media from my other tank stuffed behind it. So basically my new tank has the bacteria on the filter media. Anyways, I purchased dr. Tim's...

I have a 20 gallon with 2 zebra snails and the nerite eggs are appearing everywhere. I really don't want them to take over. They won't hatch right? How should I get rid of the eggs?

Hi everyone. I recently just purchased another 20 gallon tank. I took the old filter media out of my old tank and put it in the new one to give it the beneficial bacteria. I also have been adding stability everyday. I'm not getting any signs of ammonia. Is it possible that my tank won't cycle...

Alright, so I already have a 20 gallon established tank, which has: 2 zebra snails 2 zebra danios 1 cory catfish 6 platys Due to the fact that I have 2 pregnant platys, I bought another 20 gallon tank, same equipment. Now I know it'll take awhile for the second 20 gallon to cycle. What I did...

Hi everyone, It's time to change my filter cartridge because it's falling apart. This is the first time I'm changing it and I'm scared to do so because I don't want it to start a mini cycle. What can I do to make this filter change go smoothly?

Okay, so I believe I might have a pregnant platy. I bought a small isolation tank that goes into the tank but floats at the top, so I can put the fry in there. But now, I'm realizing I need a place for the fry to stay awhile. I don't own a second tank, only my 20 gallon. What do I do? I can't...

What are these white spots on my driftwood? Stock: 6 platies 2 zebra danios 2 zebra snails 1 cory 20 gallons Well established tank.

Hi everyone, I just lost a fish today, the first time in a long time, and I tested my water and my nitrates were pretty bad. I already have 10/20 nitrates in my source water, so their waste and uneaten food probably made it rise. I do weekly partial WCs, I just preformed one today. I also have 3...

Hi, everyone. Its been awhile since I've posted here because everything has been running smoothly. The only problem I'm experiencing right now is that I have nitrates in my source water, but 10/20 ppm according to the API master test kit. I mean it's not a big deal, the fish have been well, but...