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Sailfin molly, agree with above.

Doesn't really matter. If it's bugging you, take the stuff out an clean it. If you're not that bothered, leave it. Best bet is to get to the root of the problem so once you do get rid of it, it's not coming back. How long do you have the lights on for? How much natural daylight/direct...

It's a brackish fish, so it needs some salt but not to full marine levels. It should be kept in a school of at least six, and they can get to just under a foot long, so need a pretty big tank. It will eat plants, if you have live ones, and if you have java fern get it out 'cause it's poisonous...

To breed bettas, you need to slowly introduce the male and female by having their tanks next to each other for a week, then placing her in a clear jar in his tank for a few minutes a few times a day for several days, then adding her directly to his tank for a few minutes several times a day for...

I personally feel this is a bloodbath waiting to happen, but... maybe that's just me. You want to put one of the few common fish truly designed to live alone, in a tank with other bright fish, with females of his own kind, and not have breeding or injury/death? I think you'll end up with...

Have you tested your tap water? Possible it holds trace amounts...

What size tank are you planning on keeping it in? I believe they need at least 9645853278632 gallons to give them plenty of room to roam. They enjoy plenty of time both in and out of water, so be sure to provide places for basking. Such places may include (but are not limited to) your bed just...

No new advice, but, that^ tank is gorgeous!

I think QT really needs to be a 5g. Just because fish may be sick; they still need to be able to swim around.

I have two 1.5s. One is my snail house for pond/bladder snails for my puffers and turtle, and the other is for housing/breeding daphnia to feed everybody every now and then.

I'd feed her a boiled deshelled pea and just check it's not a blockage somewhere, but yes, she does look pregnant.

I love how you can see the cycle happening :) I would do a water change anywhere over 20ppm nitrAte. If it gets to 40 in a one-off situation it won't hurt, but to be that high over a prolonged period of time would be stressful. This is a great idea :)

Once they're in, they're in. Pick them out as soon as you see them. If you find yourself getting overrun with them, put a slice of cucumber in a little pot and put it in the tank. Wait a few hours, take the tub out and turf all the snails. You could get an assassin snail to keep them under...

Nothing is recommended for keeping with bettas. They are called fighting fish for a reason, and as docile as they may seem, can literally snap months down the line and kill everything or themselves. That being said, he's in a pretty big tank all on his own (somewhere around 16g for the US...

Your main "fix", is to figure out what's causing it in the first place. Too much light, and too much food are the common problems. Does the tank get much sunlight? I would start by switching on the lights for just a couple hours each (evening) when you're home and leave them off the rest of the...

Pencilfish Silver halfbeaks

Neons? In a 65? I'd get a small school of 6 and add them in all together. Neons are small for a 65 won't make a huge difference in the bioload (but will look great!). Then I'd give them a couple before adding any more. One thing: have you considered cardinals instead of neons? They look the...

I'm not sure on some stuff. Air pumps are the expensive bit of the air-chain. Get some air line tubing, and some bubble (stones, wands, ornaments), hook them together and good to go. Check valves are an excellent option if the pump is lower than the tank. Should be able to get a good selection...

That would largely depend on where you live. Two of my lfs sell little bags of live food. Online??? I also had a brain fart and was thinking about another fish, puffs will also accept frozen.

Live food. Mine eat bloodworm, daphnia, brine shrimp. They need snails every now and then so they can grind their teeth down on the shells. Most lfs will give you some pest snails for free if you ask nicely, and once you've got a few, it's not hard to end up with tons if you chuck a few in a...

Add new fish slooooowly. Your current filter will be enough for your bigger tank because it's the same number of fish creating the same amount of waste, that doesn't change. I would get NT (new tank) all set up and ready and filled and new filter running etc. Do a 50% on OT (old tank). After...

Here's one of my lil puffs. They really are just the most comical little things.

Definitely echoing above. You have a plenty big enough tank that even if you ended up with three males, they'll figure out a pecking order, figure out their own spaces, and you shouldn't have too much issue at all.

I wouldn't say Danio are hyper. They're active, always swimming around, darting out of each other's way, but I've seen crazier fish. If you get the 65 all set up how you want it, then you'll be able to move your filter from your current tank over at the same time as the fish and that'll be your...

Ludwigia repens? I'm not too hot on plant so hopefully someone else will be along to confirm/correct. As for growth rate, could be a number of things... Better nutrients to start off with, better slightly different lighting, fish food falls closer to one, you sneezed on Saturday instead of...