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I put in some live plants into my 20g tank that has 6 fish. When I do a water change every other day, 15%, tiny little pieces of one plant swirl all over the bowl, then settle. 1) My nitrites are now 0.25 and ammonia 0.50. Is that acceptable? 2) Could the new plants with pieces scattering...

There's a pack of 3 for sale right now on Ebay. $22 shipped. Bristlenose Bushynose Pleco white spots

When you stick your face in front of your tank, do the fish recognize you? as opposed to strangers?

Albino Cory Catfish - Albino Cory, Corydoras paleatus, Albino Paleatus Cory, Armored Catfish Dalmatian Molly (and/or a white Balloon Molly too) - very active but peaceful - fun to watch - reminds me of Cookies and Cream ice-cream https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1058/?pcatid=1058 The dwarf...

Great! Looking to get some albino Cory cats!

I read somewhere, to freeze cucumber and put small pieces in your tank; plus adding small pieces of lettuce and/or spinach. Is this okay?

Thanks all. Oka, THAT may have been it...I forgot or didn't know to use BOTH bottles. It's reading 0 and yellow now. Thanks again.

Pretty new stuff, Master Test Kit, 10/2024. Added some bacteria after testing yesterday to both tanks. Today the Ammonia read 0.25 for both. Could it be that the older tank was already cycled and thus no Ammonia? and the newer tank hadn't had enough time to get any ammonia?

I have 2 tanks; First is very close to 4 weeks old. The 2nd is five days old. Both when tested for ammonia, the test tube is completely clear, not even the least bit of yellow. Anyone know what this means? Both tanks have a few fish. On my test color scale, it shows yellow as 0 ppm...

Here are some great choices Laura - https://aquariumadviser.com/freshwater-aquarium-shrimp/

Searched but did not find any thing on this here on forum... Thinking about starting a new tank, I've read by googling that some think it's okay to shorten the cycle, some think not, by adding bottled bacteria like Dr. Tim's One and Only or Tetra SafeStart. What say you guys, those that...

Pffftt, I just read that it's easier to maintain a 100g or 300g than a 20g!

I finally googled something that may explain it. They SMELL their own kind. They can supposedly even smell their own kind for their sex, m or f. Probably Mollies can smell other different kinds of Mollies. I have a albino balloon that often hangs around my Cookies and Cream Molly.

20g Looking at a white spotted.

At what point could one add a Dwarf Pleco to their new tank? Could you add them almost any time and feed them sinking carnivore pellets?

It seems they do. Do they say, "hey, there's another Panda Molly! I'll go join them!" Neon Tetra: "Hey, let's go school with THOSE guys!" Are fish that smart? Plus if a female looks quite a bit different than the male, how do they know they're the same and thus, "hey, let's get...

Thanks all. GF and Betta were the first two I got. Going to stick with them, in spite of their reputations. Got to Petco today and that list above went 80% out the window. Got 2 Panda Molly, a Dalmation Molly (they had NO Black Mollies), some Albino fish and some blue silver dollar looking...

My 20g tank is very new. Talking about goldfish, Siamese F. fish, looking to get cherry barb, paradise fish, tetra, black molly, albino guppy, cichlid. No live plants yet; the shop owner said my newly placed gravel had no nutrients, thus I shouldn't have live plants yet.

Will they starve and die if you go 2 or 3 days without feeding? I keep reading 'don't overfeed?' so wondering if you can skip days and if it actually might be healthy to do this?

Ok thanks all. Vacuum just bought.

What are those tiny, tiny air bubbles all along the faces of my tank?? I mean, where'd they come from? Why there and are they anything to be concerned about? I just got the tank set up - 20g

Well this is a cool hobby! It's not addictive is it??

Why are goldfish a def. no ?? Never mind; I googled it. Oh yeah, and one male Siamese Fighting fish.

So if I change the water every few days, say 20-25% in my 20 gallon tank, I wouldn't have to do those tests? (Ph, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia) It'll just cycle thru naturally ok?

Hi. Been researching this as to what fish. Looking at 1) Cardinal or Neon Tetra. 2) Swordtails 3) Cherry Barb 4) Platy? 5) Black Molly 6) small goldfish 7) 8 Peco That's about it for now. Haha, just kidding on the Peco. :D