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I have mollys as well and I love them. I have a 20 gallon and the fish since November. All the fish come to me when I approach the tank and they stampede over each other which is the funniest thing. As soon as I raise my hand they all go up too! I think the more they see you then the more they...

Thanks for the reply. I'm still new to this... So you are referring to this: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/imagitarium-carbon-filter-media-10x18 This is the filter I have: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-quietflow-50-aquarium-power-filter You are...

I'm not sure if it's called a waterfall since I'm not really sure how it's referred to, but I'm looking to somehow ease the waterfall on my filter. I remember reading here that you can put something, like sponges of sorts, that will weaken the flow. The strength seems to push the fish down too...

Actually, yes, she is a balloon molly but apparently a specific kind. I cannot find anymore of these since I bought her in early November. Luckily, she is going strong. I try to feed my mollys a variety of foods and it's working. But I haven't been able to find any more that are exactly like...

Wow, so in less than 24 hours of water cycling and using just the API products, water is back to being pristine and crystal clear. I don't know what happened, other than this time doing a 40 percent change than a 25 percent water change. I have the tank 4 months. I was introduced to the API...

I have been dealing with this problem and it's relentless. The water was pristine and clear. It was five weeks after I had initially changed the cartridge and thought to change it to a new one. Since then the water is murky and cloudy. The water parameters are fine. I even would do a 10 - 20...

I have a male/female pair of gold dust mollys from Dec. Female just gave birth last night to 5 fry, only one seems to be in there. However, since then they are nipping/fighting/chasing the other and I don't understand why since this never happened before. Thoughts?

Sorry, I'm still new to this. Please explain.

Well, this experience was short-lived: just received this email from Petco: "At Petco, we’re committed to supporting the health and wellness of pets, people and our planet. We were recently approached by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding an investigation into a potential...

What size tank do you need for these fish? And are they compatible with mollys?

I think she looks pregnant. Does she hover around the heater? That's a sign of pending birth. My 2 females are very plump and seem to give birth every two weeks. They usually stay around the heater or on the bottom corner of the tank.

Oh, and those black strips just appeared a month ago. She didn't have them when I bought her. I have been reading this is a sign of aging perhaps?

This is my favorite molly - I've had her since Nov. I thought it was a male at first because of the aggressiveness, but learned about the anatomy of fish and she is female indeed. It seems that she will not mate with the other males. Every time they try, she fights them all the time. Whereas...

Thanks for the advice, seemed to do the trick. Do you think I need to buy anything to feed it, like CO2? Or plant food? I am planning to buy two more tomorrow.

I bought a moss ball roughly 3 weeks ago, and for the last 3 days or so the ball looks like it's shedding. I see strands of the ball floating too. I can only describe the ball as - pardon me - 'nappy." It's not a smooth sphere. Is there anything wrong with it? I'll try to upload a photo...

Looks like she is carrying fry, yes. I just have mollys and I love them. Mine seem to give birth every two weeks or so, not all the fry survive. I'd be in trouble if they did! But the ones I have were born in Nov and Jan, they are so cute too. Their distinctive feature - the belly - is obvious...

I think I finally see the light of day after two weeks! Seemed things were much better yesterday, but today things are close to crystal clear! I wanted to do a water change yesterday but got lazy, will do it today. So I'll try to remember this if it happens again. Thanks for the help :)

Thanks for the info. Did another water change today. So basically, when the water clears, then I do not change the cartridge? Until when? Because as I said, the water was pristine prior to the cartridge change. So I keep the same cartridge in until it clouds again?

Guys, I'm still at it. The water still looks cloudy/murky. Ironically the levels are ok with ph/alkalinity. The nitrite is zero and the nitrate is very low. Ammonia is zero to very low as per the strip. The top half of the tank is the problem. I even took the filter apart, cleaned it out...

Well, call me crazy but just realized that Prime is what caused a huge imbalance in the tank's water chemistry. It now has caused a rotten egg smell. I go do a second water change and I'm about to add Prime and as soon as I open the bottle, this rotten egg smell comes out of the bottle. I then...

The water looks much better today and that smell is practically gone. I will clean the filter out one last time and do a 20 percent water change. I think it was the combo of so many dead fry and conditioner that caused the smell. So I will have to clean that filter out every few months. Yes, I...

Well, the filter is still working. The water looks slightly better than before. And the filter is about 4 months old. I know what you mean, no it's not that kind of smell. I think it's more like a plastic sponge type smell - hard to describe. The smell seems to be going away too. But it's stuck...

New Smell? Well, things went from bad to worse. Last night I went to check on the tank and I started smelling what I can only describe as a synthetic plastic smell. I check this morning and the smell worsened and was emanating from the filter. I unplug it and clean it out. Saw one more fry in...

I'll look into yours as well. I only have chain pet stores near me - three of them - and I can't say I'm being advised correctly based on the opinions of this board. I rushed into the hobby I suppose, without reading up on it. It really started over the summer, with the quarantine, and a friend...

I have the tank - 20 gallon that I upgraded to - since end of October. All I did this time around was change the cartridge and then was dealing with cloudy water since the cartridge change. And I believe I found the reason: I had purchased this product...