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So I had been bummed over not being able to find a suitable centerpiece fish. And I realized I may already have one, though it's one that's not typically considered a centerpiece. My dalmatian molly! She is gorgeous and will grow up to 5 inches. She has so much personality and recognizes me...

So my fish are clearly very stressed in the new space without schools. The embers are doing OK as they at least have a few of them but the Cory and what I now know is a glowlight tetra have been swimming at the glass trying to school w their reflections. I am not too worried for the Cory because...

I have decided not to get any other mollies. The Molly I have is so aggressive that as soon as she saw her reflection in the tank she tried murdering it until I put my hand up to the glass to cover it. And this is her in a 37 gallon tank with only a 4 tiny tetras and a Cory and some shrimp as...

Update, I successfully transferred everyone!! I can't wait to get them their full schools. Right now they look so teeny in their huge tank.

OK I get what you are saying. I know they are miserable being so cramped. Conditions in their little tank are probably worse than the big one/more fluctuating due to the size and overcrowding anyhow.

OK great that is good to know. I understand cycling I just didn't understand at what point you could add what fish and to what amount lol. I was given 3 ember tetras, 1 dalmatian molly, 1 Cory, 1 neon orange tetra, 4 redeye tetra, 3 ghost shrimp and a nerite snail in a 5 gallon tank. I want to...

I guess I just don't really fully understand the tank set up process. I get now that my cycle got messed up when my filter was removed and I'm basically back to the nitrite phase and stuck doing a fish in cycle with my shrimp. (After all the effort I went through to do one fishless, ugh) If I...

So currently in my 37 gallon tank I have 7 cherry shrimp and 10 Amano shrimp. I initially had 10 of both but 1 died due to getting caught in a filter that I have since removed and 2 others died I am guessing due to a nitrite spike that was probably due to me having to take out the more...

It's a bit risky to keep cichlids with guppies. What kind of cichlids are they? Depending on what they are they could just straight up decide they want to eat your guppies lol. And aggression is of course always an issue so I would prefer to keep cichlids with other fish that can stick up for...

Larger tetras can be OK with cichlids. However if you aren't interested in trying it out and giving it a school I strongly recommend rehoming it so it can have a better life. Schooling fish without a school are subject to extreme stress and often die prematurely. I also "inherited" tetras. I...

A tiger pleco maybe? It seems too pretty to be a common one. Tiger plecos are still chonky but are a much more manageable size than common plecos that need flipping 125 gallon tanks. I love plecos :) they are one of my favorite fish.

Looks like a female umbrella apistogramma cichlid to me. Not entirely sure tho. If it is you should get her a male, if you think she's pretty wait until you see the dudes they are stunning! Also nice kuhli loach :) they are so fun.

Haha I love it, so cute. I was excited to see my cats' reaction to the fish when we brought them home, I was hoping they would watch them and find them entertaining. Nope. They have 0 interest in the fish. However they were very excited about their shiny new huge water bowls -_- I glued my...

Yeah honestly I was surprised at how aggressive mollies can be after I got one. Mine bullies my tetras mercilessly if they get anywhere near her food or even if she just sees me near the tank. I feel in my situation it is because there are too many fish crammed into a 5 gallon. (Not my choice...

I went to a going away party at a work friend's house who had a million pets. I knew how hard it would be to move all those pets across country (I have had to do it before) and I also just love animals in general, so I offered to take in any animals that it would be too difficult to bring with...

I had the same problem, had a fully cycled tank according to testing, added shrimp, had to remove one of the filters bc the shrimp wouldn't stop getting stuck in it & bam nitrite spike out of nowhere off the charts and I could not get it to go down no matter what. It is finally down to the 1...

Your average common pleco is sold at a very small size when they are babies. If yours just looks like a plain Ole brown pleco, it is probably a common pleco, and it will become absolutely way too large for that tank. The smaller pleco breeds are all pretty distinct. For example the bristlenose...

I keep finding mixed opinions on whether or not a Molly is fine with being the only Molly in the tank. Currently Ms Molly is the only Molly out of the fish I received and if possible I'd like to avoid getting another one because of their bioload, size, gives me less space to give the actual...

My tips are to do a fishless cycle on your 45 gallon before adding your fish, get a school for the danios and Cory who are happiest in schools of at least 6. Keep in mind that schooling fish are happiest w others of the exact same type as them so don't get like 5 more different kinds of Cory for...

What do you wish you had known before getting an aquarium?? I figure it could be a helpful thread to people wanting to get into fishkeeping! (Keep in mind I am fairly new to fish keeping myself so if I say anything inaccurate pleeeeease correct me). 1. Do a fishless cycle on your tank before...

Apistagramma maybe? Like a pair? Idk I gave up on finding a centerpiece fish bc literally all of them have the risk of being mean to your smaller fish and killing/eating them it feels like. I ended up just deciding to get a bigger school of what I think is my prettiest schooling fish.

Hello again! I am currently researching pink ramshorn snails and considering adding maybe 5 to my 37 gallon tank. I like how they look and have read they are great at helping maintain the tank too. However I see it is easy for their population to explode if you aren't careful. To those who...

I just discovered pink ramshorn snails and think they are so pretty. I realize they can breed like crazy. I see that cory catfish can eat their eggs so would I be fine to add like 5 of them after I have my full school of cories in? I figure if the cories end up not being able to control the...

Hello! I thought I'd give a little introduction! I have recently got into fishkeeping after offering to take some fish from a friend who was moving. I received a 5 gallon tank with 2 male and 2 female redeye tetras, 1 female and 2 male ember tetras, a female dalmatian molly, a female bronze...

Hi all! I have 3 ember tetras that were given to me by a friend when she had to move. While researching their care I realized how absolutely gorgeous they can get color wise. Mine look ok but they are not that deep almost red sparkly orange that I have seen. I know that right now they are not...