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I know that DrsFosterSmith.com sells the replacement compact flourescent bulbs for the mini bow tanks. you can try there to, however, I am pretty sure that the Walmart bulb is probably cheaper.

I agree with Webmoose on the suggestion of the 2 male guppies in a 5 gal tank. As far as platies, both the males and the females are equally colorful. The guppy males will be more colorful than the females tho. The male platies will reach a size of about 1.5 inches, so they will be a little...

From what I can tell from your readings, missing the ammonia reading, your tank should be cycled. when the tank is showing zero ammonia, zero nitrItes, and some nitrAte, then your tank should be cycled. The only reservations I have about your tank is the fact that you are trying to lower the ph...

I had the same problem with one of my bettas. I medicated the tank for one day and the next day he was laying on the bottom. I continued to medicate the tank for about 3 more days before he was up and swimming around again. I medicated the tank for a total of 5 days before I stopped just to be...

Yes platys do "square off" as guppys do. Basically everything that has been suggested in this post will work for platys also. Good luck to you and your platy fry!

Great pics! Thanks for sharing them with us! :D

I just might have to try that bulb thing from Walmart. With that kind of warranty, how can you go wrong?! Thanks for your advice, Millipede, I'll look a little farther into hornwort and anacharis plants. My main reason for trying to go this way is the fact that every tank that I see with live...

WOW!!! I think that I need to upgrade cameras if that is the product of the first few shots erver taken with it!! The pics ARE perfect!

Hi all, I have been thinking about adding plants to my existing 20 gallon tank and I have absolutely no idea how to start. I will be working with a very tight budget on this so I can't really go out and buy another lighting fixture. The fixture I have is the one that came with the tank. It is...

I don't think that the frogs are any happier with more of their kind or all alone. I have one in my tank and he/she seems to be fine. The only good I can see of having multiple frogs in the same tank would be the increase of matings. I think that you would be just fine adding a frog or two to...

I agree with PlatyLady, swordtails would be the way that I go in your tanks. Mollies would do fine also. As far as the bloodworm thing goes, all my fish LOVE bloodworms. It is like a madhouse feeding frenzy in my tank everytime I feed them bloodworms. I also don't think that you have to...

I also don't see anything wrong with the post count. This is just someone looking for answers to better help their little fish friends. As far as which type of tubing you use in the hatcheries, I don't see any reason why it would matter which kind you use.

They sure are cute little guys! :D

I think that the 330 might be a little overkill for your 10 gal. You could settle for a penguin 125 or even a mini and be just fine. Is there any reason that you decided on the 330? $10 a day to watch some cats?! Man, if only I could find jobs like that when I was younger!

I use a penguin 125 on my 20 gallon tank and it works just fine. I really don't think that you'll need a 330 on the 10 gallon. I think that the penguin mini would be fine for your tank.

One work explains that tank- WOW!!!!!! I can't believe that tanks isn't planted!! They look so real!! ......Envy setting in....must fight the need to aquascape......

Is the platy in question just a sunset platy or a sunset wagtail platy? I noticed that you keep both. I'm going to assume it is the first one. I think that you should be ok with it as long as she doesn't show any of the typical signs of illness. If she does start showing other signs then I would...

I don't know much about live plants, but I know that java moss will work for the fry. They have a place to hide and there are micro organisms that grow on the plant that they will eat. Java Moss also requires a low light situation, so I think that it would do fine under regular lighting. I could...

There will be plenty of chances to get a batch of fry. I don't know if it is the same for guppys as it is for platys, but I can usually tell when one of my platys is ready to give birth by a few signs. First is the fact that they look as if they are going to explode as far as how fat they get...

She very well could have been pregnant and dropped her fry. Guppy fry are very small and are very likely hiding under decorations or in the gravel, if you have a gravel substrate. Hiding is their no. 1 defense from becoming someone's lunch and they are very good at it. I have had platy fry that...

They really shouldn't just die after giving birth. I have platies in my tank that are on their 4th or 5th births and are still going strong. I would definately keep an eye on the others in the tank for any illness or an aggressor. They could have also just been old. As far as mollies being...

I can't believe this! Well, ok, I can. Some people out there just don't see fish as being anything more than things, not living creatures.

Welcome to Aquarium Advice, Fishgirl!! :D First of all, the way that you can tell if a molly is a male or female is to look at their anal fin. If their anal fin looks just like every other fin then it is a female. If the anal fin looks like a stick or other pointy device, then it is a male...