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Wow, that's a fairly impressive shot. Good luck with your tank. It must be very fun to look at.

That’s quite beautiful. Those two fish are awesome. Congrats.

I use soft pebbles without rough edges too. I purposely bought the corys at my local Petco that had their barbels missing or shortened. After about two to three weeks they had grown back with clean water, soft substrate and access to food. My only concern with your situation is that the water...

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Cory cats are the best. Sure they like to run around in a group, but if you’re still working out the kinks with cycling I would wait and not rush it. Once the tank is cycled and all the occupants are happy and healthy, you could consider getting the 2 some friends.

Thank you. I thought that was the case. I prefer the method of cycling before fish. But then there's also differing opinions when it comes to tiny tanks and the fish that go in them.

That has the potential to be really awesome looking. I'm sure this has been covered many times before, but do you have to cycle a betta tank? I'm thinking about starting my own, maybe in a 5 gal, or a 10 gal with bottom feeders.

I'd have to agree with HUKIT, if you add chemicals you'll have to do it every single time. You'll have to remember how much every time. Some fish don't mind odd pH. But some are very sensitive.

I found this article to be very informative in regard to this question I had myself. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/articles/articles/35/1/The-Freshwater-Quarantine-Tank/Page1.html

I always wondered that myself, if you change out your current substrate, will the filter bacteria and decor bacteria be enough? Enough that your tank will not start another cycle?

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/an-overview-of-euthanasia-73775.html

Please don't. Before you resort to that... Might I recommend that instead you consider trying a little bottle of Nutrafin "cycle" 120 mL (4 fl oz). It might give your system a jump start. It's worth a shot and it doesn't require tetras breathing ammonia for weeks on end. You don't even have to...

I would not recommend purchasing algae eaters, personally. Some make more waste than clean up, and some get way too huge for normal tanks. The de-chlorinator, they mentioned, needs to be used every-time you take tap water, and put it in your tank. It gets some of the bad stuff that's harmful...

Absolutely adore this tank. I hope to see more photos in the future, including the added plants and plant growth. Thanks for sharing!

Wow I didn't know Walmart still sold live fish. I had hoped that their poor quality and terrible standards would have made them just do away with the section. Once I realized how deplorable their treatment and selection (not to mention the short life span of animals purchased from there) I...

I would add just a pinch every two days or so. If you want something to read here is a short article about fish food cycling. Scroll down to "Another Form of Cycling the Aquarium is without Fish" and that should explain a bit about the fish food method. A shorter article mentioning the shrimp...

Do tell! I used to have one. I have been looking at getting a new one here soon. I just don't want to find myself buying any of the typical "betta" bowl homes.. I want a real tank for em.

Also they're not shoaling fish are they?

Thank you for the the responses. I've just read that they are fragile little guys and I have read some pretty sad stories about them not acclimating well. :( Just wanted to see some perspective from people who have actually purchased them and put them in their tanks. I'm thinking about getting...

I had one tip over in the sink. I sat it down in the middle and bumped it softly. It cracked in half and sort of exploded. Perhaps it was just old and used, but that's all it took for one of mine. I have like 6 test kits and I'm down to one tube. =P

A question to those of you who have purchased and acclimated Fancy Guppies into your tanks: Have you found them particularly difficult to acclimate? Or have you found them not adjust well after acclimating them to your tank?

WHOA. That's... pretty incredible. Thanks for sharing.

It is my understanding that if you don't want baby fry, then get all males or all females (usually fight less than males, but you lose out on some colors and variations). It's up to you. Then again, I do love Tetras.

Besides all the other helpful stuff you said, this quote is the best news I've heard all day. The males I have right now just chase each other around, but it seems like a territorial thing and once I get females that should really help. Rams.. Hmmm, they're so beautiful.

It's my personal preference but the False Julii Cory Cat (pic found here) is very very cool to see at the bottom of your tank. Besides that I would not recommend getting a pleco because they get so darn big. Otherwise, the gourami is a lovely choice because of the beautiful colors. =) Silver...