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Here is a pic of the Shellie tank I just set up. 20 gallon long with escargot shells and sand and a piece of Texas Holley rock for pH

I have a mated pair of angelfish in a community tank also that have laid multiple batches of eggs over the last year and raised the fry in the tank. The angelfish will be very protective of the fry when they are small, but less so as the fry mature. A possible plan for you would be to divide...

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Thanks. I will contact the wholesaler this week to check.

I am starting a shell dwelling cichlid from Lake Tanga tank in a 20 gallon long. I have read many conflicting articles online about their care. Can someone who has had these fish comment on appropriate A) pH B) total water hardness C) temperature And if you have used cichlid salts and buffers...

I just purchased a 20 gallon long glass fish tank. The tank will need a 100 watt heater. The tank height is just about 9 inches. I am looking for a heater powerful enough for this tank but also only with a height of 9 inches. I really don't want to place the heater horizontal in the tank if I...

I set up a 20 gallon long tank with sand and shells. Currently cycling the tank. I am looking to get some shell dwelling cichlids. The smaller species. How many could go into a tank with a bottom dimension of 12 inches by 30 inches? Any good cichlids species for the top of this tank too?

No they have spawned on Amazon plant before. The male seems a bit better to her today. But still a bit rougher than he has been before.

Have a pair of angelfish that have spawned multiple times and produced many young. All young have been removed once they reach a certain age. I woke up this morning and once again the pair had spawned laying eggs on an amazon sword plant I have in the tank. The only problem is the male will...

My angelfish pair recently mated and had about 150 babies. This took me by surprise I was not purposely breeding them. The fry are about 3 1/2 weeks old now. I still have them in the 40 gallon tank with parents. Not sure what my next move is. I know they cannot stay in tank much longer...

I have a 30 gallon heavily planted freshwater tank. The tank has 15 neon tetras and 5 otocinclus cats. The tank has been up and running great for almost 2 years. I had minor algae problems over hat time. I introduced 2 months ago some red cherry shrimp to the tank and I believe in that water...

Hard to say in that pic, but my female guppies look rounder before they give birth.

Give more food at feeding time. Usually means some fry are not getting enough food. Baby brine shrimp is the way to go too for ultimate growth off all fry.

I totally agree don't move the female especially if she is pregnant. I started a 20 gallon tank with two pairs of guppies. In the tank I floated some hornwort plants and covered the intake valve of the filter with sponge ( fry will get sucked into the filter ). The fry were never harmed in...

Yes I will probably go with bare bottom tank but may put some potted plants in also.

Parent angels are in the tank and some Cory catfish

And. What is safest way to move fry from one tank to the other?

My angelfish just bred in a 30 gallon tank and had about 100 fry that are about 8 days old now. I have a 50 gallon cycled tank with hang on back filter ( intake valve covered with sponge )and heater that I will place fry into. What else should be in grow out tank? Gravel? plants? Etc....

I have a few spiralis plants that I have floating in my 40 gallon established planted fish tank. Spiralis is a rooted plant. But I do love the way it looks floating. How long would it last if I just let it float in the tank and did not plant it in the substrate with its roots?

Everything I read says if you want healthy fish you have to feed them live food (especially fish like freshwater angels). Can anyone give me some advice on some live foods that are easy to grow and harvest. Maybe some hints on how to do it also. Not sure if it will be practical for me but I...

Yes, that is my point. I think if you have a small group of convicts (as compared to one or two), they may bicker, but will all feel safer seeing the other fish. Maybe I will try to introduce a few new members. Although I do worry that the other two convicts are so established, the newbies...

I have a 50 gallon tank set up that has plenty of hiding places (rocks). In this tank I have two convict cichlids (both males). They have been in tank a little over a year. One male is about 4 inches the other is about 2 inches. All day long they just hide in their caves. I have read if I...

I am looking to buy some red cherry shrimp online from a reputable seller. My concern is that I live in the northeast and it is now winter. Is the survival rate good during this time of the year even if they add warm pack? Anyone with experience of this? Thanks

Small bit, not much