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Yes, any type fish can get it. Treat all the fish you have in the tank. Namaste, Gypsy

Yes, it has a blue color to it that may stain the silicone and other things. You MUST take the plants out.

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I plan on tearing down the whole tank. Nothing was the same except the substrate. New bio wheels, cartridges and I sterilized the filter. I've got about $120.00 in the substrate so I REALLY can't afford to toss it. Namaste, Gypsy

Mine did the same thing. Never showed ANY of the other reported signs but died anyway. I lost a few hundred dollars worth of guppies.

Several months ago I broke down my 55g and cleaned and medicated the tank. The only thing I didn't remove was the substrate. BIG MISTAKE. Now the velvet is back and I know it didn't come in on new fish because all that are in the tank are heathy babies I raised myself. This time I'm taking out...

I'm pretty sure she has velvet. I had a LOT of guppies die from it with NO SIGNS except rubbing on the plants. Get a medicine and do a large water change.

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Would anyone like to share their technique for getting your pictures? When I try I just get a blurry representation of a fish. Anyone, share your expertise? Namaste, Gypsy

It's easiest if you just start out separating the females. The make WON'T have the gravis spot. Namaste, Gypsy

No, she hovers at the top of the tank wiggling her trail as if she were a hummingbird. When I put my hand over the water she jumps up and takes food out of my fingers. She really loves doing this with the thawed bloodworms. She's a character. I had a female jump out shortly after I got into...

Yes, my names are all based either on color or some sort of trait they display. I have a white and blue female crowntail whose name is "Jumper". I'm pretty sure you can figure out how she got her name. Namaste, Gypsy

I've been feeding freeze dried bloodworms. All I do is take a bit between my thumb and index finger, then rub them together to make a fine powder. I've never lost a baby. As they get a little older and larger I feed frozen baby brine, then regular brine and cut up frozen blood worms. During this...

Well, I have 58 bettas. It is just easier for me to keep records and remember what I may need to do with a certain tank, if the fish has a name. It's much easier than saying" the red betta needs water change and the blue betta needs a new plant etc. Especially when you may have multiples of a...

What I've been doing is crushing them and letting them drop to the bottom of the tank, my corys devour them. My peppered Cory comes to the front of the tank as soon as I turn the light on and swims back and forthquickly, she's figured out what comes next, and is ready for them to drop. She's...

I've seen posts, pro & con, on naming fish. I wonder if there is any correlation between being male or female on the desire to name fish. My son doesn't because every time he named one it died, so he stopped. I know he's lost fish since then, but he says he's not as attached to them when they...

No, they are mostly hidden during the hours the lights are on. The room I have the tank in is pitch black until I turn the lights on. They are just there from the night time hours, then they hide. Only to return when the lights go out at bedtime. Namaste, Gypsy

I've had trumpet snails in my 55g tank ever since I added the first "snail free" plant. No big deal, I've had babies now and then. Until yesterday, when I got up in the morning and turned the light on, there must have been at least 200 snails. The most unusual thing was that they were all...

phoenixkiller . . . . Understand that respect is not mutually transferred, the fish could care less about his keeper. (Save for Discus, lol) . . . . . I would also add goldfish & bettas to this list. Mine are VERY attentive to my presence. Namaste, Gypsy

I know type is easy enough to expect when breeding bettas, but how about color? Anyone have any insight into what to expect where color is concerned?

I use a 12" chimney from a hurricane lamp to put my female in.. This way they both have swimming room and she stays safe until they both show they are ready to breed. It's also fun to watch them "dance around" with one another while they are courting.

I'm finding that I have about four times as many femalesas males. I have approximately 175 fry.

Our Petsmart uses an air nozzle and adds it to the bag before sealing. Four hours will be fine.

I don't think I will have to resort to eating my bettas therefore they all have names. I have 54 of them and they ALL have distinct personalities or colors, that just beg for names.

He/she's a character too. The tank is on a lowboy stand and he/she watches and follows the dogs as they wall past the tank. My make sheltie "plays" with her add well. One of these days I'll get a picture of the two of them. Just too cute for words.