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Try to make it look like a section of track with Armco barriers and inside the Armco use black sand.

Nerite snails. The Tiger/Zebra variety are very pretty and they do nothing but work 24 hours a day.

Rummynose Tetras. They're pretty cool but unlike everything I read on the internet, they actually do nip. And really, they don't have much individual personality.

If you want 10-15 Glofish you should probably actually look at around a 30 gallon tank. Even in a 20 long I would think 6-8 is more ideal. 10 is too small as already stated.

Are they dyed or genetically engineered and bred that way like Glofish?

It's likely to end in tears, but it can work out occasionally. The last time I was at a LFS the lady was trying to find a place to put a male Betta that just came in and stuck him in a tank, but when we walked by there a few minutes later we noticed there were 2 in the tank along with a bunch of...

So one of my female Bettas, Mona Lisa, just did the cutest thing I've ever seen a fish do, and it's the first time one of mine has made me literally laugh out loud. I fed her a few pellets and as she grabbed one she disturbed another and caused it to sink, but it landed right on top of her head...

Geez. They're a lot cheaper in my area for some reason.

My Dad was stationed on Okinawa while in the Air Force and told me stories of this place. It's cool to actually see pictures!

Yeah just go this route. You can buy these bottles at Walmart and other stores for ~$5 brand new, with drinking water in them so you know they're safe. I had a bunch of these lying around and am actually using them as temporary homes for Bettas while setting up their condos, so I can confirm...

It only applies if you sell them.

Is this a new tank? If so it might be silicone from the manufacturing process. I helped my niece setup a new 10 the other day and it had a few small pieces of silicone floating around after we first filled it.

Yeah it's normal. My Cories are certainly most active just after lights out. I must say though, my Peppered Cories seem more interested in diligently cleaning their tank, including picking at algae, than playing like the Julies and Pandas in the same tank. They're like busy little worker bees.

Cories are the perfect tank mates for Bettas in my experience. I have no experience with Neons so I can't help you there. I know my girlfriend's Betta doesn't show aggression towards Rummynose Tetras though.

It's definitely thought provoking. I'm still pretty new to this hobby but have been absorbing every last bit of info I can and spend most of my free time on the internet doing just that. The one thing that has never made sense to me though is the idea that it's so bad to change water...

Tiger Barbs with Angels could be a disaster even with a school. Watch them very closely. For your livebearers, remember to have at least 2 females for every male, preferably 3 or more. This reduces the males' aggression towards each other, other species, and gives the females a break. And...

Shipping can be expensive but you could buy from reputable online fish stores instead. No corporations, no terrible advice from ignorant employees, no puppy farms, and the fish are probably more healthy than at the LFS anyways, and definitely more healthy than at the chain stores.

January 19th I believe.

10s for sure. Just get some plastic canvas sold in craft stores and Walmart for like 40 cents a sheet and some report cover slide clips(or something like that) from office supply stores. Cut the canvas to fit then slide the clips on the front and back edge and wedge it in there. Use some...

The 5s, unfortunately, are never part of this sale. They're still full price at ~$16.

Yeah like Wolfsblood said, bigger is better, so go with the ten. As for cycling, I may be wrong here but I don't see how cycling would be any harder on a Betta than living in an uncycled, unfiltered tank. Either way the fish will be spending at least some of the time in water with measurable...

I have a naming system for my male Bettas, they're always named after famous artists. So far I have Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Picasso, and Warhol. Only one of my females so far is named, and that's Mona Lisa. Gotta figure out names for the other girls.

I have a Betta that's never bitten me but he seems to recognize my hand and follows it around anytime I'm cleaning something in his tank, even to the point of calmly brushing up against me and allowing me to touch him. He's quite strange.

Yeah I'm picky and always want better lighting for plant growth and either better filtration or sponge filters for Bettas, so kits don't do me any good lol.

Have you thought about heavily planting your aquarium? Plants would lower the nitrate levels quite a bit. When you do a water change you'd still have a nitrate spike but 40ppm shouldn't be too dangerous. In fact, if you did only a 25% water change with 40ppm water and the 75% you leave in the...