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Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Unfortunately the fry I had in the breeder net didn't make it. After I took the net out and did a water change, however, I saw another fry getting chased by the momma fish. It looked like she ate him but who knows. I thought i watched her get eaten before...

Great advice. With the tank lights off I did see it coming up to feed. May just be my imagination but it does look a little bigger today... Probably been eating all along just when im out of sight. Its Reassuring to witness it though. I will pick up some better cover for his net too. There's a...

Thanks! I really like the idea of using shrimp. I'm not familiar with the otos but will look into it. Will definitely keep this method in mind if I decide to start actively breeding. I picked up the first bites but The little fry still doesn't seem to be eating. At least not while I'm looking...

That is really awesome! Sounds like a great method and obviously works really well for you. I really like the idea of it. Thanks for all the details! When I set up this tank I was careful to select all females. Being very new to this I wanted to avoid the complications of baby fish. Now I'm...

That's true I guess. Circle of life... Or something. I did find the first bites today at petco. Ill give him a tiny bit tonight and see how it goes.

Wow!... If that's the case I wouldn't have room for that many fish in my tank. What to do with all those fishies? The small fry in the breeder net doesn't seem to be eating the tiny flakes this morning. Maybe I didn't crush them fine enough? Hoping to pick up the First Bites today and have...

Sorry, I meant to move the pictured fish with the symptoms. Ive already moved the one fry I could find to breeder net. I know it's hard to make a call from the picture. To me, she doesn't look huge but I feel like it could be possible she's pregnant...

It's the fish in this picture that had those symptoms. Does she look big enough to be with fry?

Haha. You may be right! Do you think it would be wise to move her to the breeder net? I don't think she'd go after the fry in there. He's found himself a little hiding place under the frame.

Well I've added one more platy. Readings are still zeroes. But last night during a water change I was very surprised to find babies! One of the original two had given birth to some fry. Only spotted a few. Netted and moved one to a breeder net. Keeping a lookout for others... Didn't see that...

Awesome. Thank you all. I'll look for the hikari tomorrow. Here's a pic of the fish I'm pretty sure was the momma: She is much more active today and aggressively feeding. Last night she chilled at the bottom behind plants all night. Tonight this one is hanging on the bottom and not...

That's awesome, congratulations. And thanks for the advice. I put a flake into the breeder net. I wasn't able to watch it feed but the flake is gone now so I assume he ate it. Regular flakes ok to feed? How much/often do you recommend to feed the baby? Looks like just the one made it...

I feed daily but small amounts trying not to overfeed. The big platies had been chasing the fry and acting like they'd eat if they could.

Three adult platies. I just netted one baby and got it into the breeder net gently. Can't find any other babies at the moment.

I'm very new at this. Been keeping fish for about 2 weeks now. We've got babies! We were out all day yesterday but last night when I was changing water I noticed a tiny fish dart across the tank! I spotted at least two last night and one this morning before work. I picked up a breeder net...

That is great to hear. I did get the bacterial bloom on the second or third day which I took as a good sign that the safestart was working. Zero readings again last night. I think I may be a safestart believer now. Especially now that you say your nitrates eventually rose without the spike in...

Awesome. I'll be following your build thread for sure. Looking great so far!

Haha. Aquaman would be a nice addition. I am thinking about building a Lego aqua scape with him at some point. He loves the Legos! Your setup and plans sound awesome. Best of luck with everything. Can't wait to see pics of your reef tank when you get it set up. I'd love to do something like...

Nice. How long ago did you start your tanks? Is the saltwater tank more difficult to keep? I'm only 2 weeks into the hobby and already dreaming about stating another tank for saltwater! Can't afford to make that happen any time too soon though. I will continue to monitor every other day. If I...

So far so good. I've been holding the temp at 86 and haven't had any signs of ich for over 6 days. Slowly bringing the temp back down now. I am still getting zero readings on my API liquid tests for ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite. I've had fish in now for 11 days. Is this normal?

Very helpful. Thanks! I have been running the air pump 24 hours/day and with the filter pump there seems to be a decent amount of movement in the water surface. Since buying the tank though I've learned that the column shape is less than ideal because of the smaller surface area for gas...

Thanks. Glad to hear the temp will clear it up, I didn't really like the idea of adding chemicals through the medication. I just did the one small dose and now my tank is blue. How many days would you recommend holding the temp at 86 to clear the ich? Then to bring it back down is it ok to...

Too many questions for one post?

Also regarding the Ich, I believe my filter has activated carbon in it. Should I try to remove the carbon from the filter pad? Or should I temporarily replace the filter pad with something that doesn't have carbon? As the tank is still cycling I would be hesitant to remove any filter media...

Hello! I've recently set up a 15 gal tank for my family. Reading through this forum has been very helpful in *hopefully* making the right decisions to set up a successful aquarium community for my kids to enjoy. The tank I purchased was a starter kit with powered filter, hood/light. I also...