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I woke up this morning to 7 more black molly fry! Then, just a few moments ago, one of my bronze cories started laying eggs! I'm pretty sure the other bronze is a male. It is smaller and keeps following her around and it seems to be cleaning leaves for her. How do I care for them when they...

I just bought a pair of female black mollies a couple days ago and I guess I got a few extra! One of them is in the process of giving birth as I write this! So far she's had 3. How many can I expect? She started expelling other matter out of her. Does that mean she's done or can I expect more...

I have 4 gouramis and I'm having trouble sexing them. Can anyone help me? I was having trouble taking their pix because they didn't like the red light, so I did the best I could with them being skiddish. Thanks.

I was offered a "parrot fish" by a coworker, I'm assuming he means a blood parrot. In the 55 gal, I have 3 blue gouramis, 3 red-eye tetras, and 3 cories. I'm planning on selling my pleco to a store due to him getting too large. Would this be a wise move or should I stay clear of this fish? Thank...

A few days ago I was watching my 55 gal and saw that there was a tiny, baby molly venturing out at feeding time! I immediately netted her out and put her in a net breeder in another tank. I searched for 2 hours for any siblings, but didn't find any. I had taken all the mollies out of the 55...

I just noticed yesterday that one of my mollies is swimming funny. He's kind of tilted slightly upward as he swims and seems to use his whole body to swim constantly, not just his fins. This looks very strange. He doesn't look unhealthy and he still has his appetite. He doesn't hide either and...

I'm working on getting my 3rd tank started. It's a 20 gal and it's been 3 days. My ammonia is now at .25 ppm. I started doing a fishless cycle, but had to put my mollies in it. I can't remember when I'm supposed to do the first pwc. I search through some posts and saw people saying when it gets...

I have 2 male bettas divided in my 10 gal. It's been 2 days and they're constantly flaring an each other. Even flaring while they eat. Now I think they're having a bubble nest war, lol, sounds silly but.. Anyway, will they eventually calm down or should I make plans to separate them?

I'm searching for equiptment to set up my 20 gal. I'm currently looking at filters. I've only used HOB filters and know nothing about undergravel filters. What are the pros and cons of undergravel filters? In anyone's experience which is the better filter and the easiest to work with (keeping...

I have a new, very small male molly. I don't know if the guy at the store gave me the wrong one, but I could have sworn it was a female. Anyway, I introduced him to the other 2 and after a little while the male that I've had started chasing him around. I don't know if he was trying to hurt him...

I'm not usually one to say anything, but I had to today. I was at Walmart picking up new filter cartridges and there was a lady getting a big bag of cichlids. He told her to dump the entire bag right in the tank as soon as she got home. She asked him if that was really the way to do it because...

I have a one gal and was thinking about using it. Is there anyway to heat a one gallon? It's getting colder and the water temperature drops at night.

I recently lost a dwarf gourami to black spot disease (I think) and dropsy. I had him quarantined. I've watching the rest of the fish closely, but haven't seen any sign of infection. I've noticed since yesterday, the remaining gouramis and tetras seem to be hanging out at the top of the water...

My dwarf gourami is sick. I think he has dropsy. His scales are all sticking out. Also, I noticed some tiny black spots around his fins. Plus, he's not really eating. My 20 gallon isn't set up, but I have a 1 gallon that I had started cycling (fishless). In fear that my other fish would get...

I just bought a bottle of the Jungle lab test strips. Before, I have never tested for GH or KH (I had one of those Master test Kits). Both of my tanks tested GH - 150 and KH - 120. I don't know too much about GH and KH. I was wondering if these were okay readings.

I just got home from work and saw that my female molly is terrorizing my 55 gal. She keeps chasing my blue gouramis, biting and pushing them. I haven't been home long and haven't seen if she's been going after any of the other fish. Any ideas of what's wrong or how I can fix it? The tank is...

I was thinking about it today and realized that I have had no algae growth in either of my tanks. Granted the 55 gal is new, but the 10 gal had been running for quite a few months now. It's not that I would want a huge algae problem, but it seems like I should have seen a little by now. Is this...

My roommate didn't want her betta anymore so I offered to take it off her hands. I felt sorry for the poor thing in a little 1/2 gal hex and set up the empty 10 gal for him. After a half a day, he started working on a bubble nest! So, I guess he likes his new home. So far the bubbles are only...

Every time I do anything to the tank all these bubbles are covering the top of the tank. I noticed it after I put a new airpump and bubble wall in the tank. I just wanted to know if it's normal or ok. The picture is actually after i ran my hand over them. They usually cover that whole area plus...

I've been doing some research on a new fish to introduce into the 55 gal. I was wondering if anyone can tell me any experiences about iridescent sharks. They're kind of goofy looking and cute. Also, the size. I saw one site online that said they get about 6" and another that says 12". Then I...

I officially have MTS! The 55 gallon is up and running with all my fish in it. Everything looks like it's doing good and it's almost done cycling. My 10 gal is now empty and 2 days ago, I scored a 20 gal on the side of the road! It holds water and looks good. Now I'm trying to figure out what...

Everything looked good to go late last night, so I transfered the entire 10 gallon to the 55. All the fish look good this morning and are, for the most part, back to their normal behavior. The pH this morning in the tank is about 8.0, maybe a touch higher. My tap water is 7.2. Should I be...

I've been working on setting up my new 55 gallon. I'll be ready in a day or two to transfer a few fish. I was wondering, out of the fish I already have, what fish I should transfer first. I'm not sure which would be the most adaptable fish out of my stock to start cycling the tank. I would...

My tank is fairly new this summer. I haven't needed a heater because it's been so hot, until now. I just bought one and haven't used one before. I have 2 questions: 1) What would be the ideal temperature for a tank with blue gouramis, mollies, cories, and red-eye tetras? 2) When it's time to...

I've had this cory since I started my tank. I recently got a skunk cory and started wondering what kind of cory the older one was. I went searching on the net to see if I could find out. I looked at all different kinds and found a few different types that were similar, but had a hard time...