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  1. dbaeunn

    Female Betta Question

    Can a Betta show their "Stress/Fear" stripes for other reasons? Mine always shows hers when she comes out to eat, she starts black.. comes to the front of the tank, turns a brown with black horizontal stripes, eats then when she's had 2-3 pieces she starts slowly turning back to black. I've...
  2. dbaeunn

    LFS "Tanks being treated" && new findings at home

    I was jst at my LFS not even a week ago and purchased Neon Tetras. I had some die in the matter of a few days. I stopped in Today to get some food for my ADFs and noticed that half of the tanks had signs on them that said the tank was being treated ((they didnt have the lights in the tanks...
  3. dbaeunn

    The joys of children... and fish.

    Picked up some neon tetras to do some fish-in cycling.. 2 died by the next morning and had a fuzz around them Then another died. I had them sitting in a baggie to get the receipt to take them back and get new ones. I walk past my tank, and I see brown stuff in the baggie.. THEYRE SMUSHED!!! My...
  4. dbaeunn

    What would you do?

    This is your tank.. What would you put in it?? It's 15x15x15, has a Wisper 20i, heater (optional to use, depending on fish you pick). Can only be seen from this view, on the right side and through the top. Couch is on the left, It's an end table :) Only thing you have to do is incorporate 2 ADF...
  5. dbaeunn

    GloFish??

    SOo I've seen very little posts on GloFish Danios and Tetras.. Are they not liked? Not your type of fish? How do you feel about them? I've considered a cluster for a tank for my kids to start getting them into fish/tanks. I jst don't fully trust them with my Betta and ADFs ((curious to see...
  6. dbaeunn

    Sad Betta??

    SOo my betta normally resides in a 15g tank with 3 ADF.. I had a blue mystery snail who snuck 2 baby snails home with it, population went absolutely CRAZY!!!! I had to tear the whole tank apart to rid my snail infestation ((it was THAT crazy)) He currently resides in a smaller tank, separate...
  7. dbaeunn

    2 probs- 2 diff animals (ADF && Pleco)

    First Problem-- ADF Friday I just picked up 2 more ADF. I just noticed Yesterday one of them have a fuzzy foot?? I separated him from the rest and I checked on him Today and it's worse!!!? He will not use his foot at all.. Will post pic of ADF Second (possible?) Problem-- Pleco Ever since my...
  8. dbaeunn

    Neon Themed tank??

    I want a neon-colored themed tank, but it's SOOOO hard to find anything besides, the GloFish Plants. Only thing I am able to find decoration wise that's actually neon is a pink and green bettle car.. Anyone have out of the ordinary tanks? I'd love to see them, or hear when you bought your...
  9. dbaeunn

    Feeding your pleco

    Out of curiosity... What have you fed your pleco that they've liked/disliked??
  10. dbaeunn

    Amazon Sword Question

    I have one from a lfs, it came in a small slit plastic pot w. This foam stuff around it. Is that safe to remove the foam? I took it out of the pot and set it inside a Terra cotta pot but it still has the foam around it.. I'm semi knowledgeable w non-aquatic plants, just wasn't sure if their...
  11. dbaeunn

    Questions about Betta (pics included)

    I picked up this Betta yesterday, and it said it was a halfmoon. It was half the size of others.. is it a baby? It's currently in a .5 gal, it will be going into a 15gal tank. I wasn't sure if it is a halfmoon because the top fin is split in 2?
  12. dbaeunn

    betta temperaments

    I've done a lot of online research with Betta and I'm considering one.. lots of places say females are less temperamental than males. I have a 15gal tank that has a pleco, 2 ADF and a blue mystery snail. In your own opinion does anyone agree or disagree with females being less aggressive than...
  13. dbaeunn

    ADF mates??

    I currently have a 15g tank w. 2 ADF, Blue Mystery Snail and a pleco. I've tried silver, Dalmatian and black mollies.. they die with no known reason. And tried 5 painted Tetra.. died also?? What mates do you have with yours? Recommendations?
  14. dbaeunn

    How to figure out how many gallons a tank holds

    I have a tank that's an end table.. I honestly don't know exactly how many gallons it holds. It's a cube shape, 15" wide and 15" high (water level wise). The tank currently holds a few roomies.. Wondering if there's a formula I could use besides filling it one gallon at a time to see how much...
  15. dbaeunn

    new and confused!!

    Hi. I am a down right noob (no denying it).. I had fish as a kid (while my mom took care of them), I also had a Cichlid in highschool/college years that ended up being a carny fish a friend gave to me. I took a few years off from having fish. NOW-- I have 2 kids, who absolutely LLLOVE fish! We...
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