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    Corydoras

    I have a ten gallon and I want 4 corydoras in it. I'm leaning towards the false juli. Can I put them in the tank?
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    False Juli in a ten

    Hello all, is it allright if I put in 4 false julii corydoras with 3 female platies in the ten gallon? It has already been cycled with 2 platies. The substrate is soft sand for them.
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    YOU own a hatchery (200+ tanks)

    Depends on the water hardness and how much of a profit you want. There's tons of endangered fish but the fish can be also very popular in the fish trade, like cherry barbs. Cherry barbs are endangered in Sri Lanka but they are very popular with the brand stores.
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    YOU own a hatchery (200+ tanks)

    I would probably keep a few endangered fish and you can make a nice profit off the shrimp and guppies. I suggest breeding the guppies not only for their color but their resistance to disease as a lot of guppies are inbred as feeders and therefore very weak to disease. Maybe you can raise feeder...
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    Need help again strange fire eel problem

    If it's only a scrape it should heal up just fine in a couple of days. However, since eels are covered in a protective slime and excrete the slime in certain areas that might be damaged, so it could simply be slime buildup as a result of something else. I suggest you keep a close look at it and...
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    10 gallon Tank Suggestions

    My room is always above at least 74 with the ac on but that skyrockets to 80 above without the ac. I was researching the badis and was afraid with their picky nature, they might have starved and I don't want to subject any fish to that if I do not have the food for them.
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    10 gallon Tank Suggestions

    I've decided that the Scarlet Badis I was planning for might not do well after all. This will have RCS and this is to be a self sustaining tank which means no water changes or feeding the fish. The plants will serve as filtration. The RCS is to serve as food for the fish. I already have plans...
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    SS Tank

    Might just put shrimp in the 6.3 and then shift a couple into the ten gallon when the ten runs low.I'll put in the dario dario in the ten. I'm planning on turning the 20 gallon I have into self sustaining, but I think that would only work with the plants as I have a variety of fish altogether...
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    SS Tank

    I heard nightmares of the MTS colony takeover xD but other than that, everything seems good? RSC can eat the plants and the basis can eat the plants and shrimp.
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    Bookshelf tank (newb here pls halp)

    I do hope you have good luck with your project :)
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    Bookshelf tank (newb here pls halp)

    How many gallons are we going for here? Every gallon of water is 8 pounds and I'm not really sure the shelf could hold it. If you took out the middle column and reinforced the bottom shelf it could work. Keep in mind how to do water changes if the shelf doesnt allow for much space. You could...
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    SS Tank

    Since the crayfish is out, is everything else okay? The spider crabs kinda freak me out and I don't think they would be able to eat anything in there, which defeats the point of self sustaining.
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    SS Tank

    I was going for the dwarf version but if they're going to rip up my plants, well. I guess I can't have them. Too bad, really. They're really nice looking and someone on craigslist is selling them for 15 a pop.
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    SS Tank

    I'm using the Walstad Method. No water changes, only topping off the tank when it evaporates. The idea is that the plants and dirt take care of the chemical filtration. I forgot to add that the inhabitatats of the tank will eat each other. I won't feed them but they have supply of food in the...
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    SS Tank

    I'm planning on 2 self sustaining tanks. One is 6.3 gallons and one is 10 gallons. I'm planning on scarlet badis and RCS for the 6.3 gallon. For the 10 gallon, I was thinking maybe a blue crayfish with RCS. They will be planted with Staurogyne Repens, Rotala Rotundifolia, Hygrophilia Corymbosa...
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    Fish flashing after water change.

    How big is this tank? You might want to be careful with the large water changes. Some types of fish act irregularly when they experience large influxes of fresh water combined with old water. But if you have done this for years, then I don't know how to help you. Sorry. Maybe they're just mating?
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    Measurements for water changes

    Oh? I have like 3F 1M platys, and 3F 1M cherry barbs
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    Measurements for water changes

    Oh. Okay. I use fake plants though
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    Measurements for water changes

    Can someone tell me the formula for water changes?? I have been told to do 5%-10% weekly and to do 25% monthly. How do I measure the amount to take out from my ten gal? US parameters please!
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    Fish flashing after water change.

    What's your parameters? Anything visible in them? White spots, ripped fins, cottony gunk on them?
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    No good deed...overstocked

    If you're doing large water changes, try to split them up so the fish doesn't get shocked by the sudden influx of fresh water and old water mixing
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    Chemicals in my tank..

    You can use bleach. Assuming that you thoroughly clean it out and put in the dechlorinator. That will actually remove the residue of the bleach and will also remove that tap water chemicals for fish. Please look up the nitrogen cycle. You need the cycle before you can add fish.
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    1 gallon bowl stocking help??

    I'm going to stop you right there. Cherry barbs are required to have a school of at least six[I] fish. They will absolutely not fit in there. I recommend you NOT get a schooling fish. You should really upgrade to at [I]least a five gallon. You can still use that one for plants, and maybe shrimp...
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    Top half open swimmers for a 75g

    Well. You could try platys? They don't really school, but they are pretty colorful! The ratio is 2F to 1M. Beware though, if you don't want rampant fry. Even if you get only females, they have a pretty much guaranteed batch of fry for three months. I think its okay to have males only too?
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