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I'm trying to figure out if a color change in my badis is normal or not. I've only had them for a bit, but one's gone from pale red to striped and I'm wondering if that's some kind of stress response?

I've attached pics of the "normal" ones and the striped one for comparison. Any experience with ...

Hi there,
I've got a choice to make between the Dario hysginon and Dario sp. 'Myanmar'. The seller's fairly confident there'll be females, which is why I initially ruled out the scarlet badis. What are the main differences between these two, and which one would you go for?
Thanks.

indonesian rainbow acanthastrea, they thrive on variety. 8 kinds food mix is what i'm using, seems to be working well.

I've given the plants a good dusting, tried to suck out as much of the debris as possible. Also, I've thinned out most of the egeria densa, rearranged the hornwort to one side, and shuffled things around. This week, I'll try to cut back on feeding even more - the tylomelania snails won't get ...

Here are the pics of my tank.

Back of the tank - you can see all the gunk on the plants here.

Front of the tank - this is what it looks like from the front, not too bad but still some buildup.

Here's a close-up of the plants in different areas - you can see how they're covered in stuff.

I'm struggling to manage this issue, and I think it might be due to overfeeding, but I'm not sure how to balance it. My tank's a mess - 360l of hornwort and egeria, and it's always filthy. I have to manually clean the plants every week with a hose or by hand, as they're covered in debris.

The setup ...

I recall reading that it's best to opt for captive-bred clownfish or buy from a reputable seller with proper certification. Apparently, many clownfish on the market are sourced from the wild through unsustainable methods, further threatening their populations already vulnerable to climate change and ...

I've kept hengeli in the past, albeit in a rather overcrowded tank - 16 of them in 54 liters, don't judge me, it was early days. They'd congregate around the massive anubias that took up half the tank, even with low lighting. I paired them with a betta and later a honey gourami, both worked out well ...

Could a cold water change trigger this decline? I've always done cold changes in most of my tanks. Thursday, everything seemed normal, but after this morning's water change, I've got another gold minnow showing symptoms.

That's sad to hear about the swim bladder issue. I've had this problem with my golden white cloud minnows, and it's been going on for a year now. All the affected fish are over a year old, and they came from the same breeder. I've lost around 4 or 5 fish to this issue so far, and it's only the ...