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Just finished a major deep clean and done a couple weeks of 70% water changes, things are looking way better now. Plants still got a bit of gunk on 'em but it's livable. The ladies seem to be enjoying it, even with me upping their feeds, tank's been steady as a rock.

Pic below's what it looked ...

matti wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:39 pm They resemble copepods to me.

I'm at work right now, can't grab a better pic just yet. They do resemble those copepods, and also kinda like tiny tadpoles. Super small, like I said.

My wife discovered these on her swordtail tank, and water parameters are all within normal range, temp's at 77 degrees - are these detritus worms?

My tank's dealing with some diatoms/brown algae, I'm aware there's multiple reasons for it and I'm on top of maintenance. Adding more plants is the plan, and I've also been considering getting an algae eater, maybe a pleco. I know they don't mix well with bichir - how bad is it really if they're in ...

I have a 10 gallon with everything , we just literally don’t have anywhere to put it (moving back to the in-laws while I start police academy , once I leave my job I have now we will have to move , I work as a maintenance technician for an apartment complex so once I no longer work here i can’t live ...

graye wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:35 pm Question one, a crucial one: what livebearers? Mollies, for example, sometimes mistake Betta fins for rotting plants, and take a bite. They like what they discover, though not all of them catch on to the possibilities.

Sword tails , painted platty , red wagtail platty

So my wife surprised me with this betta a few months back when I sent her to the fish store for some api products. She bought him/her with a 1gal semi aquatic plant grow tank (I have pictures below) I’ve done my best to make it as comfortable as I can (heater , light , water changes every few days ...

Thanks for the confirmation and the pic of the male, really helpful.

I just passed on my old tank to my buddy and now he's all set to start breeding dwarf gourami. He's already got one, and I'm fairly certain it's a female, but I want to confirm before giving him the green light to get a mate - don't wanna have him bringing home the wrong one.

I hope Allie pulls through, that's quite a rough start for her. I'm a bit surprised the courier didn't notify you that the package was left behind the trash can - don't they usually send a heads up when they're about to deliver?


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