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Clove oil's the euthanasia method of choice for many on this forum, I've found it works well when I've had to put fish down in the past.

I came across this link that might be helpful. It talks about what to do if your fish has stringy white poop. Apparently, there are several reasons why this happens, including internal bacterial infections. This type of infection can cause a fish to stop eating, become bloated, and breathe heavily ...

I think a syringe or two would be a great addition to your kit, willie32, for taking water samples for testing.

I agree with angelica, they look like hengeli to me. I've had both species in my tank for a while now, and I've got to say, I'm quite familiar with the hengeli - I've had them since September. One thing I've noticed is that they don't seem to spar or spawn, but my espei rasboras do. Actually, I saw ...

I recently purchased 10 rasboras, supposedly espei, but they're looking more like hengeli in my QT.

The first video clip - any experienced rasbora keepers care to take a look and offer an ID? You might catch a glimpse of 2 actual espei in there, the last survivors from a group I bought around 2 ...

I've had my fair share of struggles keeping bettas with other fish, and I'd advise you to have a backup plan - or in this case, a separate tank - ready for the betta(s) just in case things don't go as smoothly as you hope.

From my experience, keeping male and female bettas together in a single tank ...

You can tell it's a female, there's a white dot under the belly.

I got a photo, and I'm glad I can finally share it with you all. Her fish had to swim from the bottom of the tank into her hand, which shows it still has some strength left. The photo isn't great, but I think it gives a good idea of the infection.

From what I can see, it's a pretty bad infection ...

I'm not entirely sure without a visual of your tank to gauge the extent of your hardscape. That being said, assuming a standard 60L tank size, you're probably looking at a relatively short tank, roughly 60cm in length and 30cm in width. In my experience, I've found it manageable to leave sand, small ...

The fish have been in the 4-foot tank for nearly 20 months now. Given that, I highly doubt I'll see a dead fish or one that gets chewed up anytime soon. The colours fading is also unlikely at this point. Sexing them does seem to be a challenge, though.