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I'd recommend checking out Petsmart for some affordable options - they've got tissue culture plants that won't break the bank. Look for a stem plant that you can propagate by cutting and replanting. It'll take some time, but you can eventually build up your plant collection. I've had success with ...

I'd love to get a better look at your cherry barb, but based on the photos, I'm going to take a guess that it's a male given its red coloration - female cherry barbs tend to be brown.

A couple of things to check: are the scales protruding from the sides of its body? Is it eating as usual? What ...

I've dealt with egg binding in my cherry barb females before - they'd balloon up and look absolutely miserable. Separating the sexes for a week or so usually did the trick. I'd keep them apart until the females dropped their eggs, then recombine them and the eggs would get devoured by the other ...

Are these pics alright? My phone is pretty old so the quality isn't great. It seems to be swimming fine, so I don't think it's a swimbladder issue. No sinking or floating, just normal swimming.

One of my cherry barbs looks a bit off - it's fine from the side, but from the top, it's noticeably wider. I'm wondering if this could be a swimbladder issue I should be concerned about, or if it's possibly carrying eggs. Maybe it's just a bit on the heavier side?

Exactly what I was thinking.