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Can someone please tell me everything about these cichlids. That would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, GuineaPigster

Sag, java moss, they all work well. Not sure if I told you this, but hornwort is a great fast grower. As long as your fish ''keep it in check'' it's a winner both for the fish and the look. 

Yeah, I'd love to see some of the ''AFTER'' pictures! 

I will, and I know I might need to rehome the pleco. ):

Thanks Noahh. It seems hat she got chomped by the pleco, then developed a secondary fungal infection. She's holding up, but slowly flaking away. 

Sounds good! P.S. Good for you for going with live plants!

What type of algae eater are you looking at? Anarchis, Green Cabomba, Hornwort, Sword Plant, are all good plants as well. Java Moss sounds great! I want to get some.

Water Wisteria is great, as well as java fern, which grows readily in the right conditions. What size tank do you have? What type of fish?

Hi! I woud recommend waiting for at least a week or two, just to get everything up and running. The reason for that is so you can avoid an ammonia/nitrogen spike. A 35 gallon is a nice tank; you can do a lot with it. If you don't want to need to deal with algae, I'd suggest getting live plants...

I'd say it sounds like Dropsy.  Some info on dropsy is on this site:

I have mystery/apple snails, and I know they would eat each other's eggs. I'm not sure about fish eggs, because I don't breed. I hope this helps!

Update: Dorothy is well accumated to the 5. Right now I'm doing a 50% water change. I will then add some aquarium salt and stress coat, and an anti-fungal. You know how humans have several layers of skin? Well it looks that way on Dorothy. First the slime coat, then the scales, some white fluffy...

Thank you! I have a carbonated filter on the 5 and I have been using stress coat daily. Right now she is in the 5 and doing well. My! Goldfish, like other smalll animals are rumored to be such hardy fish, but in truth they really are very sensitive. Thank you for your help with my beloved fish...

The only available tank I have is a 5 gallon. Considering she is the size of a small tangerine, would this be an acceptable tank? Thanks so much for your reply! Update: 7:03 Put her in. I have been dosing the 29 with an anti-fungal at around noon daily. Should I add a treatment to the 5 tonight?