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The minnows are in fact sub-tropical but have thrived in the warmer water. I originally had them housed with my betta but they began to outgrow that tank. My theory on them is, as long as they aren't exhibiting signs of stress, are eating regularly, and are growing then they can remain where...

So I woke up a few days ago to my Angelfish, Bling, swimming backwards and in circles. On further inspection I noticed his left fin and the veil off the dorsal had a white fuzzy edge and some fraying taking place. I figured it was most likely fin rot due to the colder temp of the water since the...

My apologies about the quality of this picture. I have had this fish for almost a year now. Out of the 5 that I bought, they have all lived. For the last month or so I have noticed this particular fish getting fatter and fatter. I originally thought it might be dropsy, but there is no scale...

The larger one was actually the smaller of the two when I bought them. Depending on the day it can look anywhere from a smokey golden to a platinum and black (Hence me referring to it as Bling). The smaller striped marble one is Bruno. I just want to make sure I don't have some mutant fish or...

So at the LFS back in early February, I bought these two angelfish. When I got them home I noticed that one had a slightly different dorsal shape than the other but didn't think much of it. Now the difference is much more noticeable and the one has grown much faster than the other. Is it...

My betta still won't follow my finger and I've had him for months. He does come when called and will swim to the top for a quick stroke of the fins though. Granted Narcissus is a bit of an oddball who thinks he's a cory catfish. Best of luck

They actually were in a group of 6 in the community tank with a school of 5 harlequin Rasboras. These two in particular had the BN Ancistris Pleco refusing to come out from beind the filter and the other fish would be huddled in a corner away from them. My mom was all for flushing them but I had...

So I recently began stocking my 36gallon bowfront and decided to go with a semi-aggressive theme. I added a pair of angels and a pair of bolivian rams to start with and everything was going great. I noticed my white cloud minnows were outgrowing their home in with my betta so I moved them over...

My question is still the same as to whether the plants will help with ammonia but will adding ferts or root tabs hinder the cycling process? The tap ammonia is less than .25 PPM but not quite 0. My tank has had issues with ammonia spiking to dangerous levels in the past after it went through...

I actually appreciate all this information because I'm still fairly uneducated on the value of live plants in a tank. I originally added live plants because my betta kept managing to destroy his fins on the artificial decoration in the tank (even though I tried every which way to snag panty hose...

I currently have some amazon and Argentina swords as well as a java fern attached to rock and what I am assuming is a rosette sword.

If I'm using algaefix will it damage the Marimo? I'm thinking of picking one up to have front and center as a focal point. Edit: to answer your question, I have rather leafy mid-ground plants. I am open to suggestions as far as the tall back side plants. I'd also love a ground cover grass.