Recent content by Powie

Just thought I would bump this as the posters fish has the same problem as mine. I have a female guppy who's been very inactive except for eating small bits of food. The last couple of days she has white feces, and pretty much only comes out of cover when we go by the aquarium. Someone above...

Just a quick thought, is there a lot of cover for her to give birth in? We found once our pregnant guppy had a big plant to go hide in, she popped out 20+ fry in less than 24 hours. PS Anyone in Denver, CO want some free guppies? :)

Okay thanks for the replies. They've been in their new home for 4 or 5 days. He kinda pecked at a pea we cooked up for them last night. But not sure how much he ate. I really think he might be missing his girlfriends, he was in a co-ed tank with a few females, but after already having one...

We recently moved a couple guppies into our 20 gallon, 1 has this strange habit now of pecking on the silicone sealant, as well as occasionally suction cups holding the heater. Any ideas? Stress from moving? Parasites?

Well my GF and I are somewhat new to tropical fish, and we've had our first run in with Ich. Was not a pretty sight. My first suggestion to anyone here new to fish, get some Ich treatment today, don't wait or be stuck like we were seeing it at 9pm. (most people have a heater but if you don't...

Thanks netcode, I "searched" around for articles, but I often spent more time looking than getting answers. Well guess this might be one way to get that extra tank w/o the girlfriend hanging me. lol. I am buying some of that Eco-Complete which is supposed to have beneficial bacteria as well...

Hi all, My girlfriend and I are wanting to get into live plants in our tank. We have a 50 gallon that currently has regular gravel in it, approx 1.5 inches. I've bought some substrate on ebay and it should arrive any day now. I have an idea to get the new substrate in without hopefully too...

We have a male betta living in one tank and a female in another, sitting side by side. Every time the male sees the female he flares like crazy and constantly, so we put a block between the two tanks so they can't see each other. Do you think the male betta would go nuts if we just take the...

As for salt, you don't really need to buy aquarium salt, just get some "pure salt", I buy canning salt at my local grocery store, you'll probably save some money. My local fish store told me to just buy it at the grocery (I was impressed they weren't just trying to make a sale) when I asked them...

Well I'm somewhat new to the fish scene myself.. But I'll do my best to answer what I can. 1> I have had a betta for about two weeks, he's very friendly and will actually jump out of the water 1/2" and nibbe on my finger. This of course comes from me "sticking" his food to my finger. I've read...