Recent content by Realpedro

I love fat tetras. So jolly.

I've had fish behave like that after I transferred them to a new tank. Even their color was bad. It lasted a couple of weeks, which was making me anxious. Then they got comfortable and things went back to normal.

I've started aquatic growing plants this year, and have had my fair share of both successes and failures. But I've killed off all my java ferns, which everyone has assured me is impossible, because they are the easiest plants.

Same here, except I love fish-keeping and fishing, but I hate actual fish.

Having a fish that eats snails is a great idea for anyone running more than a few tanks imo.

Some fish are bad at wiping. I've got a honey gourami who always trails an inch or two of poop behind her. She's very popular with the guys.

HI all. I'm relatively new to aquatic plants. I've got an Amazon sword that has shot out a long stem with little Amazon swords along it at intervals. Some of these baby swords have five or six leaves and little roots trailing down. I'm guessing those are ready to be separated and planted...

I'm pretty sure that the white fluffy stuff is a common fungus. It is not unusual for it to grow on wounded areas. If it were me, I'd quarantine the fish and treat it with an anti fungal for several days.

Baby brine shrimp are more like a snack for dwarf gouramis. If you are looking at it as a major dietary staple, I'd use adult brine shrimp.

I started hatching baby brine shrimp a few months back. Like most things, it's easy once you've done it once or twice, and I think it's well worth the modest cost. All my fish loooove it, but I use it mostly for breeding pairs and fry.

Salmonella is unpleasant, but it is only very rarely a serious problem. No doubt the article emphasized the risk to children simply because they are more vulnerable to most illnesses than adults are. My kid got salmonella as a toddler from playing with chickens. Poor little guy had the runs...

Glofish aren't my cup of tea aesthetically speaking, but I have no strong objections to them. My daughter loooooves them when shes sees them in the store. So far I've held the line.

I have three in a ten gallon. At first I thought it wouldn't work because they were pretty aggressive toward each other, but things calmed down soon enough. Just needs a ton of plants and stuff in the tank. I'm hoping to eventually get some baby puffers. I think pea puffers do pretty well on...

I just changed up my pea puffer tank this week. They seem to love exploring. The only problem is they can get nippy with each other for a day or two trying to reestablish territories.

Nice aquatic plants.