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A little more than a month ago I set up a 14 gallon planted tank (Juwel rekord 60) that was going to eventually become a Betta sorority. It has a 15w bulb obver the 14 gallons which is just over 1 wpg. Naturally I was worried that none of my plants would grow under such low lighting...

Will do. Thanks for the advice.

Good to hear. How often do you think I should be doing water changes? I'm quite surprised at how well they are doing together. The Bettas have been ignoring the Guppies entirely; even when the male Guppies have been trying to mate with them.

Up until yesterday I had three tanks going: A 14 gallon Betta sorority, a 5 gallon tank with a male Betta and some White Clouds and a 10 gallon with six guppies. Yesterday my little brother was in my room and somehow managed to tip the 10 gallon over! Two of the sides are cracked and one is...

Well, the problem of aggression can come up when keeping any species of animal together. No matter how peaceful or aggressive the animal species involved are in general you are always going to get success stories and tales of epic failure. This is for one very simple reason: Biological systems...

The males and females that we choose for breeding have to have the following characteristics: Males must never physically attack females, a small amount of chasing to establish dominance is allowed but only if it is short lived. They must also prefer to flare at other males rather than try to...

Not sure how many people would be interested but I felt like I should share just in case. My boyfriend and I have been selectively breeding Bettas for a few years now (In his house mind you, my mother wouldn't allow fish in the house until a few weeks ago) and it's not for tailtype, colour or...

A 60litre immediately screams sorority tank to me. I have one set up and I love watching my girls.

That's a little out of my price range :shifty: The hood I was thinking of getting is 53 euro, the one that you suggested is 75 gbp which is approx 94 euro! Probably fermentation; that seems like the easiest and least expensive method. Do CO2 tablets work at all? Well, I have root tabs and...

It's a 54litre (14 gallon) tank. I've been thinking of buying this to replace my hood. The 60com long one holds two 15w bulbs which boosts me up to 2w per gallon. What do you think?

Basically, I'd love to have a few plants that have higher light preferences than Java Fern/Moss etc in my aquarium. Currently my light is only providing 1w per gallon. So, my question is: Can plants with light requirements that are a little higher than 1 watt per gallon survive in a low light...

I was considering shrimp but I read somewhere that Bettas eat them. Is this true? Nerite snails are supposed to leave your plants alone unless they have no other food available. Zebra Nerite Snail.

Well, the Bettas are the only variable in the equation that can't be changed since I bought this tank specifically for them. My friend has had them in a 10gallon together for six months (they're sisters and have been together since birth) but she wants to turn that 10gallon into a home for her...

I have a Juwel Rekord 60 which is 54litres/14gallons. The tank is nearly finished cycling, all of the plants are settling in well (the tank is very heavilly planted) and while I've more or less decided on what fish species I want, some input on numbers and other things are appreciated. 4x...