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When I lived in the tropics decades ago, I only ever found 3 spot gouramis in slow moving water or in large water ponds, those dug by villagers to supply drinking water. They are nest builders that need calm water so that's to be expected. There may well be some that find themselves in fast...

I'm comfortable to leave a betta in that tank for 3 weeks in my absence without dropping in food. It'll find food in there. Look at its belly when you return, it'll most likely be full. But if you want to use a fish feeder, use a sticky tape to tape off part of the opening and don't use flake as...

That is white spot or ich. You need to treat the whole tank with white spot / ich medication immediately. Follow instructions on the bottle to the letter and let us know how you go.

I'd net it then hold it gently but firmly while it's still in the net, then use a pair of diagonal cutting pliers to cut the cable tie. I would NOT use scissors. The fish could live like that for a while, I wouldn't panic.

As mentioned in post#11, I've had one for 2.5 years and another for a few months. They are both still alive so don't know how long they will live for. I've read that they could grow to 6" or 15cm long but I've never seen one that big, mine are slighly longer than the typical bettas. Has anyone...

I'd keep them the same way as I would the bettas. Place each fish in a planted tank 40L or 10G and observe their behaviour as they explore the tank. A bare tank will bore them, or any other fish. I don't breed them as I wouldn't know what to do with the offspring, but I expect that you can breed...

Thanks for your responses. Injury was my initial thought as well, but apart from the initial sparring you’d expect when cichlids are first placed together in the same tank, this tank is more peaceful than my tropical community tank where the 3 spot gourami occasionally chases the ruby barbs...

I use Eheim Fish Feeders, but only use them for my larger tanks 130 Litres – 250L. For a small tank with a single fish I wouldn’t worry about it if I’m away for a week. I just returned from a 3 week trip and didn’t feed my 2 paradise fish during this time. They are in a 40L and 60L planted...

One of my Red Jewel cichlids has black blotches on its body, and they grow larger over time (bottom left of the photo). It’s not a concern to me, but wondering if anyone knows what causes these and if it’s common for red jewel. There’re 3 fish in the tank, the red jewel, a yellow lab and a...

I think it meant to say 8-14 dGH, which would be the same as the recommendation by Seachem's Cichlid Lake Salt. Ask Google's AI to provide reference papers to back up the lower GH (than what are generally recommended on the internet) and we should get some reports / test results to read.

I have two, the apricot coloured one for 2.5 years now, and the bluish one for about 4 months. In contrast, I could not keep the bettas alive for longer than a year. Their availability seems to be seasonal. I only see them in the stores once or twice a year. They are kept together in the same...