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  1. Yanni
    I know that the males that develop later are usually the ones that you want to keep with the females. Usually, they will pick on other fish because they are much bigger. I've found that those males are usually the better breeders to choose as well since they are so big and sometimes have better color and bigger swords. In a community tank, swordtails are a hit or miss. Some swordtails will be just fine in a community tank while others will just chase things around and harass other fish.
  2. Yanni
    I currently have 3 types of corys in my "fish room." I have long fin panda corys, orange venezulan corydoras, and snowhite corydoras.
  3. Yanni
    Thank you so much! I was a little worried there, thanks for your help
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    I am starting to try out some live foods and I heard that vinegar eels are easy to care for so I got a small culture to start off and I set it up it a glass bottle. I rinsed the bottle thoroughly and put in half apple cider vinegar and half RO water. I put in 3 small apple slices. I started to notice that most of the worms were all at the top. The apple slices are at the top so maybe they are feeding on it? Does anybody know why the vinegar eels are all near the surface? If it is something wrong, what should I do? Thank you
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    I am going to be getting some corys and I want them to be comfortable. I recently watched the video from Aquarium Co-op on how to breed corydoras and the phrase "be the fish" came up a LOT. So I want to keep some "dither" fish with the corys. I was thinking about using chili rasboras but I've never kept them so I don't know how they actually act. I'm thinking of keeping the corys in a 20 gallon long with live plants and hopefully a slightly tinted color. If chili rasboras aren't a good dither fish, what else should I use? Thanks!
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    Oh, thanks!
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    I was interested in some german blue rams but I'm not really sure what they can be kept with. I have a 20 gallon long with some corys and was wondering if I could maybe keep them with my venezulan corydoras. Is it possible to keep a breeding pair with corys? Its a planted tank with a good amount of cover. Also, does anyone have any tips on how to keep them and to breed them? Thanks.
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    Many plants will do just fine without ferts. Hornwort is definitely a little annoying especially if it ends up dying as it will shed all its needle thingys. Bacopa is usually a slow grower. Its one of the stem plants that grow unusually slow.
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    What I would try to do is try to increase the flow in the tank. Algae usually has a harder time growing in a high flow environment. Although this is usually a temporary solution (unless you are going to keep fish that like high flow).The best way that would usually work is either carbon or hydrogen peroxide. These 2 chemicals usually are very effective in getting rid of algae. Also, a tip for getting rid of algae without using these tactics is to get a very hardy and fast growing plant. Usually, what you are looking for is something like a stem plant (ludgiwia, hornwort, rotala, etc). Floaters like frogbit, duckweed, or salvinia are really good too. When you are looking for good plants, I would look for a plant that has a good root system, so try to get plants from other local hobbiest or a LFS.
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    Nice! Thank you! I was really hoping I could add more of those corys cause they look amazing. Thanks for also telling me the females are supposed to be much larger. The females size compared to the males made them look like a different species or something
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    I would return it just to be safe. I've never actually seen this before. Better to be safe than sorry
  12. Yanni
    I recently got a trio of these yellow bellied livebearers and they are absolutely beautiful! I love they way they act and they are just great fish overall. The thing is that I can't find that much information on them. Are they like guppies or platies? They seem really cool and I'd like to try and breed them. I currently have them in a 20 gallon long with 4 venezualn corydoras (I am thinking about getting more), I also have 2 female bettas in the tank (only in there temporarily until I can set up their tanks, they haven't attacked each other at all and I've had them together for about 2 months), and an otocinculus. It is planted with ludgiwia repens, valisneria spiralis, dwarf hairgrass, some buce, and frogbit. I just have a couple questions, how many more corydoras can I put in (if I should put anymore in), and any tips on keeping the livebearers? Also, are the females supposed to be like twice the size of the males. My male is like an inch while the females are like 2.5 to 3 inches big
  13. Yanni
    Cherry shrimp are pretty hardy. As long as you keep up with your water changes, the shrimp should do just fine. The ph is usually what you want to keep your eye on though. If it gets too low, it might affect the shrimp but a high ph should be fine for them. A bristlenose pleco should do just fine in a 20 gallon tall. They do a great job to keeping algae away. I used a have a couple of them in a 20 gallon tall and they lived happily in that tank until I upgraded them. Overall, the bristlenose pleco should do fine and the shrimp should do good as well.
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    I believe that this regular. AR will naturally melt as it is usually grown emersed. If I were you, I'd definetely try to get rid of the diatoms on the sand. Try gravel vaccing to get rid of them, stirring up the substrate will also work.
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    That water should be fine for those plants. I would also try doing something like an amazon sword. Although some plants won't do too well in a high ph, most plants should do just fine.
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    Thanks! I'll keep them in the tank this time, if it doesn't work out, I'll try a different method next time.
  17. Yanni
    Is it possible for them to stay in the tank I have them in currently? I have them in a 40 gallon with shrimp, snails, and guppies.
  18. Yanni
    My bristlenose plecos just recently laid eggs! They were still fairly small (about 2 inches) so I wasn't expecting any eggs. They laid eggs about 2-3 days ago so how long does it usually take for the eggs to hatch? Also, what can I feed them once they hatch? Thank you in advance.
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    That's a gorgeous tank! Hopefully I can have a tank like that. Hopefully they won't have battle each other, I think I'll only have them in the tank for a week or two.
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    Yep! Sorry if that wasn't clear. For multi's, I meant Neolamprologus Multifaciatus (That's a mouthful). Would it be ok to keep like 7 of them with some fry in a 10 gallon for a small amount of time (maybe a week or 2)? I don't have time to set up a tank for them but someone I know is giving some away and I need to go pick them up on Sunday. Will it be ok to keep that amount in a 10 gallon for a small amount of time? Also, how many can I keep per gallon?
  21. Yanni
    Hi everybody, I wanted to set up a 20 gallon long with Multi's. I wanted to try and add some big rock structures as like an aquascape. Is this ok for the multi's? I've seen a lot of multi set ups and they usually don't have rocks. Just want to see if I can, also, if I can't, why not?
  22. Yanni
    This is my 40 gallon breeder tank that I got to setup sometime at the beginning of the year! It's pretty much a breeding tank setup that I decided to aquascape. Trying to get some guppies and bristlenose plecos to breed in there. Hopefully it'll grow in really nicely
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    Hi everybody! I wanted to get into bristlenose pleco breeding and was wondering what the females would look like when they are full of eggs. I searched up for photos but found plecos that were extremely huge! Is that normal for plecos or do they look different when they are full of eggs. Just need to photos as a reference. Also, if anybody has any tips on how to get them to breed, I would really appreciate it.
  24. Yanni
    It really just depends. What fish do you have in your tanks? What are your tap water parameters? Rain water is naturally acidic water and has practically nothing in it. If you had hard water or fish that preferred hard water, I wouldn't use rain water. If your tap water is also soft water, then rain water should be fine although I would use it with some caution.
  25. Yanni
    That looks like a female cory to me. It is quite big and its ventral fin is also round, not pointy
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