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I've read that you could also try feeding them small amounts of food for a short period of time and then throwing in a huge amount of food a couple days later to induce spawning. I'm not sure if it works but it could be worth a try

Maybe just try to condition them with some good food like live blackworms or something like that, they'll start spawning again. I'm not sure if it's because they have been moved or something like that but try to get them comfortable and they'll probably start spawning.

I was going to get a group of green laser corydoras and was interested in breeding them. I was wondering what Repashy food I should use to feed them. I currently feed frozen bloodworms and Hikari bottom feeder pellets to my snow white corydoras. I was just wondering what repashy food I should use because I'd like to put some more variety in their diet. What's the best repashy food for bottom dwellers that are most carnivorous? Thank you

I've seen some videos where people will defrost their cube of frozen food and was wondering if there is a benefit to defrosting food or if I can just drop a frozen cube in without worrying?

I think that is some type of bacteria. I'm not completely sure but a photo to show it would be useful.

If that's the case, fasting them should be alright.

I think you can fast them but I don't think it's a good idea. If you are leaving the fry in the tank, the guppy mom is gonna look at them like a nice bloodworm or something. If you were to fast it, you can fast a livebearer for about a week. Once again, I don't think it would be a good idea to actually fast a fish but if you were to do it, about 4-7 days is usually the limit for them before they start looking at each other like snacks.

I'm not sure if fish have feelings but I do know that they feel basic things like fear or pain. I watched a documentary called "Seaspiracy" and they showed how fish will feel pain and things like that. I've also noticed that whenever you stick in a net they swim away from it. That's a basic form of fear, if they didn't have fear, they'd just swim right into the net (although some fish do that).

I think the bristlenose plecos will only start eating plants if they are really hungry. So if you are keeping up with your feedings, they should definitely leave the plants alone. If you are noticing them on the plants, they probably not eating them, they are just moving along or picking any algae off of the plants.

I just recently ordered some repashy soilent green for my bristlenose plecos but I'm wondering if this food is actually good for the fish? I've seen lots of videos on it but has it changed over the years? Is it still a good food?

It looks like manzanita wood to me.

There are lots of filters that have adjustable flow. The Fluval Aqua-Clear filters have adjustable flow I think. I've also seen the top fins have adjustable flow as well.

Growing plants in sand is usually very simple if you can get enough nutrients for the plants. I currently am running a 40 gallon tank with amazon swords, crypts, java fern, java moss, some lilies, and floaters and they are all doing great. I thing about sand is that detritus and waster seem to settle on the top of the substrate which allows the plants and fish to kind of benefit from it. The plants will love the extra nutrients (and they seem to grow better in it) and the fish will occasionally feed on it. If you can't get enough waste root tabs or fertilizers will always work. Most of the easier plants will grow in sand but I wouldn't really try anything too hard to grow. I've found that as long as you use a good light and you are keeping up with water changes, the plants should grow very well on their own.

I'm not sure that presoaking actually helps the fish in any way. I would think that the extra water in the food just takes away from the nutritional value. I think just feeding them the food directly would be just fine.

I think she's just acclimating to her new environment. It's pretty normal for fish to be less active when their moved to different tanks. If she's still like that for a while, she might be sick, but normally, it's not really something to worry about

I think those are blocks of spider wood. I'm not completely sure but they look like spiderwood without all the crazy twigs everywhere

I think that goldfish themselves would stir up the substrate really well. I don't think any red ancistrus or corys would withstand those temperatures for very long. The nerites and shrimp should do fairly well with any algae while the goldfish would stir up the substrate for you

The plant is probably a hygrophila compacta. Very easy plant to care for. As long as it gets good lighting, it will grow just fine. The fertilizer will definitely help the plant.

I like to put my hardscape around the sponge filters. Island scapes are usually what I do. Plants are also useful to try and hide the sponge filters.

1.) I would add some fertilizer like easy green just in case. Although it isn't really needed, it would definitely help the plants to grow better and healthier. I've had many plants that have thrived in my tanks with only fish poop, but that's usually only possible if you have an overstocked tank (which I had). 2.) You can definitely trim off the top shoot and replant it. It's a stem plant so that should be just fine. 3.) I would try to trim off the darker leaves, although it doesn't hurt to leave them on. It will be very beneficial to the plant if you get rid of the old leaves. The plant is sending nutrients to the older leaves instead of trying to give nutrients in making new leaves, so it's always best to try and trim off older leaves that aren't doing well. Plants will definitely gain some nutrients from dead leaves although it won't be much. The dead leaves will usually just be eaten by snails or shrimp anyway. Tips- I would try to trim very regularly, this will really benefit you in getting the plant to propagate by sending off side shoots instead of growing taller. If you trim it enough, it will start to get the idea that it should be carpeting, not growing taller. Also, try to space out the cuttings so they have some space to grow. Good Luck with your Carpet

You could put maybe 10 CPD's as long as there are lots of plants, you should start off with a group of about 6 first and then slowly add the others. Sex ratio for CPD's should be about 1 male for every 2 females. The males will flare at each other every now and then but the more females, the better.

I would recommend to put in an indian almond leaf. That will help with any fungus on the eggs. Also, try to take out any fungused eggs. You could try putting in an airstone but I don't think it's necessary, as long as you are keeping the water clean with small water changes, the eggs should be fine.

I don't think this is normal. What are your water parameters? I've had this happen and it's usually because the water doesn't have enough minerals for them to have babies.

I think it's worth a try. I know that @Cory had done a pond with some apistos before. I think they would enjoy the sun

Co2 might help but I wouldn't count on it. I would try to do water changes a little more frequently, maybe 25% every week. Also, try turning the intensity of your light down. Maybe turn it to 50-80%, the algae could have grown because your light is at 100% intensity. The buildup of algae might've occurred because you are dosing without taking the extra nutrients out. So try to do the water changes weekly and see if that helps, if it doesn't help, I would try to maybe scrape as much off as you can and maybe the snails will take care of it. It looks like brown algae or diatoms, so maybe try putting the flow where most of the algae is.