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@Bigdog99i do in my houce mates tank in the fluval flex there is 3 different species of minke in there too and the design and everything in it was their choice other than the Betta as that was inherited from me as they wanted a feature fish in there the Vietnamese cardinal minnows only got added last weekend

found this online it might help you https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/what-to-do-when-catfish-spines-get-caught-in-nets.433079 1. Let the fish sit in the water for a minute; doing this allows the fish to calm itself down a little as it will likely be freaking out which will worsen its situation, the fish may also get itself free (if it does look it over to ensure no injuries were sustained). 2. Once the fish has calmed itself lift the fish out of the water and find the spot in which the fin is tangled; this is important for step three, it is very important that you do not move onto step three, you can not move on until the fish is calm (which may take several minutes) and you have identified where the fish's fins are tangled. 3. Take the catfish out of the water and carefully grab and hold onto the fin that may be tangled and GENTLY pull to see if you may be able to get it out of the net; this step may be dangerous and it is helpful to have someone else hold the net while you do this, make sure to always know where his spines are and if he starts to thrash move your hand away and let him calm down. 4. If you are able to pull the fin out gently gently pull it out, if not then it is time to cut the net, like step three gently grab the fin that is tangled and cut as close to the fin as possible watching that you don't cut the fin of the fish After step 4 the best idea is to leave it be for a couple days and see if it comes of on its own which it might. If not you may proceed further however the next step is drastic and can be dangerous so let it sit for several days before doing this (unless of course the fish can not swim properly or is in other ways having a hard time with the net, in which case do this ASAP) 5. So the fish either is having a hard time swimming or you have waited several days and its not coming off, here is the next step. For this you will need supplies: Towels, tweezers, two buckets/tupperwear, clove oil, and patience. these following steps you will be doing a kind of surgery to remove the net so I advise you watch this video before continuing to understand better the sedating process: 6. You have now watched the video, follow the steps in the video to make the fish sedated and then gently place it on the towel. 7. Using the tweezers GENTLY remove the net from the fins 8. place back in the second bucket, remember that it may take several minutes for the fish to wake up and it is helpful to place an airstone near or under their gills

I believe it is a species of Cyperus alternifolius or an umbrella plant @Guppysnail and thank you very much for the compliment

hi there everyone im Ryan, im reasonably new to the hobby although have kinda hyper fixated on it and am now trying to learn as much as i can about the hobby. i and my house mate have 3 tanks in total with a very large tank (350L) which i won in a raffle and am slowly building ive got fish and plants in but i still think it needs work if you have any constructive criticism for my tank please do let me know. i also have a shall shrimptank whic i am very prowd of and is currently producing massive amounts of shrimps . its been set up for about 6 months now and i belive i have had abourt 30-35 babys born in that time and have been slowly taking them out once ther grown up and adding them in to the main tank and houce mate has fluval felx and i have another old fluval flex that im going to be redoing for some pea puffers . also forgot to mention i am also in england so i dont know if there may be any differneces ion what fish are avaible form where you are

i mean to be honest im in an recently converted atic flat on the 3rd floor and have a 350 L tank in the corner of my room and i belive its over a loadbaring wall and i have had to problem at all. just to try and give you some more confidence

perosnaly i would suggest to try add in something in the middle of the tank to brake the line of sight but i have some of these as well a mix of whites and the grey ones and i do notise them chasing but i have always seen it as flirting activity as i never saw nips but i did have alot of plants in there too.

Hey everyone! I've been noticing some interesting behavior in my aquarium lately and thought I'd reach out for some advice. It seems like my playful Hong Kong Pleco has been quite the social butterfly, always buzzing around my tank. Recently, I've spotted it hanging out with my Hillstream loach, who's more of the chill, laid-back type. They've even been seen stacking on top of each other! I'm curious if this adorable interaction might mean something more, like the possibility of them being lovebirds or maybe even considering some cross-breeding! I managed to capture a video of their antics, though I have to admit, the quality isn't the greatest since it was recorded on my Ring Cam. although i had to include it in a link as the file was too big go here for vidio https://www.kapwing.com/videos/65d750f8b63a0df3e6923e63 I'd love to hear your thoughts or if anyone else has experienced something similar. Thanks a ton for any insights or advice you can share! fyi they have roopm in the tank as its a 350 liter with a large collection of tetras and a few rainbow fish as well i will include a pic for refence of the tank