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welcome aboard.

females will generally have up to 4 sets of fry per breeding (number can vary). guppies are fun to watch, no doubt about it. once you get the population balanced, youll be happy with them.

welcome to the herd.

there's a few ways to go. if you want tons of babies ( which you will likely get no matter what), you can separate the pregnant females out to give birth. this will reduce predation of the babies. you can also just leave them all in a tank together, and this will reduce the number of babies that reach maturity via predation. in reality, either way, you will have a herd of guppies in no time. almost always a given if you have both male, and female guppy's.

salt will probably do a nice job on a mild case of fin rot like your guppy has.

im no expert, but have had bbs live in the hatchery for at least 24hrs after hatching. i feed 2 or 3 times out of the hatchery, then ill freeze the rest in mini silicone ice cube trays. will get many feedings out of the frozen cubes of bbs.

agree, stop fertilizing until you get the numbers down. i would just continue doing your normal water changes, and monitor water quality. once things are under control, try 1 pump of easy green a week. if one or two particular plants show signs they are not getting enough nutrients, then you can put in a root tab by that plant. with so many root tabs, and essentially double dosing easy green, it will just take some time for it to balance back out. IMO large water changes, especially in smaller tanks can cause as many problems as what you are trying to solve. if the fish arent distressed, dont do big water changes. 25-30% is plenty. if its not enough, do 25-30 every few days vs one large change.

agree with reducing the lighting. BBA really grows with lots of light.

welcome aboard.

always cool to find surprise new fish.

if you want to skip the math, you can generally google a given tank size say 20x12x24 inches = how many gallons.

the plantlets can be tied with string to objects, or a drop or two of super glue gel then press the roots into the glue.

using water from an established tank really wont do anything for you. you want to use plants, filter, substrate, or decorations from an established tank. these things will have bacteria on them. the water itself has little to no beneficial bacteria in it.

pandagarra. good algae eater, stays small, and doesnt bother other fish.

change tampa bay bucs to the florida flounders, but it'd probably flop!

i would suggest putting the new filter in for a few days to a week with the other filter still running before removing it. that way the new filter gets a chance to colonize bacteria.

of all the pike species that one seems like the one for an aquarium due to max size of about 12". ive seen northern pike, and muskie kept. both northerns and muskie get too large for most, also muskie are very skittish in an aquarium. with no experience seeing them, hard to say what the red fins behavior in a tank will be. good luck, looks interesting.

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welcome aboard.

the easy green will go anywhere thats wet in the tank, but it is fairly diluted in the water. root tabs really target a small area of the substrate, giving the plants its near a much better chance of getting those nutrients.

take some isopropyl alcohol and mix 50/50 or so with water. wet a rag with it, and wipe off the tank. the alcohol will remove the waxes and petroleum products from the polishes. rinse tank very well after.

if the temp is okay, it is almost certainly something in the water. did you use any kind of water treatment? for the future, i would only change 25-30% of the water at one time. if you feel the need to do more, do 25%, then a few days later do another water change of 25%. good things seldom come from large water changes.

best of luck!

2 or 3 more females, or 1-2 less males.