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Update: It looks like I didn’t get any eggs. I’ll remove the spawning container again this weekend and look. I’ve decided to remove all the snails I can see. I’m sure that will leave a few tiny ones, but I think they might be helpful for eating leftover bits of food down the road if I am successful. I have been wondering if maybe my CPDs are too small or young to breed? They’re very tiny. I saw some at a LFS and they’re noticeably bigger. I got them from aqua huna as “S size” a couple months ago. I’m not sure if that means they’re the runts of each spawn or if they’re just young or both or what. Since then they’ve grown and colored up but they’re still small.They seem active and it looks as though they chase each other around playfully. I am confident I have a mix of males and females too. Anyone have any other tips to get them to spawn? I attached a pic of their tank. There are a few neo shrimp in there and some ramshorn and maybe Malaysian trumpet snails.

As the title states, I want to breed CPDs. I was wondering if I could get some advice on my process so far? I have 10 CPDs in a 14g planted tank with a sponge filter and a Tupperware with java moss as a removable spawning mop. I've had the Tupperware in there for about a week now and my plan is to move it to an established bare bottom 7g tank with a sponge filter, some water lettuce, and some Indian almond leaves. In preparation, I vacuumed out debris from the 7g tank and did a 50% water change before adding the IAL. Also the 7g has a few small Malaysian trumpet snails. I'm thinking they might eat the eggs so I should remove them but I'd rather not make the effort if I don't have to. Anyone have opinions on this? Is there anything else I should consider before I move the Tupperware? I want to move them today or tomorrow since I'll have time.

Hi everyone, I'm a novice fish keeper. I recently read an article (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/betta-fish-sex-determination/618889/) that talked about how male bettas can sometimes by XX and females can also be XY. I'm not an expert on genetics so I was wondering if anyone knew if there are visible signs of a male or female presenting betta carrying the opposite chromosome? I've had two bettas that looked almost like they were a mix of both sexes. I have a beautiful male betta with a large belly area (it's not bloat and he's not sick), and who seems to be missing his beard? Even his ventrals seem a little bit suspect, but his anal and caudal fins definitely look male. After reading the article, I started wondering if maybe I had a male who used to be a female? Or is it more likely that I just have a feminine-looking male betta? I've also had females that I was told look like males but I'm not sure if the XX/XY change works that way.

Hello everyone, This is my first post here. I’ve purchased a few things from aquarium co-op and watched a ton of their videos and I have to say I’m a fan of how they do business. I’m mostly here because I got fed up with Facebook groups. The whole thing about “rescuing” bettas by buying them from petsmart/petco really got to me. Anyway, I’m new to the hobby and I’m still at the point where I’m excited to talk to others about it. I want to learn more and try to help others when I can. I mostly keep bettas but recently setup my first community tank. I’ve been getting more and more interested in planted tanks and I hope to have a paintball CO2 setup in the near future. I’m looking forward to exchanging ideas and learning from this community! Also, is anyone else from the Sacramento area?