Aquatic Journal

How many shrimp do you have and how many ramshorn snails? You may not have a good male to female ration on shrimp so you might not get any breeding at all. Also the ramshorn snails may be out competing the shrimp for food and the shrimp may not be well fed enough to breed. Just a few thoughts!

I have one fake plant in my fish room and it’s for breeding angelfish. I would just say mix some real plants in with your fake ones and see what you can get to grow in your water! I enjoy watching the plants grow so you may get a lot of enjoyment out of it as well!

7 harlequin rasboras will be fine for a long time but when they get full grown they are a full 2 inches. They look bigger then all other nano fish that I have. So it may become overstocked and require more frequent water changes as they get older. If it was me I would do the betta and 5 harlequin rasboras. But I agree with start with the betta then add 2 or 3 and then 2 or 3 more! You should be fine! You could try out some live plants like Java ferns or Anubias as well. Rhizome plants don’t need to go into the gravel so you can grow them regardless of your substrate. And those plants are sold at any pet store! Those will help the tank a lot!

I always add mine as soon as I am done filling up the tank and do not have any issues! The dechlorinator may not be instant but it won’t kill your fish instantly either. As long as you use the dechlorinator you should be fine!

I take a regular siphon and put a fine net over the end and rubber band it. This will prevent any fry from getting through but I can still suck up mulm and finer particles.

Hello from Michigan! I have been keeping fish for just under 2 years now. I am running 10 tanks currently and a few tubs outside. We also built a koi pond this year! I am constantly working on breeding fish and growing plants sometimes those go hand and hand and sometimes not so much! I’m excited to be apart of this forum!