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As a rule of thumb, if you question whether a tank's too small, it most likely is. Doing a bit of research, it seems they only get 3-4" at most. So in my opinion, a 29 is fine. If not: Any small predatory fish will do fine. Dwarf cichlids, dwarf, 3-spot, or pearl gouramis, pea puffers, badis...

I know guppies in the wild can change based on conditions. Size, color, amount of fry, apparently even turning parthenogenetic (cloning). I wouldn't be at all surprised if they can do all this in captivity too :)

Exactly. Most people feed 1 type of food to their bettas. Do some people's bettas who only eat 1 type of food live for a few years? Sure. Is it best for them? Absolutely not. I love curry, but I can't just eat 1 type of curry all day, every day, for my whole life. I eat many types of fruits...

Oh yeah, I've been watching his videos for many years, but what I'm saying is I don't think it's necessary. You can feed goldfish wheat germ - it won't particularly harm them, but it won't do them any good either. Same with ground wheat, oats, corn, soy, rice, gluten, potato, yeasts, sugar, etc...

Feeding rice to shrimp? I mean, rice is aquatic. Neocaridina shrimp originate from southern China which is also where rice originated. I suppose it makes at least some sense. But still, if fish can't typically digest carbohydrates including rice, I have a hard time convincing myself that...

Exactly what I thought. I keep seeing "shrimp food" with potato, corn, wheat, and soy. I didn't think they should eat that. Doesn't seem right for aquatic pets to eat dry-weather, terrestrial plants like potatoes...

Ah, I didn't realize you did that. Apologies. Looks like you stalled the cycle or maybe even killed off some of the bacteria. They can take on a lot of ammonia if they're used to it, but even too much ammonia can kill the bacteria, or at the very least make them go dormant

I've heard many times here on Fishlore that shrimp (especially the Neocaridina genus) need carbs in their diet. But here's the thing; fish can't use them (things like rice, corn, or wheat germ in goldfish or koi food is completely useless), so what makes us believe neo shrimp can, and on top of...

I do that too :) Yep! Right now I have 16 tanks, all of which are thriving, even though they're just for rescues Thanks!

I agree with that. I'd like to have both dip (strips) and drip (API) tests on my hands. Have you ever used dip tests and if so, which ones are best? I'd like accurate, affordable options with ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. I can test the reliability among tests to see which ones have the most...

One tank's filter may not actually be enough to cycle another. If you had a 10 gallon filters in a 20 gallon cycled tank and added media from a 55 gallon cycled tank but both tanks have light stocks, you might've not added enough seeded media to jump start the cycle. As SparkyJones said, filter...

There's no need to be apologetic. You did nothing wrong. Yeah, sometimes this happens. I make a thread, people respond, then a whole other conversation happens within it. You never know what to expect on forums, even awesome ones like Fishlore :P

Hmm. So 3 months ago. That gives plenty of time for inbreeding to occur.

To me, when I held it 1/2" away from the chart, it appeared as 6.4 (the camera didn't capture it) but right in front of it, it read 6. Odd huh? Wonder why after 11 years in the hobby I never questioned it :p Absolutely. I've been living with (and using) the same water for 9 years. It's changed...

I've been using it for awhile and didn't even think about if I was holding it too close/far away! I can easily read the colors (I have a "good eye") so it's never caused me any trouble. My question is: how far should the vials be from the color chart?

Oh yeah, it should be fine. Just make sure it's nice and stable. If that doesn't work, just put the tank on a side table ;)

I agree. Obviously not everyone has to be a chemist or else they're incompetent. That's like saying I should've been born knowing how to bake and because I don't, I'm a bad person. We all have learning curves to overcome whether it be with a hobby, learning how to spend the money you earn...

Some folks use powdered sodium thiosulfate in a fish pond with NO ill effects.

Hey all. I've been using the API Freshwater Master Test Kits for over 8 years, but I just now realized I might've been reading it wrong all along. I've been holding the tubes about 1/2" in front on the color guide instead of directly touching it. See here: I do it like this; 1/2" in front: And...

Is everything going alright now friend?