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I think you're right. But I don't even think it's what little evaporation produced that kills the plants. I think it's high general humidity. I have 2 tanks with salvinia, for example. Both have lids (1 is a 5 gallon with a heater, the other is a 2 gallon lidded bin, no heater.) The salvinia in...

Good grief. Amazing. No one likes Hygrophila polysperma, but it was one of my favorite aquatic plants of all time when I had it. It became an insane, light pinkish color, even without CO2! Excited to see how this turns out. I've seen some naturally decorated tanks with a bit of artificial decor...

Yes! Freshwater pom pom crabs are usually very peaceful and get along with various tankmates. I have personal experience with them. In my tank I had pygmy corydoras, black kuhli loaches, japanese trapdoor snails, ramshorns, and clown killifish. I never saw them attack, so I'd say give guppies...

I wanted to see how long it took someone to figure it out. You're smart! I'm silly. I've talked about how Type 1 Diabetes has me do weird things when my BG is low. I think of jokes that don't make sense to others. But, it just occurred to me that I probably should've saved this for April Fools...

For some reason, it only just occurred to me to look at the bottom of the website. Apparently I've written almost 4,600,000 (4.6M) messages and created over 400,000 threads!! Goodness gracious! I talk too much about fish :P

Really cool idea friend!

I have! It didn't seem bad for the fish. They enjoyed eating it :)

Wow. Can I just say, your parents are awfully stringent and yet they don't seem to know much about fish... I've been going to my local petco 6 minutes away for the past 9 years. Overall, the bettas there are way healthier, more active, and usually live longer (maybe different breeders? Or...

Why hasn't anyone selectively bred dwarf plecos!? I know they're wood-eating herbivores. So LOTS of wood, zucchini, peas, etc :)

I saw this STUNNING 5-6" (12-15cm) Royal Pleco / Panaque at my local petco today and I'm IN LOVE! If only I had a 150 gallon (570 litre) for them when they become a 15-17" (38-43cm) adult :D

So...are you trying to do a sump?

It does look like natural coloration. It's common in cambodian bettas, like this one! Besides, ammonia poisoning is quite rare. It only occurs in aquariums with high amounts of ammonia (over 1ppm) and even then, it's usually "non-toxic" ammonium under 8.5 pH. Of course, everything in...

Hey! Do you have a better picture of the larger betta? Can you shine a light behind them? This fish rather looks like a young male, but I'd like to be certain ;)

Sororities are a horrible idea, not just for "baby bettas," but for most females too. Out of 100+ female bettas I've rescued, only 6 were suitable for a sorority. This betta is extremely small and therefore must have a clean tank, preferably for themself. Also, it's impossible to tell the...

To me, it's likely the addition of extra cover; the tannins keeping the water darker, the driftwood providing a hiding area, and the floating plants for cover. If they're still eating, swimming like normal, etc, I'm sure they're just happy :)

It kind of looks like Lysimachia nummularia "Creeping Jenny" as well, but I agree with ruud; it's probably Bacopa monnieri

Exactly. Besides, most fish would die of STRESS in high pH and not just ammonia. Most cichlids wouldn't even like a pH of 9! Not to mention the anaerobic, nitrate-eating bacteria. But yes, of course, ammonium is hardly toxic. In high amounts maybe. I mean, water in extremely high amounts is...

Definitely an arrowhead. I have these plants emersed in some of the filters of the goldfish tanks and they've always thrived. Seems they prefer high lighting, but they can do fine in low and medium as well :)

Thanks SterSter, BPSabelhaus, & emeraldking for your replies! SterSter, your reply is very helpful! The "female endlers" I saw had no coloration on their tails, making me think they were probably black bar variety but I don't know for sure. Just a guess! BPSabelhaus/emeraldking: I know...

After visiting my local petco, they changed tanks and stock...again. This time, however, they had "female endlers" for $5.99 each. If I get female endlers, are they just hybrids, mosquito fish, or actual pure female endlers? Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, but here's a general...