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Not sure if this would work, but Do you have a tube that would reach the bottom? You could drop the food into the tube and let it sink past all the little thieves. Or perhaps long tongs to put the food directly in front of the fish?

That's a good point. Most of us started out with fish and no knowledge... And she is asking for info before any mishaps or illnesses etc. So that great.

Yes that was my first thought when she texted me. I'll advise her and hopefully she will understand. Thanks Also I'll try to find out more about the frog (get her to send a photo..)

Thanks I will definitely let her know. And take her a care sheet for betta And frogs. And give her a crash course on nitrogen cycle too.

I was thinking they looked like betta fish but wasn't sure. Do you think females or do males look like that ever? The only male bettas I have seen in stores etc had the long fins.

My friend just got two fish with her great granddaughter and she can't remember what kind they are. Anyone have any ideas from this photo she sent me. It's pretty hard to see. I think they are the same kind but not sure. Her description was "can,t remember the names of the fish this is only a...

I use a course piece of filter foam slid over the intake tube on my HOB filter, it keeps debris from getting sucked in and clogging or damaging the impeller. I haven't noticed any affect on flow rate with it on or with it off. If the tube were ever to get completely plugged (ie. fish stuck in...

I find that its best to do it with the siphon right above it, at first I did it with just scrubbing and then changing water and that's when I would notice it poping up in new places a couple days later. Sucking it out immediately works best for my tank. And doing just a little at a time keeps my...

@CorgI I forgot to add only to scrub the algae off while directly holding a siphon cleaning tube over it so it is immediately sucked out. That's probably the most important thing if you ever scrub algae off, otherwiseit will simply spread! Can't believe I forgot to add that

Welcome Naaz your tanks are beautiful! I love the driftwood and all the guppy grass!

Looks like possibly black beard algae on the plants, and the stuff on the glass and rocks is definitely diatomes like BettaNgold said. I use a razor blade to get the diatomes off my glass whenever I see it. It definitely loves new tanks. Scrapers with handles or magnetic scrubbers work good...

I think every day water change would be good. Bet you are counting down the days till they go back home. If your stepdad's boss ever wants someone to watch his fish again hopefully you don't get stuck with it again! Let us know how it turns out.

HI fishplace I can't say for sure but I don't think you should change out the old filter pads for new filter pads, since the new pads will not have any beneficial bacteria on them. Although the filter may not have any beneficial bacteria on it anyway since the fish were only just put into this...

Oh my goodness! Odessa Barbs are beautiful! But I read in the article that PascalKrypt linked they are a bit aggressive and nip to gain dominance (as your little guy has been doing)

My tank is uncovered and so far after a year the cat just looks in the side never over the top. The other tank is covered with the lid that it came with and sitting on the floor and still the cat never jumps on it or messes with it at all. My friend's very large cat on the other hand would...

I use my an old cell phone as the camera. There are several apps that allow you to turn an old phone into a WiFI camera for viewing remotely on another device. The apps are advertised for use as security or baby monitors ... so I'm keeping a secure eye on my babys (who just happen to be fish...

The dog is probably trying to warn you that the cats are using mind control to get you to do there bidding :cat: Lol! My fish Franklin is very jealous of the other fish named Fry. Any time I'm paying attention to Fry Franklin swims over and nips, bashes into him or just gets in the way... I...

My green sunfish really freaked out for a few days after I moved them to a new tank. They would hide squished in a crevis under a rock every time I went past or tried feeding. I decided to just sit within sight of the tank while I was doing other things, like reading the forum (they noticed...

Yes she is an awesome friend. I was staying with her family for a while when she was born so she is like a niece to me. Such a sweet kid. I caught them along with some of my friends kids, out of my pond. They were fry when we caught them by accident along with minnows. So I checked with the...

Welcome back! I too have just been able to finally get back on here after being sick to quite a while. Been having fish talk withdrawal