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I've kept guppies with Kuhli loaches before. They pretty much never interacted with each other.

Floating bag method for me in most cases, unless it's a shrimp or a sensitive species like a puffer, then I drip acclimate.

Another thing about fish as tank mates for axolotls; some fish will nip at the axolotl's gills. Axolotl's gills look a lot like worms. Fish eat worms. So you run the risk of either the axolotl eating the fish, or the fish nipping at the axolotl.

Building on ammonia being toxic... keep in mind in a tank that has 20 gallons of water, if your ammonia is at 1.0 hypothetically, and you change 50% of the water (10 gallons), then your ammonia level after the water change would be at .5. If you only changed 10% of the water (2 gallons) then...

I know the dollar per gallon cut off is 29 gallons and larger sizes are just 50% off but dang I really want a 40 breeder or bigger for my axolotl. She's in a 20 long right now, which is fine, but she's the only pet I have that's in the minimum size tank at the moment... everyone else is above...

How old is the betta?

I know this might seem kind of pedestrian but what about moss balls? I've seen people unroll them and use them as a carpet before. I haven't done that myself but I have a nice little collection of moss balls myself and they've survived some extremely dark (and bright) lighting situations.

Carbon is "chemical filtration" that is often used as a water polisher. It's good at removing medication, but also tannins, so if you have driftwood or leaf litter in the tank, carbon can help keep the water from turning brown. Personally, I only use carbon on occasion, and I use filter floss in...

No but they're great briefs! ....I'll see myself out

84 degrees is too hot for them long term. It's an okay temperature for treating ich, but you shouldn't keep your tank at that temperature long term. Depending on the species of tetra you have, they should probably be kept in the mid 70s. I also recommend you increase your water change...

KuhlI loaches. fight me.

I've had my axolotl for 2 years. When I got her, she probably would've fit in a 10 gallon, but she grew very quickly and a 10 gallon would be far to small for her now. She would've outgrown a 10 gallon tank in just a few months. I went ahead put her in her adult tank right away when I got her. I...

I am looking to setup a TALL saltwater tank, somewhere in the 40ish gallon range. My plan is to eventually get a dwarf cuttlefish. I've been told they like a lot of water weight on top of them, so they need a tank that is more deep than wide. Does anyone have any suggestions on a specific tank...

I love shrimp. They are great at algae control, and cleaning up leftover fish food. How mature is your tank? I'm just curious because shrimp don't really do well in newer tanks. Just having a cycled tank isn't always enough. If your tank is less than a few months old you might experience a high...

Some of my bettas eat duckweed. Some don't. About of third of the betta tanks I put duckweed into had no duckweed the next day. All running sponge filters.

Yes this does mostly apply with algae eaters, and especially shrimp and otos. Your safest bet is to wait until there's already an established ecosystem of algae before introducing otos or shrimp. Algae is their primary source of nutrition. Yes, they can eat algae wafers, but it's hardly a...

HI everyone. I decided that I've been gone for too long. I enjoyed the time I used to spend on this forum, and the friendships I made while I was here. But I got so caught up in everything else that I just kinda fell off. Anyway, I'm back. I probably won't be as active as I was in 2018 (if...

I think this is all up to debate, but in my opinion, a mature tank is a tank that has been running for several months at least. It's not just cycled, but rather has had enough time to build up an ecosystem of biofilms and algae that animals such as shrimp like to graze on. There may be an...

Looks beautiful. Gonna look great when that monte carlo takes off. I love the rock you've chosen.

After googling septicemia I think you’re right. I lost a rasbora a couple of weeks ago. They didn’t show redness or localized swelling like this one is, but the abdomen did look bloated. So this pattern of events fits the bill. I had already added some E.M Erthromycin to the tank earlier today...