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I have a 10 gallon Betta tank. It’s just him in there. I haven’t introduced anything new to the tank since some plants (from another tank) which was probably about four months ago. Today when I was feeding him, I noticed a bunch of white specs floating around the tank. I didn’t think anything...

It was difficult getting a clear picture. I took a picture of the “normal” size one and then the fatty. You can kind of compare his size to the Corydora below him…

I have a 55 gallon, very heavily planted tank. I’m letting the setup dwindle so I can make some major adjustments to the tank at some point so there’s currently: A few Ottos A few Corys A few Rasboras One Dwarf Gourami A few Pea Puffers I had a fairly large Ramshorn infestation maybe a year...

Hello all! I have a 55 gallon heavily planted tank. I just did a water change yesterday after being on vacation for a week so everything looks good. Before going on vacation, I noticed one of the pea puffers looked very thin. (The rest of them are gigantic and full of snails. I describe their...

I ended up putting five in. They also seem intimidated by the other fish. However, they also seem curious. Maybe once they establish territory it will be a different story. Right now they are distracted by the 100s of snails. They are pecking at each snail but I don’t think they have a kill...

I have a 55 gallon, heavily planted tank. The resident mix is random: 5 rasboras 2 dwarf honey gouramis 7 corydoras 3-5 otos (I rarely see them so I don’t have an exact count) I recently had a major ramshorn outbreak so I threw in some assassin snails who aren’t hunting much. I was told that...

Thanks for the advice! I actually don’t mind the random things that have been appearing in my tank. As long as they aren’t harmful I don’t mind - it’s fun having a massive eco-system at work in there. I love watching the fish eat the detritus worms when I get them up to the surface. It’s free...

Will these become a problem? I stir up the detritus worms occasionally and the fish have a feast on them. I’m assuming I can do the same with these guys? Now that I know what they are I can do a little more research but it would appear they are harmless? (Unless you have shrimp?)

It’s tough but here’s another one.

Hopefully they come into range for the corys to eat then.

I have a 55 gallon relatively heavily planted tank. I’ve had all kinds of weird hitchhikers coming in on plants - snails, shrimp. A while ago I noticed detritus worms hanging out against the glass, buried in the gravel. Today I noticed something totally out of the norm. They are white, parasite...

I have a 55 gallon planted tank with: 7 tetras 5 rasboras 5 corys 7 otos 2 honey gourami The honey gourami (who I thought were both male) randomly had babies after a year of living with each other. It has been six days since the eggs were laid. The babies are now swimming around. They are...

Just an update. They hatched! Dad is still protecting the area.

I know! When I was watching him dart around for the eggs I was like…why did you choose that spot!!? Their survival isn’t a huge deal, but I would like to give them somewhat of a fighting chance. We will see what happens. Looks like I might have to skip some feedings for the other guys soon...

I am linking a video. You can see he chose the end of the tank that had the air stone so any time he tried to make a bubble nest it wouldn’t stay. He was collecting the eggs and putting them into the corner, so I am referencing that as his “nest” now. I put in some floating plants so he wasn’t...

Should I buy anything special for them? I have food that I can make into teeny tiny pieces but I wasn’t sure if I needed something special.

I have had two Honey Gouramis for about a year now. I originally had them in a 10 gallon setup and moved them to a 55 gallon in February 2022. They live with a small school of rasboras, tetras, corys and otos in a heavily planted tank. A couple weeks ago I noticed the gourami acting strange...

I have a 55 gallon, heavily planted tank. (Lots of small plants still growing) The setup is a little strange, as I combined fish in my other tanks into this one. It’s basically a “leftover” tank. 2 x yellow dwarf gourami 3 x zebra danio 2 x white cloud minnow 1 x platty 5 x oto 5 x cory 1 x...

Sorry I wasn’t very clear in my post. I was pointing out that it used to be quiet and now it’s not. So there was a point where there was actually total silence.