Recent content by Andy Sager

Okay. That's a new one for me. Looks very similar to new growth Elkhorn ( which is a protected specie I believe ) from a distance. After looking at a close up pic of the polyps, definitely different. ;)

I really like the Octopus. ;) ;) :thumb: :D Is that Elkhorn in the back left side of the tank? ( If not, what is that? )

If you leave guppy fry with parents, there's a chance they will get eaten. The ones that don't get eaten hide better. Look again at the pic of the guppy tank I showed you before. It was FILLED with plants. Barely any swimming room for the parents but a continuous supply of fry. Professional...

That's what males do. ;) ;) In the wild, it's not unusual to see a male with 40-50 females just spreading his seed wherever he can. :brows::lol::lol:

Not all meds suppress the biological microbes but the ones in this case do so medicating the main tank will only bring more issues down the road. Hospital tanks are just any container that holds water. I've used tanks, buckets, plastic bags, garbage cans, sweater trays, the list goes on. You...

A friendly bribe with some good food and all is forgiven. (y) (y)

What a story. :thumb: It's clear you have " the passion" for fish. I'm the same way. I'm now closing in on 60 years of fish keeping. It gets into your blood and no matter what, it never leaves. ;) LOL

Most likely it's a swim bladder issue. Swim bladder problems can arise from internal infections, damage to the bladder from a hit from another fish, poor water quality, poor diet, over eating, internal parasites, to name a few. What you are looking at on the tail appears to be just the fish's...

As long as the ammonia doesn't have any additives added to it and the level does not exceed 5 ppm, the nitrifying microbes should survive. Since the recommended level for fishless cycling is 2 ppm, you should be fine if you follow that level. I'd make sure you have 0 nitrates in your source...

Angry or just REALLY hungry? ;) :ROFLMAO:

I've used Ocean Nutrition brand and Cobalt Brand as they are generally higher quality brands but there may be others available today. I think Omega One made an algae flake but may have converted it to pellets ( I'm not a fan of pellets. ) but if you can get flakes, that's another good brand. As...

You should bump it up to what they can eat in 2-3 minutes 2-3 times per day. That is a " normal" feeding regimen. I also would suggest adding other foods to these flakes. The Platy would benefit from greens like Spirulina flakes and the tetras and danios would like some meat in the form of...

Nipping fins can be for a couple of different reasons so it's hard to pinpoint the exact issue. One of the possibilities is that the nipper is hungry. How much and how often do you feed your fish? What are you feeding the fish?

That's not really an ideal "fish" tank for many species but would do well with inverts. Corals should be first but you will need to have good lighting depending on what you want to keep. 26" deep can pose a problem for some corals due to lack of light at the bottom or be a blessing for lower...

So you see, not much is really safe with giant snakeheads, especially if they are already in the tank/pond.