Fish Lovers 2.0

[MaineiacJay]

so, a little while ago, i had posted my cichlids had babies in my community tank. those disappeared and so when i rearranged my big tank, i took them out and set them up in a 10 gallon. had nothing for a while but this morning, i discovered a hidden surprise!

Yup, surprise. I can't tell which Cichlids you have by the photograph, but it sounds like you've got a mouth brooder. This means that they will have their babies, but when threatened or scared, the parents will scoop all the babies into their mouth. That is, of course until the fry are too large.

Anyhow, glad you found your babies.

Equid

They are kribensis they were in the back of the tank in the morning, and when i went to show my hubby, they were gone. I was sad that maybe she gobbled them up or something but then i noticed the female peak out of a that hole and looked in and saw a little baby swim up and back down. They are pretty good size, probably at least a couple of weeks old.

[flyteck]

My dad says I can do whatever I want for the 35 gallon tank o3o

How many female bettas would be good in a 35? I'm gonna do a sorority <3
(he doesn't like bettas much, but heck, he said I need a theme, so whatever)

I would say around 20-25 would be happy in a 35 gallon.
I have 9 in my ten gallon. Just make sure you have a lot of nice hiding places because they do end up fighting no matter what. Mine go crazy over food, they attack each other.
I suggest silk plants (make your own) and thinks will work out great!

That sounds like a lot for a 35. I don't know much about sororities, but putting that many bettas in sounds like a lot to me... I was thinking around ten. Would they not be stressed with that many bettas in one place?

And I live plant and aquascape all my tanks ^u^

[Dappled Sapphire]

My dad says I can do whatever I want for the 35 gallon tank o3o

How many female bettas would be good in a 35? I'm gonna do a sorority <3
(he doesn't like bettas much, but heck, he said I need a theme, so whatever)

I would say around 20-25 would be happy in a 35 gallon.
I have 9 in my ten gallon. Just make sure you have a lot of nice hiding places because they do end up fighting no matter what. Mine go crazy over food, they attack each other.
I suggest silk plants (make your own) and thinks will work out great!

That sounds like a lot for a 35. I don't know much about sororities, but putting that many bettas in sounds like a lot to me... I was thinking around ten. Would they not be stressed with that many bettas in one place?

And I live plant and aquascape all my tanks ^u^

I would go 1 female betta per 2g MAX
You would probably have 10 very happy (and spoilt) females in a 35g

[MacGyver]

I agree. ^^ 10 to 12 I would say is the max number for a 35G.

[Equid Phantasm]

Dang it. Dang it Dang it!!!!! If I swore, I'd swear.

Even after all the different ways I attempted to help, my big black angelfish passed away. He was only a year old. I didn't even get a chance to use Epsom salt as he was gone when I got home today.

What sucks is I just don't know what he died from as he had so many different symptoms. He was perfectly healthy and active in the community tank except for getting the fight bites.

Next thing I know, after I separated him with his mate so he could heal, he up and gets sick and dies. I am hoping she will be alright. Since she is a black, and they are so delicate, I don't want to move her quite yet.

I don't want to move her back to the community tank since she's been exposed to whatever he had so I'm going to complete the 5 day regimen I started with him (1 day left) and then draw down the tank and wait to see if she shows any issues. I can't see any scale damage on her, and she's bright and looks like she is just fine. She is not showing any of the symptoms he did.

Even with 20 years fishy experience, I feel at a loss since I tried everything I could to help him and he still passed away. He was gorgeous, the best I've ever owned and dang it, I can't afford another for awhile.

Equid

[scythe.]

Dang it. Dang it Dang it!!!!! If I swore, I'd swear.

Even after all the different ways I attempted to help, my big black angelfish passed away. He was only a year old. I didn't even get a chance to use Epsom salt as he was gone when I got home today.

What sucks is I just don't know what he died from as he had so many different symptoms. He was perfectly healthy and active in the community tank except for getting the fight bites.

Next thing I know, after I separated him with his mate so he could heal, he up and gets sick and dies. I am hoping she will be alright. Since she is a black, and they are so delicate, I don't want to move her quite yet.

I don't want to move her back to the community tank since she's been exposed to whatever he had so I'm going to complete the 5 day regimen I started with him (1 day left) and then draw down the tank and wait to see if she shows any issues. I can't see any scale damage on her, and she's bright and looks like she is just fine. She is not showing any of the symptoms he did.

Even with 20 years fishy experience, I feel at a loss since I tried everything I could to help him and he still passed away. He was gorgeous, the best I've ever owned and dang it, I can't afford another for awhile.

Equid

I'm so sorry for your loss
What were the symptoms, you may want to be careful as it could be contagious (not a fish expert, only been obsessed for the past 2 years XD)

[Wild.One]

Anyone know what the minimum size tank for one male guppy? I have read on websites that its ok to have one but I don't know what size tank.

[Lonin]

Anyone know what the minimum size tank for one male guppy? I have read on websites that its ok to have one but I don't know what size tank.

Guppies are social little things that would be happiest in a group of at least 3 males (or females if they've been kept in same sex tanks) if you don't want hundreds of babies c:
They can technically live alone and won't die or be as stressed out as a single schooling fish would be, but its not the best thing for them most of the time. If you want just one fish i'd probably look into something else.
A 10 gallon tank would be best as a minimum for a little group, they're very active fish c:

[flyteck]

I agree. ^^ 10 to 12 I would say is the max number for a 35G.

Any ideas on what sort of plants I should use, and any ornaments they might like? I know some hiding spots (so maybe a cave or flowerpot), but do they like rocks/logs?

[MacGyver]

I agree. ^^ 10 to 12 I would say is the max number for a 35G.

Any ideas on what sort of plants I should use, and any ornaments they might like? I know some hiding spots (so maybe a cave or flowerpot), but do they like rocks/logs?

Rocks and logs are awesome.
Some plants I really like are:
Water wisteria
Carolinia Bacopa
Narrow leaf elodea
Amazon sword
Anubias (<-- ime they love resting on these once you anchor them to a rock or driftwood)
Staurogyne repens (fairly new to the aquarium trade and it's beautiful as a foreground plant)
java fern
java moss
I love dwarf hairgrass but some people have trouble growing it without added co2 and high lighting.
water sprite

I'm sure I'm missing some. XD What sort of substrate will you have? I have had little to no success with gravel/fine rocks, gret success with sand, and AWESOME success with soil capped with sand.
What kind of lighting will you have?

edit; (forgot floating plants)
Red root floaters
frogbit
greater duckweed