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If you are talking about the Blue Lyretail killifish they certainly have the same water condition requirements as the other fish you already have and stay quite small (about 2.5"). Just make sure to have more than 2 males or they will fight. Great idea! Good luck with the tank!

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I would suggest something other than mollies. I find that they are more susceptible to fungus if they do not have enough salt in the water. They prefer more salt than the cories would be comfortable with. If you would like a livebearer, why not platys - they don't get as big and don't require the same amount of salt. They are also hardier than mollies.

I'm so sorry for your loss, Quinn. He must have been quite the fella.

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Does anyone know a good place in Edmonton to get a piece of glass cut and then polished to get rid of the sharp edges? I have a piece of glass I need to have cut in 2 places. Thanks for your help.

The reason I asked about fertilizer is that it is feeding both your plants and the algae. For the next few water changes, don't add any fertilizer. The plants can handle not having the ferts - the fish will give them some of the nutrients they need. This should at least help "starve" the algae.

Sounds like you are doing everything right. Until you get rid of the green water I would suggest not adding any fertilizer. Java ferns and anubias nana are slow growers and won't take up the fertilizer too quickly - this could be part of the problem. What fertilizer do you use? They suggest turning the lights off for about 3 days but that won't work with plants in the tank. Try reducing the time the light is on over the next few days - 10 hours, then next day 9 hours, etc. until you are down to about 6 hours a day. Leave it like that for a couple of days and see if it makes a difference. Good luck and let me know how it goes

Check out this site for some good information. Green water occurs due to too much light and too many nutrients in the water. How long are your lights on during the day? Although plants probably wouldn't mind more, fish usually don't like and don't need more than 10 hours of light a day. Do a good vaccuum of your substrate and make sure that your tank is not overstocked or that you are not feeding your fish too much. If your plants have dead leaves, make sure to remove them from the tank. I hope this helps.

Amazing photos. What beautiful scenery! I don't think that you give yourself enough credit because those pictures are incredible.

Fishprincess, How long have you had your aquarium. It sounds like you care very deeply for your finned friends but I agree with Snaggle that there are too many fish in that small a tank. I would guess that your fish are still young - and therefore small. Here is your list of fish at their adult sizes (keep in mind that your 10 gallon tank is 20" long and 10" wide): 2 clown loaches - each one gets to be a max of 16" 2 angelfish - each one gets to be a max of 6" 2 blue rams - each one gets to be a max of 4" 4 tiger barbs - each one gets to be a max of 3" 2 rosy barbs - each one gets to be a max of 5" 2 cory cats - each one gets to be a max of 1 - 3" (depending on the species of cory) 2 zebra loaches - each one gets to be a max of 4" 2 rainbow sharks - each one gets to be a max of 6" 2 three-spot gouramis - each one gets to be a max of 6" I hope you don't mind, but I have added a list of hardy, beautiful fish that stay smaller than 4" and are very easy to care for: Cory cats like you have are great fish to start with Common Name (Scientific Name) Size (inches) Black Ruby Barb (Barbus nigrofasciatus) 2 - 3 Checkered Barb (Barbus oligolepis) 2 Odessa Barb (Puntius ticto) 3 - 4 Bleeding Heart Tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma) 2 – 2.5 Red Minor Tetra (Hyphessobrycon serpae) 1.5 Pristella (X-Ray) Tetra (Pristella maxillaris) 1.5 Silver-tipped Tetra (Hasemania melanura) 1.5 Black Skirt Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) 1.5 - 2 Diamond Tetra (Moenkhausia pittieri) 2.5 Bloodfin Tetra (Aphyocharax rubripinnis) 2 - 3 Lemon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) 2 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) 1.5 Red Eye Tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae) 2.75 Congo Tetra/Featherfin tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus) 3 Harlequin (Common) Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha) 1.75 Brilliant Rasbora (Rasbora einthoveni) 3.5 Clown Rasbora (Rasbora kalachroma) 3.5 Glowlight Rasbora (Rasbora pauciperfor) 2.8 Fire Rasbora (Rasbora vaterifloris) 2 Dwarf Rasbora (Rasbora maculata) 1.2 Red-striped Rasbora (Rasbora pauciperforata) 2.8 White Cloud Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) 1.6 Most of these fish like to be in groups of 6 or more but look great swimming together. Good luck.

When we had our 3 yo yo loaches, the males would spar with each other over the female. When they started, they would both grey out to the point where they had almost no color at all. As well, whenever my Schistura and Nemacheilous species are upset or frightened they lighten up to the point that they look like they have no stripes at all. Here is an excellent website and forum about loaches Loaches Online. The people on the forum are extremely knowledgeable and many of them have been raising and breeding loaches for years. (I am not sure how big your tank is, but Clown loaches prefer to be in groups of 5 or more). Good luck with them, loaches are great fun!

I went to Rona to pick up some shelving units (36" x 18" x 72") because I didn't know about Costco (and I don't have a Costco card - ) They cost a little more but I got them because each shelf is rated to hold 1500 lbs. Rona shelving

I agree with Skinless. Buy one size larger than the the filter manufacturer recommends. I have been very satisfied with the Rena XP series. It is easy to clean and keeps my 75 gallon nice and clear.

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This sounds so exciting! Have you looked at the Whisper In-Tank filter for up to 3 gallons? I had one on a 2.5 gallon betta tank and it did not have a high enough flow to bother him too much. It comes with a tiny, very quiet air pump.

I agree with NatureNut. Are you thinking you would have two different packages - one with a betta in a 2.5 gallon and then a betta and a bottom feeder in a 5 gallon?

What about the Parotocinclus species like the Pitbull Pleco? I find mine to be more than willing to share its space with gouramies and platys and it is a lot of fun to watch.

To add a something to what BigA said, just make sure that the bumblebee catfish you get is Microglanis iheringi as there are a number of other catfish named SA Bumblebee or Asian Bumblebee that get 6" to 8" in length and will eat fish up to 3" in length.

The cory cats are a good idea. The otos do best in planted tanks so if the person does not want to deal with plants, they are not the best choice. The tetras and killies are not necessarily a good idea because of their long fins and colors. Either the betta will attack them or, if they are fin nippers, they will harass the betta. As Kevin said, you are probably on top of this, but the idea that bettas like low 02 and room temperature is not correct. They are a tropical fish that like typical tropical fish temps (i.e. 25 C) and although they do not like a lot of water movement, do better with some aeration. I also agree with Slough Shark that there are no loaches that would be suitable. (A quick suggestion - since a lot of people who go for bettas are often first-time fishkeepers - would be to create a small pamphlet on the proper care of bettas ) Good luck. With the beautiful, healthy bettas I know you will have you are going to sell lots!

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