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Bettas are slow-moving and can be blue or purple.

You should be able to get chloromycetin or tetracycline at your LFS. They will be sold under different brand names, so check the small print for the terms chloromycetin or tetracycline. I'm sorry that your platy is going through this. You may also want to research euthanasia. Not that I'm...

Plastic plants can tear the fins of some fishes--this happened to my veil tail betta. Also, please don't buy any more painted tetras. See http://deathbydyeing.org/. You should complain to the LFS that sold them to you--not only is the process of dyeing cruel but your fish will have shorter...

If you're counting on selling them to an LFS, you should ask them what (if any) kinds of bettas they would be willing to buy from you.

It is also possible if tank mates were involved that the bettas were unhappy because of that. I find it very hard to believe that there are some bettas who hate being in anything larger than a bowl. Even the largest aquarium is nowhere near as big as the rice paddies that bettas live in in the...

Looking at your fish is no substitute for testing the water. By the time the fish are showing visible signs of stress, they have been living in unhealthy conditions for a while. Testing the water is one of the first steps to identifying what is wrong. Please don't wait and see if more of your...

It's good that you've moved them to a larger tank. As others have said, you can't assume that the water quality is okay just because one of the fish doesn't look like he's having problems yet. Since it's a new tank most likely ammonia is high; please please please test the water and do...

When my first betta died, he didn't float to the top (he died overnight and I took him out the next morning so maybe there wasn't time for bacteria to make him float?). I saw a cichlid tank in a local store (not a fish store, just there for the customer's enjoyment) which had a dead fish that...

I would suggest asking at the LFS(s) first to see what (if anything) they would be interested in buying and how much they would pay. There are probably more profitable ways to spend your time than by attempting to make some money off of this tank. Figure out how much per hour you could make...

Hi jocko007, Congrats on your new tank! (I'm assuming). I would do a fishless cycle in the new tank, if possible. You can speed things up by putting in some of the gravel from the old tank, and putting some old filter media in the new tank's filter, and adding Bio-Spira (if available in...

I have tried both thread and rubber bands. I found that the threads decomposed before the plants were firmly attached. The rubber bands decompose too but last much longer. YMMV.

I have found that some of my resin ornaments had their paint chip off when I scrubbed them (with an algae scrubber that was supposed to be safe for acrylic aquariums). In future I will be sticking to natural materials which I expect would age more gracefully.

It sounds like he is not feeling well. It's a good sign that he's still eating though. He could be constipated, which is treatable. See http://www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/constipation.php On the other hand, he could have a tumour, which is not treatable (as far as I know) at least in...

Here's an article about how some rocks can affect the pH of your tank and how to test a rock to make sure it is okay for aquarium use: http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/qa/f/faq0017.htm Here is more detailed page about rocks for the aquarium: http://www.thekrib.com/TankHardware/rocks.html...

Some other causes of fish looking "fat" are constipation and tumours. Here's some info about treating constipation: http://www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/constipation.php I've tried the treatments discusses and they worked for relieving the constipation. If it's a tumour, I don't think...

When I saw the title of your post, I immediately thought of the old feminist saying (I think it's from Gloria Steinem, not sure): "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." Congrats on your new fish, I hope that they prosper and that your tank cycles quickly.

I'm sorry for your loss. With my first fish (a betta) I had to do a fishy cycle because he was unexpectedly offered to me when he was discarded by a local school teacher at the end of the year. I had to do daily partial water changes (25% as I recall) for weeks. If you can, I'd suggest...

It should be okay.

Ideally you should move the sick fish to a separate hospital tank for treatment.

It's considered safe. I use only never-used pots and wash with plain water. They won't dissolve.