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About an inch long...very cute and blue!

Further note: She's a LFS betta, although beautiful none the less!

Lovely medium-dark blue colour with black head She's an active little swimmer and needs more space than I can give her. PM me ASAP if interested

If you could get a cheap 10 gallon & filter for a hospital tank it would really help you cost-wise and because there is a danger of losing your biofilter (medications kill the good bacteria) and you may end up having to re-cycle your tank. If you do medicate the whole tank, keep an eye out for...

Yes, thanks for the link. As a ex-photographer, I am aware of how photos can be doctored, but legitimate video/photos are for me the only real way of proving that something actually exists.

I did mention FB, way back on page 1!!!! Other Scottish things I love: haggis, blood pudding (yep, that's right!), shortbread, oat cakes, Sean Connery's James Bond, The Proclaimers, Billy Connelly, Edinburgh rock candy, Irn-brew (a drink, supposedly a cure for hangovers), Oor Wullie (a cute...

Maracyn CAN destroy the biofilter, so keep an eye out for ammonia...

Sorry to hear about the lil' guy. However, I don't think it's a good idea to medicate healthy fish. IF the fish appear ill, then you should treat for the full amount of time recommended on the medication package. However, there is a possibility that you may destroy your filter bacteria with...

Except for Celine Dion.

How come with all the millions of digital cameras, camera phones and videocams available today that no one can photograph a UFO to prove their stories? I want to believe that UFO's exist, but I need some evidence!

Don't feel bad, I remember a survey a few years ago where many Americans thought we Canadians live in igloos and use snow-shoes to get around! I think one of the reasons for the Scotland perception problem in the US is because Scotland is not much represented in the entertainment world, apart...

As far as I know, nitrates do not spike and zero out, they keep climbing unless water changes are done to remove them (or plants keep them low). Although the store's advice is well-meaning, IMO it's not accurate and you would do well not to wait for this magical spike to occur or you may never...

Are your aquarium plants live or plastic? If they're live, you need around 10 hours of light per day, although some plants can live with 8 hours. Algae can be a problem with some of the slow-growing plants, not so much with fast-growers. Frequent water changes (at least 25% every week) can...

Yes, if you've got a healthy tank that has been running for a few months, you can use some of that filter media to seed the new tank. Take some of the old filter media and just put it into the new filter. It will definitely speed up the cycle, but you must keep "feeding" the new tank with...

Hi, Are you doing a fishless cycle with ammonia, or are there fish in the tank? If there are fish in the tank, then IMO there is no product better than large water changes to lower ammonia levels. Getting hold of some filter media from an established tank (a friend's or a local fish store...

Hi, Hopefully that 3 gallon was cycled before you added fish, otherwise you're going to have a heck of an ammonia spike very soon, especially since the tank is overcrowded (3 gallon is really only good for 1 betta). It is recommended to quarantine all new fish for several weeks before adding...

Hi, I'm afraid it is counter-productive to add live plants to a cycling tank. The whole point of doing a fishless cycle is to build up a colony of good bacteria on your filter, while live plants will actually consume the nutrients so that you never really build up much of a good bacteria...

In my experience you will need a LOT of driftwood to make a real change to the PH. I had a few pieces in a small tank of mine and it made no difference.

Hi TTSupra Depending on which plants you buy, substrate may not even be necessary! For example, java moss and anacharis can be floated, while java ferns and anubias are usually tied to a rock or decoration, not buried in gravel. In any case, many plants can thrive well in plain gravel and...

Thanks Coler--I checked my test & its 11/05 (less than 2 years old). Well, I checked the aged water today & it's ph 7.5, but water in fish tank is closer to 8.0. I have no idea what is causing water ph to rise once it's inside the tank. I change about 25% of the tank water weekly, use the...