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I demand some pictures! :) They all sound like nice tanks, slacking off or no. I know I usually only have time for 1 large waterchange a month, I make up for the lack of waterchange with overfiltration and heavy planting.

Well, first off, you should probably have a few more female mollies. The best ratio is 1 male for every 3 females. Mollies are also a schooling fish, so they do better in large groups than in pairs or alone. Lastly, does your tank have lots of places for them to hide? Without shelter most fish...

In all honesty, I have no idea what specific species it is - with my lighting all I can tell is that it's giant, dark colored, and spotted with small spots. Basically, most pleco species fit this one in description. Since I expected it to take longer to grow I thought I had more time haha. I...

Ok, a few more questions: 1) Will males of difference species fight over the same territory like cichlids or will males of different species ignore each other? I read elsewhere that different species are more tolerant of one another. 2) If they're all female will they be fine together? 3) If...

I never knew pleco's were carnivores, interesting to know. I'll probably rehome him sooner than later. The tank has loads of driftwood (like, 15 or so peices ranging in size from fist sized to 4ft long) so no worries there. Do you know if males will still be territorial even if they were the...

Heh, so did these guys go all winter in your pond? If so, very hardy fish. Personally I always find it fun to realize a fish you thought was dead/gone/eaten/ext was actually just snickering at you with the other fish every time you turned your back :)

So, around 2 months ago or so I took in some fish from a friend. The fish consisted of 2 Silver Dollars (one died due to old tank syndrome and my forgetfulness, the other has been rehomed), 4 black skirt tetras (all doing fine and eating more than they have any right to eat) and 1 common pleco...

You could do an invert tank with a Sparkling Gouramis. I have one, he/she was VERY shy when alone so I suggest trying to find a mated pair. You could do betta too. As for nightlight, you could set up a moonlight using a small LED setup just to add some light to the tank at night. Or cover it as...

Besides that tank being rather small for a community, I agree with the above: the betta could easily be the killer. This said, you should check your tank stats to make sue you aren't suffering from a cycle or spike.

Agreed, if it isn't an illness leave it be. Some fish are just special :)

What was the book with the fish that was really colorful again? Oh yeah "The Rainbow Fish". lol, I don't remember most of the books I read about fish, just the information.

I'm not sure if anyone suggested this or not, but I have full T5 lighting on my tank and my plants LOVE me for it. Dunno if it's really the best but my hygrophila has 3ft leaves so I think that speaks for itself.

Amazing tank! :D

Beautiful tank Pappy :)

Historically hysterical. :laugh:

Hey, if they manage to not become dinner they probably survive to adulthood.Who knows, you may even be able to breed them lol. (I know nothing about brine shrimp except what they look like, just sayin). Still, pretty cool that they survived (sorta).

Ha! I remember this from ages past... truly a historical thread.

Those. Look. Awesome. I need to get my hands on a few haha.

I also agree that it sounds like waste scum/protein scum. I would describe it as "oily dusty water" and I notice it after feeding my fish sometimes. It usually goes away after a few hours for me.

Can you get a picture? Scum could be anything from algae to cynobacteria to something that fell in the tank and got stuck there.