Dan The Man

What based on your experiences is the hardest type of fish to keep alive, and what makes it so?

I never thought about it really. I just pick whatever I am interested in at the time. A mix?

not a fish, but cherry shrimp.

How do you guys try to get any stuck fish out of any decorations? I’m afraid of pushing it too hard from the back (or should I push it from the front back) to help it get unstuck? I know this was ages ago, but what did…

I avoid decorations with holes/entrances, and that helps a lot.

The first time I bought a fish, it was because I felt sorry for it—it was a beta in a small plastic container, and I thought any life had to be better than that one. After I still failed to take care of it properly…

I would not put more than one beta in a tank both because they need a lot more space than people realize and because they can be very aggressive with each other (which is why some people think it is amusing to hold…

I would pay attention to the fish’s behaviour—is it eating the same amount, sleeping the same amount, still active and seems to be happy? Also, what species is your fish? That might help us figure out whether a natural…