So what new addition did you get lately?

I breed Cockroaches and I'm getting mild success with him eating it

 

Swordtail Female and Female Dwarf Gurami

 

I have found them to be sporadic eaters, i.e, they do sometimes only take food every two days or so, other times may may eat 3 bugs twice a day, if it has started feeding you should be OK. You are right they are very cool fish to have, keep your tank covered they have a habit of leaping from the tank. Good luck with your new acquisitions!

 

Howd you find a female in Bloemfontein

 

After a month of searching i found her at fish world bloemfontein yesterday.

 

Nice. You could probably special order some more

 

i did will receive them in two weeks time

 

Awesome. I unfortunately live to far away to make special orders

 

If the bump is in front of the pelvic fins it could just be a full stomach.

 

Yeah its just in front of them
I've been feeding him quite well on roach nymphs, flake and bloodworms so he could just be very portly

 

Lucky fish! See here: betta food

 

I also got some platies but tgey seem to be dropping like flies. They're fine for a while then they sorta clamp their fins and hide. Then they peg it. My last female seems to be constipated so I'm feeding them some plant based food. Will that help? She's also hiding and clamping her fins now...I guess I just suck at keeping swordtails and platies

 

Have a look at your water temp and add some salt

 

Household salt? It's all I have access to. And what's the ideal temp?

 

Aquarium salt. I always put about 7 table spoons in 180liter tank. So let's say about 1 table spoon per 25l

 

But less is fine half that even depending on what else you have in

 

What is the purpose of the salt

 

Mollies I know are more brackish than fresh water. Found that my platies and swords don't clamp and breed faster in salt condition aswell. Tank temp should be kept constant about 27 degrees