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Hi All! It's great to see this site!! I've asked ppl at the pet stores and they know nadda. I've checked at least 6 sources and have gotten literally 6 different answers. Hopefully, this won't be the 7th version. LOL

Setup: 10G, filter, heater, 3 African Dwarf frogs, 1 pleco, 1 Mollie, 2 African Cichlids, 2 common Cories. It's been going for about a month or so.

Before anyone freaks about the frogs and fish, the frogs have left the fish alone. No one's been eaten. And about those Cichlids: My husband thought it was a great idea. I knew better but I have to *prove* *everything* to him before he believes me.

History: Six Cichlids, 1 pleco, and 1 Mollie have died. My big Cichlid died from Ick (big shocker, I know) and the rest of them are mysteries. My male frog has bred with my two females.

Questions: Will the pleco live if there is no visible algea in the tank? I've tried wafers. He's not interested in them. Do the ADFs lay their eggs on flat surfaces or do they let them float? Will they lay them in clusters or lay them all over? It's been at least 72 hrs since they mated but there is no sign of eggs anywhere though the females do have little bulges on their sides. After removing the remaining Cichlids (I hate those fish), is it okay to add more Mollies? Will treating all things (cave items, rocks, etc - barring live plants which I intend to add soon) for fungus help prevent illness? These questions are variations of the way-nonconsistent advice I've been given.

Thank you for your time.

GLHF

bn will eat bits of food that float to the bottom of the tank. You can't see it but they can find it. Ditto for algae. Not visible with naked eye but they will find it and eat it.

Try a piece of zucchini attached to a rock with a rubber band. Microwave the zucchini for about 10 secs or soak in hot water. bn will love it.

bn like a small piece of wood too(it must encourage a particular type of algae that rock and glass do not). If you don't want that look you can get a v small piece and hide it out of view. That way bn gets some yummies and you still have the decor you like.

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Do you know what type of pleco you have? I wouldn't be too concerned about it eating, they will definitely hunt around for leftover food. You could also try a different type of wafer or bottom feeder pellet. Veggies are good but I'd personally reserve that option as an occasional treat. I've fed mine zucchini, cucumber and broccoli.

I've kept ADFs but I'm not familiar with their breeding habits...I've found this site to be quite helpful with frog info though.

Mollies are a bit large for a 10g, especially with other fish. With livebearers it's best to keep a minimum ratio of 1M/2F, unless you're not interested in breeding them of course.

Is there a particular reason you want to treat for fungus? Unless your fish are actually sick I don't think treating is a good idea.

Cories really do best in groups of at least 5-6, but adding any more depends on what type they are and what you end up deciding upon for the rest of your stock.

I hope things work out for you and your tank

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I give my bottom feeders, TetraMin Tropical Tablets. My pleco seems to like it, since it seems to disapear very quickly - so do my cories. My pleco is a rubber nose, and will stay relatively small (have him in a ten). I don't recomend the common plecos most petstores sell - get way to big for most tanks.
Mollies do get rather large for a ten gallon, and I believe they like a little salt in the water, which you cories and frogs may not enjoy.
I don't really know a lot about frogs, but it could be possible that the fish are eating the eggs. I did have two frogs once, but the fish would not leave them alone and they both later died.
Cories like to be in groups of six or more, and a ten is really too small. With frogs, a pleco and cories - you have a lot of activity at the bottom and not much going on in the middle and top of your tank.
Ten gallon:
One powder blue dwarf gourami
One male and two female cherry bards
One Otto
Ten Gallon:
One rubbernose pleco (tiny for now)
One female betta
Three small tetras
One otto
Twenty-nine gallon:
Four sunset mickymouse platys
Seven longfinned danios
Six cories
(a bit overstocked on this one)
All are live planted.

I'm glad you want to get rid of the african cichlids... I can't even picture them in a "community" setup like what you have. In fact, I can't picture Africans doing too well in a 10 gallon period, unless they're a small shelldweller or something.

You are packing way too many fish in too small a tank, which helps explain why you had deaths before. Instead of packing everyone in a bigger tank and adding more fish, I would get another 10 gallon (or bigger is always better), and seperate the fishes into more compatible groups. THe frogs, molly(s) and cories could go in one of them, and the cichlids and the pleco could go in the other. Then you could potentially add a very few more fish to both tanks.

You don't need to treat anything in the tank with any kind of medication unless there is abvious illness in the tank. It's like overmedicating children, and it's just as bad for the fish. just rinse things down with clean water, maybe with some aquarium salt if you're worried about bacteria, fungus, ick, or illnesses being transfered that way. Then make sure you rinse them all really really well again.

Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...

The only time I would recommend a 10g is if you had one, and absolutly nothing else, but they are social so that wouldnt work. Mollies shouldn't be in 10g, in the long run they get too big. Corries are far too active to be in a 10g, and need to be in a group of 5 or 6 or more. Depending on the pleco, it may get too large for your tank.

Will the pleco live if there is no visible algea in the tank? I've tried wafers. He's not interested in them

He may eat flakes. I know for awhile my Rubber Lipped Pleco gobbled them down.

After removing the remaining Cichlids (I hate those fish), is it okay to add more Mollies?

I would stay away from mollies. Not only because of thier size, but with your ADF reproducing, it may not be wise to have a second species that has the capability to overstock your tank in a matter of months.

If you want a simular setup, you may want to try one of these:

1x Male Betta
5 - 6x Rasburas
2x Ottos

OR

4x Cherry Barbs
3x Ottos
3x ADF

Inky