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I completely understand, planning to move is hard enough by its self. Setting up and moving a tank makes things even harder.

I agree with this. If you can I would go with the 29 gal. Its a big step up from a 5.5 gal but I think it's a good size for the corys and other fish. I have a 29 gal and it's defiantly a lot of work compared to a smaller tank but if you feel up for it I'd say try it. And like Slaphppy7 said...

The water will clear up way before the cycle is done (Or at least in my experience) just keep going with your cycle is fully done, depending on what cycling method you used. Just like Circus said, the bloom is the sign of your cycle starting, and if you are using ammonia should still be a while...

Unfortunately I never understood the need of a quarantine tank until recently. Thankfully, however, I haven't had a problem before. With that being said, you are 100% right that it only takes once until a quarantine tank would have been the thing saving the rest of your fish. I know now why a...

Lol that's not good! I always do it outside now... I hit a picture frame and it almost shattered...

Is the picture of her biting her tail the most recent? If so that is very much not good. I recommend making another post in emergency forum to get new eyes on it, I can't think of a cause for this my self, I am so sorry.

If he hasn't eaten for that long and you haven't seen him, he has likely passed away, however you need to find the fish and remove him or else the decomposing body will continue to cause problems. I am very sorry for your loss.

I think the ick was on a different fish... either way the medication might be causing the problems, unless its a parameter thing

What about the ammonia levels?

Thoes might be eggs, but Im not sure. Did you find the missing fish? How are ammonia/nitrite levels?

I'm so sorry about your corys, I'm not good with corys but there are alot of people here that are. If you are able, can you please provide the ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite levels, as well as ph. In the mean time, do a 50-75% water change and be sure that the water you add back is dechlorinated...

I don't have any, but they are cute... but I can't take it off my mind that the middle one looks like a giant neon tetra ? Anyways, I really like the fish, they look super cool!

Did you say before that the ammonia was at .50? If so that means the water change helped a lot. I recommend another water change but I'll wait to see what adorabelle says

Sorry, meant to say after the ammonia and nitrite are testing 0

As long as there is 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites, and the green has gone away at least a bit then yes, but we still don't know the cause of this.

Was just about to say that, water change until all are testing 0

Yeah, that 25l can't house all of those fish together. We will need to pinpoint the problem quickly. When was the last time you cleaned the tank? How about the filter, when was the last time you cleaned that and how did you clean it? Do you clean out your gravel? When was the last time you did...

Do you have pictures of it? I'd love to see it! If not, I understand, sounds like one that likes to hide.

I'm not sure exactly what is wrong, but are all of the fish that were in that tank out? That's not a safe amount so if you can get out any fish in there, be sure to do so. Have you made any recent additions to the tank? Did you do a large gravel or filter clean lately? Is there any ammonia in...

Just try your best to answer all of mine and Essjay's questions, that will help us find the problem.

In addition to those questions, what plants did you add? Did you clean them before you put them in?

Hello Fishface11, the ammonia spike can mean many things. What is the size of your tank? How many fish are in your tank and what are they? Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? When you say your filter is clean, did you clean it, and how? Also, is there gravel in the tank or other décor...

Yeah looks like a halfmoon to me, beautiful fish!

So sorry about your elbow and wrist, I hope that there's someone that can help you with the fish tank. Try to do a large water change and gravel clean on the main tank to prevent the spread of disease. @Colin_T Is the superhero of fish disease, he should be able to help.

That's ironic, I have the same problem. I have one black racer nerite snail and he is the same color as the wood in the tank and his black shell matches the background too. I can never find him but he does have a few favorite spots on the wood. I can occasionally see a strange lump on the wood...

Lol nice!

Wow... that's an incredible story! I'm glad that that recovery was possible!

Just looked up a picture of a horned nerite snail and now I wasn't one haha, there so cute!

As long as the cleaner doesn't have a long tube, you can just rinse out all of the debris and then spin the hose around in the air in a circle for a while, that should take out all of the droplets, if not, leave it out hanging like pheonix said, might take a while to fully dry out though.

Pheonix is right, just scrape the eggs off, don't worry about getting them all of as long as you have a fresh water tank, they need brackish water to hatch (not sure if you already knew that)

That's strange, I've had people tell me that tetras are the best fish and they are so calm and friendly and other people tell me that they wish they never got them because they are little terrors. I have a few neon tetras that are all friendly, but some people are amazed how they are so calm for...

Heres a message from Deanasue taken from another fin rot treatment thread: "First, don’t use any meds ending in fix, Melafix, primafix, Betta Fix, etc. They all have tea tree oil in them which can coat the betta’s labrynth organ and suffocate him. Best thing for fin Rot is 75% daily water...

That looks to me like a really bad fin rot but it's surprising it has deteriorated so much so quickly. What are the perameters of the tank (Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, hardness, temperture) Are there any other fish in the tank with the betta or is it all alone. What is the size of the tank...

I've heard that a watt per liter is a good measurement so I think a 250 would do well. I'm not an expert but that's the general rule of thumb. Hope that helps!

I agree with Pheonix that the back left could use some plants but other than that it looks amazing! Great mix of greens and that pop of red is beautiful.

Yeah, tank is looking great and looks well maintained. Good job!

Thanks for all of the help! In the original forum a while ago about his strange swimming people did say he might just be a bit special, needing a bit more attention. Glad this doesn't seem to be anything to bad. I do have one question though. Because the fish isn't super healthy, would it be a...

Lol the silent 7... that's a good one. But yes, those are great ones to use for the cycle.