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Whew! that's good. I'm getting the Melafix today. thanks!!

Hmm.. maybe I'll try that next time I order a salad :D

I got lost for a bit there. It's amazing you guys have these plant and their names practically memorized! My answer would be, "put the smaller one in front of the big one. put the greens anywhere and scatter the red ones" :p

Here are some photos of the injury

Three days ago, I found that one of my goldfish has a good portion of her scales gone. I think she scratched herself on some of the tank decor. I've been doing 50% daily water changes to keep the water clean. No medicine or chemicals used so far, but I noticed that the "wound" is turning black...

That's exactly what @Ch4rlie was referring to. My first tank also had a filter with a very specific cartridge, which had to be replaced every few months. It will cost you a lot in the long run. There are filters where you can put in some filter media which will last for years. As mentioned...

Thanks! I hope goldfish keepers can comment. I don't have a heater right now since the goldies don't need it. I'm thinking of moving the plants out so I can use salt? Will huge water changes also help?

Welcome to the forum, Nele! I'm also a newbie, so don't take my word for it, but I think you already have a very good setup :) Did you forget to put the ammonia levels? Our forum experts would be interested in that.

I've read that when ich/ick appears as white spots on fish, one has to wait until they drop. Then they will "live" on the substrate before finding another fish host. I don't know if this is a silly question, but can ich/ick survive in a bare-bottom tank? Does it also stick to...

Thanks for your input. If we reduce the bettas to 5 and drop the otos, do you think that will work betta? (ha!) So the new count is 5 bettas, 6 tetras and a snail. I'm not worried about the male for now, since that idea only popped up when I read @fishfandan's comment about a harem-- but this...

Sorry for hijacking this thread, but I didn't want to create a duplicate. I already have a lot of info from the replies here, but still want to make sure. We have a 15g planted tank that's cycling at the moment, and we want to put a betta sorority in it. possibly a male after a year or so...

oh wow! that's a nice photo! buuuuut...I still would get a non-albino one, given the choice ;)

What the actual :oh: I guess for them an animal is just an animal..that's really sad.

Yeah, what I meant was after Jig moves out, I want to replace him with a bristle/rubbernose. :) Thanks for all the info. As a newbie, I really, really appreciate it. After reading so much about keeping fish as pets, I felt bad that they suffer because of misinformed fin parents. So I made sure...

Well noted. I'm cleaning and changing water every 4-5 days for now. And, yes, I got the pleco as a "janitor fish", but he's having none of that! The problem over here is that most (I'd say 80%) bristlenoses are albinos, and those in the LFS are juveniles. Nothing against albinos, but I prefer...

This is exactly what's happening. I used to have coffee breaks (still working from home because corona). Now it's staring-at-the-tank breaks.

It was really a 7L. Ridiculous that they would even sell anything that small! About my common pleco (name's Jig), I'll keep him as long as I can. He has a cool personality, and really goes along well with his 'mates. I've been eyeing a neighbor's 80g tank which used to house an arowana--I assume...

Thanks! Good to know I'm not the only one who got pulled into this hobby "accidentally" :)

yup. boring as heck.

I agree, albino bristlenoses are horrendous, but plecos are cute-ugly especially when they're omnomnoming on the glass.

thanks! I'll check out the contest :)

Hey! My little one asked for a goldie 6 weeks ago, and it has been a wild ride since! We wend to the LFS and bought 2 orandas instead of 1, on the recommendation of the shop staff. According to him, goldfish needs friends. Next was the tank. He recommended the Sunsun all-in-one 7L tank (big...