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the local pet shop here only has mystery and assassin snails which you all also recommended. I won't try to get a snail through the mail since the first fish I attempted to buy online just arrived today DOA (I feel guilty about the poor thing having been mailed because "I just have to have it")...

I bought the first one from ebay. I received him today - DOA   I'm not sure I'll try online fish shopping again.

I'm no expert - if I had a Betta like that I would just assume he is particularly aggressive. *shrug* ... Or hungry? Since you say he attacks his food and your hand. (I get cranky when I'm hungry ;))

I added a gallon of water to make up for the evaporation. I tested the water in the tank before adding the gallon and then two hours after adding the gal. Both times the nitrate test came out a bit orange but the nitrite and the ammonia levels haven't changed - what's going on?

I don't know anything about the games or characters with those names, but the fish are beautiful :) I agree more foliage would be good.

Oh and I used dr Tim's "ammonium chloride solution for fishless cycling" the dechlorinator I use is ZooMed "Reptisafe instant terrarium water conditioner" (I have ADFs in my 5 gal and the reptile dechlorinator is cheaper than the fish one at my local pet store) I didn't add anything else to the...

I'm in Massachusetts and the temp today outside was 38F in the morning ... Cold enough that my HEATED little (2gal) tank was at 76 degrees even though it is set for 79 F and is usually around 80-82 F (I won't be leaving the window open tonight). But more normally the outside temps are in the 60s...

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My 5 gal isn't cycled - I plan to do the reverse- once my 10 gal is cycled, take some media from there for the 5 gal :p As for a heater, I have 2 heaters and I will end up with 2 tanks - I don't want to spend more on a third heater that won't be used after 1 month

Hi all, I just bought a betta on eBay and he should be here by next Wednesday. The problem is that my 10 gal is still cycling. I only have 2 heaters and both are in use. Do you think I can keep him in my 5 gal with two ADFs till his tank is cycled? The 5 gal is perfect for my shy ADFs (that...

Hi all :) I'm on day 8 of cycling a new 10 gal tank (1st time I'm attempting to cycle a tank). Not surprisingly, nothing has really happened (ammonia between 2&4 ppm, 0 nitrites/nitrates). My concern is that about an inch and a half of water has evaporated. Does it matter how much water...

Nerites it is :) Thanks!

I don't particularly care about algae eating - my tanks don't have any algae (unless you count the moss balls which I was told were a type of algae).    I would like a pretty snail in each side of my divided 10g tank.   Can you guys recommend snails to meet this criteria (I don't know anything...

OMG! That first link is so alike!!!! I wonder if I can convince my hubby to get him ... And figure out what to do with him while my tank finishes cycling

I had a dream last night ... A nightmare really. I kept discovering Bettas in tiny little bowls all over my house, all sick and neglected. I realized that I'd bought them and then forgotten about them! I was rushing around trying to each of them into a bigger cleaner bowl/tank/Tupperware but I...

All 3 (1,4,5 yrs old) take turns feeding him, I do the water changes, and my 5yr old assists with checking water parameters (counting the drops of solution that go into the tube and comparing the color of the liquid to the reference chart - not actually handling the chemicals)

Jack's find are almost totally grown back :)

Yay!

congrats!   If I do Jekyll/Hyde, I think I'd focus on the dichotomy between the "intellectual man" and the "human base/instincts/beast" rather than person/monster because I don't like the idea of portraying one of my fish as bad/evil (I know, I know - I'm getting a little crazy about this).   I...

Tuesday is a long school day for me . I will double check the ammonia levels tonight when I get home and dose till it gets to the right amount. Do you think it'll be a problem that I will have essential spread the first ammonia dose through a 24 hr period? Will it affect how quickly the tank...

Can't seem to get the ammonia level right. I put the amount the bottle said should get to around 4 ppm and after waiting an hour, the test said .5ppm I doubled the dose and after an hour, the test said 1 ppm. I'm not going to add any more ammonia tonight though... I think my bedroom is smelling...

I thought 7.8 as well but my daughter said the top one and as I have trouble with reds/greens, I went with her assessment :P

I had to find a heavy stone to keep the sponge filter from floating (I cleaned it in boiling water and put it in a cheese cloth that I tied to the base of the filter. I also tried to slow the flow if the bubbling with a fridge clip but that hasn't done anything :p And here are my baseline...

Weird that he lost some of his fin but at least he seems OK otherwise :). Did the spots go away?

He looks beautiful, spots and all :p I don't know anything about ich but I hope it goes away quickly!

Oh, OK :)

So by "don't bury" you mean just drop the plant in the aquarium?

All beautiful! Tie dye definitely fits his name :)

Ditto!

Thanks :) Are there any rules about spacing between plants or plants that shouldn't be next to each other?

I want the 5 gal densely planted because both the frogs and shrimp like lots of cover (currently it is densely artificially planted :p) For the 10 gal I want more of a landscaped look - the look being comprised of plants/moss as well as stones and/or a nice piece of wood. I want to theme the 10...

My supplies: And my current progress (not much!):

Yay! It worked :) OK: I was going to divide my new 10 gal into 3 parts for 3 bettas. Each section would have a unique look and I even named the tank Sybil after the woman/movie with multiple personalities syndrome. But I realized that with a 3 part divide, Jack would have less horizontal swim...

Test, test, will this post? (This my 3rd attempt to start this journal)

Hi all - I need guidance on adding plants to my current 5 gal tank and planting my new 10 gal. 5 gal: The substrate is black aquarium gravel Has an HOB filter and a heater (about 80-82 degrees F) I have 2 ADFs in there - they don't like bright lights so plants would need to be low light. (The...

Thanks for the suggestions :) I will look into those.

Pretty neat :) the tank/girls look great !

:D thanks for the support!

Bummer - anyone know a tank clean up animal that might work?

I'll start off by pointing out that I am a newbie - at the begining of August I didn't have a single tank or any aquatic life.   I have a 5 gal with 2 ADFs - lots of silk plants, a submerged betta log, and a castle with plenty of hidey holes (1 of my ADFs is EXTREMELY reclusive and I hope he...