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Are you sure it's a snail? It must be a very brave snail to hitch a ride on a betta, or on any fish, unless it's a dead fish. I suspect that what you see is some sort of injury on the betta.

Photos 1 & 2 are female. Photos 3 & 4, I can't tell as the colours are washed out. Photo 5, both fish are female.

What are the width (not the length) and height of your tank? If they are approximately the same, then if the water is ½ an inch lower on one side, it means that the tank also leans by ½ inch. If the width is twice the height then the tank only leans by ¼ inch. Either way, the additional pressure...

There are different types of bacterial infections, unless we know what it is, we’re only guessing what med to use. Medications available in the UK differ from what are available in US or in Aus. If you could post a close-up photo in focus (easier said than done), members in the UK maybe able to...

Are the 2 photos of the same fish? The 2nd photo looks like a fish struggling to breathe and doesn't have much tail left. I don’t think it will survive much longer and would consider euthanasia using clove oil if it deteriorates further.

I don’t think it has ich, but the rear half of the body seems to have lighter colour which is concerning as it could be bacterial infection, impossible to tell from the blurry photos. When you say side fins, I assume you mean pectoral fins. Again, impossible to tell from the photos.

That would be a good question to put to 1st year engineering students, but they'd need you to provide the density and what is known as Modulus of Elasticity of your acrylic. But once you know what they are, you could google "deflection formula" and do the exercise yourself :).

Oh man, that’s a tough neighbourhood you’re living in. We can agree that house prices and rent in major cities are way too high, but there is only so much land available near the cities for the ever increasing population. To increase supply, you’d have to knock suburban houses down and build...

The short answer is, no there isn't.

The photos aren’t very clear, but I say your tank is infected with white spot. I’d treat the entire tank with white spot medication, but follow the instructions to the letter and do not overdose. Or you can use heat treatment if all your fish are heat tolerance to 86F / 30C temperature. I’d...

If your tank is 75G, the water volume is probably 65G. If you need 3/5 of the scoop (or 0.6 scoop) per 75G, then you need half a scoop (or 0.52 scoop to be exact) per 65G. I'd take a scoop and carefully place it on a piece of paper, then separate it in half to get half a scoop. It's not precise...

Eheim heaters have a dial for heat setting and another one for calibration or adjustment, but adjustment can only be made up to plus or minus 2 degrees C. If it’s set at 24C and the thermometer reads 26.5C, you can move the calibration dial to make it read 26C. It’s recommended to let the heater...

That sounds like a good project. A problem to overcome is fixing the metal frame to the floor to stop the whole thing from tipping. You weld the drawer runners to the frame (which will work) but bolting the frame to the brickwork could be a problem as the frame could pull out from the brick...

Welcome to TFF. I’m sure many members will be interested to see how you tackle the sliding shelf for the tank. If the tank weighs well over 50kg then the sliding mechanism may involve serious mechanical design. Please post some photos when you have it all set up.

If the siphon doesn’t work, it could be because the water in the tank and the water in the bucket are at about the same level. Can you lower the bucket that you siphon the water into so that it is at least 0.5m or 2 feet below the water in the tank?

I just took another look at the photo. Although it’s a bit blurry there’re 2 things concerning. 1) Are the bubbles on the water surface from the fish gills or from the filter? If from the fish then it’s bad news as that happens when a betta struggles to breathe. Bubble nests that bettas make...

Post #20 by Fishfunn provides a link that tells you what to do next.

My guess is that your smaller tank is not yet cycled. I'd get a breeder net and put it in the big tank today, and place the betta in there.

I suspect there's something in this tank that's toxic to most of your fish, your API tests don't test for toxicity. Do you have anything in this tank that you don't have in the other 4 tanks, e.g different substrate, a piece of wood or rock collected from somewhere? I would monitor the existing...

I think what they are injecting into each container is food, probably mosquito larvae. They are bred in the large tanks and raised in same large tanks until they grow a bit bigger. Then placed in individual containers before they mature and start to fight. A reasonable size tank is needed to...

That certainly shows they can survive in a tiny container. But why would anyone who keeps a betta as a pet doesn’t provide it a decent space to swim is beyond me. They are one of the most inquisitive fish when kept in a planted tank with appropriate substrate and with room to swim.

Sadly, Aus imports glass, as far as I know. Two years ago I paid $180 for a 4x18x18 and was told then that the price of glass would increase by at least 20%.

Currently, 1 AUD = 0.67 USD approx.

The cheapest tanks in Aus are locally made, approx prices: $150 AUD for a 2’x18”x18” $200 for a 3’x18”x18” $250 for a 4’x18”x18” If you want a pine cabinet and a hood to go with it, triple the price. These are prices on the east coast, NSW and Vic. Expect to pay more in Western Aus. The...

A quarantine tank click on video - Approximate dimensions 44cm x 42cm x 32cm high. - It has been running continuously for around 18 months, mostly with no fish or only one fish to keep it cycled. Current Stocking: - 6 of 5 banded barbs. Will soon join another 6 in the community tank. - 11...

If you're asking if plants produce oxygen all the time, the answer is No. Plants produce oxygen during the day and carbon dioxide at night. To aerate the water and provide oxygen, you can use an air pump connected to a sponge filter or an air stone to agitate the water.

I heard the argument that the natural habitat of long finned bettas is a jar many times before. What I say to that is, show me someone who breeds long finned bettas in a jar, then I’ll accept that argument. A lot of people who keep their bettas in a jar will do so no matter if they’re long...

You can get a roll of exercise mat from Kmart, cut it to size, and place it under the tank (photo below). That will address your concern. How much overhang is that? I wouldn't worry about it if it's only 2 or 3cm overhang. That’s most likely a locally made tank. The manufacturer recommends a...

If you want to speed up the process you need to fully submerge the wood in water. That will mean removing the wood from the paludarium and drop it in a bucket of water, keep changing the water every week or so until the tannins have leached out - then put it back in the paludarium.

@Uberhoust, I’m quite interested in the Nicrew light if the light still operates after an outage even though on a different lighting cycle. The Hygger does not lose the setting memory during an outage, but will remains either ON or OFF indefinitely when the power is restored. The clock needs to...

I use Eheim heaters and Hygger lights. But when going away for more than a few days, I turn the hyggers off and replace them with normal lights with mechanical timers because the hyggers will lose the clock memory when there’s a power outage.

Apart from ammonia, you changed the pH from highly basic to very acidic in an instant. That sudden pH change is a fish killer.

I'd cover the tanks with plastic bags and towel, and turn the pumps and anything that draw air into the tank off. How long do you have to leave the house/room before returning? I'd open the doors/windows for at least couple of hours after returning, before restarting the pumps.

You’ll keep the snail population to a manageable level if you don’t overfeed the fish. In my tank where I have a single paradise fish, the fish eats all the food within 20 seconds (it's a slow eater, like the bettas). In a 4' tropical community tank, all is eaten within 1 minute. In a Malawi...

I don’t have bladder snails in my tanks, but I see no reasons why you can’t if you want them, assuming your GH is 8 or higher. What are the dimensions of your tank: length, width and height? A photo to show what it's like? Can you leave a bit of opening on one side of your tank to let air in...

When I was a kid, I had what I thought was a black moor. Imagine my disappointment when it slowly turned orange :(.

Virtually, all aquarium heaters are rated IP68 anyway. If the heaters can be fully submerged, so can the lights with the same rated of IP68. Whether they will affect the fish when placed at the bottom of the tank is another consideration.