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Syd is adorable :) he looks so happy, I am so glad he made it! :D

I'm looking for a nice natural look for my ten gallon, so I'm going to get some more live plants soon, but I also wanted to add some larger rocks from outside, how should I clean/disinfect them for the aquarium? Thanks :)

More brown algae just decided to grow in my 10 gallon. I think it is mostly from all the light that's on it, so I kind of lowered the light amount but that didn't work. I tried using the algae scraper and that didn't help much either. Seriously, this is the literal holy grail of hacks to get...

Try frozen daphnia. It works the same way a pea does for their digestive system and he may find it more appealing.

I love this game too. I probably haven't beaten you yet.

Congrats! Yes please post pics :)

Topaz, my new male Delta tail betta already has an awesome personality. He''s pretty friendly so far and his 5.5 gallon tank is on my nightstand, and last night he was resting by his betta log to the side of the tank closest to where my bed is. I put a small mystery snail in there one time and...

That looks really nice. I think I might get some duckweed or some more live plants for my betta's tank because the light is really bright.

Bettas normally need only 8-12 hours of light, but if you keep the light on too long that could cause algae.

Driftwood would be a good thing to use since it does lower the pH safely. Make sure since you have a betta to sand down any sharp edges on the wood, their fins could get caught on it.

It really sounds like swim bladder disorder to me. You should raise the temperature in the water because colder water can slow down the digestive process. Also peas do help really well :D That's great that he ate! As long as he is still eating there is hope! I don't think you will have to...

The beneficial bacteria will stay in the filter and gravel. A helpful thing to get is a beneficial bacteria supplement, or to be more exact something like Tetra Safe Start. This creates beneficial bacteria colonies and I always use it after routine water changes.

You can also use aquarium salt, 1 tsp per gallon. Always pre-mix the salt with aquarium water before adding it in. Lower the temp of the water to about 75° F because this will slow down the bacterial growth. Do a 75-90% water change once a day, and add the same amount of salt back in. Do NOT do...

Turns out this little guy has actually grown into a nice little mystery snail! The pet store where I got the plant from had just mystery snails in the plant tank so I'm not surprised I got a little one!

Peas are used for the same thing but daphnia would work too.

No, nobody can. Those are the cutest tanks ever. I'm gonna need to get some holiday ornaments!

Thats the exact name my dad recommended! What a coincidence :)

Thats also a great name idea but I just decided to name him Topaz. He is still a pretty small betta fish and I hope I have him for a while!

He may get constipated so after fasting you can give him a de-shelled blanched pea, just a little piece about the size of his eye or smaller. The next day you should try to cut back the pellet amount. I give my betta about 2 pellets daily.

This is the new betta fish I just got yesterday. He is a delta tail, and so beautiful too! He is really active and swims around a lot. Still haven't named him, I had a few ideas for names but if you guys have any name ideas too that would be great!

Welcome to the forum :D

You should separate the fry into different tanks. This sounds really sad but, the parents will eat them. Livebearers do that kind of stuff. Also in the new tank make sure the filter intake is covered with a material that will stop the guppy fry from getting sucked up into the filter, that...

To stop them from getting sucked in you can take a piece of screen or netting, wrap it around the filter intake and secure with a rubber band :)

Sorry, I meant so the water change doesn't wipe out the bacteria colonies. My wording got kind of messed up there,

Miles looks so happy and healthy. It's obvious you take great care of your fish.

Tetra safe start is a beneficial bacteria supplement so, yes, you can and should use it after water changes. I always add bacteria supplements after water changes so it doesn't wipe out the beneficial bacteria colonies.

And just a tip - if you need to disinfect anything in the tank/pond such as ornaments you can use a diluted vinegar solution and rinse off thoroughly :)

Aww he's so cute :) such a pretty tank too!

None of the other pictures will work :(

Welp, one photo showed up!

I don't know why the pictures aren't showing up :(

What other pets do you guys have besides fish? I have 17 pets in all, but only 10 non-fish ones. These are my female guinea pigs: from left to right, Pixie, Gigi, Carrots, Olive And these are my boys :) Milo Basil These were pictures from their old setups and the boys live together now...

Nevermind just realized I know nothing about plants and that can't be sagittaria, lol

Kind of also looks like Sagittaria.

So I know you use the API test kit and I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but the API test kits are known for showing .25 ppm ammonia in a tank that has 0. The test has a hard time distinguishing ammonia and amoonium.

Lol, my old betta Titus (in my profile picture) loved freeze dried bloodworms but he never really ate them. I mean, he eventually swallowed them but for a minute or two the bloodworm would just be sticking out of his mouth and he would just swim around with it!

I don't but it is a really good idea to use some. Great for the plants. I am probably going to get some soon though.