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For anyone still watching this thread, here's a video of Obi performing his tricks for my sister Obi's Tricks And a recent photo where he looks slightly less grumpy

Well... As a fellow NC fish keeping teen I may have to message you haha

Hi! And welcome to the forum! Beautiful tanks

Are you a teenager in NC who keeps fish??? (asking for selfish reasons)

I think you could put pygmy cories in there, and a lot of them too This may be controversial, but I had a 55 that had both a dwarf gourami (one I knew to be passive) and a breeding pair of triple red cockatoo apistos. The pair was active constantly, never got too agressive, and demonstrated...

I would put something out on popular resale sites and put up ads on other forums. Think Ebay, Facebook marketplace and Facebook groups, Craigslist, etc.

UPDATE: Hi everyone! So here's my Obi update: I had to go back down to deal with grandparent-adjacent tasks. Obi is still at my place but being watched by a friend (bummer I had to leave him, but it felt like it would be less stressful for him to not have to move again). In my grandfather's...

My moms childhood best friend had a 20 yr old cat! We'll see if Obi will stick it out for me.

I ordered a brine shrimp hatchery off of amazon awhile ago that came with eggs and it worked well despite my own lack of knowledge. It probably comes with more than you're looking to hatch (and it is a hatchery not just eggs) but if you want a few rounds of them I think it's worth it. I loved...

Welcome to the forum! I agree that unless you are 100% sure you know what's going on, don't medicate. Medications can make fish sicker. I'm not entirely sure what the illnesses are, but if it were me I would up water changes. 25%-50% daily or every other day. And try to watch their behavior--see...

Good point. Maybe I'll remain with dry and only feed wet in a different bowl that I can deep clean. Thank you so much!! I'll reach out Noted... I've also learned he likes to pull plugs out of the wall which is an annoying and slightly dangerous habit. Fascinating. I have noticed he likes to...

Beautiful fish! I would just make sure that he picks up on the eating asap. That, to me, is the biggest concern.

Haha it better not!! My roommate was joking about how much nicer (and more private) his toilet is, considering we're stuck in communal bathrooms... we even have to flush it ourselves!! Thanks for your compassion! Everyone has been very sweet. A little fuzzy guy running around certainly doesn't...

Hi! Welcome to the forum! So first of all, sounds like you're doing a great job. And everything could be 100% ok. If he is one of those bettas that are bred to have massive fins, they may be making swimming difficult. Sometimes that happens which is a bummer and the best you can do is keep him...

This is my exact thought process!! Thank you for affirming those needs and being so kind. As I get over the stress of this new development, it becomes more exciting than scary. I certainly understand why a lot of people would think it isn't worth the money, but I'll see. Haha, I guess I'll have...

Welcome!! Lots of great advice here

This is him, by the way!! Obi-Wan Kenobi or Obi for short

My grandfather is one of those prepared-for-everything kinda guys. So with the cat, I was given lots of litter and food he had already stockpiled. The food is dry, so I might try to introduce little bits of wet food into his diet over the course of the summer for some extra hydration. He's a...

Man! Just read through most of this. Sorry you were given such bad info. Good luck with it all.

I'll put on the show tn! I watched it as a kid but didn't pay much attention. I'm trying to find things I can put up for him to climb on without causing damage to the wall (so the college doesn't fine me). I've found some window attachments and free-standing stuff on Facebook Market place which...

Thank you! I keep going back and forth on the litter boxes. Right now, I'm looking at 4 different options at 4 incredibly different price ranges. My favorite one out of the 2 'cheaper' options is like what you've just sent. My favorite one out of the 'fancy' ones has an automated cleaner...

Hey everyone! I'm reaching out in need of some help in unfamiliar territory. To sum up a complicated series of events quickly: I came home after my first year of college this summer and have been tending to my mom, who is in chemotherapy and generally unwell. I wasn't home for a week before I...

Hi Alexter! I can't be sure if your fish has fin rot or not. Do you have any before pictures? Right now, I would say it doesn't. Try not to be over-eager with medication. Companies and chain stores will sell this idea that every fish can benefit from rounds of medication, but unless they 100%...

I'm not very spiritual and tend to lean hard on 'the facts'. To me, flushing can be dangerous and throwing them away isn't taking full advantage of the available nutrients. Burying them in a house plant or garden is what makes the most sense to my brain. But judging what other people do also...

Gorgeous!

I also think he probably just bumped his head. He will heal with time

Not thinking I could do it on my own sooner. And settling for crappy equipment instead of saving up for the better options. Then everything broke two years in, lol.

Sounds to me like stress from the travel. It's a real bummer but it happens. Definitely do *NOT* treat the tank with ANY meds when you don't know why the fish is sick or dying. You could hurt everything else in it. Just increase water changes and keep water parameters good.

I had similar thoughts when I set up my 55 gallon, but most turned out to be a little unrealistic for the situation. I would just start by cycling and then adding a group of shoaling fish you like. Unless you're married to a sorority tank, probably just skip it. They rarely work and are often...

I haven't used this piece of equipment but have ordered filters and such from Aquarium co-op and had good experiences. Their customer service is helpful and I do think they use good materials in their products. Some dislike their videos, I don't care so much as long as what they sell works.

I'm so sorry to hear of such a frustrating string of events!! May your fish luck improve ASAP

This is a really common problem with snails but luckily there are a few solutions. You're right that they probably came in on a plant or something. First of all, consider the fact that snails will only exist so much as there are things to sustain them. Oftentimes overrun tanks have an excess...

I would just get a bunch and let them breed. I've never had problems with them and amanos, although only ever did it in larger tanks.

I have heard this! I've just always been too scared of the chemicals that are everywhere to bother trying

This is interesting to me. Any good way to clean them to try and get away any potential pesticides or weed killers that could have seeped into or onto the plant?

Growing up, my dad had a few of these for his snakes. When my twin sister and I were 10 years old at most, we stole one and it became our favorite toy. A laser gun, a pointer for play teacher, a tagger, you name it 😆