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Not that I think. I thought it may be too strong for him at first but he was able to swim away from it with little to no issue. I considered adding a sponge in it but with how easily he handled swimming by it I didn’t bother.

Title is an attention grabber, I know, but I am back again after having minimal issues with Grosso! (insert massive sigh here) I got sick of the 10 gallon shortly after experiencing back to back canister issues and it almost killing him, so shortly after I upgraded to a 36G and things have been...

Hello again, my fish enthusiasts and friends, After a brief hiatus (and minimal tank problems) I am back yet again, with a heavy heart and broken spirit. In a matter of 12 hours, I have had a complete tank meltdown. I cannot pin point where the problems are coming from and I am at a complete...

He is doing fairly well, now. He is eating (but as I said before, refusing all pellets/flakes/crumbles and only eating fresh frozen/live. He spits all pellets/flakes/crumbles out, even if soaked in garlic.) The metro/prazi combo seemed to do the trick as far as the roundworm is concerned...

Cats are one of my favorite hunters out there, and I love to hear about seniors that are still great hunters. They’re so resilient and agile. He sounds like he was a pretty cool cat (despite the hamster portion :( poor little buddy!) that’s exactly why I won’t get any cute and fuzzy critters...

I have never had a betta jump out of a tank on me. I couldn’t believe it, I was borderline offended ? (after all that work to get you back to health and you decide to throw it all away??? I’m kidding.) and thank you, it’s been a process slowly scrubbing all the plants/substrate to not disrupt...

Update 2/20 Tank is looking great, Grosso not so much. Unfortunately appears he has permanent eye cloud from his parasitic ventures, so far hasn’t affected his ability to see/hunt which is a plus. He has gotten to the point where he is now refusing all pellets/flakes and will only consume fresh...

Now that I'm thinking of it and researching, I think I purchased a hornwort that was incorrectly labeled as a Anacharis. :oops: (hence why I still say I'm a novice lol) Which would explain the shedding. Our LFS has Anacharis so I'm gonna venture out into the tundra and grab one, quarantine it...

It would shed like crazy, it was like a dried out Christmas tree. I took it out a month ago and I'm still finding pieces of it occasionally. It did grow like mad, I was trimming almost weekly. I had it tied down to a piece of lava rock and stuck the rock down into the substrate and it did well...

Also, are you creating your own filter media or are you using premade bags? Three step filtration is key with goldfish (most fish, honestly). I like activated carbon (not pellets, more "raw" form like chunks, bacteria adheres better.), bio stones, sponge and filter floss to top it all off.

Interesting, that should be adequate enough filtration for them. I guess with the overfeeding I can see how you got to that point though (unfortunately :( ) Were you treating with bacteria booster during setup as well? Sorry your cycling didn't go as planned. It is always so frustrating. I also...

I'd say she's pretty chunky. Maybe fast for two to three days to see if there are any changes. (She will be okay if you do.) Is it possible she is egg bound?

Could you try to get a more detailed picture, one from farther away and then another close up? And what did you scrub with?

Beautiful set up(s) and fish! Welcome and enjoy! :wub:

I always struggled with my goldfish tank and keeping it clean and balanced. I just feel the amount of waste they produce is so much higher than other fish. What kind of filter and how large is your tank? I keep bettas, but when I had goldfish I still kept UV sterilized betta water to clean out...

I'm fairly limited on space, this is a 10 gallon long (a deeper 10 gallon would have been impossible to reach into due to height and where is tank is located.) Would these still do well despite not having depth? Never opposed to adding more plants, since changing over to a canister filter I did...

5 to 6 miles?! Jeesh! I never realized how much they actually run! And I never realized the hamster wheel conundrum, I will use that information in practice if we see any Syrian hamsters through our exotics department. I'm not sure if I'd ever get one, I have a highly prey driven cat (mostly...

Also, thank you both for the responses! They are not dehydrated, fresh frozen. I'm afraid I might have made a spoiled brat out of him and now maybe he is refusing all food sources due to the bloodworms. Hopefully not, just glad he ate since its been three weeks. (yikes!) Not sure how he has...

That's what I was thinking as well, unfortunately. Hours of research on forums and sites and I finally couldn't find any additional info, which is why I decided to start posting to see if there were any tricks I had missed. This is the first time I've taken this much length into treating a Betta...

Oh so tiny!!!!! :wub:❤️ What is it like owning a hamster? I have never had one, only have kept lizards/snakes and fish.

Update: ate some defrosted blood worms this afternoon, which is a plus! Still listless and rubbing on substrate. Also docking in between lava rocks, which is unusual for him as he usually sits next to the heater on a bed of moss. Never was a leaf sleeper.

I was attempting to post this with my original post but I’m on mobile and it was being difficult, so I skipped all together. This was taken around December, I was given a tiny replica of his tank and it’s stayed on top of his ever since! Tank has changed just a tad, changed out a few plants and...

Hi y’all! My name is Alyssa and I currently own one king male betta. I have been fish keeping for 10 years, but more recently have dove headfirst into the realm of planted tanks. I have kept shubunkin, goldfish, betta and shrimp. I am currently running a 10 gallon (will upgrade in the future...

Here are pictures of him currently (taken during feeding)

Good Morning! I think this is the right spot to post my concerns on my King Male betta (if I’m incorrect let me know, I’m new to these threads and am just looking for advice. Will repost accordingly :) ) I have a male King Betta (he is housed alone, too aggressive for tank friends.) that was a...