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He's looking better. Not on bottom here- he saw me and came up expecting food, but on bottom much more. Acting normal. 2nd dose coming in a few days. Also, the other tanks are looking good. Fingers crossed!

What are these tiny snails? There are a billion of them in my shrimp tank. I normally have a lot of ramshorn snails, but these came out of nowhere and they are EVERYWHERE. It's not a big deal, but just weird. Wondering if they stay small?

He's still alive and looking better, although I'm not sure all are out of him. I'll get pics tomorrow

Looks like they are coming out but some are hanging on. I am feeding them heavy and he's eating so knock on wood. Later I'm going to look hard at the other fish to see if others look the same. Either way, treating all the tanks and my nets too.

I found Levamisole (Fritz Expel-P), but could not find flubendazole. Treated tanks yesterday. Will update as it goes- thanks for the help!!

Could it be callamanus worms?

Ok, shoot. I will go get some. I was patting myself on the back for having the meds. His belly isnt sunken that I can tell, but definitely inflamed around the vent. The pic I posted doesn't show it that well. These 2 show it better and if u zoom in something seems to be sticking out of his...

Here's another video. He started farting around the tank so I tried to film it. I caught him doing it once more before he stopped.

This is him right after eating. He ate very well, but he's back to the top. No other fish show signs of oxygen deprivation and CO2 is off. PH is 6.6 anyway because my water is so soft.

Btw I'm using Seachem Metroplex and Focus mixed w frozen blood worms and mysis Shrimp. It's supposed to treat them more effectively than just treating the water. Knock on wood

Will do, @Colin_T thanks!

I reacaped the tank a couple of months ago, so right now they're just coming in. I've added almost no fertilizer- just a tiny bit of micros (Miller Complex). I've got them to the point where they are pretty much algae free and starting to look like they should except the wallichi and monte...

@Colin_T his vent area is red for sure. I'll get a pic ASAP, but should I quarantine him? Doing water change right now

When I built the stand for my 75 gallon tank, I finished it and put the tank on it (didn't fill it yet) and then realized I put some of the wood upside down. To fix it, I would have had to take the thing apart and re-build it. I am not great at that kind of thing, so I was not going to do it...

Wonderful! Last year I ordered 6 angels with the intention of finding a pair and rehoming the rest. The seller sent me TWELVE LOL (angelmania.net- they are great, btw). I raised them in a 75 gallon tank and they got along very well for about 6 months. Then I found my pair and got the rest...

I will turn off the CO2 and see what happens. I don't use a ton of it- I have it connected to a PH controller. I have soft water, so I can't really use much CO2 without jacking the KH way up which I don't want to do in there for obvious reasons. Having said that, I will turn it off and see...

I checked later and the ram was behind the plants. It's not unusual, but makes me suspicious now. I'm working from home tomorrow, so I will check more closely. Hope I don't have to move him!

he doesn't look beat up, but I'll keep an eye on it. The apisto was getting beaten up before.... maybe he will start now that the swordtail is out of there. He did have a little white poop hanging out when I filmed him. I went back later and he was hanging out in the plants- that is more...

I have a gold Ram that is hanging at the top of the tank. See video. He seems to be breathing heavy too although no other fish is acting like that. Tank: Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Last water change 3 days ago, another this evening or tomorrow I recently had a pristine looking female cherry barb die...

No, I can't find any that lived out of 2 batches or clutches, or herds, or whatever LOL. I think eventually they will. I may try on purpose at some point but I'm currently still determined w the Greenfire tetra (Aphyocharax rathbuni) and some CPDs. Thanks for asking, though!

I just bought some methylene blue and noticed that it has an expiration date. This stuff expires? There's no way I'll use all this in a year LOL.

this makes sense, because there's so much about the process that is completely random and just hoping for the best. At least the little fishies get SOMETHING they can do to help increase their odds. Wonder what can be done in the aquarium to better produce the conditions they look for before...

Well, your tank is beautiful. Hate it that the combo won't work anymore, but even without the tetras it is such a nice tank.

Oh! I have a billion Magnolia leaves around. When they built our townhouse complex, the builder must have found a sale on Magnolias- they are everywhere and are all about 50 years old, so they're huge. I didn't realize I could use those leaves! Amazing- I'm going to do it. Is there...

oooh I would love to see it! I have a freaky love for Tetras and there are SO MANY of them!

I'm late to the game here, but boy I feel your frustration. The first time I bought Fluval Stratum, I can still feel how angry I was getting- I am amazed I didn't just chuck the plants in the garbage. There are plenty of good answers above, but I just wanted to chime in to commiserate with...

Yeah this is so true. What I've seen are folks who are into the hobby and happy to share, and others who tell you they know a lot and then get angry when you question something they tell you. Someone who gets defensive about a bit of knowledge that you question is not really all that sure...

FINALLY a latin name that actually means something to a dummy like me who needs names like "gigantea"

This is probably the most honest approach LOL- I mean, look at that dial- how are you supposed to hit a specific number on that thing anyway? Now, the digital ones, on the other hand....

I picked these up at AquaShella in Daytona this year as a freebie. I'd never seen tea bags like this. I use leaves and cones and whatnot in my shrimp tank. I dropped this in the outflow chamber of the filter (Fluval Flex all-in-one). I haven't noticed a change in water color or anything, but...

Yeah this one is definitely unique compared to others I've seen. Either that or it doesn't "look" like what I know to be anubias, so when I've seen it I just assumed it was something else.