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Sorry to hear that.

Good to know. I feel like napping after a good meal too. There's definitely more algae on the glass because I've intentionally not been cleaning it. This open area of bottom glass is where the corys eat, so I drop shrimp pellets and algae wafers down there. There's usually some food dust...

Thanks for confirming that I just need to relax lol. Yeah, I've read plenty about the stench. I guess that's one benefit of not having a sense of smell. That happened to me before it was covid-chic 😉

Thank you for this @Slaphppy7 That's a relief! I needed to pick a pronoun, so it became a SHE. I was reminded this evening that we had named it Gary (SpongeBob's snail, we also have a dog named Patrick).

Hey everyone! I decided to add one snail to my tank 4 days ago and I was pretty confident that I'd done enough research beforehand. But, I realize now that while there are plenty of website telling you about required water parameters, feeding, breeding, troubleshooting - none (that I read)...

@Stacyvamp How's your snail doing? It's been almost a month, so I hope he's thriving.

Thanks for the feedback. I guess I'll take the little tank to my office and put a pretty beta in there. I'll get something bigger for my quarantine.

Of course it's vegan if it has a vegan label. But it's just the fact that naturally wine is not vegan which kind of blows my mind. Who'da thunk?

I think the ratio of egg vs available opening is quite different between those two examples o_O

Just saw this: The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so he can breathe under water for up to 15 minutes! Video by Dr Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk from @underwater https://fb.watch/e396_2VZTv/

No. There are multiple processes for multiple reasons that use animal products - mostly egg whites. https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/09/vegetarian-vegan-wine/

Wine is not vegan

Because hummingbirds have such fast metabolisms, they go into a state of hibernation every night so they don't starve to death while they sleep.

The tank has been set up since February, but I had a handful of issues in the beginning. It's been healthy and stable for about two months now. I'm not in a rush, but my goal is to get a few more fish. I only have two danios and three mini albino corys right now. I know the danios need some...

Good afternoon, In preparation for setting up a quarantine tank for new fish, I put the QTs filter cartridge inside my existing tank's filter. How long should I leave it in there to ensure that it's populated with enough bacteria to support the temp tank (1.5gal)? Thank you!

Thank you @StevenF for explaining the zinc sulfate to zinc carbonate reaction. I get it! And I understand not recommending plants. I know trial and error is how we learn, but I appreciate your information to help me be on a better track for less errors. Of the 14 minerals that plants need to...

@StevenF That you very much for the Chemistry Lesson! :book: There's so much to learn and watch out for. I'm trying to absorb it all. Why do you recommend stemmed plants? What makes them different in a way that would benefit my set-up? Any particular plant suggestions? I'm a little...

Ok, @itiwhetu - I'll get some more substrate. Thanks. Thank you for this breakdown @Colin_T . That was helpful. I knew the water was good for drinking, but wasn't sure in relation to the aquarium. I have a KH test kit - the kind where you count how many drops you add to the tube until it...

Good morning, I am still trying to "season" my new 10gal tank and I've finally had about a month of no issues. I only have a little bit of Sagittaria in there now, but in a few months I'd like to add a couple more plants. I'm currently using Seachem Flourish. I read that Iron levels...

It looks like little white stubble hairs. There's alot alot of "stuff" floating around in the water - I wouldn't say the water is cloudy and I want to say they're like little filaments, but not necessarily of any particular length or size. I think it's just the same algae just floating around...

I really appreciate your insights @Byron The salt treatment was for a fugus infection. I checked parameters yesterday and they are the same as they always are: Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 20pm pH - 7.8 Temp - 77° I'm mad at myself for not checking here for other responses first (I didn't...

Well crap, I just looked at the tank again this morning and I see that same stuff on the tank walls also. Dang it. I guess I need to completely strip the tank, scrub and put back together.

I just finished a 2 week salt treatment on 5/02 Monday and started 20% water changes every day. These Saggs have started turning brown just in the last few days, it's happened very fast. I do add Seachem Flourish, not much, and that did help when I first got the plant. But anyhow - is this...

Update: Today is Sat 4/23. I started salt treatment on Tues 4/19 and the guy with fungus passed yesterday Fri 4/22. Today there are spots on two of the seven fish. One has two spots - she's in the first three attached pictures. The second fish has just one spot on his side - third...

Update: The lil guy was found stuck to the filter last night :rip: I was going to share a close-up pic of him hoping it would give us more info, but he had been stuck all day so there was not discernable fungus/injuries to see. I spent over 30 minutes last night just staring at the rest of...

Good morning, I added aquarium salt last night and marked the calendar. I'll try to update when the 2 weeks are up. I noticed, when reviewing other posts, that few people give updates after getting advice. That makes it really hard to know whether the diagnosis was correct. Two final...

I've already turned the heater down and will increment it back to where it was. I'll start salt treatment when I get home. There are no big fish in there. One danio chases the littler ones when they feed but I've never seen her nip at anyone. Thus her name: Cruella If you zoom into the...

In person, it does look like sprinkled salt and in the video you can see the specks briefly at 18 & 20 seconds. The specks were more prevalent last night, but this morning the white patch is more prevalent.

I appreciate your input @GaryE When any fish looks ill, is it best to remove/isolate until you come up with a "semi-educate guess"? I'm assuming YES, but my assumptions have been wrong lately lol. This was an interesting read...

I do too and I'm agreeing with you more this morning after getting this closer view. I'll wait for more feedback and keep him segregated until I get a consensus.

Thank you @DoubleDutch And @Colin_T Thanks again for your help and for answering my questions specifically. I assumed that the purpose of scraping the slime off the walls was to remove it from the tank, that's why I thought it needed to be drained. So, is the purpose to expose more of it to...