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Sorry, there was someone a while ago who told me to use scientific names. And I keep forgetting lol Yeah, I've read that they give live birth. I just wasn't sure if that's what these are. I literally just put them in quarantine a couple of hours ago and these guys popped up.

Good day, I just received some white wizard snails and red racer nerites in the mail today. They all look great. But then these little guys popped up. I didn't notice them on any of the snails, and I just found three of them. They're small, but very noticeable. They're probably pest snails, but...

@TwoTankAmin I've heard about this. I don't think it's self poison. I got mine from Petsmart, went home and immediately started acclimating them because I heard cories might do this. Besides, they lasted for weeks in the quarantine tank. Doing just fine. Once they were added to the main tank...

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Thank you for the concern. I use the API master test kit. Put 10 drops of solution 1 in the test tube, shake for 5 seconds. Shake solution 2 vigorously for 30 seconds. Add it to test tube, then shake for 1 minute. The tank was cycled. I went through the process well enough. Plants are doing great.

Hello, again. I've been having horrible luck with my fish. Lost all my otos, had 10 cories now down to 4, had 2 whiptails now I have 1. The whiptail was most likely an accidental death from shipping. Its tail was kinked and it didn't recover. The other one is eating and growing big. My...

Hello, updates on these two fish. The corydora unfortunately passed away. I noticed she was breathing really fast for a day or two, then I found her on her side. Gills barely moving and she looked like she had internal bleeding. So I euthanized her. As for the oto... I noticed there was a...

As always, your replies are much appreciated, Byron. I think you might be right. I did some research and the film looks like a very dark green version of it. And I can definitely smell... something. I can't describe it. It's like mud or swamp water. I have been testing the water every other...

OK, I siphoned as much of it as I can. If it is cyanobacteria, how harmful is it to the fish? And what can I do to reduce its growth? I realized last week that I had the lights on for too long (12 hours). So I reduced it to 10 hours. I haven't been very proactive with removing uneaten food...

Oh, I assumed it was part of the same thing since they're coloured similarly. But what is on the driftwood does look more like film than what's on the plants.

Hello, it's me again. I have noticed this black stuff appearing all over my tank. I was wondering if it's algae. If so, what can I do to get it under control? It grows pretty fast.

I know now that otocinclus should be put in an established tank. I got these guys a year and a half ago when I had no knowledge. The cory isn't acting strange. She's swimming fine, and eats like a pig. She has some balance issues due to the broken tail fin, but other than that she's very active...

I noticed this morning that the oto's eyes are bulging. So I moved it into quarantine. I'll figure out what to do when I get home from work. Any advice on how to treat dropsy in an otocinclus? Or is this guy far gone?

Hello, I have put my corydoras and otocinclus in their new tank. It's cycled. Parameters are perfect. I'm concerned by two of my fish, though. The cory's tail has been like that for a while. I didn't set up the old tank correctly. There was large gravel pieces and she injured herself. I'm...

Good day, everyone. My main tank is ready and I'm itching to get more fish for it. I want to get more corydoras for the two adult corys I already had, if people remember from my stocking thread. The temporary tank they were in was put together quickly due to me moving, so it was not cycled. And...

Very interesting responses in this thread. I particularly like the viking funeral for dead fishes and dried fish necklaces. If you're going to dispose of your dead fish other than burying, then yeah, don't flush them. My town's waterways are connected to a river, so that would be detrimental to...

Gee... I wasn't expecting there to be an argument on here. Please, don't argue. I never meant for this to turn into a controversial thing. It seems not a lot of people bury their pets. Which is fine. It's something I'm going to continue to do because it's something I feel strongly about.

A grim discussion, I know. But something I have thought about since my little Buddy has passed. He was my friend during the pandemic and passed away in January. Since it was winter and I'm from Ontario, I sealed him up and put him in the freezer until the snow melted. Once it did I dug a hole...

Is it weird that one of my favourite things about this hobby so far is learning about different species of fish and plants? Yes it's a lot of hard work, but I have discovered so many things about fish that I never knew before. And I have a lot more appreciation for keeping them. Which is why I...

I'm a new keeper. But euthanizing my betta was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I was in tears and heartbroken. But I had to do what was best for him. On a less serious note. Definitely money, availability and willpower. Money, because the hobby has proven to be very expensive. I'm...

Sorry for constantly bumping and updating. I just want to make sure I'm getting the perfect species for this tank before buying them. I still have a lot of waiting to do, but I'm the kind of person who likes to plan ahead of time. I figured even family run businesses get their animals from the...

I might go with the Nannostomus eques (Brown Pencilfish) for my surface dweller. So, 12 of those. 12 Paracheirodon innesi (Neon Tetras). And 12 Corydoras trilineatus. Yeah, I'm skeptical about Petsmart, too. Plus I prefer to support small businesses than a chain pet store. There is a family...