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I have no idea, that’s a great idea though, I’ll check that now! Thank you 😊

Got it, thanks everyone! I’m still waiting on the test kit to come (for water hardness), it was an employee at my LFS that said that my area has hard water, I’ll update once I know the exact hardness! Platys sound like the way to go, thanks everyone for the advice!! :)

I recently came into possession of a 20 gallon bowfront tank! I haven’t set it up yet, I’m planning to start scaping it next week, but I’m trying to figure out stocking ahead of time. Some fish that I’ve been looking at for awhile are Pygmy Cory Catfish, and some sort of Livebearers (Mollies or...

This is very helpful, thanks! I’m pretty sure it’s a male! Now to go break the news to my sister who named “her” Fairy Princess lol 🫣

Hi all! A couple months ago my betta Remy passed away (old age) and I got a new betta. It was one of the babies from Petco and was listed as a female, but as they’ve grown I’ve noticed that they have pretty long fins. I was just wondering if anybody would be able to tell if they were a male or a...

I added a few new plants into my five gallon and not only did it come with a few ghost shrimp attached but I also started noticing a couple of these little snails crawling around the tank. They don’t bother me at all I’m just curious what type they are. Thanks in advance!

Yes I do, the tank is planted with frog bit floating on top.

Hopefully this is the right place to put this post. I’ve had my first betta for a month now and everything has been going very smoothly. I had a mystery snail in there with him, but I saw him take a nip at the snail’s antennae and the snail was very stressed out once I added the fish, so I...

Thank you both! Unfortunately I caught Remy snapping at the snail again, and the snail hasn't been out of his shell since. I think I'm going to take the snail to my LFS tomorrow, since he'll be much happier and less stressed. Thanks again!

Hello everyone, A little bit of backstory - I set up my first fish tank a couple weeks ago. I got a used sponge filter from a friend, and cycled the tank quickly (ammonia and nitrites disappeared and nitrates showed up after adding the filter). I bought a small blue mystery snail last week, and...

Do you have a picture of the 5 gallon? Thanks!

Thank you so much everyone!! I entered not expecting to even place, this was such a surprise! Thanks everyone! :D

Ok so say I wanted to buy the filter media linked above - I’m planning on buying a Top Fin Filter (not a sponge filter). Is there any way to get the beneficial bacteria into the Top Fin Filter or would I be stuck with the sponge filter? (Sorry for all the stupid questions) Thanks everyone for...

I’ve heard that you can buy pre-cycled filter media online. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks. :)

My hound mix, Honey, would take one look and… run as fast as she could in the opposite direction. My golden retriever, Kody, would probably take a moment to say hello to the attacker and give them a few kisses. Unless, of course, they touched his special chew toy, in which case the attacker’s...

This is Sylvia, one of my guinea pigs! She’s an American Shorthair, and she just turned 3 years old! I got her when she was only a few months old. She was born in a rodent mill, and she, along with many other guinea pigs, was rescued and put up for adoption in a shelter. Despite being mistreated...

Thank you for the advice! This is exactly why I joined , your expertise is really appreciated! I’m going to go and measure the place I have for the aquarium and see if a 20 gallon can fit there, since I would love to have some Corys as well (although I’m not sure about the sand 🙃). Thanks again!

Thanks everyone! I haven’t fully decided yet, but I’m leaning towards a ten gallon with a betta in it (and maybe a snail too). I know there’s not much else that can fit in there (along with the betta) so it’d probably just be the betta and a mystery snail. :)

Thought I'd make an introduction post! I joined this forum hoping to learn as much as I can before I get my first fish tank! I've been doing research for awhile now (a few months), and I think understand all the basics (nitrogen cycle, etc.) but there's always more to learn, which is why I...