lindsayf1387
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Hey I’m new to the hobby since July. Any info would be appreciated!
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Fish4dawin
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What info do you need? If it's tankmates that you want help choosing we need to know the tank dimensions length by width by height, your GH and pH what else is in the tank.
lindsayf1387
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Fish4dawin
Fish Addict
Are you talking about the snail? Did you already have that snail?
Fish4dawin
Fish Addict
If you are talking about the snail, you might need to get rid of it. I don't know what type it is, but I could help if you tell me the dimensions of the tank. This will help other people on the forum decide what should happen.
lindsayf1387
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The white eggs in the pic. It’s the best I could do lol
Fish4dawin
Fish Addict
Hmmmm... I can't really tell to be honest. @Colin_T what do you think?
Jessa+BlueBoy
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Welcome!
I can't see any eggs in the picture. All I see is a mystery snail and either some baby snails or limpets on the glass.
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LIGHTS
Stress from tank lights coming on when the room is dark can be an issue. Fish don't have eyelids and don't tolerate going from complete dark to bright light (or vice versa) instantly.
In the morning open the curtains or turn the room light on at least 30 minutes (or more) before turning the tank light on. This will reduce the stress on the fish and they won't go from a dark tank to a bright tank instantly.
At night turn the room light on and then turn the tank light off. Wait at least 30 minutes (or more) before turning the room light out. This allows the fish to settle down for the night instead of going from a brightly lit tank to complete darkness instantly.
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WATER CHANGES
I recommend doing a 75% water change and gravel cleaning the substrate every week. Just get a basic model gravel cleaner like the one in the following link. There is no reason to have a fancy super duper flash gravel cleaner because they are a waste of money and don't do anything better than a basic model.
www.about-goldfish.com
You do water changes for 2 main reasons.
1) to reduce nutrients like ammonia, nitrite & nitrate.
2) to dilute disease organisms in the water.
Fish live in a soup of microscopic organisms including bacteria, fungus, viruses, protozoans, worms, flukes and various other things that make your skin crawl. Doing a big water change and gravel cleaning the substrate on a regular basis will dilute these organisms and reduce their numbers in the water, thus making it a safer and healthier environment for the fish.
If you do a 25% water change each week you leave behind 75% of the bad stuff in the water.
If you do a 50% water change each week you leave behind 50% of the bad stuff in the water.
If you do a 75% water change each week you leave behind 25% of the bad stuff in the water.
Fish live in their own waste. Their tank and filter is full of fish poop. The water they breath is filtered through fish poop. Cleaning filters, gravel and doing big regular water changes, removes a lot of this poop and makes the environment cleaner and healthier for the fish.
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FILTERS
I recommend cleaning filters at least once a month and every 2 weeks is great. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it because you can remove the beneficial filter bacteria from the filter media and screw up the cycling process.
When you do clean a power filter, wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn.
Wash the impellor (magnet with plastic blades on one end) and inside of the motor under tap water. Make sure you don't lose the rubber grommets or plastic washes on the ends of the impellor shaft.
Cleaning the filter regularly means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.
If you have filter pads/ cartridges in the filter, these can be used for months and only get replaced when they start to fall apart. If you replace them with sponges, the sponges will last for years and work just as effectively as any filter pad.
You don't need carbon (black granules) or Ammogon/ Zeolite (white granules) in a filter. If you have these items in the filter, take them out and leave them out.
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GH, KH & pH
You can find the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply by contacting your water supply company via website or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).
The 3 links below have information about fish health. They are long and boring but worth a read when you have some spare time.
What to do if your fish gets sick
If your fish ever looks sick or unwell, then the following steps might help. Test the Water and Clean the Tank. Test the water quality for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH and write the results down in numbers. Check it for general hardness (GH) and carbonate hardness (KH) too if you can, but...
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What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.
Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...
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Do not use anti-biotics unless you know what the problem is.
This thread is going to be harsh and a lot of people are not going to like what I have to say. But it needs to be said because anyone who uses anti-biotics when they don't know what they are treating, is contributing to the death and extinction of all animals on this planet, and that includes...
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LIGHTS
Stress from tank lights coming on when the room is dark can be an issue. Fish don't have eyelids and don't tolerate going from complete dark to bright light (or vice versa) instantly.
In the morning open the curtains or turn the room light on at least 30 minutes (or more) before turning the tank light on. This will reduce the stress on the fish and they won't go from a dark tank to a bright tank instantly.
At night turn the room light on and then turn the tank light off. Wait at least 30 minutes (or more) before turning the room light out. This allows the fish to settle down for the night instead of going from a brightly lit tank to complete darkness instantly.
--------------------
WATER CHANGES
I recommend doing a 75% water change and gravel cleaning the substrate every week. Just get a basic model gravel cleaner like the one in the following link. There is no reason to have a fancy super duper flash gravel cleaner because they are a waste of money and don't do anything better than a basic model.
Aquarium Cleaning Made Easy
Aquarium cleaning should take 30 minutes every two weeks. Learn how the professionals do it in 18 easy steps.
www.about-goldfish.com
You do water changes for 2 main reasons.
1) to reduce nutrients like ammonia, nitrite & nitrate.
2) to dilute disease organisms in the water.
Fish live in a soup of microscopic organisms including bacteria, fungus, viruses, protozoans, worms, flukes and various other things that make your skin crawl. Doing a big water change and gravel cleaning the substrate on a regular basis will dilute these organisms and reduce their numbers in the water, thus making it a safer and healthier environment for the fish.
If you do a 25% water change each week you leave behind 75% of the bad stuff in the water.
If you do a 50% water change each week you leave behind 50% of the bad stuff in the water.
If you do a 75% water change each week you leave behind 25% of the bad stuff in the water.
Fish live in their own waste. Their tank and filter is full of fish poop. The water they breath is filtered through fish poop. Cleaning filters, gravel and doing big regular water changes, removes a lot of this poop and makes the environment cleaner and healthier for the fish.
--------------------
FILTERS
I recommend cleaning filters at least once a month and every 2 weeks is great. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it because you can remove the beneficial filter bacteria from the filter media and screw up the cycling process.
When you do clean a power filter, wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn.
Wash the impellor (magnet with plastic blades on one end) and inside of the motor under tap water. Make sure you don't lose the rubber grommets or plastic washes on the ends of the impellor shaft.
Cleaning the filter regularly means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.
If you have filter pads/ cartridges in the filter, these can be used for months and only get replaced when they start to fall apart. If you replace them with sponges, the sponges will last for years and work just as effectively as any filter pad.
You don't need carbon (black granules) or Ammogon/ Zeolite (white granules) in a filter. If you have these items in the filter, take them out and leave them out.
--------------------
GH, KH & pH
You can find the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply by contacting your water supply company via website or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).
lindsayf1387
New Member
What’s wrong with the snail? Also what are limpets?
lindsayf1387
New Member
It’s a 10 gallon tank
its a ramshorn snail i think
lindsayf1387
New Member
It is a limpets must have been on the aquatic plant I purchased from the store. They’re cool to research and learn about. Thanks for the info!
Wullie115
New Member
Hi Lindsay
Just watch out snails can lay eggs and before you know it you can get over run, just take your time and don't hurry with your tank, enjoy yourself
William.
Just watch out snails can lay eggs and before you know it you can get over run, just take your time and don't hurry with your tank, enjoy yourself
William.
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