CoryWithAKatana

It is most likely a small caterpillar that hitchhiked on the broccoli. Harmless

Ye it was drinking alcohol, ill do a water change. Just curious though...hear me out... what would happen if I left it in there? im not gonna but like what would happen?

HELP! So I was dumb and poured about 2oz of alcohol into my new 6 gallon long tank. Currently it has a bunch of bladder snails and rams horn snails from my java moss and I also have an aquarium lily and baby java ferns, no fish. Im unsure on what to do... I was giving it a top off because water evaporates and I poured the alcohol into my tank, it was in a water bottle and I thought it was water but as soon as I saw the alcohol hit the water and start mixing and looking weird I stopped and smelled the bottle and it was alcohol. Will this kill my population of snails, small creatures and beneficial bacteria? or will it be ok? idk I am very panicked rn

Wow! Such a pretty tank.Keep up the good work

In my opinion 7.6 pH is pretty high for a betta fish. They prefer a 6.0 to 6.8 pH range. @Colu might have more professional advice but I would reccomend a pH reducer. When a betta is exposed to a High pH like 7.6 for a while it could make them susceptible to diseases like Fin Rot.

My advice would be to give the shrimp PLENTY of hiding spaces and caves to hide and spawn in. The betta will for sure eat fry if they can so try not to let that happen. Another thing I would try to do would be to cycle the tank plenty before adding the shrimp, since they like established tanks. Another crucial thing I would also do would be to add the Shrimp first. I know this sounds strange but in my experience bettas will live with other organisms the best when the other organisms are already in the tank. This is because the betta will think that they are being added to the shrimps area instead of the other way round. Personally I would not suggest a betta with shrimp in such a small tank but I believe you can do it with enough time and effort. So to recap: Cycle the tank(few weeks/month) --> Add shrimp (let them settle for a week)---> Add Betta. This is my personal advice, feel free to disagree or whatever

That sounds great. Sponge filters aren't the best for flow throughout the tank so one on both sides will probably help with that.

Wow thats cool! I am currently learning Spanish, maybe you could help me with my homework, just kidding lol. What made you want to learn Sign Language?

Dollar Tree should have black poster board if you want a cheaper option

WHAT! Omg thats horrible. It was such a pretty betta... Well, look on the bright side. You can now do some more things with your tank. Some bettas can live with other fish if you do it right. Im going to guess you are probably going to get another betta in the future for your tank. May I suggest waiting for that and doing this instead (if you want, this is just my grand idea). If betta fish are added to a tank where there is already fish and enough room so that they aren't squished I have seen it work. The key is that the fish are already there so the betta thinks he/she is entering their territory so they are less aggressive than if you added fish into the bettas territory. If you wanna add some White Cloud Minnows @Whitecloud09 can help you with that. If you want some other schooling fish you could get neon/cardinal tetras. Or if you want some absolutly adorable fishies may I reccomend Ottos or Corydora Catfish. Again, I am so sorry to hear that your juvenile fish died. Make sure to keep that lid on tight.

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You are welcome, I do hope my advice helps!

Yes! There are many rooted plants that could thrive in your tank with proper care. May I reccomend Dwarf Aquarium Lilies: These small red plants can add pop to any tank. They will root in sand and take their nutrients from the water column and the substrate. At first the plant will grow many leaves to create great cover for corydoras to rest under then after a few weeks (hopefully) you should start seeing a thick stem reaching for the surface. After a few exhilarating days of waiting you should see a bright red Lily Pad on the surface of your tank. I have found they grow best in 10 gallons or less because they can get more light and dont have to reach as far for the surface. They like Medium light but yours should be fine.

Oh..so the Cory catfish, they like keeping your substrate clean by filter feeding through their gills. With the big river rock they cant really do that.. I would highly recommend adding sand on top/mixed in the river rock. Cory Catfish are great for keeping your substrate clean they just have to be able to filter it through their gills.

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