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@knee For me since I only have the one tank and the one fish Ive ended up with wasting more bloodworms than Id like to (money wise and smell wise in the trash). She really likes snails but eats waaay more than I expected so trying to keep up with the demand has been hard, trying to have fellow hobbyists who consistently are looking to get rid of snails has been tough, pacing ordering snails on ebay during periods of cold or hot weather is tough too. Ive ended up with the one gallon side tank to try to get snails to breed before they all get eaten but that has also not been consistently successful. The food debris also leads to needing to clean the tank more often even if its just due to smell, and my time has been less flexible of late. She is super cute, and interactive and Ive never actually seen her puff (even when the cat gets close) so pretty fearless. Given how long they can live I just think she needs someone who can be consistent with the fresh food and on a regular schedule with the change outs.

I am rehoming my pea puffer after 1 year (multi reasons, but over all not the right fit). The tank is 5gal with built in filter (dont love the filter system). I will be getting a Betta (probably halfmoon or elephant ear) , and and keeping the mystery snails I have. Any thoughts on what is should do between fish? Do I need a week or 2 without any live stock (I can keep the snails in my 1gal)? Should I change to a different type of substrate? Change to the simple sponge filter system? My plants have been a bit lackluster should I take a month to really get them vibrant/or pruned/extra growth and how? How would you all make the most of this opportunity without completely starting from scratch.

I have a small one gallon tank that I keep for snails and to attempt to get them to breed at a speed that keeps up with my gluttonous pea puffer. I have pond snails and ramshorn snails in the tank. I have seen the round spots of egg clutches on the glass before but what is going on along the water edge is new to me. What is going on along the edges?? It looks like little hairs that are moving. Are there deterius worms feeding on the eggs? Is this normal evolution? Concerning or no?

I do not know my KH, do you have a preferred testing brand for KH?

The tank in its current arrangement has been cycling since Christmas eve. We rehomed our only fish before that and I did a complete clean out then. The brown algae is fluffy in some places, and will wipe off the glass pretty easily. I will need to change the PH for a Pea Puffer or guppies though right?

Alright all. Basics, planted 5 gal tank, stratum substrate with only 2 assassin snails right now. Nitrites, Nitrates, Amonia all at 0. PH however is around 6.5/6.8. Have some issue with brown Algae and detrius worms (due to some free plants, oops). My question is, do I mess around with trying to get rid of algae/Pests and bringing up the PH if it could throw off everything else? Any tips on dealing with any of the out of balance issues? Sock Question. The tanks is on a counter where the cat can sit next to it (its well secured, with a good top). We are interested in getting either a Pea Puffer or 3 fancy guppies. Is there one over the other that has lower anxiety level. :).

My tank: 5 gallon fresh water with 1 female betta, 1 cory (hes getting friends soon), snails, java ferns, anubias I want to change my substrate from the basic aquarium gravel (bright blue) that I have now to Seachem flourite or Fluval plant. Why? I see a lot of waste build up down at the base of the tank that doesn't seem to get cleaned up as well as the plant roots just aren't holding in well with the current gravel. Problem(s): I dont have space for a separate full set up tank to fully cycle the new setup for a month after changing the substrate. How do I go about this in the best way for the bio level of the tank. Keep the full 5 gal of wanter that I take out? clearly I should not rinse out the filter, but anything else? Tank also does have some of that hard speckled green algae at the moment, so I do want to do some cleaning due to that, so trying to find the balance.

So I have the meds now but I usually feed the fish dried worms (hakari) which are her fav. and she hasnt really been eating those either. Im leaning towards doing a water change then dosing the tank with the aquarium salt and Kanaplex. Will that be ok?

Question for both of you. Over the past month I have noticed that the leaves of my plants that are above the water but below the glass have been getting some fuzzy mold (pretty sure thats it). Ive been cutting those leaves off but with this development it seems they could be related. How do I keep that mold from happening? I do not have control on the temp of my apartment.

What kind of meds should I use? Im new to treating fish.

Using API kit PH: 6.8, Amonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0. Im not sure about water hardness, I live in NYC and treat my tap water. We keep the water at 81-82 degrees. Betta is the only fish, we have a few pond snails. Dizzy has had a little white spot over her right eye for awhile now but i friday I noticed it had become more of a bubble. I did a 50% water change and really tried to get a bunch of the waste up with the gravel vac. Then of course my kid "helped" feed the fish and right away there was a bunch of extra food in there, but Dizzy seemed fine until last night when the bubble was even bigger. So I did 1 tbsp of epsom salt into the tank and after about 30min did a 50% water change. The bubble is a tiny bit smaller, maybe? Could you all let me know if Im going down the right path? Is this not popeye and I need to change course? Thanks so much. Ps. We think DIzzy is a she, but let me know if Im wrong about that too.

Hey all. We will be moving the beginning of July. I have a 5 gal tank with live plants and 4 types of snails. I think i've got a handle on how to move the plants (Im going to copy how Aquarium Co-Op sent them to me). Any tips on how to move the snails? How can I gather up all the smaller ones? How should I keep them happy and contained on the 5 hour drive? Should I save some of the water from the tank? Tips on re-setting up the tank? Thanks all.

Well, Fun new development. This guy showed themself yesterday. I think its a ramshorn, which would make 3 different types of free snails that I have in my tank, yay? I surprised that it is this size though, since I haven't introduced anything new since April and hadn't seen it before. I seem to still only have 2 pond snails which are about 3/4" long by now. I've got a bunch of bladder snails too, but none bigger than 1/4". Some plant leaves are still a bit raggedy, using easy green so not sure the issue there.

Ok, so when they were smaller people thought they were bladder snails, but now, Im not so sure. Sometimes I think the antenna look more conical, others whispy. But seems to me the shells point the opposite direction than bladders should. Of course through the glass they look lighter in color but once I get them out they look the color of bladder shells. Of course it is possible I've got both these were all free with my plant order (not aquarium co-op). 😒. I attached photos of the two largest (crunchy and speedy). I've now got a bunch of smaller ones as well. I have noticed that my plants are looking lacey and in not as good shape leading me to believe the snails may be eating the plants. Attaching photo.

Sounds good. Absolutely not going for a show tank, this was a gift to my kiddo at christmas and its been a rollercoaster since then, helpers so less goes wrong sound good to me. There are currently no fish in the tank so very minimal food is happening. Eventually we will get another Betta but we are waiting a couple weeks at least.