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    new to plants

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    A few questions:

    How long have you had the plants?

    When you say "low nitrates", what level are you talking about?  Do you know any of the other plants you have? What size tank do you have and how much Easy Green have you been dosing?  Do you know what kind of light you have/how long you leave it on for each day?

    Holes in plant, roots on stem

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    Definitely.  There is a lot of misinformation (or rather, not full information) out there.  I know some people put them in for a bit, take pictures, and then pull them out.  They look soooo nice, so it's very tempting to add them. And if a seller doesn't disclose (if they even know at all!), then it's easy to fall into the situation you find yourself.

    I have never tried growing it with roots in the water and leaves above, but you could try growing it like you would pothos or lucky bamboo on the top/back of your tank. if it works, it could be an interesting look.  It would at least give it a shot to keep it from just ending up in the garbage/compost heap. 

    Regardless, Hopefully the seller makes it right. 👍

    Holes in plant, roots on stem

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted · Edited by MDoc

    Hemigraphis colorata is the same thing as Hemigraphis exotica, i.e., purple waffle.  It's not a true aquatic plant.  It can do okay for a bit, but eventually will melt like this since it can't be grown underwater.

    Edit: Double check the online seller for any disclaimer about being a bog/terrarium plant or the words "semi-aquatic" or similar. They should be clearly labeling it as such. 

    Fish con scams!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, toothgrinder said:

    Fish are hard to see well in bags

    I understand that some times things are tough to see, but you actually got to hold and evaluate the fish before buying. It's not as if you were buying online and they showed you pictures of the top grade quality but shipped you lesser quality.  Or show you one fish and send you a different fish completely. Or send you all females if you ordered males or whatever. 

    I definitely wouldn't consider you buying the specific fish you were looking at in a bag a "scam".

    Holes in plant, roots on stem

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Jungle Fan said:

    It could have also been a non-aquatic bog plant sold as an aquarium plant that could not convert to submerse status.

    This is exactly what I would have guessed. Most likely: "purple waffle" (Hemigraphis exotica).  Very often sold as an aquarium plant, but is strictly a terrestrial plant. The bright purple underside and green leaf top leads me to this conclusion. 

    It's a very common "why is my plant dying? Oh, it's not an aquarium plant?" culprit. 

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    What are these?

    in Introductions & Greetings

    Posted · Edited by MDoc
    Looks like I was way off. Other answers in thread are much more likely correct.

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    Nerite snail missing

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Two places to double check:

    1. Above the water. Nerites sometimes crawl up above the water line, and you can often miss them if you aren't looking high enough.

    2. Snuggled down in the substrate. Sometimes a nerite might kind of nestle down into the substrate or next to/under  a rock/plant a bit. I haven't seen them completely bury themselves, but I suppose that's possible.

     

    I assume you checked behind heater/filter intake.

    How to use Maracyn?

    in Diseases

    Posted

    I think the proper instructions would be to add 4 packets (1 packet for each 10 gallons) on day 1. Do the same thing for days 2 through 5.  Day 6, you do a water change.

    So if you're treating a 40 gallon, it will be a total of 20 packets. 4 per day for 5 days.

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    Cloudy after meds

    in Diseases

    Posted

    I'll repeat what I wrote here: 

     

     

    I think this is fairly common.  Anytime you are using antibiotics, you run the risk of upsetting the balance of your beneficial bacteria.  This cloudy water is likely just a small bacterial bloom and should clear up in a few days.

    I recently had the same exact thing happen. Waited it out and cleared up wonderfully after the water change at the end of the cycle. (I would definitely not water change before the maracyn cycle timeframe is up though.)

    So yeah, I would continue the maracyn as planned. With antibiotics, you don't generally want to stop mid-regimen. 

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    Red gills on bettas

    in Diseases

    Posted

    Yeah, tough to tell exactly from the pictures, but like @Columentions, it could be ammonia burn or something like gill flukes. 

    One less scary possibility: natural coloring.  Obviously I don't know what they looked like before, but the pics show a semi-red betta. It wouldn't be unusual for bettas to color up, and this is just how they are coloring. Now if ALL of your bettas are doing the same thing, that may not be correct. But it is a possibility. 

    Another possibility is aggression. You didn't mention how many female bettas you added, but many many people will say that no betta sorority will work long term. Are they being aggressive towards each other? It could be a kind of bruising from nipping at/attacking each other. How big is the tank?

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