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Funny enough my water tends to be a touch on the softer side, around 6.6 on my ph test. I only noticed him in the 5g tank today, a day after adding some new plants to the tank, but they were the Petco out of water tube plants, so I imagine there's no way he came from there. I'm all for some snail buddies in the tank, but I just want to make sure that odd line isn't a parasite or anything like that. Good to know it could just be something common though!

Hello everyone, I have no idea where this guy came from, but I am the proud owner of a ramshorn snail! However I noticed a weird line thing on his shell, and I'm wondering if it is cause for concern. I can take better pictures if needed, but any help as to what it may be would be very lovely. Thank you all for your time, and have a great day!

Unfortunately I don't have a razor handy, but they feel raised, so my guess then is its probably silicon. Thank you for your help!

It seems like it, I can feel the textural differences when I run my hand or fingernail over it, but it doesn't seem to want to come or scrape off.

Hey everyone, I picked up a new 10G aquarium from Petco today and I got it home to see some odd shapes,lines on the glass, and I'm wondering if they're silicon and I don't need to worry, or cracks/scratches that I should be concerned about. Thank you all for the time!

Thank goodness! I read that while LED's put out less heat, they were more sensitive to overheating should it happen. I would definitely keep the watts to what the hood can handle though, so I'm glad it seems like I'll be ok, thank you!

Hey everyone, so the tank I purchased came with one of those incandescent lighted hoods, since I didn't think I would care too much about the lighting of my tank. Well I could not have been more wrong haha, I dont like the look of the current lights, and I am now looking to replace them. Can I replace the incandescent bulbs for LED or CFL bulbs, or would I need to buy a whole new hood and lighting system? Thank you for taking the time to read!

I really liked the look of chili rasboras! My only problem with them (as silly as this may sound) is if I had cherry shrimp, I was worried about having too much red haha. Yeah, after doing some more reflecting, I think it might just be too busy on the bottom for all the fish to have a good time, so I'm probably going to scrap one of the catfish schools for a mid level school.

@CorydorasEthan and @Patrick_G thank you both for your replies and help! While I have you any plant recommendations? I'm thinking anubias nana, moneywort, and a java fern for planting purposes.

@Patrick_G Oh good! So if I upped the cory school to 10, I wouldn't overload my system? Sorry for the repeat questions, I'm just really wanting to make sure I don't do wrong by my future fish.

Good to know, thank you for both of your replies! I suppose I want to now ask (and hopefully this doesn't sound stubborn) but is your concern of them all being bottom dwellers coming from lack of floor space, or that the stocking of those two fish would make a more plain looking tank? (or both) Catfish are my favorite kind of fish so I don't mind the absence of an emptier upper and mid range aquarium. If it is a concern of floor space, would it be better to just up the number to 8-10 of either the cories or otos?

Hey everyone, returning aquarist looking to stock my tank once my cycling is complete. My main concern at this point, is the idea of stocking and stocking levels kind of baffles me. Everyone on the internet always seems to say something different regarding what are and aren't acceptable stocking levels, so I honestly figured I would just ask the community to get a better idea. My current plan is to stock with 6 oto's, 6 pygmy cory's, and some cherry shrimp. Forgoing a typical centerpiece fish for some more smaller catfish. While Aqadvisor says its fine (image included of stocking levels from them) it just seems like a lot to have in a small tank. Since it would be setup for catfish, I have some driftwood and caves setup, and plan to add lots of plants to add cover and a more realistic environment for them. If all ends up working, I plan to add the shrimp first to help build the beneficial bacteria, then the cory cats, then the oto's. I will have a separate algae growing environment to add alage covered rocks to the aquarium as a food source so the shrimp and oto's hopefully don't go hungry. I would love feedback and opinions on this, since ultimately the health and quality of life comes first for the little guys. Thank you all for taking the time to read, and have a wonderful day!