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Hydra, huh? Guess I better put in a call to Hercules. Not likely to get any fry in this tank, so I won't worry too much -- just pluck them out when they become unsightly.
Another question:
While doing the PWC tonight, we uncovered a long white worm. I don't have a photo because we vacuumed...
We've recently noticed these strange flora growing in our planted tank. The tank's been up and running for about 2 months now, and this is the first time we've seen these things. I don't know whether they're plants or animals. They're also very small and hard to take pictures of, so forgive...
Just a quick post to let you know of a happy resolution:
We got the heater that day, like I'd intended, and set up the 10gal right away. We gave the betta several hours to get accustomed to his new home, meanwhile we slowly brought the temperature up to 87deg F. On the advice of the LFS guys...
Yes, that was my big worry that medicine in such a tiny space would be too much. Even balancing the dosage just right, something about it still made me uncomfortable (hence the orig. question!)
We're leaving him in the bowl tonight (after doing a PWC, since it's been about 48 hours since the...
Hi, An t-iasg --
Thanks for the advice; very clear and helpful! A few follow-up questions:
I can move him to the 10gal now, but I won't be able to get him a heater until tomorrow afternoon. (Have to make a trip to our LFS, which is on the other side of town). So the temperature will be ~23...
Hello All. Long time reader, first time post-er.
My girlfriend and I recently acquired a betta (~3wks ago) and have been keeping him in a classic fish bowl (1, 1.5gal?). Deciding this was probably a little small, and that he would look much nicer in a bigger tank, we're setting up a 10gal for...