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Not attached to the glass and don't move. We do have two Nerites......a Black Mystery and a Mixed one. I looked online for pictures of Nerite Snail eggs and the white spots look pretty much like the pictures, so I guess we have some Nerite Snail eggs. The tank isn't covered with them, but there...

Have white dots in tank, just noticed them a couple of days ago. They are on the gravel and some on the live plants. Our male betta has a little one on hip lip. Done a 40% w/c this past Monday, but could suck any of these dots out of the gravel. Seems like they are stuck to the stones...

We had two Nerite snails in our 5 gallon tank with one male betta and three GS, but one Nerite "bit the dust", so we started looking for another one. None of the LFS's had any, so we decided to get a Ivory Mystery Snail. I knew very little about them, but got one. After getting it, found out...

Read more reviews about API Tetracycline.........some loved this medication and what it did, while others didn't. Was going to take it back to store, but decided to keep it. We wanted to have a good medication available to us, just in case. Our beta has had two fungus and/or bacterial attacks...

Decided to get a fungus/bacteria treatment to have on hand. In reading postings and reviews, these were the three best (?), BUT, some people did have problems with each as well. Some people stated that the problems were due to people not following directions on how to use. API Tetracycline API...

Now leaving the tank light on for only 5 hours instead of 8 or 9. Wonder if we will need to replace the plants that have the black on the leaves? My wife doesn't like seeing the black. Last time I done a w/c, I rubbed the black off of a few leaves, but I take the chance of the plant coming...

What we have: 5 gallon Marineland Eclipse 5 Hexagon tank that is complete cycled 1 male Veil Tail Beta & 3 Mixed Nerite Snails (don't know what the "mixed" means) Carbon Cartridge & Bio-Wheel filtration 5 live plants (2 Java Ferns & 3 Anubius Congensis).......no artificial ones anymore. 1 Moss...

ANOTHER UPDATE Now doing a 20 to 40 percent w/c every 3 days or so for a week or so. Have changed back to using Prime from using Stress Coat Plus. Tested his water parameters this past Sunday and ammonia was slightly high (between 0 and 0.5). Have a 3.38 oz. bottle of TSS ready to put in...

Funny, some say "yes" to salt for disease treatment, while others say "no" to salt..........period. Now, what about using AQ Salt in a planted tank (live plants)? Have read numerous articles that say "no" to that b/c salt will kill live plants. Another thing I've noticed in "Newbie" Threads...

UPDATE Last Thursday (May 1st), started doing 40% water changes every-other day and adding Stress Coat Plus. During that time period, also vacuumed the gravel twice. Today will be our last "every-other day" water change. We will now do a water change every 3rd day for a week. After that...

I'm just wondering...........where do you get your water from for water changes? Does it come right out of the tap, into a container and into the tank OR do you fill up a container/containers, store them and use when doing a water change? I saved and cleaned out some 1 gallon plastic milk...

Ok, IF , by chance, the water changes don't work.........don't notice any change in the looks of his dorsal fin and tail fin and decide to do another med treatment, what is suggested that we go with? Here is what I've found that our LFS carries. All of them are brand, API: BettaFix...

Yes, we test our water using test strips. Bought the API Master Kit, but took it back before using it. Test strips may not be very reliable, but we choose to use them. Funny, the replier before you told me that they only change the water in their fish bowl 1x a week. Actually, I was told that...

NOT doing daily water changes. He and the aquarium have been on a 5-day treatment of Jungle Lifeguard w/no water changes. Tomorrow, as stated above, will be our first water change since early last week, day before we started the Jungle Lifeguard treatment. Generally we do a 20% (or little more)...

Today is the last day for the Jungle Lifeguard treatment. Tomorrow I do a 25% (or more) w/c along with Prime. Just before doing the w/c, will put the old carbon cartridge back in the aquarium.......it's been sitting in some tank water. Also, while doing the w/c, will try to vacuum as much of the...