Recent content by faelsauce

I would say assassin snails are definitely a #1 solution. However, I'd say one is plenty. I had an infestation of hundreds (with eggs and larvae in my gravel, probably thousands) of pond snails in my 36 gallon courtesy of the person I bought plants from. After a few months I was poaching MTS...

No, but she was fatter the night before.

Most freshwater fish and crustaceans are fairly forgiving of pH. It's keeping the pH STABLE that is important. Fluxes can cause stress. Hardness is something I'd worry about over pH.

Regular spawner, glowlight danio female is being a sassy pants and chasing all fish from a specific corner in the aquarium. I'm guessing she laid eggs there as she looks slimmer this morning and was quite chubby last night. From what I've read, they do not parent or defend their eggs. Anybody...

Thank you! I do a lot of sketching around and can't help myself when I see a particularly sexy rock. Lol. I'll have to take a look at your jungle tank!

Hi, my name is faelsauce and I've been in the aquarium hobby for going on 2 years. I have 5 tanks running, 2 in waiting. I am going to show you 3 of those 5. I have a bit of an obsession with both naturalistic ecosystems and nano fish! (Particularly ciprinids) 1. The 5 gallon Made to look like...

My Golden Pearl Gourami, Bubbles, is having a bit of an attitude. He is about 3.5 inches long and has been living peacefully with his tankmates. Suddenly, about two weeks ago, he started getting territorial after mealtime. Not before. Not during. Just after. I think my other fish are hiding from...