Recent content by Fishfur

Concerning the comment about what constitutes constipation in fish - in freshwater fish there is a constant osmotic intake of water, so much so that they have no need to ever drink water and their primary problem is getting rid of the excess, so they pee like racehorses even though they never...

Unfortunately, the ‘koi’ bettas are particularly prone to tumours - the marble gene that is responsible for the colouring of these fish is also why they’re so prone to tumours. The tumours start in the iridophores (chromatophores) that express the colours but because of the marble gene the...

The way it works is that ammonia is converted into nitrite and nitrite is converted into nitrate. So nitrite ‘goes’ to make nitrate. That you already see nitrate is very good, very fast too. Nitrite sometimes never shows up on tests in a cycle, sometimes it rises very high and hangs around for...

I note that you said you only feed the fish one pellet every few days. Do you not realize that you are starving it to death? How long have you had him? They need daily feeding and while over feeding is not good neither is slow starvation. Depending on how long you’ve had him, if he won’t eat...

I could be wrong but that looks very much like Alternanthera ficoidea, often sold as Green Hedge plant. If I’m right, unlike some other alternantheras, it’s not a true aquatic and will not last too long underwater. It’ll hang in for a few months but eventually it has to be taken out and grown...

Is there any way you can get a clearly focused image of the ‘bump’ on the neon and on one of the other fish? If it’s Columnaris, it’s a serious bacterial infection caused by Flavobacterium columnare and if it’s not appropriately and quickly treated it can be fatal and it is contagious. Fungus...

That’s a fairly large mass of tissue - though it is possible for things like this to resolve on their own the longer it stays out, the less likely it becomes that it will resolve. Fasting was not a bad idea but you need to find out if the fish is willing to eat, if that’s possible. If he won’t...

I realize this is an older thread but the plant with yellow in the leaves looks very much like L.repens ‘Atlantis’. If so it’s a fairly new plant and a very nice find.

I wish there was a still shot of it from a side profile. It doesn’t strike me as a true Ghost shrimp - I used to breed them and it just didn’t ring that bell. But I could not get a good enough look at it in the video. I wonder if might be C.longirostris, which do not get as big as true Ghosts...

Something that can be grown floating but also planted is Pearlweed. Tiny leaves but it doesn’t need insane amounts of light or ferts and though its roots are very fine, once it has grown enough of them you could plant some if you like. But it floats just as well and provides a bit of shade and...

It should be ok in pot provided the rhizome isn’t buried in whatever media is in the pot. Roots are fine digging into substrate or media but keep the rhizome off the media so it has water all around it. Personally I prefer them mounted on some wood or rock but we can’t all have the same tastes...

What's the problem with Mystery snails? I've bred a lot of them, maybe I can be of some help if you explain.

I took another look at the images that were posted. I've a much better computer now and while I can't ID them, I can say with confidence they are NOT hydra. They are either a sessile or semi-sessile life form that is somewhat similar to Stentor or perhaps Vorticella or something along those...

I think it depends on which Big Als, and if it's corporate or franchised, as well as the staff you deal with. I'm close to the Mississauga store and have spent a ton of money there over the years, so I'm a good customer. I'm about to cash in 3000 points worth and not for the first time. They...

Congrats! Best of luck raising them.