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I recently received java fern that claimed "guaranteed snail and pest free". It is the only new plant in the tank and now I have a plethora of tiny snails. They seem to grow quickly and are multiplying like crazy! I really don't mind them but what are they? Just a pond snail? We started out with...

Thank you so much! You have been extremely helpful! I will test the tap for kh and will hold off on the (yes, tetra) easy balance.

And the angel was the first one I added he swims and eats and doesn't seem to be bothered.

The angel is why I used the ph down. How do I bring the kh down?

I add the easy balance every change which so far with fish has been weekly if not every 5 days.

Okay just did a 25% change and while dumping water in a dead, fuzzy fish emerged...it was the newest molly, not Bendy, she is still with us, and looking a little bit straighter, I might add. Probably the reason for the ammonia spike, yeah? He must have died over night. Retested ammonia and it...

The ammonia is not coming down...it looks like it has gone up!

Found them! Thank you!

During pwc I add aquasafe and easybalance

Thank you. It is new. Only up 3 weeks so all my fish are very new. Ph looks to be 8 now. Kh is high between 180 & 300.

Yes, 7 is tested straight away. In the tank is live plants, a few plastic plants that were on the cave decor and another fake decor. No limestone or rocks.

Okay. Will my angel be okay with 8.2? I have tested my water for ph and it is an even 7. I have not tested for ammonia. My other tank has ammonia level of 0 and I use the same water for that. Will test water for ammonia and I won't add any more ph down

I just added ph down last night. I will test it again tonight along with trites and trates and ammonia. I got metafix that I am going to try for her.

Thanks, guys!

I guess I'll try the baby brine and see what happens.