Recent content by MoonCat

I'm thinking I'd like to try my hand at live plants. I have an established tank (goldfish, so I know I'd have to be careful about which plants I buy because they're munchers!) but I have had brown algae/diatom problems in the past. Someone mentioned that plants can help reduce the amount of...

Poor fish! I'd isolate him in a calm, very clean sick tank treated with Maracyn. Do you keep one around for these types of things? I think that should help with her a little bit. Have you tried a salt bath? Maybe that could help. I had a fish with popeye a few years ago and the clean, calm...

Poor guppies! This site seems helpful. Guppy Troubleshooter Good luck!

It's one of those "giant ramshorns" which I know is not technically a ramshorn-sometimes called "Columbian Ramshorn". That's all my neighbor told me when he gave it to me. It's got a lovely red shell and basically looks like a huge version of my little bitty ramshorns.

Hi there, I have a random question and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I have two black moors and I've had them about 6 months now. One of them has started to turn to orange from black and is now almost completely orange. The other one is still black. They both seem...

He's not as active as he was in my neighbor's tank but let's hope he's fine. I gave him the 'sick tank' or auxiliary tank so it's nice and calm in there. I figure he'll get used to being over here and then maybe he can go over to the big tank later. Cucumber dinner tonight! :)

thank you for your replies! I think he was just very cold. I put in a new heater last night and heated the tank up to 70 F and he's out snailing around. Hopefully he's just fine.

Thanks all! I'm going to wait and see. The trap door seems tightly shut so maybe it's still alive. Does anyone know why the shells might be turning white? Should I add something to the water to prevent further whitening? Maybe the calcium is low, I'm not sure. I'm very new with snails. If I...

Well, I do like booze and fish. This should be a good match for me. :p

Does the aquarium get direct sunlight or do you have a nice light for it? A good light source is crucial.

Hello aquarists! Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm 28 and currently live in Columbus, Ohio. I'll be here until this summer when I move to Wisconsin, the Fort Atkinson area-it's in between Madison and Milwaukee. I like most fish but I've only done small, freshwater aquariums. I'm planning on...

Hello! I have a 10 gallon tank with two small goldfish. I don't have a heater so it's usually cool in the winter and warm in the summer. The goldfish always seemed healthy enough, no problems that I can see. They are pretty active and hang out being fish. Yesterday my neighbor gave me several...