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I have both organisms in a couple of planted bowls, myself. Neither will hurt anything. The "bubbles" are seed shrimp. Less food will help control them. If you want to rid them, you can dose algae fix. HOWEVER, this will wipe out all crustaceans--shrimp too. I have a bowl with plants only and I...

I have a TON of MTS in one of my tanks. I would like some other kind of snails for my puffer. I'm open to plants and shrimp as well. PM me if interested.

So I started this planted bowl a couple of months ago and recently introduced this fish to it. I'll preface by saying, I know you shouldn't keep wild fish. However, on a recent trip to a nearby creek, I found a little pool about the size of a baseball and 1/4" deep littered with all these fry...

So I got my puffers yesterday. I intended to get 3, but my LFS only had 2. I figured if one gets too aggressive, I can move him. I also got a bunch of free MTS, as well.

So I have a 10g aquarium around 9/10 months old. I've been keeping some ghost shrimp, nerite snails and a crown tail betta in it until last night--he died of fungus. He had been seemingly healthy until last night. He was eating and swimming normally and looked fine the night before. However...

*OSB, not Osborne. **** autocorrect!

I just got the stand built. I didn't want to spend any money making it. I used scrap material I had in the garage to build it. I used 2x4s to frame it, then skinned it with 1/2" OSBORNE. I then routed the corners to make it look a little nicer. I used screws with finish washers to put the OSB...

I had done some research and had decided neither would be ideal for my column, but the only reason I had considered them again was because my LFS suggested them. The whole team is typically very knowledgeable. Their set-ups in the store are immaculate and I believe two of the dudes have won some...

So I'm pretty set on dwarf puffers. However, my LFS guy mentioned a pair of Blue Rams or Apistogrammas. Both would look really nice. I may consider those.

I had actually thought of puffers. I've done a little research on them. I know they can be aggressive. Is there anything else I could put with them?

So I recently bout an Aqueon 15 gallon column. I got a great deal on CL--I wouldn't have bought it otherwise. It was $30 and barely used. I know my stocking options are limited (the reason I wouldn't have bought a one new. So my question is, what are some ideas for stocking it? I already have a...

As long as their door is shut, they are alive. My last one actually fell out of its shell when I picked it up. And yes, they smell god awful when they die.

I'm using conditioned tap water.

I have been feeding algae wafers and zucchini. They seem to prefer the wafers though.

No, my betta pays no attention to them. They stay open, not closed.