Recent content by sadpony

so when I vacuum should there be nothing coming up ideally? Can I over clean it?

I really want to upgrade... The hood would fit a 20 too?

I don't vacuum my gravel often. And I have three barbs, one oto, and two of the others. I didn't realize they all needed schooling buddies... Now I feel bad

Also, I was wondering... If I had a bigger filter, say like a 20 gallon filter for my 10 gallon tank, could I keep more fish in it

I am not 100% sure what you mean by cycled, I have a filter at the top that waterfalls into the tank. I have never changed the filter cartridge because I was told that good bacteria grows in them so changing them can hurt the balance and I water change about once every two weeks.

Do you mean dip some test strips or something?

Also, is there a reason why snails would die easily? I have had a relatively high snail mortality rate...

So, should i get some more? I only have a 10 gallon so I am not sure i can support much else

My tank is a 10 gallon. The rasboras I thought were a type of tetra which have died before... And I don't know what you mean by group for the third fish? Are they schooling? I thought those sucker fish types were solo

I have had the same three fish for about four years. I bought them for about 50 cents a piece and they were tiny little guys that I thought would be good fillers. Over the years, they have grown considerably and outlived all the rest and for about a year have been the only ones living in the...