Recent content by Shealot

Hmmm, does a snail need a filtration system and heater?

So, I did a second round of ick treatment and I’m about to do a 25% wc. Today is a week since I started the first treatment. The fish has gotten better in some regards. He still has a little white stuff on him and he still doesn’t seem like his normal happy self. Possibly that’s because 1. he...

Yeah the snail is a nerite! Thank you! And do you recommend vacuuming the gravel between medication doses?

I have no idea what that other photo is in there or why this posted three of the same photos. Sorry about that.

Thank you! I have API Super Ick Cure. I have 1 neon blue dwarf gourami. And a little snail. :) I just ordered a marineland adjustable heater.... just hoping it gets here as soon as possible! Also I have some random white dots on my thermometer and driftwood, any ideas what those are? I’ll...

Ok update: I didn’t want to risk waiting any longer to treat (my terrible mistake last time), so I did a wc, raised the water temp a little with the new water, checked my water parameters which look good, put in a temporary non carbon filter, and treated the ick. Now I wait for 48 hrs before...

Also, I don’t have an adjustable heater. I have a five gallon tank. If I do a water change right now before I medicate will it help or will it stress him too much?

Hi there, I’m asking advice again! Sorry.... Long story short, I recently got ick in my tank, didn’t get what I needed to treat it in time, tried treating it but still lost everybody. [emoji24] So I did a big water change, put a new carbon filter back in my tank and bought one new fish. He’s has...

How fun! I’m excited for you! I love angelfish. Used to have them several ago and had to sell my tank. But they were lots of fun and really beautiful. On a side note, if you do get/want snails, there’s a really cute fish that eats them. I would vacuum my gravel and they would come behind me...

And the substrate is just a normal, blue rock aquarium substrate. ??*♀️ It’s the same as I had in the tank I had several years ago. I never had any of these problems, rarely tested my water, knew nothing of cycling a tank, and they all did fantastic! ??*♀️[emoji23] Maybe I’m overthinking it...

Ok, thank you. This definitely helps. My water parameters from the tank as of right now are: Ammonia - kinda between 0 - .25 ppm Nitrites - 0.50 ppm (better than this morning though!) Nitrates - slightly between 0 - 5.0 Ammonia from the tap is at 0. Also, my two male guppies keep goin at each...

Hi there! I’m cycling my tank with fish in it because I didn’t know about cycling beforehand. Anyway, I just got my master test kit from API on the 16th (have previously been taking my water to the fish store to get it tested) and am testing about 1-2 times a day. Ammonia levels look good, but...

Hi everyone, my name is Eli. I’m fairly new to keeping fish. I recently bought a five gallon tank and am learning a lot and apparently making mistakes. My tank is still cycling and I’m doing it with fish in. I have a tiny Cory Cat and (had) a Dalmatian Molly, which I really liked. She died today...