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Aiken, I think I may have identified the problem. I was using Ammonia Lock (which I think I failed to mention in my first post) which apparently makes ammonia biologically to bacteria- I thought that I could still start a cycle using it. I've been advised to stop the Ammonia Lock, keep doing...

Aiken, Tested my tap water & pale yellow, zero ammonia. One betta and one snail, neither is being fed much right now. This is driving me crazy. I'm doing multiple big water changes every day & can barely keep it my ammonia at 1. It's turning into a full-time job. Can Stress Coat be hurting my...

Advice, please.. I'm cycling a 5g tank with one hardy fish. I feel like I understand the process pretty well & I don't think I'm making any major mistakes, but I'm having a really hard time just getting my ammonia down to a safe level with frequent water changes. Fish is fed very lightly...

So I ordered some of the Bacter AE. Hoping that'll help grow enough algae for the snail. The good thing is it's pretty easy to tell when he's eating by the many adorable little snail poops he leaves behind.

Sara- hoping he just bumped his head! Should I just not worry about it unless he starts acting weird? My pH is 8.2, out of the tap with water conditioner. I know it's high, but the fish has always seemed healthy & happy, so I'd rather not screw around with trying to modify it chemically. It...

Photos added. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Hello! New poster here having some issues with my beta tank, hoping for some help... Half Moon King Betta with a discolored (lighter than his scales in color but not white) blotch on his head. Just showed up this morning, otherwise has appetite & appears healthy. Doesn't look like the pictures...

Okay, thanks! I'll take your suggestions & stop worrying so much about the snail.

Thanks for the response! I've been testing pretty consistently & I don't seem to have had any nitrite since I started the tank, so it worries me a bit. I'm still showing 0.25 this morning, so I'll do another partial water change. Fake plants- it's a small tank & I want to keep the maintenance...

Hello! I'm having trouble with my 5g Betta tank. I added a Nerite Snail to help with algae control- which worked great, the little dude ate all of my algae within a few days. He's an efficient eater & my tank doesn't seem to grow enough naturally to support him. So I tossed in some algae wafers...