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Ha! We all have our own pigeonhole of passion and wheelhouse of wonder. I don't know what, nor have ever read or been a part of or even deferred to a flat earth society, but it's interesting that while I insulated my post with disclaimers and demonstrable evidences, the focus through the vast...

This is one of the best replies and overall philosophies I've ever read online in any forum or website. SO many people, without a doubt the overwhelming majority, will form their conclusions based on their opinions. This is known as confirmation bias, as an official term used in debate and/or...

Great point, it was definitely a synergy of all the measures I'm sure. It's always fascinating to me how I can use the same ro water, have the same livestock, and do my best to equally distribute fertilizer across two or more aquariums, yet they won't be identical in appearance/growth/algae etc...

I'm happy to report over the past few weeks the algae has HUGELY subsided (more than 90%). I realized, among other factors, the primary influencing issues were (1) having no snails of any kind (which I've never done before) in the tank, and (2) really being over-generous with the fert and...

Thanks! I have some siamese algae eaters, flying foxes are cool too, especially while they're juvenile :)

I have or have kept basically every floating plant in my aquariums, even though means for ponds and natural sunlight, and read hundreds of blogs and articles over the years...but I'm still not sure what the basic, practical differences are between the 3 primary home hobbyist floating plants...

Thanks much, good point about infection being the real silent killer since the fish is in a weakened state right now unable to ward off bacteria like normal. I just got done with a water change and supplemented with aquarium salt to help start healing the visible injuries.

Thank you! I have both currently in stock. Would it be a good idea to do small partial water changes (10%) every morning starting today, to continue supplying pure reverse osmosis water? I'm really just looking for any advantage.

An Ottocinclus got stuck in my bonsai tree yesterday, he was injured trying to escape and now has a swollen gill and a shredded causal (rear) fin... Is there ANYTHING I can do to help his recovery or pain (either to avoid death or greatly ease his suffering)? DETAILS: The Otto did survive...

GREAT POINTS. My breeder tanks are Fluval Specs, and can turnover water at a high rate, which compounds the nutrient abundance since I also use ferts on all my aquariums. I'm going to stop the nitrifying bacteria, fertilizers, and all feeding, opting to in stead let the shrimp feed strictly on...

When you say starve do you mean lighting, or are you referring to another method? Thanks!

GREAT reply, thanks! I do have several bristlenose plecos/catfish and otocinclus in other aquariums... I'm just hesitant to throw them in -- but at this point, with the severity of the algae overrunning the aquarium, I'd assume it's make-or-break time with either totally resetting the aquarium...

Thanks a lot for the link, I like reading materials and refreshing on things like this. I've been fish-keeping pretty seriously for a while, and have a background in research and chemistry, so the great part is people like you are willing to help but the bummer is I've tried all of these...

Thanks, Delapool! Back around mid-November I cut my lights from 10 to 6 hours a day, I sort of "feel bad" doing less than that, like I'm shoving my shrimp into a deprivation chamber lol. Am I able to cut light altogether, since I literally saw 0 improvements after over 2-months of 6hr/daylight...

Hi, both of my dedicated neocaridina dwarf shrimp aquariums (but NONE of my many others) have longstanding issues with algae, detritus worms, hydra... The bizarre part is: (1) I'm not overfeeding, and (2) I adjusted my light timers nearly 2 months ago to be 100% sure neither of those typical 2...

Thanks for your reply. Luckily, this is a puffer aquarium, so all good. I do have several neocaridina and CPO aquariums as well, but they're in a diff location and pristine.

Can anyone identify this weird bug that was coming from my puffer aquarium? If you want to watch a short HD video I took with my phone, click the link below as well: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JIYr-miT_sXbScl7ak6Mv01yMwI0ZWlF/view?usp=sharing

SUCCESS!! I wanted to update everyone on the short version of the total success I had this week, following the plan I devised after researching for hours upon hours: 1 - Treat the water with a steady trickle introduction of 2-3g/liter of aquarium salt (you can do the conversions per gallon...

I read that one a few times too, it was solid. I read through 12-15 articles and visited other forums, I even went to overseas websites and blogs (Europe, Australia) to see how they combatted these infestations, safely. There's a lot of conflicting information, pertaining specifically to...

HELP: Removing Planaria + Hydra in Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina) aquarium This week, from no seemingly nowhere (no new additions in MONTHS of any organisms or plants etc.) I discovered Planaria and Hydra in my neocaridina red cherry shrimp tank. The colony has recently been doing AMAZING...

These are great insights, I'll check for a chemical assay from the manufacturer. For now, I'm adding in EOD trace amounts (basically a crumb or two), and observing the behaviour and health of my livestock (guppies and endless) on my desk aquarium since I spend ~50 hours a week working there...

Hi, in the unlikely event anyone has heard of or used Thorvin, please let me know your insight and on and dosing recommendations for it. For everyone else, based on the nutrient profile and composition of the Thorvin product I received a sample of, does this seem safe, since basically it's a...

Thanks, Delapool! I went with my friend to get aquarium salt tonight... but it appears the Molly won't live much longer. Your insight helped for possible future scenarios big time.

Your help is very...well, helpful! Honestly, while I know we all in one way or another don't "want" to spend a week's time of worry, money, and effort to save a fish -- the reality is we love these little guys, and while I totally know there's a break-even point when something has to 'give', if...

Culling these types is a good practice, financially, and I'd even contend it helps with their pain levels... however, this hobbyist is someone I got "into" the hobby, and they are more than willing to spend $40+ on supplies and medications to save one $4 molly. In reference to your post above...