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if all other behaviors ( eating ect.) are normal.. they may just like to relax there. I have panda Cory cats. and have found them 'resting' on my sponge filter quite often!! might just be where they like to rest. but would definitely keep an eye out for bullying! even after lights out! best of luck!

hello! I have been keeping mystery snails for about a year and successfully bred them even. (ended up donating most to my LFS.) but! I CONSTANTLY am adding calcium. and my water is fine.. the only thing is the pest snails have gotten a little out of control... can pest snails cause damage to my...

also. I always 'drip acclimate' new shrimp for at least 45 minutes before putting them into the tank. I made a DIY one with half a 2 liter bottle and some airline tubing with an adjustable valve at the end. was super easy and cheap!!! and GUPPY GRASS has been the best thing ive gotten for them...

hello! I have had shrimp for almost a year and have been having AMAZING success with breeding them! my best advice would be to splurge for a 3 gallon and put in a sponge filter with an air pump and air stone inside! i have 'tested' many different things with them and in multiple "tanks" the ones...

the ABSOLUTE BEST tip ive found for feeding my "micro fish" or fish that have TIIIINY mouths is I bought a peppercorn grinder. on amazon. was under $10. and I put a mix of flake, crushed algae wafers, dried blood worms and some small granule food. mix it all up and feed them a few twists of the...

hello all! ive had this tank up since march. and have 2 LARGE mystery snails that ive had since setting up the tank! (theyre larger than a golf ball) anyways.. I had a female, and she climbed out of the tank and cracked her shell and passed away.. I still had an egg clutch of hers.. so I...

So. Update!! My garra still has 'scars' Idk what to even call them. But they're like white scales! But it seems to be growing back and recovering!! Fingers crossed!!* And any time I catch the half banded loach next to him, I shoo him away with the end of the tweezer things! And it seems to be...

Have found THIS happening!! One of my half banded loaches is hanging on to my garra! It reminds me of those fish that suck onto sharks!! Lol!! But this may have been the problem all along!! Never ever would have guessed this if I hadn't seen it myself!! Sorry for bad pic but they were moving...

Thank you so much! And thanks to original poster for asking! I had been wondering the same thing! And thanks for the easy solution! I will try this next time I receive some plants for sure!

Yes! I agree! Having snails in my tank has made this a non issue for me! :) Maybe consider a snail? Mystery snails are WONDERFUL!! and very fun to watch, honestly! I adore mine! Best of luck to you! And hope you're able to solve your problem!

Also, yes, from what I've read, it is normal for them to 'chase' each other a bit. Although i have no actual experience with this fish... As long as there is no fin nipping. and as long as they arent stressing each other out or most importantly... picking on a single one or targeting the same...

Personally, I dump the fish (and water) into a small bucket. I think I got the bucket from a large batch of potato salad lol.. Anyways, I put it into the bucket and I still drip acclimate. Although MANY MANY MANY people say you dont have to do that... PERSONALLY, I've had the best success with...

May just be biofilm or some type of algae.. I've never had anything like that so I am not sure... Do you have any snails in your tank?? They love that stuff. And I loooove my mystery snail I have and he keeps all the algae and biofilm eaten! :) Sorry I am not much help! Hopefully somebody else...

It's the purple one tho on top! That's the one I got as a baby that never mated as far as I know! My big black one is the one that was CONSTANTLY mating with my gold one.. He honestly seems so lost without her. He never used to go in his shell, but now he does from time to time. But he is also...

Sorry to add to your original post!! But I also wondered this!

Also, does anyone know If ich can come in on plants? And how would I treat plants to prevent it?

I have ZERO experience with goldfish... But if I saw this on MY fish, I would instantly think 'ich' or ick..... Would recommend Kordons rid ich plus. ONLY IF you have no inverts! It IS NOT snail/shrimp safe. But I have had great results with different fungal infections with this product... And...

I would not recommend putting alum directly into the tank!! And alum soak should be done before the plants are introduced to kill off any eggs/snails.. There is a GREAT video of it by 'girl talks fish' on YouTube!! However, I chose to use as little 'chemicals' as possible in my tanks... Also, I...

What is your substrate?? Honestly, my substrate made HOLY HELL of my tank and lost many many sponges trying to clear it out!! And I also had problems getting a 'cycle' in my 10 gallon, until my boyfriend came home with 2 large (very large) mystery snails! And I honestly believe THEY helped...

Autumnsky, You are wonderful!! Thank you sooooo very much for always trying to help me!! I'll definitely look into the info and will keep you updated!! He/she is still acting normally! Very active and eating every time I feed. (Which I've cut back on quite a bit!) I do not see any red gills or...

So, for the last year or so, I've had 2 large mystery snails, a gold female and a brown/black male. I ended up receiving a purple mystery snail as a teeny tiny baby and it since has grown to the same massive size... Sadly, I lost my gold female due to a fall and broken shell... :( I was...

Another thing maybe I should mention..... Since the day I got this fish, it will jump up onto my HOB outflow and hang on as long as he can splashing around in the water and go back into tank. Or, I also have a ring of airline tube around the HOB outflow and sometimes it will lay on the tubing...

I totally agree!!!! When I set up my first tank (a 10 gallon as well) My boyfriend was sooooo confused about me getting a master test kit! Kept saying 'when I had my tank, I NEVER tested the water and NEVER did a water change, that's what the filter is for!!) But he is a BULLHEADED Taurus. And...

But I've also recieved a fish (from my LFS) That had swim bladder... And it was a sad and horrible thing to watch and I felt so helpless!! So, even though that particular fish's death was not my fault, I still do EVERYTHING I can to prevent it from happening to any of my other fish! :)

I agree with StinkyLoaf. I only feed bloodworms on occasion. And if they're frozen OR freeze dried, I still soak mine in water just in case so that they dont bloat in the fish's belly.... And same can happen with algae wafers or veggie pellets. If they expand when you put them into the tank...