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So, I finally decided to take my male betta up to work and put him in the tank I have there. I had three Ottos, two ghost shrimp, and a snail. That was Wednesday. As of Thursday, I have one Otto left. The two that mysteriously died liked to hide in the cave. I think Sammie decided he wanted...

Okay, that other post was just way too long. My female and male betta are both in quarantine and being treated with Marcyn 1 and 2. Today is going to be their 5th day of treatment and neither are looking any better. Previous to the Maracyn treatement, they both received a full course of...

I just realized that I probably have two different species of Otos in my work tank! LOL! I was completely clueless and thought that there was only one Oto. I didn't realize that there's the Dwarf Oto, the Dwarf Sucker, and the Dwarf Suckermouth. I really should have done more research. :-...

So it seems no matter how much I sand vacuum, 10 minutes later I turn around and voila tons more has settled. It's frustrating the crap out of me cause I'm trying to keep my tank nice and clean without removing all the water each time. Yesterday, I even vacuumed, then put the tank water back...

Okay, so I've been paranoid about my betta getting finrot and have been watching carefully. What-do-you-know; he got it. UGH, talk about a self fufilling prophesy. My quandry is that I know doing lots of regular PWCs and keeping the tank clean will help, but I have lots of wood in my tank to...

So I had java moss in both my tanks, but it's just annoying me so much that I've already pulled it out of one of the tanks. Hopefully y'all can help me. So the ball of it I bought was mostly dark brown with some really light green bits. All of the bits seem to be just that: bits. They get...

So my tank is well and firmly established, and now I'm noticing lots of funky stuff crawling around like itty bitty things that look like bits of sand moving too fast to be snails (BTW: my tank is betta friendly--no current). So I shrugged those off as a figment of my imagination. HOWEVER...

1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.). My female is looking kinda fat/bloated. I'm thinking it's either over-eating, eggs, or internal parasites (I've been reading way too...

Last night Otto count (when added to the tank): 3 Today: 1 live, 1 dead and flushed, 1 MIA. :(

So my Betta seems to have a bottomless stomach. He'll eat all of his food, eat the minnows' flakes, and last night I caught him eating the kuhlis food too! I'm sure he's not going to be in danger of starving! However, I have no idea how to judge how much food the kuhlis need especially as they...

So I was very proud of my ingenuity when it came to stifling the current flow from my filter so Sammie S. Betta would be happy. Only one problem that I'm just now realizing is that Ennie, Meenie, Miney, Moe, Joe, and Shmoe my white clouds and Athos, Porthos, and Aramis my kuhlis might not...

I'm looking for a small bottom dweller for my 6.6. Something that will stay on the bottom away from my female beta. Most corys and other bottom dwellers need a bigger tank from what I've been able to determine. I have thought about shrimp, but they are still too food-like for me to consider...

I have a cat. She likes drinking water from every source except her water bowl. *aside* you know where this is going now, right? She now officially prefers water from my tanks than from her bowl. Whoda thunk too? Of course she prefers water that smells a bit fishy and tastes a bit like fish...

In the past 2-3 weeks my tank has radically changed forms. I don't even have pics of version 3. It was full of fake hornwart, money...., and foxtail. Now I have finally figured out how kill the filter current, given up the idea of having part of the tank turbulent and the other part quiet...

Okay, so I've got a planted tank and plenty of mulm happening at the moment. From what I've read though, mulm is a) beneficial to a planted tank b) will decompose naturally c) is preferred by kuhli's. So, my question would then be how important is regular gravel (sand) vacuuming? Pros and...

Well, all three topics are related as they are all in regards to my tank! 1) I've got driftwood in my tank to perposfully provided tannins, lower the pH, etc. However, will the pH eventually find a happy medium, or will I have problems with my pH bottoming out? It was at about 7.5-7.6 now...

I had to look at Sammie twice this morning to believe what my eyes were seeing. It seems he has managed wound himself right in the middle of his back (at the zenith of his arch). If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that he probably got a bit stuck trying to squeeze through the low arch...

Today I saw the cutest little female Betta. It looked like someone had bred a Zebra Danillo with a Betta. It was all silver with these two black stripes running the length of its body. Hence my new mantra: "I do not need another tank!!"

I'm thinking of converting my newly cycled tank full of odds and ends into a S. Asian blackwater tank as I randomly ended up wanting a Betta/Kuhli tank. Low and behold was I surprised yesterday to realize I coincidentally got fish from the same ......... (lacking the appropriate word). I am...

My Betta is going to start sulking. I keep changing the tank set-up on him. I add this lot of plants, then remove those and add another, then change how I have the current subdued etc. Now, I just found out that a Betta and a Kuhli are natural occupants of the same type of water. I.e. Asian...

So I did a search and didn't find anything. I bought plants. I got snails. Right now the few I've seen are small little buggers, but I figure I need to get rid of them quickly, yea? I got some Cupramine free off a LFS person along with the directions they use to treat the store tanks (which...

So apparently the nice bright lights I have in my tank are sutable for live plants. So I planted my tank. Now that Sammie and the plants are both in the tank, I have a bit of a problem. The light hits two parts of the tank in such a manner that Sammie can see his reflection. Thus when the...

Ok so I took everyones advise and bought some Prime and used it. I did want to make sure that my test kit was correct in saying that products like Prime will lock up the ammonia nitrites etc and make them harmless even though the tests will still come up with mega amounts (thanks City of...

So I'm just flat out addicted to the thought of having some Kuli Loaches. I'm going to get three of them and if they need a bigger tank in a few years, they'll get one! I'm even going to change out my substrate from the general aquarium gravel to pool filter sand. I've got all the hiding places...

Sammie can go into his new permanent home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has finished cycling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SPARTICUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o:D. I'm no longer a complete :n00b:! :BIG: