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Hi! I'm looking for some pointers on my plants and what deficiencies may be causing my problems. Tank specs: - 5 gallon for betta, established for several months - Heated to 80F - Sponge filter - 7.7 pH - 0/0/~10 water params - kH...I used a color strip and it read about 60? 80? I have "semi...

Hello! My 5g is up and running smoothly with it's one betta inhabitant, but I've been thinking of getting a clean-up crew (also for cuteness factor). I don't really have a problem with algae (yet?). I need something to clean up the detritus that collects in Mr. Fishy's tank - bits of plants...

My fishless cycle has been going for 2 months now - shouldn't I be nearing the end?! I've posted here about a few issues/questions before, and those were very helpful, but now I feel like I'm in a cycle rut again! Tank is heated and filtered of course, and I have been using the pure ammonia...

I've had my heated and filtered 5g going for a while now, started about a month ago with seeded filter material from my LFS (not so local! 65 miles! lol) and a cluster of anacharis stems. Everything seemed to be going well - I was dosing to about 3ish ppm with pure ammonia and putting some...

My betta, Mr. Fishy, has been constipated for a while now - almost 3.5 weeks! I haven't seen one poo in his tank and his belly is bulging, NOT hugely distended, but I am afraid that it will get to that point. He has had pooing issues since I rescued him but this is the worst it's ever been. (I...

Hi guys - I'm fairly new here, but if you've read my other two posts, you know this is going to be about my rescue betta, Mr. Fishy. He's constipated and not passing poops! I'm worried because this has been an on-going issue with him, but he hasn't gone for this long before. My normal...

Hello! This is my inaugural post! Not quite sure how to start, so I'll just dive in with my many questions! I am about 10 days into a fishless cycle using pure ammonia on a 5g, heated, nonplanted, filtered tank for my rescue betta. I did a lot of research beforehand and settled on the "add...

Hello! Ok, so I'm not that new to fish (my dad kept a 50g for many years), but I'm new enough! So glad to have found such an active community here - as I have a ton of questions and love to learn! About 1.5 months ago I rescued a betta from a coworker who was not taking good care of the fish...