Recent content by Emmy_helen

Cool! It must have hitched a ride on my Marimo moss balls.

I think it's a snail...it has a hard shell. I removed it and put it in water...should I put it back in my tank?

Hi everyone! Today I woke up and found this tiny little worm-like creature attached to the side of my 10 gallon freshwater platy tank. Any ideas on what it is? Is it harmful?

Ok I will try it! Thank you for the advice! :)

Hi everyone, I started a new 5 gallon betta tank and it is fish less cycling right now, but before it gets too far along in the cycle, I was wondering if I should get a different filter. The filter the 5g has right now is an Exo-Terra ReptiClear F150 I had laying around. Would that be ok for a...

Yes, now that I think about it, the 3 platies were from the same store. I have another platy now, which I bought from a different store. She is very healthy and happy. So genetics must be the problem. Thank you for helping me figure this out!

The master test kit is the one I was considering, if I ended up ruling out test strips. Thank you so much for the info!

Hi all, I have a question...I am about to buy a new water parameter test kit, and I was wondering if test strips are easier to use than the test tube kits. Also, are the test strips as accurate? Or should I just stick with the test tubes?

Thank you! :) I have an ammonia test and a ph test, but no nitrate/nitrite test. I plan to get one as soon as I can. My 5 gallon tank's ammonia is at about .5-1 ppm. I think the ph was about 7.2. I would be doing a fish less cycle for that 5 gallon tank, but the story of the tank is kind of...

I have lost 3 platys at different times to a strange sickness. Their back started curving, but they were still lively and active. However, as their spine started looking more curved, they became less lively. This lasted probably a month or so. They eventually just became very lethargic and...

Beautiful tank! I love the plants.

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum, and pretty much new to the aquarium keeping hobby. I have one 10 gallon tank, and one 5 gallon tank. I have had the 10 gallon tank for just over a year. The 10 gallon contains 1 female platy, and 4 baby platys. Sadly, the father of the 4 babies passed away...