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Yeah, quite a few. The glass looks like it has dandruff, lol.

The bigger part kind of does, but then there's this small translucent bit next to it that doesn't contain anything and just looks like either a mouth or a suction cup :confused: They all have the same structure if you look at them through a magnifying glass & they vary in size, but even the...

Hi :) My planted freshwater nano tanks have recently had an explosion of weird white spots which I haven't been able to identify. They're definitely not snail eggs, limpets, cyclops, hydra, planaria or any of the other common culprits (I've seen all of those before & this is something...

Amano shrimp are social, they need to be kept in groups of at least 5-6. They feel more secure in large groups and are more likely to come out into the open & behave naturally. That said though, it's possible they are stressed out by the sudden addition of so many new fish, in which case you...

For the time being add some catappa leaves/extract to reduce stress. It will stain the water, but bettas love it. A 10 gallon (heated, filtered and planted) could work for 2 bettas, provided there's no way they can jump over the divider or see each other through it. Make sure the tank is cycled...

Turning the filter off will kill some of the beneficial bacteria living in the media. They will not survive that long with no water flow. And once the filter is turned back on, it can regurgitate unpleasant gunk back into the water, including toxic hydrogen sulphide which tends to form in...

You can try chemical treatments (copper-based) if you're really desperate, although I would only recommend those as a last resort. Either make a snail trap and remove them manually, or get assassin snails to kill them off. But tbh if you keep the tank clean and don't overfeed, the snails won't...

Well, I did it - decided to dip into my savings and experiment with a giant betta. I've done so much research on them that at this point the only way to find out if I could keep one in my 11 gallon is simply if I went ahead and got one (plus I promised myself that if he got too big for the...

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like them :fish2:

Changes, changes... I rehomed Carrie and moved Dagon to the 8 gallon. The 10 gallon is currently empty and waiting for its new inhabitant. I also added a black background to both tanks and put them up on shelves, so they are now lining the walls in my bedroom :)

Thanks! The tank is nicely planted (photo attached), there are lots of little nooks and crannies to explore. Plenty of people keep giants in 10 gallons, and from what I've seen that's usually the recommended minimum, but then again that depends also on their activity level and max adult size...

7 inches is unlikely, bordering on impossible. I've never seen nor heard of a betta that big (of any species), most of them get to around 4 inches, from what I've heard. Betta anabatoides are one of the largest betta species (around 6 inches), and the recommended tank size for a pair is...

Mystery snails don't feed exlusively on algae. They are scavengers and will graze on things like biofilm, dead plants and animals, basically anything they can find (including algae). You can supplement their diet with blanched vegetables every once in a while. If you have such a massive algae...

Hi all. Does anyone here have experience with giant bettas (splendens)? I've had my eye on them, but I currently only have a 45l (~10gal) tank at my disposal. It's 50x30x30cm, heavily planted - so the swimming space is a bit reduced. It's a balanced and healthy ecosystem that has been...

And here is tank no. 2 :)