Recent content by jessibell

The light fixture I have is actually for a ten gallon so if I get the proper bulbs I don't think providing enough light will be a problem. I am assuming one uses a high spectrum bulb (it's fluorescent) as far as budget goes, it's not my main concern, but the main purpose of the tank is to hold...

Hi all, I have a five gallon that I'm setting up for ramshorns and pond snails (for food) and I just ordered a bunch more from someone who reccomended using a heavily planted tank for them instead of a bare tank (this is how he breeds his) I have been breeding mine in a little 1.5 gallon but...

I found a guy on aquabid who is willing to ship some ramshorns to me in Canada since I can't find any available in this country :nono: Question is, what kind of rules are they subjected to and do they survive shipping well? He said he's never actually shipped to Canada before. You folks in...

I should have thought about taking a pocture of it :) Last night I did an ammonia test in the snail tank and it was quite high so I did a complete water change and got all the stuff out of there - I had to throw out some very tiny snails as a result but oh well. I hooked up an Aquatech 5-15...

I've had a 1.5 gallon container with pond snails in it for about 6 weeks now, and suddenly the pleco log pieces I put in are growing a very tough fungi-like fuzz within a day of me putting them in there. It's so tough that I can't even break it apart when it gets stuck in my siphon and filter! I...

I am planning on upgrading to a 30 gal in my dorm room - problem is, my "desk" might not be able to hold it as it is. I understand a 30 gal would weigh about 250 lbs ish. As of right now the desk is made out of 1 inch particle board, it has an angle iron brace running along the front and two...

depending on the salt tolderance of the fish you have, you can try gradually adding a little bit of freshwater aquarium salt to your tank at a level safe for your fish. I accidentally killed my trapdoor snails once by putting fresh water in their tank that had a tiny amount of salt in it...

My local petland is okay, they try pretty hard but like people say, business first. I asked them a few weeks ago how big a tank a green spotted puffer would need, and they looked it up in the book... they said "ten gallons... but it can't have any tank mates in a tank that size." I didn't say...

I have been doing some reading and it seems everyone is always being cautious about getting a phosphorus-free calcium source - wouldn't phosphorus be good because it encourages algae growth, which snails also eat?

I have a 1.5 gallon tank heated and filtered with pond snails and a couple ramshorns, building up stock for a puffer fish I want to get. I have been feeding them pleco logs, lettuce, zuchinni, and spinach, which they all like. The problem is with cleaning the tank. When I siphon all the waste...

Yes I have heard this one - do the snails eat it or does it just diffuse into the water? Do you have to change it every so often?

I've had a 1.5 gallon going with some pond snails and a couple small ramshorns and I am starting to notice the shells eroding. I am assuming I need to add calcium to the water (I am trying to breed them so I want them to develop well!) Is this due to lack of calcium, low pH, low general...

The Petcetera here in Kamloops is absultely awful in their fish department. I've only been in there a couple times and every time, I leave angry. They once had a tank full of male guppies that were COVERED in ich, some of them could barely swim and several were dead on the gravel, and I watched...

Alrighty, it is settled. Good advice. I just whipped out my low range test kit that i just bought... and there's no colour chart inside!! *facepalm*

Yeah I have heard this... I was just a little leary because I have never had a pH that was any lower than 7.6-8.2 and my fish always did well. I'll pick up a low range kit today but will probably just leave the pH well enough alone.