Recent content by MN_Aquarist

"What's the proper way to handle a snail when moving it from one tank to another?" Seems pretty detailed to me. Had I asked "what do I grab onto when removing a snail?" Then your answer would've made more sense. Reading and not comprehending leads to vague answers with no solutions.

yeah I get that, but I handle my stock with care so I don't want to just "grab and pluck" unless that's the proper way.

What's the proper way to handle a snail when moving it from one tank to another?

I just inherited a Pictus Catfish and the 20 gallon tank he came in. If you know these catfish, you will know that they need a 55 or larger tank (preferably pond). He's very cramped and I can't invest in a larger tank at this time. Offers are welcome. Buyer pays shipping/handling.

I just recently inherited a porthole catfish and a 20 gallon tank. The previous owner allowed the catfish to grow to over 4 inches without moving it to a larger tank. I cannot afford a larger tank at this time, and the catfish is obviously cramped and swimming laps around the tank...

no, only when the python is attached. The python seems to create a lot of back pressure, which is what's causing my faucet to leak at the base arm.

Yes. It leaks from there and won't create a siphon.

you're not understanding. The leak is coming from the seal around the base of the faucet where it connects to the sink. It's also not producing enough water pressure to create a siphon. Neither the siphon hose or the hose fitting is leaking. Do I need some kind of industrial wash tub with...

I just ordered one of these from Amazon and it seems like a solid piece of equipment. The only issue I have is that I don't seem to have enough water pressure or seals that are tight enough to do the job. While attempting to use this, I caused my faucet seals to leak rather than produce enough...

If it's my water then why don't the Tetra's have fin rot? Like I said before, The tank has been established for over a year with the Tetras. It is a 10 gallon tank. I keep the original two white skirt tetras, and there were 3 feeder guppies, 2 female and 1 male that I added last week. All...

Well this morning I got up to find both guppies dead from fin rot. Water params are perfect and temp is stable at 80 degrees. The tetras have been living in that tank problem free all year. I don't see why my petsmart guppies keep dying! I observe them for at least a couple days before...

The problem is our LFS shut down thanks to that blue plague called walmart. Seems like the little guys are being shut down left and right.

The driftwood has holes in it for fish to get into, but big enough that they can also get back out. I saw guppies swimming through the log at petco before I bought it a few months back. I'm doing a fishless cycle on the other tanks. I did a couple water changes but then stopped because I...

I think I'm still suffering from new tank syndrome. I've only been back in the aquarium world for about a year. Based on what I've been reading, small fish like guppies and tetra are supposed to be bought in bulk because they do tend to go missing. I guess the big culprit is they die and get...

So I just made a run to Petsmart yesterday to get two female and one male guppy. Last night when I shut the lights off all fish were accounted for and swimming aggressively. This morning one of the females went missing. Literally It's been 6 hours since last accounting for them all. Now...