Recent content by momfish

Ugh Thanks, Weez, for the encouragement and advice! My delayed plan is to get a bigger tank the second this quarantine is over. I hope to be a cycling pro by that time. I like your suggestion re switching the Betta and snail in the tanks, but there’s a wrinkle in the system. The snail tank...

Some possibilities Morning, Aiken, Thanks. Good ideas. I should clarify that my Betta tank is an all-in-one (Top Fin Engage), so I only took out the filter *cartridge* containing the media. The water is flowing through an empty filter. I should have been more clear. So, it’s not as bad as it...

Stumped. Hi Aiken and Weez, SAD FACE. Thank you for the advice! I hadn’t responded yet bc I want to test my snail tank in case I could put my fish there, too. Well, not too likely: SNAIL TANK pH prob 7.6 based on both tests Ammonia 0.25 Nitrites 0.5 Nitrates...

I have numbers! So, just treated. Here are the results: 3.29.20 Betta tank pH b/t 7.2 and 7.6 High pH 7.6?/7.8? Ammonia b/t 0 and 0.25 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 0 So, maybe it’s close to fully cycled? Also, ich medicine may be skewing results *and* the filter is...

You got it. Will test and get back to you. Thx!!

Thanks, Aiken Drum! The LFS did test my water but didn’t give me the numbers. I just bought an API Master Test Kit yesterday and will do some recon. The ich medicine may mess up the results, though? And was a 50% water change too much? Really appreciate the help!!

Hi All, I’m new to the hobby and love it but getting a little heartbroken. I may be losing a *second* tank worth of fish right now and desperately hoping to save. Hoping for some guidance and clues as to what went wrong this go-round. I thought I’d done everything right this time! Details...