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I am not sure. They are all brown I know that much. The snails came with a plant I bought.

So I have a 5 gallon with a betta in it. I decided it was time for some buddies for the Betta. I bought two ghost shrimp and two snails. I week or so after i put them in there i had a bunch of baby snails. I tried to take as many as I could out during cleanings but they couldn't be stopped...

They fish I have lost have been all different ones, and I have had them 2-3 months if my memory serves me well.

OK I will raise the temp. I do about a 50% each week. All of my fish seem happy in there tank.

74 Degrees Ph varies a bit between 7.0-7.3 nitrates 30ppm ammonia and nitrite are at zero or just a hair above. I feed them twice a day just enough that they can eat in 3-5 minutes. I do a partial water change once a week.

In the spring I joined the forums after I had bought my 55 Gallon. In the spring I joined the forums after I had bought my 55 Gallon. I have had my tank for around 8 months now. I have a pleco who is about full grown I believe, I think he is about 10-12 inches. I have two angels, one...

Its a 55 gallon, i did about a 15 gallon PWC. And i added 15ml of API stress coat. becayse it says to use 10 ml per 10 gallons.

One Black molly has died, one tiger barb, and one silver tipped shark. The numbers i posted above are the numbers after these guys had died.

The tank is about 2 months old or so. The only new fish are the redtail sharks, but I have had them for about 2 weeks now. I have 3 tiger barbs, 2 silver tip sharks, 3 red tail sharks, one black molly, 1 fancy guppy, and 2 orange platies. I don't think anything got in there because the lids...

nitrate 0-20, nitrite 0, hardness soft, ammonia 0-.25, ph is somewhere between 7.6-7.8. Those are the parameters for my tank. I have lost 3 fish in the past two days. What seems to happen is that they start to breathe heavy and become less active. Is weird because them seem to swim fine for...

sorry for the slow reply. Its been a bad weekend. anyways the snails are back to normal. But today I have had 3 fish die. :( One Black molly, and 2 tiger barbs. Here are my parameters nitrate 0-20, nitrite 0, hardness soft, ammonia 0-.25, ph is somewhere between 7.6-7.8. Could the barbs...

Don't know the species, its at 72 degrees and tanks within the norm. I have some barbs, black mollies, platies, and some red tail sharks in there and thats it.

I have one snail that is really lazy. It stays in one spot sometimes for days not even eating. I have 2 other of the same snail and they move all the time. Could there be a problem? Please Help!

Well I came home from work tonight and my glass fish that I had put in my other tank was dead. :(

that will look nice