Recent content by SteffeyJ

if all other behaviors ( eating ect.) are normal.. they may just like to relax there. I have panda Cory cats. and have found them 'resting' on my sponge filter quite often!! might just be where they like to rest. but would definitely keep an eye out for bullying! even after lights out! best of luck!

hello! I have been keeping mystery snails for about a year and successfully bred them even. (ended up donating most to my LFS.) but! I CONSTANTLY am adding calcium. and my water is fine.. the only thing is the pest snails have gotten a little out of control... can pest snails cause damage to my...

also. I always 'drip acclimate' new shrimp for at least 45 minutes before putting them into the tank. I made a DIY one with half a 2 liter bottle and some airline tubing with an adjustable valve at the end. was super easy and cheap!!! and GUPPY GRASS has been the best thing ive gotten for them...

hello! I have had shrimp for almost a year and have been having AMAZING success with breeding them! my best advice would be to splurge for a 3 gallon and put in a sponge filter with an air pump and air stone inside! i have 'tested' many different things with them and in multiple "tanks" the ones...

the ABSOLUTE BEST tip ive found for feeding my "micro fish" or fish that have TIIIINY mouths is I bought a peppercorn grinder. on amazon. was under $10. and I put a mix of flake, crushed algae wafers, dried blood worms and some small granule food. mix it all up and feed them a few twists of the...

hello all! ive had this tank up since march. and have 2 LARGE mystery snails that ive had since setting up the tank! (theyre larger than a golf ball) anyways.. I had a female, and she climbed out of the tank and cracked her shell and passed away.. I still had an egg clutch of hers.. so I...

So. Update!! My garra still has 'scars' Idk what to even call them. But they're like white scales! But it seems to be growing back and recovering!! Fingers crossed!!* And any time I catch the half banded loach next to him, I shoo him away with the end of the tweezer things! And it seems to be...

Have found THIS happening!! One of my half banded loaches is hanging on to my garra! It reminds me of those fish that suck onto sharks!! Lol!! But this may have been the problem all along!! Never ever would have guessed this if I hadn't seen it myself!! Sorry for bad pic but they were moving...

Thank you so much! And thanks to original poster for asking! I had been wondering the same thing! And thanks for the easy solution! I will try this next time I receive some plants for sure!

Yes! I agree! Having snails in my tank has made this a non issue for me! :) Maybe consider a snail? Mystery snails are WONDERFUL!! and very fun to watch, honestly! I adore mine! Best of luck to you! And hope you're able to solve your problem!

Also, yes, from what I've read, it is normal for them to 'chase' each other a bit. Although i have no actual experience with this fish... As long as there is no fin nipping. and as long as they arent stressing each other out or most importantly... picking on a single one or targeting the same...

Personally, I dump the fish (and water) into a small bucket. I think I got the bucket from a large batch of potato salad lol.. Anyways, I put it into the bucket and I still drip acclimate. Although MANY MANY MANY people say you dont have to do that... PERSONALLY, I've had the best success with...

May just be biofilm or some type of algae.. I've never had anything like that so I am not sure... Do you have any snails in your tank?? They love that stuff. And I loooove my mystery snail I have and he keeps all the algae and biofilm eaten! :) Sorry I am not much help! Hopefully somebody else...

It's the purple one tho on top! That's the one I got as a baby that never mated as far as I know! My big black one is the one that was CONSTANTLY mating with my gold one.. He honestly seems so lost without her. He never used to go in his shell, but now he does from time to time. But he is also...

Sorry to add to your original post!! But I also wondered this!