Recent content by StellaStars

I've had this tank/setup running for about 6 years now, and my bristlenose pleco has been in the tank for about 5. He's seemed happy and healthy most of this time but for the last few weeks he's been laying low, and not eating. He mostly hangs out on his favorite piece of driftwood. The tank...

Help! Clear goo/slime/jelly in my tank. I have a 23 gallon tank with cardinal tetras, rummynose tetras, and a bristle nose pleco. I’ve had the tank up and running for 5-6 years now. I do a roughly 25% water change about once a week. Recently, things are off in my tank. My pleco is ignoring...

Thanks everyone. I ended up getting a 1500W space heater to run in the garage. Hopefully that helps with the ambient temp for the fish as well as keeping my plants warm enough. I guess I'll just make daily visits and keep as close an eye on things as I can.

I have a Fluval Vista 23 with tetras, corries, and a bristlenose pleco. I'm in the process of prepping my house to sell and the floors are being refinished next week, which means everything needs to be off the floors and out of the house. I'll be staying with a friend for a week or two. It's...

Just got home from a trip and the pet sitter reported that the aquarium tank light is out. Seems like the whole strip wouldn't just burn out? Not sure if it's a wiring problem or something I can address. Anyone have ideas for what to check, how to fix it, or if a replacement part is easy to order?

Thank you. He seems more chipper already. Hopefully he heals up fast.

I returned the betta and got some aquarium salt. Hopefully the pleco recovers.

Bump. Help would be appreciated. Leaning towards getting the betta out.

I have a 23 gallon tank with lots of driftwood and lots of plants. It houses 8 diamond tetras, 6 panda corries, three female bettas, and one bn pleco. After months of living together I noticed a couple days ago that the pleco wasn't coming out for zucchini. I went looking for him tonight and...

My aquarium journey has been far more complex than I expected. I now have a fluval vista 23 that is moderately-heavily planted and decorated with driftwood. Current residents are: 1 bn pleco 6 panda corries 7 diamond tetras 3 female betta Most things regarding this tank didn't go exactly as...

Yes, there are about 10-12 plants in the tank. Mostly a few kinds of anubias. I was wondering if getting more, faster growing, plants would help use up some nutrients.

Well, my new tank is really keeping me on my toes. It's a 23 gallon with stock led lights built into the hood. I wouldn't have expected them to be more than low light and I have low light plants in the tank. The tank is nearing fully stocked. The water parameters are good and I change about...

The tank now has 7 diamond tetras and 6 panda corries just added today. The Diamonds were added in two groups of four. One ended up being an extreme bully so I had to get him out of there. I'll be letting things settle for a while, but I'm still deciding how to finish the stocking. After...

Finally got the bully out. I had to dismantle the tank and drop the water to about 6 inches to do it. Very frustrating. Some of the plants seem a little worse for wear. It's interesting to see how the behavior of the other fish has changed now that there isn't a bully/predator in the tank...

There are a decent number of hiding spots. Right now the bulky seems to have claimed one third to one half of the tank and is chasing any fish that crosses that line. I'll go pick up a bigger net and see if that makes him easier to catch. If it doesn't, and I just have to wait and see if he...