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  1. Java_moose

    Nerite snails trying to escape

    I have had one nerite with my (pretty laid back) betta for a couple months and this has never happened before. Two days ago I added two similarly sized nerites to the 5 gallon tank. A few hours later it had crawled about an inch out of the water and was sitting on the rim when I found him. I...
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    Need advice for 2 tanks

    Probably 2 bags, one bag covers 2" deep for a 10 gallon
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    What plants should i add to my 5 gallon?

    right! Wasn't thinking while typing
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    What plants should i add to my 5 gallon?

    Thanks for your help! I went with ludwigia, dwarf sag, narrow anacharis and a pet smart plant called "fringe"
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    More plants in my 5 gallon tank! And some questions

    Oh good to know! Hopefully mine will do the same. They supposedly grow pretty fast
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    More plants in my 5 gallon tank! And some questions

    Ok, how much should I trim? Thank you! I haven't named him yet
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    More plants in my 5 gallon tank! And some questions

    Oops! Sent it accidentally Anyway, the dwarf sag I bought was yellowing and had leaves looking kind of sad. Can I trim it? And how far down the leaf? Also can anyone Id what the "fringe" actually is? Oh and I also added a red crypt wendtii
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    More plants in my 5 gallon tank! And some questions

    I just planted narrow anacharis, ludwigia, dwarf sag, and at petsmart something called "fringe" added to the quadrifolia and banana plant I already had. Then I added my new beta :) The dwarf sag I bought
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    Is my new beta ok?

    I got this guy from petssmart yesterday and put him in this (cycled) tank. The water parameters are ammonium 0 nitrIte 0 nitrate 5, it's at 78 degrees. He's been resting on the bottom basically the whole time. He ate one pellet last night and two at noon today. For a while last night he was...
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    What plants should i add to my 5 gallon?

    I have pretty high lighting (2 t5 6500k) and dose excel, and have a high quality substrate. It will be a beta tank.
  11. Java_moose

    What plants should i add to my 5 gallon?

    So far I've got java moss, quadrifolia in the foreground, a banana plant, and a small red crypt wendtii that I added yesterday but forgot to take a picture then. It's planted in the front way in the right corner. Second pic is one of my ghost shrimps :) fun little guy
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    Where from in Michigan/Wisconsin

    Living art aquarium is decent. it's literally across the street from the west side pet smart, which is actually decent for a big box store. I met a couple guys there that actually knew what was up. At living art the equipment is overpriced, and they are pretty small. However, they stock healthy...
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    Need advice for 2 tanks

    Yep things like ecocomplete, fluorite, and fluorite sand have high CECs which means they retain nutrients very well even though they don't contain them alone I personally just set up a 5 gallon with a .5" layer of miracle grow organic (sifted, rinsed, and drained like 5 times) then a very thin...
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