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"What's the proper way to handle a snail when moving it from one tank to another?" Seems pretty detailed to me. Had I asked "what do I grab onto when removing a snail?" Then your answer would've made more sense. Reading and not comprehending leads to vague answers with no solutions.

yeah I get that, but I handle my stock with care so I don't want to just "grab and pluck" unless that's the proper way.

What's the proper way to handle a snail when moving it from one tank to another?

I just inherited a Pictus Catfish and the 20 gallon tank he came in. If you know these catfish, you will know that they need a 55 or larger tank (preferably pond). He's very cramped and I can't invest in a larger tank at this time. Offers are welcome. Buyer pays shipping/handling.

I just recently inherited a porthole catfish and a 20 gallon tank. The previous owner allowed the catfish to grow to over 4 inches without moving it to a larger tank. I cannot afford a larger tank at this time, and the catfish is obviously cramped and swimming laps around the tank...

no, only when the python is attached. The python seems to create a lot of back pressure, which is what's causing my faucet to leak at the base arm.

Yes. It leaks from there and won't create a siphon.

you're not understanding. The leak is coming from the seal around the base of the faucet where it connects to the sink. It's also not producing enough water pressure to create a siphon. Neither the siphon hose or the hose fitting is leaking. Do I need some kind of industrial wash tub with...

I just ordered one of these from Amazon and it seems like a solid piece of equipment. The only issue I have is that I don't seem to have enough water pressure or seals that are tight enough to do the job. While attempting to use this, I caused my faucet seals to leak rather than produce enough...

If it's my water then why don't the Tetra's have fin rot? Like I said before, The tank has been established for over a year with the Tetras. It is a 10 gallon tank. I keep the original two white skirt tetras, and there were 3 feeder guppies, 2 female and 1 male that I added last week. All...

Well this morning I got up to find both guppies dead from fin rot. Water params are perfect and temp is stable at 80 degrees. The tetras have been living in that tank problem free all year. I don't see why my petsmart guppies keep dying! I observe them for at least a couple days before...

The problem is our LFS shut down thanks to that blue plague called walmart. Seems like the little guys are being shut down left and right.

The driftwood has holes in it for fish to get into, but big enough that they can also get back out. I saw guppies swimming through the log at petco before I bought it a few months back. I'm doing a fishless cycle on the other tanks. I did a couple water changes but then stopped because I...

I think I'm still suffering from new tank syndrome. I've only been back in the aquarium world for about a year. Based on what I've been reading, small fish like guppies and tetra are supposed to be bought in bulk because they do tend to go missing. I guess the big culprit is they die and get...

So I just made a run to Petsmart yesterday to get two female and one male guppy. Last night when I shut the lights off all fish were accounted for and swimming aggressively. This morning one of the females went missing. Literally It's been 6 hours since last accounting for them all. Now...

So salt is not going to affect the Lily? I've diluted my tank down to 50% of the salinity that I began with. I added a tablespoon of salt for the whole 10 gallons.

I'm getting a Betta in about 2 weeks. He's been living in RO water for over a year, but my water is 7.8-8.0 and a KH of 8. I don't want to destabilize my PH in the tank, nor do I want to shock him with a PH jump of 0.8. Can the Betta handle it? How would I acclimate him?

My tank tends to be touchy in terms of micro cycles and small ammonia spikes. I swear there will be times where I go to bed with clear water and wake up to cloudy green. Sure enough it experienced an ammonia spike somehow. I use Ammo-Lock and Stress Zyme. It seems to keep the bio-system...

Could I dilute my tank with R.O. water to bring it closer to 7.0 so it isn't so much of a PH shock?

Yes I know about the driftwood, but the issue is my PH is high because of my Carbonate hardness and not my general hardness. There are too many minerals buffering the acid to allow for any drop in PH. Would there be a way to lower the KH so I can actually budge the PH down some? And regarding...

I'm going to be receiving a Betta in a couple weeks, and I have a 5 gallon cycling for it right now. It's been around 7 years since I last had a Betta, and I'm really not sure what parameters are ideal anymore. I know softer water, lower PH, and warmer temps are the big ones. Also what is a...

So I decided to plant a lily bulb in my 10 gallon for my tetras. The tank currently has salt treatments, but after I get the tank diluted back to 0% salinity, what else besides the plant should I add to help keep my lily healthy?

Tank is clean. Just tested parameters again this morning and everything came back 0ppm with PH steady at 7.7 I'm beginning to think the lower temps might be the cause. I get my adjustable Aqueon Pro 50 Watt today for both tanks. I will increase temps to around 80 Fahrenheit in each tank...

Well there have been fish that have come and gone, but they were Walmart fish that seemed to be lively, until we got them home, and all of them died within a couple days of receiving. The Tetras are the only ones who survived this whole time. Tough little guys I gotta say! The guppies were...

Thank you very much for your advice!