Recent content by CrystalStars

Sorry, there was someone a while ago who told me to use scientific names. And I keep forgetting lol Yeah, I've read that they give live birth. I just wasn't sure if that's what these are. I literally just put them in quarantine a couple of hours ago and these guys popped up.

Good day, I just received some white wizard snails and red racer nerites in the mail today. They all look great. But then these little guys popped up. I didn't notice them on any of the snails, and I just found three of them. They're small, but very noticeable. They're probably pest snails, but...

@TwoTankAmin I've heard about this. I don't think it's self poison. I got mine from Petsmart, went home and immediately started acclimating them because I heard cories might do this. Besides, they lasted for weeks in the quarantine tank. Doing just fine. Once they were added to the main tank...

@Byron @Colin_T

Thank you for the concern. I use the API master test kit. Put 10 drops of solution 1 in the test tube, shake for 5 seconds. Shake solution 2 vigorously for 30 seconds. Add it to test tube, then shake for 1 minute. The tank was cycled. I went through the process well enough. Plants are doing great.

Hello, again. I've been having horrible luck with my fish. Lost all my otos, had 10 cories now down to 4, had 2 whiptails now I have 1. The whiptail was most likely an accidental death from shipping. Its tail was kinked and it didn't recover. The other one is eating and growing big. My...

Hello, updates on these two fish. The corydora unfortunately passed away. I noticed she was breathing really fast for a day or two, then I found her on her side. Gills barely moving and she looked like she had internal bleeding. So I euthanized her. As for the oto... I noticed there was a...