Recent content by Dragonslady

I have a five gallon tank that I have planted heavily with live plants. The sole resident is my betta. I'm wondering if I would be able to add some shrimp to the tank to help maintain the plants and be interesting in their own right. Are shrimp suitable tankmates for a betta? If so, is there a...

I have read before that assassin snails are not the best at fixing the pest snail problem because their metabolisms slow down... something like that, anyways... and they do not eat very often. I'm not sure if my information is correct, but that is part of the reason I have been holding off on...

I have been trying to deal with a pest snail take-over for the past month or so will little-to-no success. Last night I went to my LFS to get some advice (after trying scooping them out, lettuce in a bowl, feeding my fish less, etc.) and I was told to get 2-3 clown loaches to help. I explained...

Sorry, ditzed out a little there! My question was pretty much answered - I was wondering if my current light setup was decent, or if I would have to look into replacing it. I was told by a friend who works at my LFS that I don't have enough in the way of watts per gallon. Right now I'm using...

Hi. I hope someone can offer some advice. I've looked through the forums on this subject and I'm still a little fuzzy. I got a 29 gallon tank well over a year ago, second hand. The lights and hood came with the original tank to my knowledge. I believe it's putting out 18-20 watts. The bulb says...

Thanks Ianho! :)

For a year or so now I've kept my 29 gal heavily planted with plastic, while doing live plants in my 5 and 10 gal tanks instead. Basically, I got bored on Monday and decided to do live plants in the 29. It's barely beginning, and it's super low tech - just ferts, no CO2 injections. It's going...

Yeah cowboy, I think that what i'll do is expand the cory cats to six or so. Thanks for the feedback :good: I added my pearl white crowntail betta, and he looks gorgeous so that gets rid of the concept of sparkling gouramis. Has anyone had any experience with Ember tetras? My local Petsmart...

Hi all, I'm looking for some help with ideas for stocking my planted 10 gallon tank. I have been working to upgrade my 5 gallon planted tank to the 10 gallon, and I will already have 3 pygmy cory cats and an oto. I am longing to have a group of sparkling gouramis, and was considering some...

Thanks :) Will do

Here's the scenario... I took all the plastic plants out of my tank for a good scrub and soak in hot water. While I was rescaping the rest of my tank, my dad came over and washed his hands with dish soap over my plants. Is there anything I can do to ensure that the plants are safe for my tank...

Thanks! :D Here's a "better" picture of some of my rasboras. Of course, it's very difficult to pick them up on the camera - tricky, fast little guys! Also, here's a pic of my betta tank that I just finished up. It's super simple. Moneywort, an oto, 3 pgymy cory cats, and my betta. :) I...