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Essjay replied to the thread Nerite Snails Eggs.I have kept nerite snails in both my tanks for years. Currently there's a small Clithon snail in the shrimp tank and zerbra, 'red... -
Essjay replied to the thread Nerates Test without a kit.Was this tank water of tap water? If it was tank, I'd test tap water as well as that should be similar to what Anglian Water says. It is...
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Essjay replied to the thread Rogues Gallery.There's a more recent thread on the same lines here though it does wander off topic in places...
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Essjay replied to the thread Nerates Test without a kit.Java fern and anubias (both of which are usually grown attached to decor as the rhizome rots if buried) are slow growing plants so won't...
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Essjay replied to the thread Nerates Test without a kit.So, not too bad but higher than some species are happy with. As long as you avoid nitrate-sensitive species, and make sure to do weekly...
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Essjay replied to the thread Nerates Test without a kit.Go to this page https://waterquality.anglianwater.com/map.aspx and type your postcode in the box at the top right. That will take you...
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Essjay replied to the thread Nerates Test without a kit.Ammonia and nitrite can kill fish quickly; nitrate is a slower killer. But weekly water canages and not over feeding the fish (once they...
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Essjay replied to the thread Speedy The Snail.Are those tiny horns on the shell? If they are, it's one of the smaller Clithon species :)
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Essjay replied to the thread Nerates Test without a kit.Do you mean nitrate? Or nitrite? The only way to test for these is using a test kit, either strips or a liquid based tester. (Or very...
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Essjay replied to the thread Honey gouramis.In that case, you have 2 males, I'm afraid. Natural colour females are silvery beige, often with a darker stripe from nose to tail...
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Essjay replied to the thread Dead houseplant leaves.Dead leaves would only help minimally. They would need to decompose to make ammonia to feed the ammonia eating bacteria and the nitrite...
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Essjay replied to the thread Honey gouramis.The first photo is definitely a male of the natural colour. He has a black throat which only males have. The images of the yellow...
