Recent content by Fishboy_Max

Hello, I recently noticed that my female betta Layla (about a year old) is bloated with stress lines and pinecone scales, typical of dropsy, she is still very active and eats properly. Tank is 5gallon that has been set up for a year now, it has aquasoil substrate and no stones that could damage...

Problem is, I can't really afford heating 😞

Recently there has been talks about power cuts here in the UK, im unsure about the time that it it will last per day. First though was that no power=no tank heating. So, I'm worried, ut gets cold here. Much colder than 26c°, which is the ideal temperature for my tanks. I own 2 tanks -one 100l...

Welcome!!

Hey, welcome!!! Love the tank, and I'm sorry to hear about the oranda 😔. The shrimp eat biofilm, and with a new tank there is not much of it; so something you can do is to give them boiled sliced cucumber about 0.5cm thick (not that it is to important) just have in mind its always a good idea to...

Hmm, the idea of lots of plants and deep substrate definitely helps. But recently idk who to believe. I see many people doing no water change tanks and having great success. On the other side I understand all that was told to me when I asked about it. If you look at it chemically it makes sense...

Small-tank-under-development?

Welcome!!! I recently dwelled upon the fact of no water changes and found out some things: ;) https://www.fishforums.net/threads/any-real-reason-for-water-changes-in-well-planted-tank.483988/

May seem like an out of context question but, do you have a nerite snail?

Welcome, I'm fairly new and have found that this is a great community filled with (I'd like to say) experts in many fields. Hope you enjoy your stay, and good luck with any future endeavours!!

An extract: "The most important thing you’ll need is a layer of a sand substrate. Malaysian trumpet snails are big diggers. They utilize their pointed shells to make their way through fine sand in search of food. Gravel, pebbles, or any other hard substrate will not facilitate their burrowing...

1. Vacuuming the substrate reduces waste such as uneaten food and stuff like that, so I recommend to vac, but perhaps only once a week, then you allow the bacteria to feed on some of it. 2. Alge doesn't necessarily do anything to the tank besides eat nutrients out of the water column that plants...