Recent content by mrsjoannh13

I have a UNS 60A which is a 20-ish gallon "all in one" tank. It has a compartment at the back of the tank which houses the filter media and a power head to circulate water over the filter media and back through the tank. Today I was cleaning out the back compartment and took out all of the...

I will add one more thing.... if you are not able to get a paying job, volunteer somewhere. We call it an internship here in the states. Some internships pay minimal, others are unpaid to help young people get experience in order to land their first job. If you don't need the money right...

Couple of quick tips.... 1. Keep the resume to one page 2. Use spell check, grammar check, and all those tools to make sure you don't have any errors 3. Put your strengths up front - list things in order of what you think will make you stand out most for the job 4. Absolutely include...

Given your state of mind, I'd recommend you do something you enjoy. Go talk to the folks at your area fish stores. See what work they might have for you. If you really like doing it and it is keeping your mind active, then give it a go. Taking on work that you don't enjoy will probably lead...

My corys love this one spot in the aquarium under an anubias with low hanging leaves. When they're not looking for food or playing leapfrog with each other they like to hang out here in a group and nap. They are super skittish so I can't get too close to them for a photo so it's a little out...

Thanks, everyone! Well that's encouraging. I'm so glad this little guy is doing well. He's got a great temperament. Not scared of anything and comes right over to greet me when I walk in the room. Eats like a little water piggy, too. He's a great betta!

I got a veil tale betta about a week ago. He's in a 10 gallon QT tank with a few live plants, some floaters, and black water with lots of lovely tannins. He seems to be doing very well. This morning when I went to do the water change I saw all these bubbles on the top of the water. I have...

Beautiful tank! Congrats! ?

The PetSmart's in my area are deplorable. The PetCo does a better job with their fish than my local fish stores (and I use that term lightly). I went in to get a betta from the 'best' LFS in my area and half the bettas were dead in their containers. I have gotten several tetras from this...

I had just gotten him from PetCo last Saturday. So not quite a week old. He never acted 'right'. For a couple of days he just laid on the bottom of the tank. The past couple of days he did come up to the top and mid sections of the tank and moved around a bit, but it definitely was not your...

So, unfortunately my beautiful new betta, Sky, died sometime last night or early morning. I had him in a 10 gallon quarantine tank with no other inhabitants other than a couple of baby ramshorn that hitchhiked in on some new plants. I had 2 silk plants in the tank, an anubias nana, and a...

Whew. Glad you will still be around. We would really miss you! Thanks for being a mod.