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If small enough, I bury them in my potted plants so that they continue to be a part of something I enjoy every day. If larger, I bury them outside in a peaceful spot. Whether they had a name or not, I like to see them off in a nice way.

Ok cool! Thank you Colin. I plan to improve the water movement and oxygen levels by adding an airstone and sponge filter soon. The black stuff is poor taste. I added black, smaller grain gravel and larger, natural stone gravel mixed together? It's a questionable choice I made. Not really sure...

Hey all! I'm experiencing a pretty bad algae bloom on my plants. I currently have a bristle nose pleco in quarantine right now to help with the stuff growing on the glass that I can't reach, but my plants seem to be suffering a good deal from it. Any suggestions? Is it even algea? I water change...

That is awesome! I'm surprised how attached I've become to my mystery snails. I initially bought two six months ago to just be tank cleaners. They do such a great job - I never once had to clean the glass of my 5 gal beta tank. They are the best - not as agile as your snail though :P

Good day, all! Wanted to give you an update. I think I'm finally turning the corner on this ich thing. Brad looks really good. Even the white bits on his wen are improving. An increase in temp (72 to 75) really seems to have made a world of difference - still treating with ich-x. I was on the...

Kordon Rid Ich That's so weird, that's not readily available where I am! I have Ich-X and Paragard on hand at the moment. I'm not using them in tandem, I just have them both. Ich-X came recommended by a YouTuber I follow and that's mainly why I chose to use it. Do you have an opinion on...