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update: i was going to manually try and remove it, but by the time i had got the fish, it was gone?

do you think it’s anchor worms from the pic tho? i thought so, but all of the dots that i thought were individual worms were flowing off on one single string

just got a pair of pearl gourami last sunday and just saw these this morning, pretty sure it’s anchor worms after looming. any treatment ideas? got told para cleanse or Ivermectin but i cant find para cleanse and Ivermectin seems way too easy to mess up. help asap please!

would you recommend reducing it to 1.5-2 worms a week? i do see him snacking on snails and plants pretty often. and i use sand for a substrate, black diamond sand specifically, has worked good in both of my tanks

i’d say he’s about 10 inches, he definitely produces a lot of waste but i don’t see how that would singlehandedly get it THAT high, and i haven’t seen any decomposing material so it may have just been inaccurate i guess? i’ll test it with a liquid kit tomorrow and see what the results say

would there be any alternative for the driftwood? i don’t have room in my tank for it due to previously established plants

strip kit, is one better than the other?

I’ve got a 55 gallon native tank with a singular longear sunfish and was curious what’s the best way to get floaters growing and what’s the best kind to get? the tank sits at 70-73 degrees but every time i’ve tried getting floaters they either die or the filters flow disrupts them. anyone know...

update!! did a 50% water change last night and today it read somewhere between 40-80 ppm, looked closer to 40 but couldn’t tell. planning to do a 25% wednesday or tuesday and hoping that will fix it completely

i normally do 50% and last night immediately did a 50%, tested the tap water and 0 nitrates or anything. no idea what the issue is but hoping to figure it out. and sunfish are very very fun fish, he’s only about a year old but has a lot of personality. love hand feeding him and seeing how...

haven’t used them in about 6 months