Recent content by SarahR

I think Baccus has nailed it. Sharpen up the pic and that looks like it- right down to the slight blush at the gills and the sort of lyre shaped tail.

You can decrease water hardness by using distilled or RO water for part of a water change. How much depends on how much of a decrease you need. Generally fish adjust to whatever hardness and PH you have as long as it isn't extreme, changing them isn't often necessary. As for why the one fish is...

I see your Betta is giving you concern. If I have a Betta with nondescript blahs, I sometimes give it a salt bath for a few days. You should post on the Betta category for specifics and perhaps even better advice though. Bettas folks are dedicated and happy to help. Is the fish eating normally...

Hi again! Wow, you got a pic of the mystery fish uploaded. I can't tell what it is, but it doesn't look like any sort of tetra or tiny schooling species, so you are probably right not to worry much about it having friends. It almost looks like it has a lyre tail, does it? A molly perhaps?

I'm not certain gravel texture is always the reason for barbel loss or mouth issues in cory cats. It's likely bacterial infection causing the loss, and what exactly precipitates it seems unclear. I've seen cories kept in bare bottom tanks develop the same issues, so bacteria alone may sonetimes...

I'm thinking Chase is a bit different from most boy bettas in a fundamental way. Very pretty bettas!

Now you've done it- regardless of what you get, they will all live far beyond any normal lifespan... lol What are the three fish you already have, and how old are they?

Thank you, and yes- the "Apple/Mystery" snail species I have and am referring to is P.Diffusa. I have no experience with any of the others.

I said nothing at all about your tank, your fish, or your feeding methods, though you somehow seem to think you know all about, and can comment, on mine. "Slimy agendas" was a joke, just how obvious does a joke need to be? I like snails, they're the worlds experts at finding food and...

Most of those species if not starving seem to leave healthy plants alone, though as someone else mentioned I would still avoid any exceptionally delicate (or expensive!) plant species. Apple snails (the "mystery" snail species sold here in US) do eat duckweed like it's candy however, they will...

No, it doesn't sound silly to me, it sounds arrogant and condescending. I'm sorry, but you, I, and yes, even "some newbie" absolutely can keep whatever they like in their own tank. I so hate to be the one to enlighten you to that fact. Just so you know, I don't overfeed adults or fry of any...

What I was saying was there are certainly situations not involving poor husbandry where snails can overpopulate - such as my tank with breeding individuals and fry. (And if you happen to have a pair of Bristlenose, and provide the proper conditions, then yes, this is pretty much a normally...

No, my scenario isn't at all similar. I'm speaking of large numbers of Bristlenose. As I said, mine is a colony (breeding) tank. Snails compete quite successfully with newly hatched and very young bristlenose, especially for veg matter type food. It is not even remotely a matter of overfeeding...

Snails can easily overpopulate a tank without bad maintenance or overfeeding. As I mentioned, I had a ridiculous number of ramshorns in my Bristlenose colony tank. Not all fish eat in a minute or two, fish like Bristlenose are grazers and fry especially need access to food for several hours a...