Recent content by Seisage

I would say not to worry. To my knowledge (which is still somewhat limited, to be clear), disease-causing ciliates tend to be free-living and largely invisible to the naked eye. These colonial ones most likely won't pose any threat to the fish. Seems like their populations are simply booming as...

It was really interesting reading through this thread, as someone with a relatively newfound interest in hunting and fishing. You've done a great job illustrating what some of the process can be like, and it's definitely furthered my desire to pursue hunting as a practice if/when I can. I was...

I always siphon into a bucket, for multiple reasons, but I've had one of my shrimp take that joyride before and it was definitely a good thing the bucket was there to receive it. I do worry about not being able to see the babies in the bucket since they're a touch translucent at the moment, but...

My crystal red shrimp finally had shrimplets!! I had no idea one of my females was even berried, but I just noticed some teeny tiny little red-striped young'uns yesterday. What tips and tricks do people have for siphoning tanks with shrimplets? I know some people cover the end of the hose with...

This is Jelly the neon tetra, the very first of my current group and the fish that got me back into fishkeeping. I adopted her last December (wow, almost a year now!) from an undergraduate student in our lab who was moving away and couldn't take her fish with her. She actually had a few neons in...

Heat might kill some of the ich, but the main reason increasing the temperature is recommended is because it helps speed up the life cycle of the parasite. Ich has a few life stages. What you see on the fish is an encysted form which has a protective coating. At this stage, medication and heat...

You probably won't get much help for turtles around here since this is a fish forum. You might want to try reaching out to some reptile forums instead. I'll be honest though. If you're strapped for cash and are still missing most of the necessary supplies, you'll probably want to consider...

I wish you luck! Again, a jeweler's scale will be a friend to you. Or at least a kitchen scale that's capable of measuring in milligrams, although I know of very few that do.

Yes! I have two Australian green tree frogs that'll live in this tank once it's done. Right now, they're in a DIY modified storage tub

Please look at your product's dosing instructions first, but one recommended dosage of fenbendazole for use in food is 2.5mg per gram of feed. Feed the medicated food for 2-3 days, then repeat that feeding regimen again in 14 days. So what you would do is get or prepare the amount of food that...

Adam Ragusea was actually the exact person I was thinking of 🤣 Although I have seen other people do it to! His little ranchus are very cute.

I don't know what your living situation is like or what space you have available, but definitely consider a non-glass tank of some sort. They'll be a whole lot cheaper per gallon than a glass aquarium. I've seen people successfully keep goldfish in agricultural metal stock tanks like this. They...

At long last, background construction has commenced on this tank. I've actually just finished applying the expanding foam and most of the background elements, but I'll wait to show progress shots until it's cured and I've carved it into the final shapes I want. For now, I'll introduce the plants...