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Thank you! I got him from envyaquatics off ebay.

@NickAu Any suggestions? I've been thinking of getting maybe some more anubias.

@Phil Fish Thank you!

Meet my new plakat betta Dorian! I got him October 6th and he's been very active in his new tank. He's in a 10gal tank with 4 snails. Two nerites and Two Japanese trapdoors (A mom and her baby). Sadly it looks like Dorian ate the mom trapdoor's antennas within the first 24 hours. He seems to...

@Demeter32 Okay, thank you! I was a bit alarmed because the color looked so different, good to know that's just normal growth.

I just bought 3 snails for my 10 gallon tank. Two nerites and one Japanese trapdoor. I've had them in the tank for 2 days and have noticed all of them have dark new shell growth. Is this bad? Are the shells growing too thin? Water parameters: Ph: 7 Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 0.2 ish Kh...

I'm curious if plants can actually slow down a cycle? From what I understand, the bacteria that converts ammonia grows because ammonia is abundant in the water. If you have plants that suck up a lot of ammonia and keep it fairly low, can that slow down the cycle?

Aw I love your boy, very cute! What's his name? I'm hoping to get one soon for my 10 gallon tank!

At the moment my tank's temperature has stayed pretty stable around 78-80 degrees for about a month. The only heater I currently own was for my 3.5 gallon tank. I don't think I need a heater right away as the temperature is staying in a good range for a betta, but I know I may need one in the...

@Discus-Tang Will do, thank you!

Luckily I have a readily available supply of seashells living by the beach, I'll try that! Would breaking them into pieces help?

They are both 2dh / 35.8 ppm. Should I try to increase the KH?

That's great to know! Thank you

I recently got a KH/GH kit to test my aquariums. My 10 gallon betta tank is currently at a KH/GH of 2dH / 35.8ppm, and the pH is 7. I'm having a difficult time finding info on what's the best range. Is this in an acceptable range? If not, how do I change it? Note: The tank is still cycling...

@Colin_T and @Byron Thank you for the help! Luckily they weren't bought so they're up again for another month. I should have enough of time to complete my cycle given no one buys them first.