Hi all,
I'm posting in hopes of receiving some much needed help. I've scoured the Internet and have been unable to find a definitive or satisfactory answer to my questions.
First things first, I'll describe my setup. I regretfully cannot have large tanks in my apartment so I've had to settle with two 10 gallon glass tanks and one 6 gallon acrylic.
In the 6 gallon, I have three tetras, two endlers live bearers, two adult apple snails (one male, one female) and several little snail babies (I let one batch of eggs hatch not realizing how many of the little guys will survive).
In one 10 gallon, I have three rasboras, one tetra, one cory and one apple snail.
My final 10 gallon I'm currently cycling. I'll be upgrading my betta from his current home to the 10 gallon once it's ready, and I'll be moving some of the snail babies in there with him.
Everybody is doing well and seems quite happy (regular water changes, eating well, etc.). However, I will be traveling in a month and a bit and will be away for 3 weeks. I hadn't planned in advance and now I need suggestions on what to do. I was thinking of getting automatic feeders for my tanks but I need to know which, if any, are capable of dispersing food for at least 3 weeks at a time. And that's not to say anything about what I would need to do for water changes
I may have a friend that is able to do two water changes over the course of the three weeks, but in case that falls through I would appreciate any suggestions for alternatives.
As for the various questions mentioned in the title, I have two. I am wondering what fish, if any, are safe to keep with my betta. I realize they're very aggressive fish and do not want to cause him undue stress. I've read varying opinions online but it seems that nobody's able to provide a definitive answer. I'm fine with keeping him by himself with the snails (I can't imagine he'd have much trouble being in the same tank as them) but I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
Lastly, my female apple snail seems to have a bit of a floating problem, as in she can't stop doing it. It seems as if she constantly has air trapped in her shell and is either unwilling or unable to expel it. The male has no issues with floating down to the bottom and getting to the food when I feed them, but it seems the moment my female snail loses her footing on the side of the tank, she's immediately floating at the top and gets inexplicably stuck in a bit of a vortex in the center of the tank (no other debris gets stuck there considering it's right under the spout of the water filter). I've also read mixed opinions about this ranging from it being normal to it being a sign of illness. One thing I'm really worried about is that her operculum has broken and a sliver of it has fallen off. The rest is still attached however. She's also secreted a clear gel like substance with bubbles trapped inside from time to time since being unable to sink. I read that this could also be a sign of illness. I am at a loss of what to do and worry that she is beyond help.
Any advice or information is greatly appreciated. I apologize for this long winded thread but I am really in a pickle and have come to my wit's end trying to get the answers myself. Thanks in advance!
I'm posting in hopes of receiving some much needed help. I've scoured the Internet and have been unable to find a definitive or satisfactory answer to my questions.
First things first, I'll describe my setup. I regretfully cannot have large tanks in my apartment so I've had to settle with two 10 gallon glass tanks and one 6 gallon acrylic.
In the 6 gallon, I have three tetras, two endlers live bearers, two adult apple snails (one male, one female) and several little snail babies (I let one batch of eggs hatch not realizing how many of the little guys will survive).
In one 10 gallon, I have three rasboras, one tetra, one cory and one apple snail.
My final 10 gallon I'm currently cycling. I'll be upgrading my betta from his current home to the 10 gallon once it's ready, and I'll be moving some of the snail babies in there with him.
Everybody is doing well and seems quite happy (regular water changes, eating well, etc.). However, I will be traveling in a month and a bit and will be away for 3 weeks. I hadn't planned in advance and now I need suggestions on what to do. I was thinking of getting automatic feeders for my tanks but I need to know which, if any, are capable of dispersing food for at least 3 weeks at a time. And that's not to say anything about what I would need to do for water changes
I may have a friend that is able to do two water changes over the course of the three weeks, but in case that falls through I would appreciate any suggestions for alternatives.As for the various questions mentioned in the title, I have two. I am wondering what fish, if any, are safe to keep with my betta. I realize they're very aggressive fish and do not want to cause him undue stress. I've read varying opinions online but it seems that nobody's able to provide a definitive answer. I'm fine with keeping him by himself with the snails (I can't imagine he'd have much trouble being in the same tank as them) but I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
Lastly, my female apple snail seems to have a bit of a floating problem, as in she can't stop doing it. It seems as if she constantly has air trapped in her shell and is either unwilling or unable to expel it. The male has no issues with floating down to the bottom and getting to the food when I feed them, but it seems the moment my female snail loses her footing on the side of the tank, she's immediately floating at the top and gets inexplicably stuck in a bit of a vortex in the center of the tank (no other debris gets stuck there considering it's right under the spout of the water filter). I've also read mixed opinions about this ranging from it being normal to it being a sign of illness. One thing I'm really worried about is that her operculum has broken and a sliver of it has fallen off. The rest is still attached however. She's also secreted a clear gel like substance with bubbles trapped inside from time to time since being unable to sink. I read that this could also be a sign of illness. I am at a loss of what to do and worry that she is beyond help.
Any advice or information is greatly appreciated. I apologize for this long winded thread but I am really in a pickle and have come to my wit's end trying to get the answers myself. Thanks in advance!
