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Is this a worm?

0 Comments
2024/03/22
14:05 UTC

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Cloudiness/ White Residue after doing a water change

Hi, I am experiencing cloudiness/ white residue after water changes. I have only noticed this recently and it is happening in 3 out of 4 tanks. all these tanks have been established for a long time and overall very stable. None of them are overstocked and all are either well planted/ well filtered.

Water parameters don't seem to be affected, and cloudiness goes away usually because i add another filter with something like carbon in it. I was wondering if anyone else has encountered an issue like this with their water changes and so could give me hints as to what it could be? Any help would be appreciated.

https://preview.redd.it/ntr6qkhykrpc1.jpg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0877fe6fb0aa15f5519dd7162280a2af68d843c3

https://preview.redd.it/4mikpmhykrpc1.jpg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a074b4d0b74198d857d60a739807b500d3ba59b7

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2024/03/21
22:23 UTC

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Filter blowing small bubbles? Help!

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2024/03/22
00:15 UTC

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Black Rose Shrimp

I ordered some Black Rose Shrimp about two weeks ago, and have just been told they will no longer be coming due to stock issues. Looking online, every company seems to be having the same stock issues. Does anyone know why Black Rose Shrimp are suddenly unavailable? Thank you!

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2024/03/22
10:49 UTC

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Red/dark worms in my fish tank

Hey guys! I was looking at my nano plant tank and I noticed some little worms swimming around, I’ve had the tank set up for about 2 weeks and I don’t use this tank for anything but holding plants although I want to rescape and turn it into a shrimp tank within the coming week. I searched on google and found that they might be bloodworms but I have not put anything in the tank other than plants and bladder snails that hitchhiked along the way. I’m worried that if these are parasites it might spread to my main tank somehow Help and opinions would be appreciated

3 Comments
2024/03/22
10:40 UTC

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Anybody know who this might be?

My LFS gave this little guy to me for free when I bought my blue-eyed rainbows. But I have no idea what he is aside from extra small.

11 Comments
2024/03/22
03:51 UTC

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Please help I’m crying and feel awful.

So my betta fish has been sick for the last month I tried all the treatment for him but after 3 weeks, he wasn’t better I just kept his water low and watched. Today he wouldn’t eat and started gasping at the bottom of the tank. I knew it was time to euthanize. I’ve had to do it twice before with fish, but every damn time they get excited!’ It’s considered a humane way to euthanize so I don’t get it. It’s the most humane way. Then I read someone say go really really slow. So I mixed some drops in water and lerally took a dropper and started to add it slowly. At first no reaction. Then suddenly he started to swim frantically. Because I put it in slow it was for longer! I added it quickly and he finally passed out. So adding it slow didn’t prevent this why the hell not? I just wanted to watch my buddy go to sleep peacefully not freak out. If it hurts then why the heck is it humane? After a few minutes he switched again too, I know it takes awhile to add the lethal amount, hit it literally is not fun and I’d almost rather let them die a natural death. Any insight into this?

9 Comments
2024/03/22
03:23 UTC

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Enjoying the vege wafers.

3 Comments
2024/03/22
01:58 UTC

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I never see my African Dwarf Frogs eat.

A little background: I setup an aquarium about a week ago after not having one for about a decade. I went through cycling the tank, and I’ve had the water tested by a couple of stores who all said it was perfect.

I now have a pair of ADF in the tank with six tetras. I’ve had ADFs alone before, but never kept them with fish. I feed them all twice a day at 9:30 AM and PM. Tetras get flakes and frogs get micro pellets. The tetras are ravenous at feeding time, and peck at the pellets, but always spit them out. The fish get their fill of flakes, but I never seem to see the frogs eat. I know after a short time the pellets get soft, so I’m worried the tetras are eating them then.

Does anyone have advice on how to make sure the frogs are getting their fill? Or am I just being paranoid?

9 Comments
2024/03/22
01:50 UTC

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Unidentified worm

Is this planaria or a harmless detritus worm?

0 Comments
2024/03/21
22:44 UTC

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Best 5 gal filter

I need help finding a good filter, mine is getting old. The aquarium tends to have a lot of algae so im trying to improve that. Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/03/21
22:01 UTC

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Why is my tank constantly algae-y?

Ammonia 0.25ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 0ppm. 10g live planted with 5 zebra tetras

38 Comments
2024/03/21
21:33 UTC

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This neon tetra thinks it's a blue-eyed rainbow fish

5 Comments
2024/03/21
21:27 UTC

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Few questions

7 Comments
2024/03/21
18:40 UTC

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treating ich

treating my 55gal for ich right now (fancy goldfish, dojo loaches, bristlenose plecos) and i've heard from lots of people that if your fish have ich and they die, it likely wasnt just ich that killed them...currently treating with temp increase (72°F raised to 75°F at the moment) and ich-x. any suggestions for additional measures to take or ways to reduce stress? everyone in the tank seems to be doing fine other than some bottom sitting and flashing, which is expected (i would be resting and rubbing my skin on things too if i had skin parasites, yeowch) just want to help them recover as soon and as effectively as possible!

4 Comments
2024/03/21
16:29 UTC

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Mystery illness survived 2 years of being dry.

I had a mystery illness wiped out a freshwater tank a few years ago after treating the tank with every medicine out there. I left the tank running without fish for a year or so because I was busy. 2 years ago I tore it all down to make room for the baby. It has sat completely dry and empty those 2 years. Recently I set it back up with all new stuff only thing that is the same it the tank itself. Somehow the illness survived and the new fish have it and are all dying.

What illness can survive a dry tank for years?

It seems like it is damaging the fish with white sores and decaying fins.

I'm pretty sure all the fish are going to die. What is the best way I can sterilize the tank and new equipment to make sure the illness never comes back. I feel like the tank is cursed.

2 Comments
2024/03/21
03:27 UTC

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Cycling

I did a dark start, so no fish and no plants yet. My tank has been converting 2ppm of ammonia in 48hrs (0 ammonia and 0 nitrites) for almost two weeks but it doesn't seem to be getting any faster. Does it really need to get down to 24hrs for 2ppm or is this considered cycled?

1 Comment
2024/03/21
15:53 UTC

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Bubble filter solutions

After adding airway control valvue my bubble filter is going so slow! It goes a lot faster without it, but I don’t want the whole tank to leak out! So, any solutions?

2 Comments
2024/03/21
15:54 UTC

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Can i cycle a 10 GA in 17 days?

I have a 55 and 2x10 gallons established with fish.

Someone offered me 2 fish free but i have to grab them within 17 days.

I want to quarantine them first prior to introduce in my community tank.

If i put gravel and filtering media from my established tanks in the new 10GA, would it be cycled within 17 days?

I hate using these start up bottles. This is freshwater.

Thxs

8 Comments
2024/03/21
09:25 UTC

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Heating/Cooling Systems

Might be a dumb question, but are there any heating and cooling systems people would recommend? Are these usually treated as two separate devices, or is there one that does both? I live in an apartment that runs a bit warm during the summer and am looking to replace my current heater. Any recommendations would be appreciated. I have a 25g freshwater tank with a good amount of plants. Ideal temperature would be 72 degrees.

1 Comment
2024/03/21
02:18 UTC

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Do i have too many fish?

I have 4 mosaic gouramis, 2 dwarf gouramis, 5 guppys, 30 Neons, 5 Cpo, 12 shrimps, 2 bushymouth catfish and 2 fin sucker on 125L (33gal). Is that much?

8 Comments
2024/03/20
23:06 UTC

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Help!

Do these stones bring calcium to my water? Cause I’ve been told to not put limestones in my aquarium. And now I’m worried I’ve fugd up. I have freshwater in my tank. I’m new to this hobby, thanks in advance

2 Comments
2024/03/20
22:24 UTC

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Substrate Change

How’s it going, recently got some khuli loaches that I adopted and I’m looking to change from gravel to sand, tank has been established for 4 years and I’m just curious as to if it’s safe to change from gravel to sand while my fish are still in the tank? If not, any advice would be awesome!

0 Comments
2024/03/20
21:08 UTC

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