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Hi all, My Yellow Congo Tetra starting showing ulcer like symptoms. Have never experienced this before. Can someone help with advice? Tank What is the water volume of the tank? 32 Gallon How long has the tank been running? 3+ years Does it have a filter? Yes Does it have a heater? Yes What is...

Thanks for all the responses. I hope they'll eat all my Hair algae..

Hi, Bought these from a local reputed FS. They look healthy, but no brown dots, slashes. Maybe 1.5 inches long. Hope they are real. Got them to address some hair algae problem in my 10G. Thanks in advance!

Hi all, Does anyone use a Marina S10 or S15 in a Shrimp tank? Is the pre-filter sponge too course for shrimp babies? Any replacement recommended to make it safer? Thank you in advance!

Hello everyone, I'm looking for advice regarding my Panda Corydora. He's been having some health issues for the past 3 weeks, and I'm not sure what to do next. He tries to swim, but often ends up on his side or upside down. I've already tried quarantining him and feeding him boiled peas...

Hi all, My Monte Carlo suddenly started turning yellow. I did a trim a few days ago, but was still green after trimming. No other known changes in water parameters. I noticed my TDS was getting higher, so added about 10% RODI water to bring it down. TDS came down from 180 to 170 or so. Wondering...

Thank you very much for the response. I will try and siphon this up like you said. Yes, there was a person feeding the fish, and possibly overfed.

I was overseas on vacation for about 19 days. Did a large water change before leaving. Assumed nothing might happen in under 3 weeks. When I came back, this what I found. 1. There was Cyanobacteria coating all over. 2. In addition to that, what was more confusing was this white layer coating the...

Thank you StarGirl and richiep . Definitely considering not removing them. Removing seems futile anyway. There is not an overpopulation. And they look just fine! Do they grow bigger? And they eat algae? Do they eat BGA by chance? I am dealing with that at the moment.

Been seeing this in my 7G shrimp tank on the glass. Looks like something that hitchhiked on some plants. I have been manually removing 1-2 a day as I see them. What snail is this? These are babies I assume.

DoubleDutch You are correct. I just observed this too. The barbells seem not prominent or even absent. Even in my older Sterbai, the barbells are not easily visible. Not sure what to make of it. I have two albino and two panda corys. Barbels are visible in them. Hi DoubleDutch and others. Any...

I am seeing a similar issue with one of my sterbai. A young one, I had for about 6 weeks. Not eating or active like the rest. Been that way for a month - so as DoubleDutch says may not be columnaris. I feel his condition is worsening, although not rapidly. I have one more older Sterbai in the...

After a a little over a year into the hobby I am working on building a new 7 gallon nano planted shrimp tank. Thought I'll ask for some advice here. Here is what I have so far: 1. UNS 30C 7 Gallon Cube 2. Hardscape: Dragon rock 3. Substrate: UNS Controsoil Black 4. Lighting: Fluval Plant 3.0...

Thanks again. Just remembered I had some Flourish Advance. Seachems literature claims it will promote root growth. Will try and see!

Thank you all for the help. I just put a few small stones on the carpet. Its staying down for the moment. Have to see later in the day after the O2 bubbles form. Is there something to promote root growth? It grew from small clumps - not premade. Look a long time with CO2 and bright lights...