Recent content by committeadmare

Welcome to fishlore David! It is good to have new members joining. A quick tip: Be sure to check the date on the post before replying. Fishlore has lots of content from many years so it is easy to respond to something not realising it is from 2023 or 2015 (like here).

There are Vallisneria that grow quite tall. They need to be weighted down until they take root. I think they are really pretty but I didn't have much luck with the one I tried to grow. I am having a good deal of luck with limnophila and it is a nice plant for the fish to explore but I don't...

It is more an 'if' for me then a 'when'. I clean them 'if' I kicked up the substrate and my sponges are clogged. In that case I usually squeeze out the sponge into a little dish of aquarium water. I also clean out the loaches when they get in. edit: to clarify, I have multiple sponges. I use...

My hope would be the same as the other poster, that if he has time to just heal he will start to recover from the jump without further medication.

Crossing my fingers for you!

I haven't dealt with this before but I believe eggs, even when held in, look like they are being carried by the fish. This looks like a bubble bending the fishes spine.

Honestly, I'd keep up the water changes. I haven't done a fish-in cycle but what you are doing seems to align with what I've read. Since there are fish, you need to protect them from the ammonia. That makes the regular water changes necessary. r/betta fish in cycle fishlore discussion thread...

For some reason all the charismatic fish I can think of are also a bit territorial. Cichlids, angelfish, etc.

I was gifted it but I suspect it is from a large Canadian home improvement store. I bet that's the difference.

my pool filter sand is working well. i definitely had to wash a lot though. it was dusty

Dan is just dandy <3

Hey it looks like you already got some good advice. There is also a template for diagnosing problems. I've copied it below and filled in the details that I was certain about from your post. My sympathies. It sounds like you've had a rough few months. Tank What is the water volume of the...

I seem to remember one of the popular brands...maybe hikari? ...produce weird poop like that. It could be unrelated. For the loaches, do you have a hang on back filter or something to create water agitation and add air? I wonder if the plants on the surface have been growing over and are...

thank you!

why do you find hospital tanks harder to clean than jars?