Recent content by Honem

Hi, everyone! I have (literally) millions of tiny, tiny worms in my tank. It's been sitting stillwater, no water changes for a few months now. The only thing that lives there is a sparse population of pond snails, so don't worry. These worms have flared up for the second time now, and I can't...

Hello all, I'm pretty new to saltwater but I am trying my luck with a 20 long FOWLR. I know that using an RO/DI unit has utmost benefits over any other water source, but I don't quite have the money for a good unit right now and I don't favor buying distilled water every week (I did it for...

I have a friend who is able to give me some baby guppies. They're about two weeks old. Can I put them all in a 10 gallon for now until they grow old enough to sell? I'm gonna research more on it in the meantime, but I have absolutely no experience with guppies or fry so any help would be...

Thank you for such detailed input! It's very useful. I've never seen the dangers of overstocking brought up when thinking specifically about power outages/equipment failure, so I will take that into consideration and think about back-up plans. My ammonia levels are always <0.25ppm, no nitrite...

Hello all, I think my 20 gallon high tank is overstocked but I'm not sure. I have no experience with tanks this big or having this many fish in one tank, so I wanted to get a lot of opinions. I have 9 neon tetras, 7 Ember tetras, and 5 chili rasboras. I do 15% water changes a week, sometimes...

Just what the title says. Can I feed snails to my betta? I didn't know people did this with fish until I read more on pea puffers, and heard people will regularly feed them snails. My male betta is pretty good with hand/tweezer feeding, so I'm sure he would give it a try. But is it safe? Are...

Update: 4 months later and he's still alive. Actually, almost all signs of whatever he had just disappeared. It wasn't anything deadly I suppose, but looking back on the pictures I took I can't believe he went from that to me not being able to tell him from the rest. I still don't know what he...

I am merging a 5 gallon tank with a 10 gallon into a 20 gallon. My plan was to move everyone out, all of my fish into a separate empty 10 gallon while I get the 20 gallon ready. I had already moved the 8 fish from the 5 gal, embers and Chilis into the 10 gallon. I've already mixed half the...

I have no idea what this rock is, I found it at the fish store labeled as "Base rock", but it doesn't look like the base rock I've seen. It looks like old concrete, or petrified tree bark. It also has this weird yellow lichen/fungus on it, but it might be stained on there.

I'm merging my 10 gallon (4 neon tetras) with my 5.5 gallon (4 Chili Rasboras and 3 Ember Tetras) into a 20 gallon tank. Would those fish be good stocking for a community tank? What else should I add? Right now, I'm thinking of getting 1 more Ember at the least.

Is this a good setup for a clown goby? I heard they liked to perch on stuff, but I couldn't find many branching rocks for it. Is this enough, or should I add more regular base rock? 5.5 gallon with ~8lbs of rock. I'm used to heavily planted freshwater tanks, so this looks incredibly empty and...

I use the API Master test kit My substrate is 1-3 inches deep in all tanks. My tank is nearly closed with a sliver of opening for the cord of the heater and the air tube to get in. I use the API test kit, its just that I had someone once tell me to shake them for a while because the solutions...

Yes. I know they're not faulty or anything because I remember it testing <20 when I tried a cycle in a little 1 gallon. I shook the vials and bottles for 2 minutes each step. Yes, I do. However, there have been times where I have had more floating plants/roots than actual plants. People have...

Hi, all! I have so many questions that I don't even know how to start. (Warning, this is a very long post with a lot of questions). I've been in this hobby for a year and a half now, yet I still fail to understand one of the most important aspects of it. When I first started, I saw many people...

I'm not sure if it was always so prominent, but I think so (seeing earlier photos of him). He used to be almost completely white from stress when I first got him, but it' been months since he got full color back. Here are some better ones He is flaring in the last two photos.