Recent content by MarMarOfMystery

Explain your emergency situation in detail. My Angelfish was a sort of rescue (she had been abandoned with a gentleman that didn't seem to know much about fish for 4 months), and when I got her, the water from her tank tested at 160+ ppm Nitrates. I set her up in a 20G planted tank in my home 3...

She's adapting well, thank you! (Also sorry about the late reply, it's almost finals week and I've been swamped with college). And the beneficial bacteria finally stabilized yesterday! We're at 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites, and 5-10 Nitrates! I'll keep testing regularly until I'm confident! My only...

I threw away the sharp plastic plants and rocks her previous owner had her with and set up her tank with a few live plants (an Amazon Sword, Asian Water Ferns, some Java Ferns and Java Moss I plan on attaching to some spider wood later). But they're only currently reaching just above halfway up...

Thank you so much for responding! She's alone in the 20 gal tank, so no fin nippers. She was also alone before I brought her into my home. I'll look into getting a baster - that sound like a great idea to help me work around the plants! I thought about getting her a partner, but I keep reading...

Hello, all. I recently took this Angelfish and a 20 gallon tank from a gentleman who it had been abandoned with. I kept some of the tank's water during the transfer, meaning to use some in the reassembly to reduce the likelihood of shocking the Angelfish and the beneficial bacteria, but decided...

The tips you've given me have already been incredibly helpful! I'll try spreading the food out like you suggested, and if still necessary continue using the net. I also fast my entire tank for a day once a month or so, but I'll see if increasing the frequency to once a week or every 2 weeks...

I may be older than you, but I'm only barely approaching a year into the aquarium hobby, so I still consider you more experienced! About Moscow stealing others' food... yep, he certainly tries. I've had to take a large net and break his line of sight when feeding the lady guppies because...

Everyone has such beautiful guppies! I'm new to Fishlore and only 1 year into fishkeeping, but here are some photos of my guppies! Banana: Blueberry-Banana Muffin: Blueberry: Mango: Enigma (Red-Tailed Guppy): Moscow (Green Moscow Guppy, supposedly. I think he's more blue...) Thank...

Thank you so much for the compliment! I'm grateful for others and their kindness, and I try my best to show it and reciprocate! As for Moscow being greedy... YES he is! He used to pick at the Cories' food, so I started feeding the Cories after lights out, since they're nocturnal anyway and the...

Thank you so much for replying, cdwag29! I appreciate the information about the symptoms of Dropsy; thankfully, my Moscow has been energetic (and still hungry, even though today marks the third day fasting him. I also think it's a digestive issue, although I cannot for the life of me understand...

Hello, all! Within the past week or so, I began noticing these snails showing up around my freshwater tank (see photos). I have bladder snails (also in the photos) and an Assassin snail clearing them out, but these little guys look nothing like the bladder snails, since they have a sharper, more...

Thank you so much! I'm glad to be a part of the community!

Thank you so much! Yes, he grew up to be so gorgeous! Unfortunately, he's currently struggling with bloat. Here's a Link to my post about my guppy's bloated belly. in case you might be willing to help. I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my introduction! Thank you for taking the time...

I woke up 2 days ago (April 11th) with my Moscow's belly really swollen. Not enough to pinecone, but enough that I feared he might get dropsy if I didn't do anything. After researching swollen fish bellies, I thought he might be constipated (I had finished a treatment with Seachem Polyguard 2...

I'm Marisa, and I'm a fairly new aquarist, with about 8 months into the hobby. I researched the ins and outs before beginning, and completed a fish-less cycle (with borrowed media from a local pet store) before adding my first fish in. My first (main/show) tank is a 36g bowfront tank, and I'm...