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He's doing really well! I didn't realize just how fast these little guys grow honestly! It's awesome to watch! The white has started to grow and develop more into details; all of his fins have them and the white is fanning and blending into the fins themselves, so it's definitely just details...

Update! Checked on him this morning, was giving it a day to see what developed. The spot actually was part of his fin that grew too fast! xD His fins are a lot more detailed and defined now; instead of one translucent uniform fin you can see the unique ridges and the curves that plecos are known...

It's alright. I'm glad we were able to keep him alive, happy and well this long, especially given how long he had been at that Walmart before we bought him. He was there for at least two months before we bought him, and he deserved the best that I could provide. He's swimming in bigger waters...

I used API Tap Water Conditioner; itd the main one I use. I have TopFin's TWC as a backup just in case, but I prefer API's.

I had to restart it because my betta bit the dust after a few years and they were in the tank with him- we did get the pleco and snail a week ago though, so it still had some of that water with them? Thought I put that in the bottom, sorry He died a few days ago and I had to do a huge water...

Tank What is the water volume of the tank? 30 gal How long has the tank been running? 2 weeks Does it have a filter? Yup Does it have a heater? Yup What is the water temperature? 77 F What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1-1/2" Albino Pleco, Ivory...

He ended up passing away the night before last sadly. With him being older and the mix of stress from the change into a tank 6x the size, the angelfish incident (had to hold an angelfish in there for a day until we could take it back to petsmart), changing from untreated water to almost pristine...

Sorry to hear about your new little friend A lot of pet stores have been known to keep their fish (especially bettas!) in just regular ol' tap water, so going from a small container of chlorinated, uncycled, untreated water to a tank of comparatively pristine water couldve caused the little guy...

Okay, that *should* work. Plecos in general, but especially bristlenose need driftwood to help digest food. The main concern with cholla is it isn't really wood- it's the inside structure of cacti. So over the course of a few months it breaks down easily and has to be replaced often. Both...

Glad you got it to screw off! Sucks that the valve is broken though. If you bought it from an in-person store I would suggest just going in and exchanging it since that wasn't your fault, but since you have a replacement on the way might as well keep it!

I would bump up the algae a bit more and split the amount in half. Tanks themselves don't produce enough algae for plecos themselves, and one algae tab a week wouldnt be enough especially since thats their main food source. Not to mentio , your snails will also consume the algae and not leave...

If its malnutrition it can seem to happen instantly like this as well, but under the skin its been happening for a while. I feed mine small pieces of algae wafers, a blood/tubifex worm here or there, i have brine shrimp but the blocks are massive, and I've cut up cucumbers into small pieces to...

Definitely do a water test, make sure your levels are okay. If they are, try the veggie and then just keep an eye on him. My little guy (he's still a juvenile, 2") is mostly active at night, but the cucumbers are too big for him right now lol

That and using a few drops of the oil in a jar or container of water and shaking it until the oil is completely emulsified. It can happen, but it takes a whiiiiiile- you'll be there a bit. And I didn't realize you could buy that. I know you can't buy some, like the one they use on my cat when...

It raises the pH. It was what we would use before we found out about the clove oil method because we didn't want to do the fridge one. You can use vinegar to lower the pH as well. It takes 15 minutes each way for the fish to pass (at least in my experience it did and that was for a larger fish...