Recent content by TucanSam

So tragedy struck. I set up my new 60 gallon, transferred over some cycled media from my 125g tank, let it run for a few days to get up to temperature and kept the colony fed. I began transferring over my shelly tank; ornaments, shells, fish etc. Saved a little bit of the sand but bought new...

I don't think prime affects those chemicals, does it? So likely your colony just caught up with the ammonia and nitrite.

I don't have much experience with sponge filters, so I'd have to do some research to know for sure. I probably wouldn't worrying about a powerhead. If your concern is flow about the betta to the point you're going sponge filter, then a powerhead completely contradicts that anyway. If you're...

He looked pretty rough. I would have done the same, most likely. Sorry for your loss.

Almost looks like genitals. I'm no parrot expert but could be an ovipositor?

Veggie nooooo. You're speaking to my lazy, dominant side by saying one way would be easier x.x

I'm a yoyo-loach kinda guy myself, but welcome! Bumping for other dojo loach owners.

Trying to get the motivation to organize my room so I can work on bringing my new 60 gallon in, so I can start setting it up to move my multie's into it and then eventually get it set up to add some juli's into it. Sunday is usually water change day, but those will get pushed to tomorrow since...

My two cents: My house is old. There used to be a charcoal chute that led outside, and when I first bought it that little window started leaking like crazy. Right. Above. My circuit breaker. Lots of water, flooding into my basement, hitting the box. I remedied the situation of course, but more...

Speaking on the fluval flex itself; I don't have my betta in mine but I do have a killi in it and I think that, as long as you have the flow pointed like you do, you shouldn't need to worry too much about a sponge over the output. It shoots pretty well at the wall and my tank doesn't seem to...

Like BA said, the most important thing is that you pay attention to the betta itself. I got my boy from Petsmart and have had no issues other than mistakes I made with the fake plants in his tank. He's been healthy and happy ever since I got him.

I'm now torn between Brichardi, Julis and Cyprichromi Leptosoma :x some more research is needed now. Assuming I go Juli, how many should I grab, veggie? Whats the standard amount for them? A pair? It'd be simpler if they were the only ones in there x.x I hate mixing tangs, its so complicated lol

I don't live in Texas, but pretty much any fish store near you should probably sell Bettas. They are more likely to be on the expensive side though, compared to petsmart (though some of their "fancy" types have been going up lately too). A quick google search brought up a few stores near Cedar...

Ah, then yes, slowly and a few at a time. Be sure you quarantine them before you add them in though. It's a pain in the butt and there's a 50% chance nothing will happen if you don't. But the other 50% chance is all your fish end up getting sick.

I don't think there is any way to completely remove ammonia from your water system besides a reverse osmosis system. What tank size are you talking about? What are the levels you are dealing with here?