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The water changes? How often should I do them and how much?

I should’ve added in my post that I didn’t just get a new filter, i had a second seeded filter ready in case something went wrong (like this) so it wouldve still had beneficial bacteria. I had heard you could get columnaris and other diseases in your tank from shrimp and fish food seemed to...

So I have a five gallon tank cycling. It was almost done and everything was going well (except for when I had to kill the velvet that got in the tank from a plant- story for another time but everything was still fine through and after that) and then i spilled waaaayy too much ammonia in the tank...

Okay, thanks I thought it was safe but I just wanted to double check since Ive had this before but I have never had it turn black or become bad enough to grow on the glass or stay around for almost a month, its usually two weeks

Okay, so disclaimer: I know about how driftwood gets a little bit of clear fungus when you first get it. I researched it when I first noticed it and found out it’s normal so my driftwood has that normal, clear slime-like fungus that driftwood will get when you first add it to the tank. I added...

Haha, glad to know I’m not alone. I need some more plant cover by the time my tank cycles in a week probably to get a betta and have it not be stressed out and I am very impatient haha

thanks everyone! Just an update. there had been no change in the velvet so I decided it was gone and uncovered the tank. The fish are acting perfectly normal again and I fasted the cories a little and they are no longer bloated! In a few days I’ll uncover the 5 gal and make sure its cycled, then...

I just have a 10-15 (I think not 100% sure) watt led thats attached to the inside of the lid (it came with it). I keep it on for about 7 hours a day. the plant is placed on top of the substrate since i know your not supposed to bury the rhizomes.

Okay thanks!

Okay thank you!

Okay, thanks for the suggestions! Im not in a big hurry, Im just impatient when it comes to waiting for plants to fill in haha. Thank you! I will increase the lighting hours a little and maybe try tetra PlantaMin next

Yes, I know they will eventually die seeing as they are living things. I know they take a long time to die. I just havent killed them from bad care like I did the other plants. Im not sure what your point is

Marimo Moss Balls, they are the only “beginner” plant I haven’t killed and I love how my bettas play with them and I like the look at them. I have killed: -java ferns -java moss -anubias -water wisteria -hornwort So yeah not very good with plants :/ but i havent killed marimo moss balls so I...

I have a five gallon tank that I put some Java Ferns into, and I know they are slower growing but I was just curious if anyone knows how to grow them faster (different lighting, fertilizers, etc.) I don’t use co2 or anything like that in my tank, just a tank with lights, heat, a filter, gravel...

I would, but if the bettas gold dust isnt gone then there would still be some velvet in the tank, no? Also were the cories hiding in the back of one of the pictures when you did high contrast since I only included pics of the betta and not cories? also the betta has very warm gold undertones in...

Does the velvet look gone to you people? Because i think it may be gone but i might just be being hopeful and I want to check. The cories i think its gone but its a little hard to tell with their natural iridescence, but i dont think i see any gold on them. Should i wait another day to be safe...

Okay!

Okay just making sure thanks!

Okay. I am already blacking out the cycling tank and have dosed Api general cure since i know it has velvet, but will the velvet be gone in the 5 g at the same time it is in the 10 g since i treated them the same at the same time