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Well he died, not that anyone cares that much, thanks for the help Fishlore....

I had the same thing happen to me, I started my first planted tank a few months ago, I had Seachem flourite and seachem flourish because I hadn't done enough research about ferts. I started learning more about macros and micros and realized flourish isn't actually enough for plants especially a...

Maybe a rainbow land crab? Could be a young one, brought in as larvae somehow, they actually spend most their time on the land scavenging for plant matter and hiding. Which would explain where you found it and possibly how it lived so long. They will eat pretty much anything, I'm guessing even...

Yes! Primetime aquatics has degrees in biology, chemical science and aquaculture, and was literally a professor at a college teaching it. I trust his word Also sponge filters, you can use a ziplock bag, slowly lift them by the tube or airline and carefully put them in the bag under water. very...

Maybe you meant freshwater prawns? Macrobrachium, full grown look like something out of a horror story, but young, they look like amano or ghost shrimp.

Well, I do take it with a grain of salt, but when it comes down to it, the advice they've given has worked for probably thousands of people at this point, including me. Where as treating a possible parasite with a few good spoonfuls salt is only going to hide the symptoms at best. Yes it seems...

Awesome! Definitely keep medicating for a week or so after symptoms are gone. Just to make sure the parasite is gone, not just building an immunity to the meds. I made that mistake and lost a fish. Also, I just drained some of the water, 50% or so, and took out all my decor. Scooped out all the...

For sure, it can be frustrating. Just hang I there, yore on the right track

Yup, that would work just fine. And wow, one of the morri dolphins? That's rough, I'm sorry. Any other signs of parasites? long stringy white poop, not eating, hiding more that usual? Paracleanse is good stuff, you're on the right track. I usually do fritz paracleanse, fritz maracyn and aquarium...

I went with regular aragonite white sand, no bacteria but works for cichlids and marine life. This is the only one they had at my LFS Amazon.com : Carib Sea ACS00930 Aragamax Sand for Aquarium, 30-Pound : Pet Habitat Sand : Pet Supplies Also, if your tank is mature, it'll be fine. all the...

Glad you figured it out

Aragonite sand, was one of the best things I ever did for my Africans. they're clearly happier since I switched from gravel to aragonite. My only problem is its very small grain and light (weight wise) but if you look at videos of lake Malawi, that's a lot like the sand in their natural habitat...

I don't think you're currently doing anything wrong, you could do daily water changes and get your hands on some fritzyme 7, I've had that actually work in speeding up the colonization of beneficial bacteria. Prime is a good conditioner to neutralize the ammonia as best you can, but you still...

There are many, its not as easy to acquire but I like Tropica the most. You can get it on amazon or h2o plants. Although if you are close with your LFS, you can ask them to order it. At least its worth a shot, I asked mine, and a week later they started stocking it regularly. And generally you...

You could also do an internal filter, to add more surface area for beneficial bacteria, surface agitation, flow and oxygenation. I see youre using a Sicce whale right? Sicce is an amazing brand, they also have an internal filter called the shark that you can add. Its output can be aimed toward...

NOT FLOURITE lol I had seachem flourish in my tank, with the flourish root tabs, and my plants weren't doing well at all until I switched from the flourish line ferts to easy green. The only planted tank product from seachem I've had success with is advance. So if you don't want to spend the...

I'm no expert so definitely do more research before taking my advice (YouTube is actually a great source of research), but I would say add drift wood and more plants. Maybe a planted substrate if you don't already have some, as those all usually buffer your ph down naturally. if you're testing...

So to make my all male Malawi tank, I got almost all of my peacocks and haps as juveniles, and as they became clearly males and females, I slowly brought the females back to my LFS and traded for males. Well earlier today I brought back the last two females, and one of the two males I brought...

And the filter floss you mentioned would probably be your best bet, basically the same thing as a pre-filter, filter floss could get clogged easy. You could always just put a piece of sponge in front of it, enough plants and you wont be able to see it.

Personally, I watched Cory in multiple videos, preach a pre-filter sponge (sold on his website) and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Maximizes surface area for beneficial bacteria, keeps sand out of the filter, makes filter maintenance needed less frequently, catches food for the...