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And don"t forget to watch your salinity level closely.

From the looks of your prescription he wants you to turn your tank to brackish water. Do you have brackish water fish? Did he say what kind of salt to use? And yes, you have pond snails - also considered bladder snails. Are you talking about a 40 gal. tank? And a pond? You can put the snails...

Your snails may be the exception to the rule - just got this from the internet, "It’s often noted that Nerite Snails will not reproduce in fresh water. Because Nerites need brackish water to reproduce successfully, they will not take over a fresh water tank like many other snails do."

Did you prime the filter?

IMO, 78 is fine for a healthy betta but I'd raise it to 81/82 . It can help shorten life cycle of parasites & other problems, but if it's fungus it probably needs medication. BTW - many meds recommend raising temp to 81/82. Suggest 15 % water changes every other day, gravel vac. & add aquarium...

Very sad and surely haunting memories. Years ago, before fish keeping became a science, 3 day old untreated tap water, a filter and a heater was all you needed. I bred bettas & Angel's in it for years without a single problem. Now you've got to watch everything constantly & do everything just...

Agreed. I initially planted mine in fine caribsea sand and it did great. Then I changed the sand to gravel and it did even better. It grew at least 1 new leaf every week and even bloomed in gravel. I was redoing my tank & couldn't decide where I wanted it in the tank so I let it float in the...

Welcome to the forum! It's a great one ~

I've never used more than enough bleach to barely smell it & let sit for about 10 minutes. Would recommend rinsing well with a big dose of dechlorinated water & wiping completely dry.

I'm not sure you've correctly identified your betta. Here's a link to a good site for types of them. Types of Betta Fish – By Tail, Pattern and Color, With Photos and Description

Sounds like you're on track. Can't say anything about overstocked or not- not familiar with the fish. Sorry. Whatever you choose don't introduce too many too fast. And have you got a QT tank?

Beautiful! Lucky you - right place, right time...

I overlooked that fact. Thanks for pointing it out. I really hope he didn't put any fish in that tank.

Sounds like you need more beneficial bacteria to get ammonia under control. Your nitrites will come down then. You have plants enough but just like Stability - they & it can only do so much. Try 50% we & see what that does. What's your water temp. ?

Very nice. I'd swim in it -

Can't wait to see it done. I've never seen one. As for variety of schoolers liking hI flow... good question, but one I can't answer . I'm sure someone here will know. Remember not to over stock. And welcome to the forum!

Good question mgngilbert. IMO, the fls contaminated container water was transferred to your tank and that's not good at all and should be of major concern for a few reasons. Introducing a fish to a tank is always stressful for any fish whether it's cycled or not. He could die from either...

Good job! Very nice looking tank & your fish and plants look very healthy. My Koi Angels are tetra & barb killers - never knew they could swim so fast and hit a fish so hard. Really, they're vicious! Looking forward to seeing your new tank.

Noooo! I think you did everything I would have. Looks like there was something at work we weren't aware of and I'm really sorry to hear he died. Rabbit, why would you need another aquarium? You loved your snail and if you suspect it was ammonia then you just need to cycle it proper before...

Nanos are often sw starters. Wide variety of sizes & prices climb with size of course. There's some nice packages out there.