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Yep. Those are pond snails. Least invasive thing to do is get some assassin snails. They are carnivores and will eat the pond snails and their eggs. And the assassin snails won’t multiply like pond snails. I’ve had them in my tank for a couple years now.

Can you post a picture of the snails? It’s possible there were eggs in the gravel. I had a pond snail explosion when I bought plants from an lfs. I got some assassin snails and over time they ate all the pond snails. Pond snails and Malaysian trumpet snails are the two that I know of that some...

Thank you for responding coralbandit. I am definitely no expert on rams. So I appreciate your advice. My last male ram was my prize fish. His female died and I never tried to pair him up again. But he lived for a couple years. I ended up returning the two females because the other two rams died...

Thank you. The lfs informed me they will be ok at about 79 or 80. And the neon rainbows can only be up to 82 from what I’ve seen. So I’m trying to keep it somewhere in the middle. Thank you. I had a mated pair before and saw the aggressive behavior. He started as dominant until after they laid...

update* I went ahead and returned the two females to the lfs. Maybe it’s just not in the cards for me to try German blue rams again. For now at least. Hi all, I’m new to the forum but have been browsing for a while now. I’m kind of at my wits end with my 60 gallon planted tank and need some...

Thank you. Thank you. It’s a ways off yet on the larger fish. I do currently have 9 neon dwarf rainbow fish (the lfs only had 9 in stock) and they are pretty funny. My male German blue ram is not super aggressive. And when he flares at them over his territory, they just ignore him and swim in...

Thanks for responding. It’s a challenge with the German blue rams and them being very territorial. At first I thought I wanted a South American cichlid tank but now I’m thinking of keeping a more peaceful community tank. I know angels can be hit or miss personality wise and aggression. But...

Hi all, I’ve been reading posts on here for a while now and finally decided to register so I can chat. I have a 60 gallon planted tank. Current inhabitants are 1 bristlenose pleco, 4 pristella tetras, 9 neon dwarf rainbow fish and three German blue rams( 1 male, 2 female). Running fluval 407...

Sorry, forgot to mention, if you remove him from the tank you will need a source of ammonia to keep the nitrogen cycle going. There are different options food being one of them. You can also use dead shrimp or even ammonia. If you search this site I’m sure you’ll find lots of helpful information...

Hi there, My suggestion is to remove him from the cycling tank until the tank has completely cycled. I’ve made the mistake of doing fish in cycle unintentionally and harmed or killed fish. Even using prime the fish will still get stressed or sick during the cycle. I know it’s not ideal but even...

Emperor tetras are schooling fish. Typically most schooling fish do better in larger numbers. The bigger the group the more comfortable they are and you should see schooling behavior. Black skirt tetras are also schooling fish. IME schooling fish do not always school. Sometimes they shoal or...

I have three aquariums and feed them all differently. Training fish is like training any other animal, using treats or food and repetition. In my 60 gallon they all come up to the left top corner every morning for food. Offer food in one spot every time about the same time every day and they...