Fish Thread

[ShrekDawg]

This is a family member's recently redone tank. I'm not entirely sure what or how many is in there. It's nice it have a big tank to look at again though!
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So awesome!!!

 

[fuzzi]

This is a family member's recently redone tank. I'm not entirely sure what or how many is in there. It's nice it have a big tank to look at again though!
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Nice job, and gorgeous Pleco!

 

[Fishychix]

Does anyone know anything about these trumpet like snails? I took out three dead fish just today and saw the snails looking like this. To me the pointy end looks dead.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Does anyone know anything about these trumpet like snails? I took out three dead fish just today and saw the snails looking like this. To me the pointy end looks dead. View attachment 3692178

Hopefully someone will help!

 

[fluffycrow]

Does anyone know anything about these trumpet like snails? I took out three dead fish just today and saw the snails looking like this. To me the pointy end looks dead. View attachment 3692178

I believe that's lack of calcium and minerals. How much is your PH, GH, and KH reading?

 

[fluffycrow]

Fluffy do you have pictures of your fish?

Lost this thread, sorry I didn't respond! Yes, but no. They're blurry af

 

[Fishychix]

I believe that's lack of calcium and minerals. How much is your PH, GH, and KH reading?

Sadly my testers have expired and i cant afford new ones right now. Would calcium affect fish though?

 

[fluffycrow]

Sadly my testers have expired and i cant afford new ones right now. Would calcium affect fish though?

Depends. How big is your aquarium, what fish do you have, what's your filtration system, how often do you change the water, how long has the aquarium been cycled, how long after it cycled did you add fish, what and how often do you feed them, and how many fish and inverts are in there?

 

[fuzzi]

Sadly my testers have expired and i cant afford new ones right now. Would calcium affect fish though?

If the water is soft, the calcium is low, and invertebrates die. I killed snails before I understood that. Their shells would crumble away.

My water is very soft and acid. I use a buffer to keep the water closer to neutral, and have sea shells as decorations. In a matter of months the sea shells disintegrate from being chewed by snails and the low hardness of the water. I also add one drop of IODIDE (not iodine) per 10 gallons of water at water changes. It's made a tremendous difference, so I can have shrimp and snails in my tanks. You get iodide from marine/saltwater suppliers.

 

[Fishychix]

Depends. How big is your aquarium, what fish do you have, what's your filtration system, how often do you change the water, how long has the aquarium been cycled, how long after it cycled did you add fish, what and how often do you feed them, and how many fish and inverts are in there?

20 gal
tetras - von rio, neon, rummy nose, black neon; otos, guppies
sponge via powerhead
just added rummies, likely needed to do another water change due to that
no idea, been about a year or two
flakes
a pinch a day
none on purpose, but theyre impossible to get rid of and do help keep things clean