BettaFishMommy

ah, i was temporarily blinded by the prices and didn't see, lol!

dang you jcgd, why do you have to post about tank sale prices right around tax refund time????? gaaaaa!!!!! :rofl:

cories, from my experience, aren't big veggie eaters. so the usual 'feed the nuked inside of a pea' method probably won't help here. i would isolate it, in a breeder net in the tank it is currently in. make sure the breeder net box has a lid, because she will be likely to jump out back into the tank. fast it for up to 3 days and see if that makes a difference in the belly size. one thing to remember is that emerald cories (brochis splendens - not actually cories!) are larger than actual corydoras species. i had an emerald cory female in with bronze, albino, barbatus, and a peppered cory, and that emerald was a tank compared to the others! lol.

i just wait for the glue to wear off the fingertips, lol. usually only takes a few days.

as long as the krazy glue says cyanoacrylate, you're good to go!

lol! i'll need a way better camera than my cell to properly shoot these lil cuties. (hint hint.... nudge nudge..... to anyone with a great camera that wants to stop by for coffee! lol!)

some plecos are carnivorous, but most are peaceful enough to live with the smaller community fish in your tank. i think you'd do fine to add a few of these red lovelies. as for your itty lil betta, i don't think it's a brownorum, it's not the right colour, and it's body isn't as long and lean. most likely a plakat male juvie or a female juvie of any fin variety.

55gallon and fishclubgirl are correct, the males get the 'bushy nose' and the females do not. there are many places on the net that explain the physical gender differences on bristlenose plecos. not too sure where you were researching, lol.

Welcome to the forum!! for all three cases of ich i've had to deal with, i've used 'Ich Guard' with really good results. and i don't think you'll stop at the 29 gallon....... lol! this forum is known to induce severe cases of MTS (multiple tank syndrome). we are not enablers, i swear! :rofl:

i have the perfect solution to your ADD, just send your tank to me! hahahaha!!!! a bichir would be an awesome fish for that size tank. albinos are super neat looking!

i would quarantine any new fish, shrimp, or inverts in a separate tank for at least 30 days. you don't want to run the risk of adding any other nasties to your tank. i would think adding fish to a tank a month after callamanus treatment is finished would be fine.

now get your other two snails into your empty 10 gallon so they don't go the same route. the one that passed away probably starved due to being in its shell from harassment from the fish.

the best way to tell if a snail is dead or not is to smell it. if its passed away you will know! lol. it is the most vile smelling thing ever. i've smelled my share of dead apple snails and every time i nearly have to run and hug the porcelain throne, lol. as Cate said, apple snails need a male and female to reproduce.

'killwoods', lol, is great! my area is the best, minus the 'free entertainment' at my building, hahaha!

i'm seeing a bit of erosion and shell thinning on your apple. for apple snails you need to feed a high calcium diet to ensure healthy shells. if you search the board here for 'snail jello' you'll find my recipe in a thread or two. it's really easy to make. you can feed them solely on the snail jello, or you can mix it up with the algae wafers and pellet or flake food too. my apples would literally hug a wafer each to themselves and nom on it til it was gone, lol. your snail is possibly reacting to something in the water that is bothering it, and by the looks of it, something is bothering it really bad! i've never seen one of my apples suck themselves up so tight. they are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrite. high nitrates don't really bother them much. another reason is that the fish in the tank are harassing the snail, nipping at its foot and tentacles, and it is sucked up in its shell in self defense (what little apple snails have). you still have your apple snail(s) in with your big/predator fish? that's the reason if so. the long thick tentacle is the breathing siphon. apple snails have both a gill and a lung, and need to access the water surface on occasion to breath. seeing that siphon out often is not a problem, and it sure can stretch! lol. i would often find snails with siphons out that were up to 3 or 4 times the length of their shell. i would highly suggest setting up a tank just for your snail(s), as your main tank is not a suitable environment for them, especially with predator fish in there. a 5 gallon would work well for the snails if you only have 1 to 3 of them, and you would only need a small filter, like a mini hob or the smallest size hydro sponge. substrate isn't necessary. apples poop A LOT when fed and cared for properly, so make sure you do frequent water changes in a small tank like a 5. i used to breed and raise these guys. if you need any other info on them, just holler. this is what their shells look like (this one is a jade variety), and how big they get, when fed snail jello :thumbs:

your RO filter cartridges could be getting clogged up too, so check them and replace if necessary. and i agree, 'water saver' devices are a pain in the tookus! (yeah, i ain't much of a tree hugger, lol)

I think 4 to 6 cories in a 20 would be just fine, as long as the other fish in there are mid or top level swimmers. A 20 long would be better for cories, since the footprint is better suited for them, but a 20 high will be fine. I had 4 bronze cories and an albino rainbow shark (juvie) in a 20 high with no issues at all for some time. From what i've seen, kuhlies want lots of bottom space, they are very active.

sorry to hear Blake! (i always cry a little inside when one of my finkids goes to the big tank in the sky )

biggest piece of advice i've seen when people ask about going salt is 'invest in a good hydrometer!'. if you do cross over to the dark side, that will be one sweet tank!

what colours are all the babies? i might be interested in a few.

if you want to continue breeding them, i'd ensure the water level is dropped a couple inches all the time, or else momma snail may venture out of the tank to lay her eggs (if your lids aren't tight fitting all the way around), and that would not be a good end for her. apple snails take a little while to grow to sell-able size. most stores won't consider them until they are at the very least pea sized or larger. you'll get more interest in them if they are at least an inch across the shell. when i had tons of babies i called around and no stores wanted them any smaller than an inch. feeding snail jello will help with growing them faster, and will give a great calcium source for their shells.

i wouldn't add any more fish either. once those angels are full grown (if they aren't already), that tank is going to look pretty cramped, and you'll be pushing the limit on space. you may find the angels fighting down the road and you'll have to remove one. in that case, there will be room for more fish, but not with both angels in there.

i tend to agree with fishlips, going a night without filtration IMO wouldn't kill a healthy fish. i've had my tanks go quite a few hours with no filters or air pumps running and my fish fared fine, including the oscar and his paratilapia polleni buddy (about 11 inches and 8 inches respectively), in a tank that has no live plants for oxygen source. the tanks were covered with garbage bags and sealed tight (you may remember my thread back in november about my building being treated for bedbugs). now if you are running co2 24/7 on this tank, then that's a different story, as that can gas the fish and potentially kill them.

no, it isn't 'oh well'. when you are responsible for the life of another living creature you are also responsible to ensure that the creature is taken care of to the utmost of your ability, and that includes researching as required to ensure the environment you provide for the creatures in your care is appropriate.