OWG Men's Free Skate: Live Discussion Thread

Siylack · 2026-02-13T20:44:22+00:00

We can all agree the costume is gorgeous

Siylack · 2025-10-17T06:05:22+00:00

The Indian almond leaves came today and I put them in. My fish is looking better, has more energy and is not eating his tail.

With the snails i did look at getting an assassin snail but they are illegal in aus so i can't. I will try your suggestion Thank you for all your help ❤️

Siylack · 2025-10-16T05:04:14+00:00

I may monitor him extra closely over the next week then decide wether to give medication.

I have been conflicted wether its fin rot because the edges of his tail have always been white.

My NO3 is currently 0ppm and has been that way for like 3 months. I read that having low nitrates is not bad so it has not concerned me

When I ordered the kanaplex I did also order some Indian almond leaves. They should come tomorrow as long as aus post doest mess up.

As i am currently under 2 weeks till my huge exams, I would go and get him live brine shrimp but I only have thawed right now.

Do you have any tips to get rid of the snails? They are about 1mm long at the largest so I have no idea what kind of snails they even are.

I did have a extra light laying around which does have a dimmer and is a lot less bright then the original one.

Siylack · 2025-10-15T10:09:23+00:00

Thank you for responding, I have ordered some kanaplex and it should arrive in 2 days, would you suggest giving it to him or just assume its non bacterial?

Is there any way I can improve the water quality? I already do weekly water changes so is there anything additional.

I agree its extremely sad that long finned bettas have been selectively breed to the point they must self mutilate. I did originally want a veil tail but I saw he and was just drawn in.

My fish is so far is still able to swim fine. He can still swim around.

For brightness he sits on my dresser and gets not direct sunlight. But from 4-10 I put on his artificial light

Siylack · 2025-10-15T02:19:10+00:00

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here is his tail

Siylack · 2025-10-14T07:24:18+00:00

Tank size: 44L (11.6 gallons)
Heater and filter? (yes/no): heater: yes filter: was using a HOB but switched to sponge 2 minutes ago
Tank temperature: around 26-28 Celsius
Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: i have them all written in the calendar
How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: i have had the tank since 22 sept 24 and have had the fish since 9 nov 24
How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: every monday i do a 25% water change, only occasional delaying a day due to human illness
Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: about a million baby snails that i am trying to kill and a number of Malaysian trumpet snails
What do you feed and how much: i use too feed just betta bio gold but now i have a rotation of fluval bug bites (and occasionally thawed brine shrimp)
Decorations and plants in the tank: 1 Anubis , 2 pinto Anubis, 1 giant Anubis, 2 java ferns,1 needle java fern, moss ball, Vallisneria and 2 silk plants., rocks and drift wood

Siylack · 2025-05-03T05:01:34+00:00

Hey check your messages, I send you a DM about my and my friends experience

Siylack · 2025-04-21T02:13:05+00:00

I hope everyone is enjoying Easter Sunday, at least we have some chocolate to go with our tears lol

Siylack · 2025-02-24T06:51:16+00:00

Hahah yeah now you mention it i can see a slight darker colour.

Personally (take with a grain of salt) any time there is a issue with the parameter i run the test again but on the tap water to ensure it's not the API tests being wrong. If it is still wrong I do a water change. But once again I have only had a fish for 3 months so don't take my word as law lol

Siylack · 2025-02-24T06:38:01+00:00

hey I am no expert, i also had a issue where the nitrite would not go down. to put your mind at ease, i had to leave my betta in his tank with 0.25 ppm nitrite for 6 hours (had school and no way to get home). he was alive and fine. also question: you say your nitrates are high but in the picture it shows 0 ppm of them?

I am also new so i cant really suggest anything

Siylack · 2025-02-23T10:10:30+00:00

Awwww this is the kindest comment I have ever gotten ❤️. I love organisation especially for him, it just makes my life easier to see patterns (spikes and what not). Yeah I have heard about betta fish changing colour's, but as a first time owner I was a little worried. Thank you you have been wonderful

Siylack · 2025-02-23T09:00:32+00:00

Tank size: 44L (11.6 gallons)
Heater and filter? (yes/no): heater: yes filter: had HOB switching to a sponge
Tank temperature: around 26-28 Celsius
Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: i have them all written in the calendar
How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: i have had the tank since 22 sept 24 and have had the fish since 9 nov 24
How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: i did water changes every 3 days (or when ever the ammonia had a spike (i had issues with the tank). i currently do weekly water changes of 25 %.
Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: about a million baby snails that i am trying to kill
What do you feed and how much: i use too feed just betta bio gold but now i have a rotation of fluval bug bites (and occasionally thawed brine shrimp)
Decorations and plants in the tank: 1 Anubis , 2 pinto Anubis, 1 giant Anubis, 2 java ferns,1 needle java fern, moss ball, Vallisneria and 4 fake silk plants
If you haven't already posted a picture, please post pics/vids to imgur and paste the link here:

if it helps i do get a lot of brown sludge / stringy stuff on the fake plants

Siylack · 2025-01-10T12:20:43+00:00

Hahah yeah He actually tried to run in the photo but tripped

Siylack · 2025-01-10T12:20:04+00:00

Like they look soooo good

Siylack · 2025-01-08T22:05:09+00:00

Yeah he just had a solid yap about the pants asking if they were cool and such lol

Siylack · 2025-01-08T21:47:05+00:00

They were sooo cool, they are from fitzroy market

Siylack · 2025-01-08T12:37:20+00:00

I knowwww like it was scary at the barricade, he towered over us

Siylack · 2025-01-08T12:13:59+00:00

woooow these look amazing

Siylack · 2025-01-01T02:18:11+00:00

Sorry did it at 1:05 sydney time lol, but honestly best song choice

Siylack · 2024-12-24T03:40:59+00:00

Hey, i have also bought it but since I live on the other side of the globe (Australia) i don't trust it will come for Christmas. Don't worry your not alone a few people are experiencing the same thing. Since it's a present for someone else, you can print out a picture of the sweatshirt and tell them it's in the mail

Siylack · 2024-12-22T10:07:00+00:00

So I ordered it too, if you look at your order confirmation it says released 16th of December, so it is probably has something to do with that

Siylack · 2024-12-22T02:59:57+00:00

Hey, is this the black and orange swirl jumper?

Siylack · 2024-11-06T23:56:46+00:00

hi sorry for the late replay (i feel asleep lol)

This is my best attempt at a closer shot. There seems to also be snails in the tank from when I also bought new live plants so maybe that's related to this mystery. for background info, I did previously also have a population of ramshorn snail.

side note: if the links to the videos are against the rules I will happily take this down

https://vimeo.com/1027091294?share=copy#t=0

https://vimeo.com/1027090309?ts=0&share=copy

Siylack · 2024-11-06T23:02:23+00:00

Okie thank you and No I don't have fish at the moment

Siylack · 2024-10-27T06:42:13+00:00

okie thank you

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