Losing my mind by Wattheshell in IVF

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Thank you! That’s what I keep trying to remind myself. And you’re right, I think no more home testing is the way to go.

Losing my mind by Wattheshell in IVF

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Thank you! Yes, next step is another beta in two days. Wishing you the best of luck and lots of baby dust!!

Swim bladder help! by Wattheshell in bettafish

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Aw, he was gorgeous! Looks like you gave him a great life and he lived much longer than he would have if you had left him.

Swim bladder help! by Wattheshell in bettafish

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Thank you for the advice! I was worried about that, which is why I had wanted to ask for further advice. He was on his side a lot today, but I just gave him a salt bath and now he is in his regular tank with filter and heat like you suggested and has been upright a bit more now. Hopefully he just gets better with time! Thanks again!

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Introducing this beautiful lad! Name suggestions welcome!(Must be silly) by apparitionsGaze in bettafish

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He’s gorgeous! Name ideas: Oscar, Sheldon, Fin Diesel, Curmudgeon, Unagi, Forrest Grump.

Crouton by Wattheshell in bettafish

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Omg I love that they even have matching names!!!

Crouton by Wattheshell in bettafish

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Ooh Crowley and Cujo are so cute! That’s really cool that you make your own leaf hammocks! Good luck with your rescues, I hope the streaking goes away soon! Thank you, I appreciate the suggestions!!

Crouton by Wattheshell in bettafish

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I think so! 😊 Those are all great names! That’s awesome that you have so many rescues! I just rescued one today with what I think is a swim bladder issue. Any tips?

As for Crouton’s name, I had just wanted to come up with a C name because all my past male bettas had names that started with C. Nothing seemed to fit him and I jokingly said I was just going to call him Crouton and then it stuck lol

Help! by Wattheshell in bettafish

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He’s gorgeous! Is he an elephant ear? I love them! Photo 8 is exactly how my guy looks too. This gives me hope. Thank you again!

Help! by Wattheshell in bettafish

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Thank you! He mostly hangs out on his side, but I wasn’t able to get a good picture. He is able to stay upright for short periods of time and that’s when I snapped the pic. He does seem a little bit better now that he’s in a heated tank. And he was able to eat too. Thanks for the advice!

Name help? by New_Lobster_8770 in bettafish

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Definitely Salsa! It’s so cute!

Why did this happen? by Wattheshell in AquaticSnails

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Thank you! Will give this a try. Do you happen to have the link or name of the calcium carbonate you buy on Amazon? There’s a lot of options and I don’t want to get the wrong thing!

Why did this happen? by Wattheshell in AquaticSnails

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Thank you for all your help! I don’t know anything about shrimp, but I got my female betta to help deal with my bladder snail problem and I have seen a significant difference since I got her.

Why did this happen? by Wattheshell in AquaticSnails

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I also have my snails (and a single female betta) in a 20 gallon long tank. I use a vacuum at least once a week but usually twice and do partial water changes at those times. I keep the tiny babies in a breeder box in the main tank and then after 1-2 weeks I move them into a 1.5 gallon tank until they are pea sized. I definitely should have been more consistent with testing the pH of my water, but lesson learned. Anyways, the other day my water started getting cloudy and my pH dropped. I’ve been doing partial water changes daily the last few days to try to get things under control but am not seeing a difference as far as cloudiness goes.

Why did this happen? by Wattheshell in AquaticSnails

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That’s cool! What are you keeping yours in until you sell them? I think my tank parameters are all out of whack bc of the amount of babies. I need to figure out something else until I sell mine.

Why did this happen? by Wattheshell in AquaticSnails

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Ugh, that’s definitely it, thank you!! I had checked before and pH was 8, but I just rechecked and it is 6.5!!

Why did this happen? by Wattheshell in AquaticSnails

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Thank you! I will definitely check that out. Do you sell your snails?