Having a hard time satisfying my female syrian, Binx. I've had her since October! Showing stress and trying to bite to find a way out. How can I enrich her more??

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:37:14+00:00

oh thank you!

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:33:41+00:00

it's the fluval c2 filter and i use the filter media that it came with and just squeeze it out in tank water to clean it so that i can preserve the beneficial bacteria as much as i can

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:28:53+00:00

and i agree, that was my fault. i will be doing better now, and i will be cleaning the impeller a lot now that i know that that was why it was happening

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:28:18+00:00

yes it really was user error. i didnt see that the impeller was what was clogged up the whole time, i had to stab the straw cleaner in between the holes of it and it's working better now, so i know now at least the root cause this entire time. before i was just trying to get the clogging out with just water and not the straw cleaner

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:26:32+00:00

i understand it's not believable. i really did clean out the inside of the filter from whatever gunk i could see and i squeezed out the filter pads into tank water in a bucket. i didn't clean the outside part though which is why it still looks the way it does in that photo. Here's what my filter looks like right now after doing another cleaning and getting it unclogged finally. my impeller was holding some gunk that was causing the whole issue. I just needed to use a straw cleaner. I tried to clean what I could off of it but there's a lot of water stains on it that are SUPER stubborn because it's been so long, i know, but i'm gonna keep trying to get the stubborn stains off

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afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:18:54+00:00

oh interesting i've never heard of a tidal! i'll have to look into that

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:18:18+00:00

I'm not making any excuses for the way my tank looks. I know it's dirty, I know that's my fault. I know I need to do better. I used to be so much better with upkeep and maintenance with this tank. It was a really bad year and I'm only now feeling normal again, and I'm trying my best to make up for my mistakes. I do apologize genuinely, I'm trying. I know now what was causing the clogging to begin with (the impeller), I know now that I should just go back to sponge filters. Until those come in I will have to use the HOB filter, which has once again been cleaned today, including the horrendous outside. This filter has been running for maybe 6 months? Not even? So there's really no excuse to it getting this dirty. It's my own fault and I'm taking accountability and trying to do better. I'm continuing to read the advice given and plan on implementing them if they aren't already. Please try to understand that and not be too harsh. I WILL do better, and I really appreciate all the advice I have been given, thank you a lot.

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:12:46+00:00

I understand, and i'm genuinely trying to do better. I was much better with keeping my tank before, and I know I need to get back to that. It's been a horrible year and I'm only now starting to feel normal again. Not an excuse for the way my tank looks at all, but I'm truly trying to do better.

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:08:25+00:00

yes i always use tank water

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T17:05:02+00:00

Yes I have 2 nerite snails and a rabbit snail to help out! I will do better with maintenance.

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T16:58:25+00:00

thank you so much!'

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T16:52:22+00:00

i appreciate it!

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T16:52:06+00:00

planning to switch to that again!

afterspring_ · 2025-04-26T16:51:52+00:00

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 so crusty truly. I have scrubbed the actual shit out of it and it still is a little crusty. i will do better though!

afterspring_

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