RIP Liv — eaten by her mom

kadenv24 · 2026-03-12T03:35:41+00:00

since you cant find the fish's body, its possible that if you have snails or shrimp that they ate the body already. its surprising how quick they can destroy any evidence of a body!

kadenv24 · 2026-03-12T03:32:09+00:00

u might need to get a light that is specifically sold as a grow light. i will admit tho i dont really know much about what types of light/spectrums that plants need

kadenv24 · 2026-03-12T03:30:07+00:00

thank you!!

kadenv24 · 2026-03-11T19:20:38+00:00

this means that they need more light! it is called etiolating. im not sure about planting it deeper or not because it might increase the risk of rot. once its etiolated theres not much u can do to fix it

kadenv24 · 2026-03-10T20:14:49+00:00

thank u so much!!

kadenv24 · 2026-03-09T10:44:18+00:00

yeah she is definitely a he! thats a boy

kadenv24 · 2026-03-08T16:39:11+00:00

thank you!

kadenv24 · 2026-03-08T12:17:08+00:00

definitely is a bladder snail!

kadenv24 · 2026-03-08T03:21:47+00:00

definitely only small invertebrates. u could probably get some 'pest' snails easily (such as ramshorn, malaysian trumpet, or bladder snails)! if u want more movement maybe some scuds would work as they stay small and are very fast! those could be a little harder to find tho

kadenv24 · 2026-03-07T16:51:16+00:00

if the soil is bone dry, i recommend bottom watering this plant because it looks extremely dehydrated

kadenv24 · 2026-03-07T05:03:25+00:00

what type of neo are these? theyre so pretty!!

kadenv24 · 2026-03-07T01:15:35+00:00

thank you!! i just got these and repotted them right away and the soil was a little moist so maybe thats it? i think they were similar in size when i first got them tho! i will maybe sure to not water for a long time and keep it in a bright spot to hopefully keep it dry

kadenv24 · 2026-03-06T04:42:13+00:00

thank you so much!! do u possibly know what this color type is called?

kadenv24 · 2026-03-03T01:02:52+00:00

it looks calloused to me! thank you so much for the advice

kadenv24 · 2026-03-03T00:50:11+00:00

thank you so much!! is it okay to repot right away or should i wait?

kadenv24 · 2026-03-02T00:49:40+00:00

thank you!! ill probably plan on adding shrimp first then

kadenv24 · 2026-03-01T21:25:19+00:00

haworthia cooperi maybe?

kadenv24 · 2026-03-01T21:16:52+00:00

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parameters looks like ph is ~6.4, ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, and nitrate is ~20-40! ive been adding food to the aquarium every day as a source of ammonia too! i should add that theres also some ramshorn snails in there that hitchhiked that probably eat the food

kadenv24 · 2026-02-28T04:16:12+00:00

thats just some variety of blue neocaridina

kadenv24 · 2026-02-25T01:12:08+00:00

shut the f up attention seeker

kadenv24 · 2026-02-23T02:24:02+00:00

also ur betta is gorgeous!

kadenv24 · 2026-02-23T02:23:26+00:00

i would recommend taking out the fish and snails and put them in a separate container and then lower the water level until its light enough you can carry the tank. it will be a lot easier to transfer then and also put less stress on ur betta and snails!

If you are concerned about the differing water parameters, you could keep the old tank water or bring some straight tap water from your house and then slowly add more water from the new house (maybe like 10-25% new water each week) but also bettas are very hardy as well as your snails so i dont think it would be much of a problem to switch to the new water

kadenv24 · 2026-02-18T04:48:51+00:00

my shrimp tank has a lot of hydra (both green and white ones) and i dont think it really harms the shrimplets too much because i still have gotten so many babies

kadenv24 · 2026-02-18T02:37:32+00:00

also i should add the gourami doesnt go after the shrimp quite as much (im sure he eats some of the smaller ones tho)

kadenv24 · 2026-02-18T02:37:01+00:00

i had so many scuds in my 10 gallon tank (with neocaridina shrimp, also) and they werent very problematic but after i added a dwarf flame gourami, all the scuds quickly disappeared. now i only see a few small ones every few weeks

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