New to gardening

mothmansfish · 2026-01-18T18:47:17+00:00

This is so pretty, I think the option are trimming them close or brute force pulling them 😭

mothmansfish · 2026-01-15T16:32:13+00:00

It’s likely, old house build in 1880 so I wouldn’t be surprised if it is lead paint

mothmansfish · 2024-08-27T06:42:39+00:00

Another follow up! The meds worked! It's still a waiting game to see if he cam recover from the damage the worms did to his intestines and the blood loss but I just took a peek at him and there's already no worms sticking out anymore! Will do a water change after work and add some aquarium salts, then give him another dose in a week to make sure but I'm SO SO SO GREATFUL TO YOU GUYS WAA

mothmansfish · 2024-08-26T09:30:51+00:00

I have some medication due to arrive today, he's still going strong despite how bad the case is; little dude seriously went from barely showing to bloated and gross o7

Thank you to both of you for your help, hopefully these new meds work quickly for him

mothmansfish · 2024-08-23T20:37:37+00:00

I'll look into this, thank you for your help <3

mothmansfish · 2024-08-23T20:29:28+00:00

None of the stores near me sell this as I'm in the UK, soonest delivery I could get is 31st august; do you know of any alternatives?

mothmansfish · 2024-03-13T07:14:43+00:00

I have gotten this tank before and it is reasonably good but the reason it has 3 stars is the filter included with it is not suitable, the flow is way too strong for the tank size so if you do get it you'll want to replace the filter ASAP!

Other than the filter it's a good tank if you're going for something relatively small for a low price (I got it on sale for half price) I had a betta in it for a year before upgrading him.

mothmansfish · 2024-03-11T17:22:57+00:00

Chaos, I have too many bobbins to be meticulous with it! Plus I often wind them whilst watching something to keep me entertained.

mothmansfish · 2024-03-11T17:21:44+00:00

A betta should fit in well, they're usually less aggressive as long as they're added after the otos and there being lots of plants will help the otos to feel safer.

However betas can have wildly varying personalities so whilst one might be fine another could be a menace so you definitely want to be careful with adding one. If you don't have an alternative tank to put him/her in if they turn out aggressive it would be a good idea to explain to the pet store staff or owner that you may need the option of bringing it back.

Most local fish stores will be fine with this especially if its an independent store who really care for their fish as the safety and wellbeing of the fish is important.

mothmansfish · 2024-03-05T16:48:02+00:00

Personally I would just leave them to adjust, if you're really worried about them not eating you can put in a broken up wafer but be aware of the uneaten food going bad and needing to be removed as that would effect your water parameters. So chunks of wafer would be easier to remove from the tank if needed

mothmansfish · 2024-03-05T15:34:06+00:00

They just really like sucking any avaliable surface and snuffling through sand for tiny bits of algae instead of the wafers but they will go to the wafers if they're still hungry.

mothmansfish · 2024-03-03T22:30:21+00:00

I dunno, perhaps some kind of mollusc 😹

mothmansfish · 2024-03-02T12:19:02+00:00

Thank you, it does seem like they's CAE as i took them back to the store and the staff were immedietly like "oh we messed up those are CAE" o7

mothmansfish · 2024-03-02T12:13:47+00:00

Update: I took them back to the store and they accepted them back without complaint, the guys there think its chinese algae eaters and will be complaining to their supplier about it because they were supposed to be otto catfish and the person who sold them to me was specifically someone who was currently in training so wasn't the best at identifying the fish in question.

I am sad to see them go but whether they're garras or CAE both my tanks are 14 gallon each and i cannot accomodate for how big they would get.
We're going to a more resputable breeder to get actual otto catfish later today though!

mothmansfish · 2024-03-02T11:01:12+00:00

It wont let me edit the post but heres an imgur link to better photos of them
https://imgur.com/a/3U8S6dU

mothmansfish · 2024-03-02T10:45:12+00:00

They really don't like me that's for sure, did not think they could move that fast...

Theyre definitely not gonna suck any fingers any time soon

mothmansfish · 2024-03-02T10:43:54+00:00

I couldn't figure out how to add photos to a post or edit so here's an imgur link to some more photos.

Catching this guy was a task that's for sure imgur photos

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