r/AquariumHelp

Hi all! Need help in identifying worms and establishing safety for my turtle tank. Recently mixed water containing these worms with my turtle tank water. Can anyone please let me know what worms are these and are they harmful/harmless for my slider turtle?

Thanking you for any insight🙏

Hello! i set up an 8 liter tank for some neocaridnia shrimp and approximately 3 months later i added 10 shrimp into the tank and everything was going smoothly. filter is running perfectly and ive been testing consistently and all was good and stable. i then decided to add a small piece of almond leaf for some added surface for the shrimp to graze on and 2 days later the water became very cloudy. Im assuming it’s a bacterial bloom and it didn’t clear for another 2 days so i did a 20% water change and that didn’t help so i removed the leaf and 6 days since then and the water is still cloudy. ive been testing my parameters using API test kit and ive had 0 ammonia 0nitrite and 5ppm nitrate. TDS is 220ppm. GH 9 KH 3.

Do i just need to wait it out?

PS: picture is before leaf removal but the water still looks like that even after removal.

i am semi new to this and just did tons of research and switched to a fully natural/ live tank (plants decor substrate etc). looking for advice on what plants would be good to add and what i can do better in general! TIPS AND TRICKS for growing plants and what you all recommend are greatly appreciated as well!!

for context i have guppies, two mollies, and a otto! also looking into cherry shrimp as well!! any advice welcomed!!

My betta, Iron Man, seems to be nipping his own tail into oblivion. His tank has no rough decor or small, sharp spaces he could be snagging on. (Full tank photo in second picture).

Tank has a filter and heater (79F). 30% water change weekly. Thrive fertilizer and Stress Coat used at same time as water change.

Parameters are good. Ammonia/Nitrite both 0. Nitrate around 5-10. pH is 7.6ish. Checked via API Freshwater Master kit.

hello aquarium people! i need help from people who know a lot more than me lmao.

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i was absolutely BLESSED with a 20gal tank, fluval30, heater, light, basically a full setup for free and ive been gradually working on it the past few weeks. i finally got to fill it monday after making sure i have most of the basics.

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prerinsed aquasoil

driftwood

a few plants including

larger anubias type (??)

i believe a java fern

repens

a few frogbits at the top

a couple bulbs planted in the back

several pothos stems rooting into the water

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as stated above my equipment includes

fluval30 filter with a new sponge inside

fluval brand heater set to 81°

aqueon brand light (18-24” optibright)

and ive been testing water with an API masterkit (nothing is expired! i checked all the dates.

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i added some water from my betta tank to help it out some, the water has lots of tannins because of the driftwood in there (i also love how the water looks with a little bit of tannin and its good for them from what ive heard)

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i plan to buy some more floater plants and ground/soil plants asap but i have nothing in my checking right now.

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my water test results as of today are currently at

ammonia-0

nitrite- .25 to .5ppm

nitrates - looking to be about 10ppm

i filled my tank on monday and the ammonia was at about .5ppm

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i used some supplemental carbon (flourish excel) and flourish seachem a few days in, as well as ammonia remover (imagitarium). the ammonia remover helped a lot with conditions in ny betta tank so i have high hopes :)

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in general, what else can i do to improve my setup besides adding plants and keeping up what im doing? is my water alright for me being 5 days into cycling?

please anything is GREAT to hear i just want to make sure im doing everything right!

just curious if anyone knows whats happening with this. this is a piece of mopani wood. it keeps getting this weird film on it, does anyone know why or what it is or if its something to be concerned about?

This is my first planted aquarium, it’s a 10 gallon top fin starter kit, i used fluval stratum for the substrate with a little black gravel sprinkled over top. I used a piece of mopani wood and attached an Anubias Barteri (left) and a java fern (right) and planted dwarf hairgrass all around. The starter kit comes with a bright white LED but i’m not sure if this is enough to effectively grow my plants. I know the hairgrass is the most demanding but i’m just not sure if it will carpet effectively with this light. I’m also using seachem flourish and flourish excel. The attached image is the setup right after i finished setting it up. Any advice or comments would be appreciated. Thanks guys!

What’s the type of this fish

Hi everyone,

Any help would be appreciated with my little oto guy here who has a white fuzzy patch on his head. Him and his three tank mates were recently transported during my move and unfortunately the two tank mates could not take the stress so this guy is the lone survivor in my 40gal tank (along with a small neo shrimp colony and an infestation of bladder snails). I saw the white patch a few days ago and thought it might’ve been an injury from the move but today it definitely looks fuzzy and bigger. I’m wondering if there is anything I can do for him in this tank that won’t negatively impact my shrimp? I really don’t want to try and catch him as the move was extremely stressful. My parameters are steady at 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 10-15 nitrates. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE: he moved and I got a better picture (in comments) ugh he looks rough. And I’m questioning if “fuzzy” is the right word to use.

Does my hornwort need trimming. Is it taking up too much room and cramping my fish?

I might just be paranoid, but I can’t tell if my crown has fin rot or something. Some of his fins have a translucent tip while others have black dots on them. He swims fine.. eats fine in a first time owner. I need advice

Does anybody know what this is?? I just noticed it yesterday I thought he had like a piece of food stuck or something but it’s not gone away. He’s still eating, seems to be in good spirits. Water is at 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 10 nitrates. Recently added some Anubias plants….just unsure if I need to address anything right now.

I’ve got some new fish in the quarantine tank already awaiting the clear for the main tank…dunno if I should move him there?? Idk. Helpppp, please.

Hi everyone,

I’m pretty new to fishkeeping and could really use some advice.

I have a 20-gallon tank with 5 tetras, mollies and khuli fish. My son recently found a couple of sheephead minnows stuck in rainwater and wanted to save them, so we added them to the tank.

Unfortunately, the minnows started nipping at the tetras, and now some of the tetras have damaged fins.

I’m worried about them and want to do the right thing.

•Should I remove the minnows immediately?

•Do I need a hospital tank?

•Is there anything I should add to the water to help the fins heal?

•How can I tell if it’s turning into fin rot?

Any advice would really mean a lot — thank you! Is there anything I should add to the water to help the fins heal?

•How can I tell if it’s turning into fin rot?

I haven’t tested my water yet (I can if needed), but I can do a water change right away.

Any advice would really mean a lot — thank you!