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I had a similar problem when I upgraded my lighting on my 20 long. Within a week or two I was having problems seeing through the glass. I bought a few olive nerite snails and within a few days the...

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Good point made especially clear by googling glass shrimp. I was under the impression the pointy hump back what ghost only. That would explain things. Thanks for the input everyone.

That just confuses me more.

I love my RCS and they do breed. I only buy ghost for my tanks that need bigger shrimp so they are not food. But again I NEVER expected ghost to breed but it seemed to...

I bought 6 for the same breeding question in my 20. I am curious EAT YOUNG vs SLOW GROWING, cuz it's been a few months. I could be even slower because my 20 seems out of snails except the occasional...

BTW I also wrap the vial in a paper towel because the shaking does sometimes leak a bit...

I rinse mine thoroughly under the sink after, then next time I fill the vial I rinse again a couple times with tank water. I also shake the chems and vials like hell and take water from just below...

Best beginner fish ever (IMO): Neon tetras; glowlight tetras; black neon tetras; cardinal tetras. Not only are they pretty, docile, and fairly hardy, they don't get very big. They are also pretty...

I've scraped and used cheap dollar store green cleaning pads (not as abrasive as the real thing). But!!!! I used the pad once on an acrylic tank thinking it was glass (or not actually thinking there...

I've learned from the forum over the years that airstones are not needed, esp if you have a HOB filter.

But if you like the look of bubbles I always just bought the cheapo cardboard type wands so...

I could have sworn I read somewhere, here or elsewhere, ghost shrimp will only breed in brackish water.... or more specifically the eggs or babies would not survive. After reading the AC article now...

lol, very fast grower indeed. But I do like that is is cleaning my nitrates which I've been struggling with. I'll just keep scooping away to keep it tamed. Thx all

Exactly what I'd suggest. Welcome to the AC

Hello all, I keep neon sized fish with RCS. I always thought "that floating plant in ThatFishPlace's tank looked cool" and it was never listed anywhere for sale. I wanted to buy when I figured out...

This will help. Read this AC article:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquarium/snails.php

Sometimes i feel like the only snail lover on AC. Saying that I will always suggest adding them. They clean, natures maids. If you think they are getting too much for your liking you can always get...

I always hated doing water changes, then my tanks went nuclear with nitrates. On top of that I decided to get fancy guppies and many of my snails and shrimp died off. I was not happy, game on!
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When I finally upgraded the lighting in my 20 long I had an algae bloom so bad the front glass became hard to see through. I bought some olive nerite snails, about 6. The glass was cleaned within a...

I've always been curious what happens when species interbreed. Not so exciting I suppose if they are all red lol. I've contemplated keeping different colors together as an experiment, but it would...

I'm no expert and never tried to ramp up a cycle, but I'm a little worried you are feeding the water every day. I've had my nitrate issues and I think too much waste in the tank might delay what you...

My snails lay eggs like that, but they are small snails will small 'gel globs'. You can see little dots in the middle of each smaller glob. Looks like a micro version of frog eggs if you've ever been...

Again I suggest you throw it away. In the long run of your tank who really wants to put it in and then have to redo your plants, fake or not. Read up on better options is my suggestion so you aren't...

Dead horse for sure, from everything I read not sure why they are even sold. I threw all of my old ones out.

Strider said it perfectly. Java Moss and a "pre" filter on your filter intake. I actually use cut off fingers to dollar store cotton gloves, but anything smaller than the fry is good (I use a LFS...

I have assassins too, but I think the bigger picture is you feeding habits. Overfeeding will lead to a pop bloom in other snails. I hope that helps a little if you don't want them (but I love...