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Mermaid--whoops, I missed your post. I don't know what to suggest about the image...sorry about that!

Chitcol--Welcome! With the caddisflies I have been raising, I have had a few experiences that...

Prime will turn ammonia into ammonium (basically, it removes a hydrogen atom). The thing the bacteria REALLY want to feed off of is the nitrogen in the ammonia/ammonium. The hydrogen atom just makes...

Small fish like bluegills do not necessarily need to be filleted--you could cook them whole. However, if you suspect flukes or parasites of any kind, that is a bad idea. I'm sorry about your goldies....

I agree with what's been said above--I know you did the best you knew how, but the sad truth is that products lie. They lie like dogs. Because no product, no matter how expensive or "clinically...

It's true that CO2 could lower your pH...you might try running more air into your water through an airstone(s) at first in order to help push off some of the CO2 as gas. Then, you could gradually...

:11: Thanks to all! This place is wonderful to hang out in because of you! thumbs2: :19:

Your fish let you take photos? :ssuprised: LUCKY!!!!!

Nice lookin' fish ya got there! :19: thumbs2:

I wouldn't worry too much about your pH right now. If you're doing a fishless cycle, it's not killing any fish as it stands. And if you think about it, most rainwater in North America is acidic...

This thread just keeps getting better and better...:hmm3grin2orange: :19: thumbs2:

Please keep in mind, as well, that in the United States, most of the laws are enacted to protect native species from invasive pests that might be introduced into the wild from the pet trade....

One of these things...just doesn't belong! :hmm3grin2orange:

That made me smile! Great post!

I'm lucky to catch mine sleeping at all--she usually is fluttering about like crazy the minute she spots any movement in the room (I live in a studio apartment). She thinks every time is feeding...

You mean, any pot in a storm...:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

Well, hardness can be thought of as your water's "buffering capacity"...it's the ability of your water to resist drastic pH changes caused by the addition of acid (lowering pH) or base (raising pH)....

If you enjoy cooler-temperature fish, you could get a smaller tank and put some White Cloud Mountain Minnows in there. Then you'd have 2 fish tanks without the risk of overstocking or the goldfish...

That looks like some sort of abscess or ulcer on his underbelly. I'd throw him back and not get any more from that particular creek--it could be an outbreak of some sort of zoonotic disease. You...

Okay, ammonia in the tank is not good...any level of ammonia is stressful to fish and can/will cause disease. Your tank needs to be cycled in order to get your ammonia down to 0 ppm (the level that...

It likely is bacterial or fungal. You say you have a test kit...have you tested your water? Please provide ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/pH readings. Test kits are not magical and will not tell you if you...

I was thinking this for all of these posts...why not just use a net?

I'm not 100% clear on what geocaching involves, but I think it's a lot like a scavenger hunt. You're given a latitude/longitude coordinate and you use your GPS to find something at that coordinate.
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Ghost shrimp are fun and the kids would be able to see them as they eat and digest their food--their transparent bodies allow for a glimpse into the undulations of the esophagus and also a view of...

In addition to the above info, I'd just like to add:

1. Buy pellets, not flakes. Your betta will spit the flakes out and laugh at you for being such a silly, naive human as to think that he/she...

I was actually going to type "This has got to be some kind of joke"...until I read through the thread.

Glad to hear you're still with us, Red! And welcome to college! I will be leaving when I...

They're Amphipods? Really?

Those are in the same Family as "scuds"/"sideswimmers". Wowza.

Agreed, it was probably a planarian (Phylum Platyhelminthes).

As a super bonus nerdy fact: cut one in half and you'll have two live worms.