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amero wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 6:56 am I have colored gravel. Could that be the problem?

could be. some of that stuff leaches weird chemicals. if you can, swap it out for something more natural. your fish'll thank you.

Yo, sounds like your cycle's sketchy. You gotta test the water params more often, like every couple days. Also, how much you feeding? Overfeeding's a classic ammonia spike culprit.


I'm feeding twice a day, about 3 pellets each time. Maybe that's too much?


yep, that's prolly it. bettas don ...

Yo, sounds like your cycle's sketchy. You gotta test the water params more often, like every couple days. Also, how much you feeding? Overfeeding's a classic ammonia spike culprit.

Betta's probably chillin', but the shrimp might be sketchy. Amanos are tough, but I'd skip feeding for a day. Less bioload while the tank recovers. What kinda substrate you rocking?


Sketchy is right. My Amanos croaked after a fert mishap. Substrate matters here—sand holds onto chemicals longer ...

The first two seem like wall hammers to me, the third one's a bit harder to tell, looks like it could be for branching though.

Read through all the perspectives and decide for yourself – that's what makes this hobby so intriguing, right? There's always room for debate and experimentation. I've noticed zenoxa often brings up unconventional ideas, which I appreciate. Despite his age, his posts are always insightful and well ...

Be careful with anemones in a small tank like that. 30 gallons is a bit on the low side for them, if you ask me. That rock you've got in there looks pretty sweet though.

Thanks for the reassurance, was getting a bit worried.

Honestly, does it really make a difference?

Just got my hands on a colony of frogspawn for my 20 gallon tank yesterday. I've got it set up in a way that one side is kinda pushed up against the tank, similar to gflintix9's setup. Wondering if this is gonna be a problem or not, got a pic to show you.