Finally caught up. I feel like I'm so behind my worlds a little turned around. I actually tried to put Buddy to bed tonight & realized his mini foraging seed time hadn't even been done. Couldn't figure out why he wasn't stepping up for me & was trying to run around. Just off in general, phone's been ringing all day.
@Monica my husband handled the water quality stuff most of the time. It's been forever since we had fish. Maybe it's time to start it up again. The only thing I would do is start learning the water quality stuff again. I made too many aquarium mistakes when I was young, now that I know it was wrong, I wouldn't attempt w/out fixing my known mistakes 1st.
@taxidermynerd
This thread is making me miss having fish, & especially snails. They were always my favorite.
The wee little snails are great but because they can self propigate they can chew up a live plant tank.
My favorite were the apple snails. I loved when they would stick they're syphon tube out of water. I had a single snail when I first started w/ them. He was in this beautiful solid square bowl. He used to stick his syphon & inflate himself w/in his shell.
There was nothing else in that tank & other than a small table top oxygen pump filter, no real current. He would let most of his body out & it looked like his foot was dancing. TY for that memory, it was the happiest feeling I just felt!