Hi,
Thanks for the condolences. For such tiny little beings it's still sad when they go.
Sue, I have pond snails and surprisingly they are not breeding!!!!! Either this means there is something very wrong or the stern talking to I am giving them everyday is working!!! I started out with four, which went down to three when I accidentally squashed one with a rock, then I got some live plants and it's gone up to approximately ten and I have now had to stop naming them!!!!!!
Could I move all the snails I want to keep into the empty (21L) tank while I treat the fish in the other (54L) tank and then move them back again while I deal with the other tank (21L) or will the fact that the (21L) tank is full of snails be enough to keep the filter bacteria alive as surely they would produce some ammonia and if I continue to put food on the tank will this also release ammonia as well as feeding the snails??
I must say, I have been out this morning to my two local fish shops and NEITHER stocked any internal parasite treatments!!!! I was a bit miffed having made the effort to go there!!! Anyway I chatted with the fish for a while and nearly bought a betta who was stunning but looked at me as though to say" get me outta here"!!! I kindly explained that he was probably better off where he was for the time being!!!! I'm very tempted to get a betta for the 21L tank but am worried that I don't have the correct water (mine is hard and I believe they prefer soft?).
Anyway, that's a consideration for another day as I've got to be sure the fish I already have are happy before I get anymore!!!!!
No wormer as yet today but it has been dispatched, so finger crossed it's here tomorrow.
FC