Hi everyone, this is Ponyo. I got her three months ago and have learned tons since then. She has a very spunky personality and she's actually very silly. She's also been through a lot! She survived ammonia poisoning from a spike in February when I had no clue that she had laid eggs, and a cycle crash from when my boyfriend rinsed the filter under tap water (grr). She also scraped herself at some point on something and has some darker scales on her right side from that. She lives in a 5 gallon tank with a heater, a filter, a real plant, a silk plant, her castle and her cave. Anyway, I made an account specifically to ask you all if you think she has stress stripes? I've been scouring this site for months for help on the various problems I've encountered in my time as a fish mom and my boyfriend tells me I'm being paranoid but I would love a second opinion. She glass surfs quite a bit, I haven't yet deciphered if that's a bad thing?! The heater is always at 78 degrees and I test the water often at PetSmart since the cycle crash and for about a month now everything's been fine so I'm not sure what would stress her out. Thanks in advance š
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Tank size: 5 Gallons
Heater and filter: Yes
Tank temperature: 78 degrees Fahrenheit
Parameters in numbers and how I got them: I’m honestly not sure about the numbers. I usually use test strips and go by the colour guide on the bottle or go to Petsmart directly. I’ll attach a picture of a test strip I just did.
How long I’ve had my tank and fish: 3 months
Water changes: Gravel vacuum once every weekend, about 15% of the water each time
Tank mates: No
Food: 2 brown pellets in the morning, 2 or 3 at night. A blood worm here and there for a treat.
Decorations and plants: A cave, a castle, a barrel, a silk plant, a real java fern, a plastic betta leaf bed (that she doesn’t even lay on, just use as an umbrella)
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