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You might be a nerm if the highlight of your morning was finally capturing on video that Daphnia green bowel movement that you had been patiently filming for so long trying to capture the moment. Exclaims to wife 'Honey, honey! I got the Daphnia poo! I got the Daphnia poo! Come look!"

I have baby Panda Corydoras!!! I was hoping they’d spawn and I did everything I read here... good food, cool water changes, and here they are!!! I’m SOOO excited!!! I never saw eggs, just a super cute surprise! ❤️

A clump of leopard frog pleco eggs in the Ziss Egg Tumbler.

Holy Smokes! Turns out Pentair is headquartered in Cary, NC which is 20 miles down the road. I could go get one and just put in the back of the pick up truck and save shipping! How do I unlearn this now 🙂

Ammania gracilis is such a cool plant! I love watching the leaves turn color in our water. Kinda like seeing the tree leaves change in the fall....but without the death! lol

You can if the tank is large enough and heavily planted enough. I once had 3 pairs of angelfish breeding at the same time in a heavily planted 500 gallon and at one point there were probably about 3000 angelfish fry. But I didn't remove any fry and after predation and such, only about 50 angelfish fry grew to reach adulthood. But here is the irony...some of the angelfish (fry) were eaten by neon tetras! Why, because they could fit in the neon tetra's mouth. There is another active thread about angelfish eating neons, but let it be known, this process also works in reverse. Here are those babies (at about 5-6 years old) and their parents in the aquarium they were raised in back on August 2, 2020 just before I sold them to my LFS. One last word of caution, babies in community aquariums are usually just that much more live food.

This is what has worked for me. Start with half a dozen juveniles. Raise them in a 40 breeder or even a 75 gallon tank. Feed them generously with a variety of foods including some live food if possible. Keep the water clean with live plants or water changes or both. Eventually pairs will form and territories will be staked out. You can move the pair, or move the other fish, but whatever fish get moved the pair has their own breeding tank. They like to breed on vertical-ish surface like plant leaves, pieces of slate, aquarium plumbing, glass side of tank or even the heater. Sometimes when the breeders are young they will eat their eggs. Some pairs never seem to outgrown this. Some eat their eggs the first time around and then become good parents after that. This part can be frustrating. Eggs can be hatched and raised separately from the parents (which is where removable items like a piece slate comes in handy). But personally, if it is at all possible to leave the fry with parents, you will get to witness one of the most glorious sights in all fish keeping, which is proud angelfish parents shepherding their flock around the tank.

In a local park today:

The angelfish will tell you that the best food is live blackworms and live mosquito larva, but just remember that they have expensive tastes. In reality almost any high end flake or pellet food will raise healthy angelfish. Variety is important. Frozen food is a good substitute for live food. Here is a video I just made showing how much they enjoy Vibra Bites. They haven't yet figured out that they could probably eat some of the guppies in the tank🙂

"My question is: should I treat my tank with the 3 recommended meds from aquarium co-op everytime I add new fish to my tank?" My first thought is no. How often do you add new fish? Not even room for a 5.5 or 10 gallon tank? I think most meds are dosed for every 10 gallons. With a 10 gallon you would use half the meds you are now using and if you went with 5'ish gallons it woould be 1/4 of what you are now using. Plus it's safer for you fish. Don't have to leave it setup full time. Does not even need to be a tank @Irene recently did a video about her setup.

Ok so I saw a great comment by @FishTankBarn calling Cory Darth Nerm and I had to....

I think you could pull this off. I imagine each fish would make their own territory but each fish also occupies a different space of the tank. Give the apistos plenty of caves and give the angels some plants, so my vote is "That would be glorious"

I am thinking about doing the same combo in a 40 breeder, I think it will work. Now I have to decide if I want to find out.

My moderately planted tank... Thought of taking out the sand and planting the rest of the tank but for now I’ll leave it as is.

We've only been back in the hobby of fish keeping for the past year or so. We had lots of different kinds of fish over the years, but I don't really remember too much about them. What I've been fascinated with this time is how they eat. And by eat, I really mean EEEEEEEEAAAAAAT!!! because we have a 55-gallon FULL of hundreds of guppies...mostly juvenile...and continually ravenous! 4 weeks ago, though, we brought some new fish home to quarantine and just added them to our tanks last weekend. The first were Siamese Algae Eaters. I think. We bought the ones whose black stripe continues into their tails. Well, 2 of them, anyway. The third one, the smallest one, has a black stripe that is more jagged and that's the one that eats the most algae, so now I'm not sure if they are all SAEs or if one is a Flying Fox Fish. What's interesting about them is that I tried feeding them Hikari algae wafers during quarantine. For the most part, they just weren't interested. But when I dropped in the Xtreme nano pellets, they went nuts! Jumping right into fray with barbs to get those little yummy bites. So cool to watch. And that brings us to the Green Tiger Barbs. They are gorgeous and fascinating...and hilarious. At least, when it comes to eating those pellets. They chipmunk them!!! Most of them can actually pull THREE pellets into their tiny mouths. Then they carry them around for a while (I guess until they soften) and then you see them munching away. Here's my feeble attempt to capture it. Blurry, but you can see their mouths stuffed with pellets. It's like they're playing the "Chubby Bunny" game!!! What are the feeding behaviors you've observed that were surprising? Or hilarious? Or at least very interesting??? Alesha

Apisto mama

I love this. That you noticed it, filmed it, set it to music, and crowed about it to your wife when you got it done. My morning is so much better right now.

Pentair will be the cheapest but it isn't a tank, it does have a viewing window along the side though its beautiful, no stand either though but I prefer that because it gives you great side and top views. the 405 gallon is 1,272 dollars. Dimensions are 72" x 36" x 36" The largest is the 720 gallon at 2,400

I can go cheaper. On my 500, I don't have any filter. I just a have pump to to circulate the water. The substrate and driftwood in the aquarium provide all the surface area needed and more for biological filtration. So in a weird sort of way, the aquarium itself is its own filter, sort of like a pond.

Fifth dimension mastery. Small tank on the outside, huge lake or pond inside.

@Ken Burke That's awesome! What a way to help support your habit, I mean hobby 🐟!

I found a similar thing, but I wasn't trying. A couple weeks ago I was moving some rocks around and found two baby Sterba's Corydora! Absolutely an awsome surprise!

Two species of fish belonging to a new family of fish, dragon snakehead, were discovered in India. Dragon snakeheads—strange new underground fish—discovered in India WWW.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM The primitive fishes, which scientists call “living fossils,” represent a new taxonomic family, a rare finding.

immune systems made of steel from ingesting who knows what in that water

Yes, my mollies and platies both pick off algae from any surface they can. Love these little guys.

Sharmon it is great to have you back in the hobby and joining us on the forum! If I may give my opinion on your questions and hopefully give you some insight. First, substrate. I think gravel is easiest to take care of especially when it comes to "gravel vaccing" Much more dense so it does not get sucked up in the tube and the fish still have an easy enough time sifting through it. Filters, I personally love sponge filters for their ease and simplicity. When it comes to maintenance though sponge filters can in a way be more challenging because you have to pull it from the tank. If you can accomplish that then the rest is cake as just rinse and put back. Hang on the back filters I think are easiest to maintain to do that they are outside the tank and visible. But harder when it comes time to clean the moving parts and then put back on the tank. Another tool that if in your budget is a python hose water changing set up. Instantly makes water changes easier in my opinion because it eliminates the need all together for buckets. Good luck with the set up and hope we see you on the forum!

Hmmmmm.... now I suddenly have this bug stuck in my mind to build a large aquarium in my basement. 400+ might be a bit too large for my space, but still, the fire has been lit!

My first attempt at making and editing a video. I need a lot more practice at focusing and I need a tripod.

Never thought I'd enjoy a poo video, but here we are.

Well, when you put it like that...I was filming Daphnia poo at 5:45 am this morning...I hope there isn't an intervention in my future 🤔

With plants that have rhizomes you can glue them to decorations.

That was just magical!

I have had several angelfish and despite what others say I have seen first hand that they are capable of eating neon tetras and rummynoses. In my case, I had a large group of neons that was whittled down and then stabilized perhaps because the remaining neons were the fastest/smartest. Curiously, the neons eventually started to nibble on the fin streamers of the adult angelfish. While individual fish temperament will vary and I'm sure some setups are successful, I wasn't happy with the angelfish + neon tetra combo that many people recommend and I eventually moved on from it.

The author of The Dragon Murder Case and his wife had some 40 aquariums in their Manhattan apartment, and were members of the New York Aquarium Society that met at the American Museum of Natural History. The fish stuff in the book was double-checked by a professional ichthyologist. Love the clip!

OH MY GOSH! It worked!!!!! It was so dirty too. LOL Thank you so much!!! I was hesitant to ask, but I am glad I did. Thank you so much!

I've got some Vallisneria flowering like crazy. Thought I'd share. I wonder if anyone knows why Val flowers? I've never had it do this before. It's sending up dozens of little blooms. The tank is an a greenhouse. Maybe the shorter days are triggering it? Temp ranges between 75-65. It's gonna be time to break this tank down for the winter soon, and I will miss the val. I started with 5 plants in the tank in May. The flowers sprout up in these long curls, then bloom when they hit the surface. (Forgive the reflections. There's not I can do to take photos in the greenhouse without getting them.)

Baby Mollies

Black Neon Tetras in the grow out tank

Andy, I would rather buy locally, but for some of the rare stuff I use aquabid and eBay. that seller in particular Jim K/ sellfishguy I’ve got a lot of killifish/eggs off And I highly recommend the guy. I had a bad hatch of some Eggs once and he sent me a replacement group of eggs for free. He’s a nice guy. Killifish are super underrated I’m the hobby. Just make sure you have a lid with no way for them to jump out!

This is a fish that I have been wanting to acquire for a long time. the problem has been that when I have tank space for a pair or two I can't seem to be able to find any. I had always been afraid to buy form aquabid, but I see so many people buying from there and getting nice fish, so I may just have to search on there and get some fish or the eggs to hatch

Interesting to see this thread. I had never heard of them until a few days ago when I came across a pair for sale on Ebay. They arrived yesterday and the listing said that they were 4-5cm so I expected to open a box to find 2 smallish fish. Instead they are nearly full adult size, the male is at least 8cm to the start of his tail. They're amazing looking fish.

Also consider the depth and how hard or easy it will be to do maintenance. I got an aqueon 45-gal which is a good size aesthetically (36x12x24), but at 24" deep it is hard to reach the bottom. I have to stand on a ladder and can only use one hand, as the other hand has to hold the wall since I end up in a precarious position leaning over the tank. Using the giant vacuum is a real PIA, too. I kinda wish I had gone with a max 18" deep tank. At my age I know I will need to keep up with balance exercises, but that I suppose is part of the emotional therapy this project provides.

I thought it was really cool. I didn't really mind the goldfish eating it, it was expected

I'm sorry...

If you need simple upgrades for a smart phone, but lets be honest most phones now do not need upgrades. Saying that check out the company, Moment. They are a company based around simple and budget upgrades for video quality. That is how I started my channel was with their wide lens and my phone. Increased my video quality dramatically, but that was 3 years ago before phones with three cameras.

Some of the larger Rasboras like Red Spot, Brilliants or even Rainbowfish will work in that tank.

This is the no glue model. Threaded 1/2" ball valve 1/2" MPT X slip street elbow 1/2" MPT hose barb 1/2" pvc (cut to desired length) Teflon tape on the male threads, just push the rest together. Right now it's setup for 10 gallon tanks, a longer pipe for deeper tanks. No glue so I can also use the valve on my siphon-helper. I'll picture it in a bit when I use it again.