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    New Co-op coins...way nicer than expected.

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    On 4/11/2023 at 10:38 AM, tuculover said:

    Hmm, well glad they're out there! I didn't get one on the last two orders so was wondering if maybe they hadn't been released or were out of stock. Thanks! 

    Our system shows 27 months. Try resyncing your account on our website by removing it, then attaching it again. If you tag me here, I can check and see if it's updated in our system. We know there is a bug that if someone attached their account at a very specific time, it got "stuck". You could be one of those few.

    Full guide to medicating with trio meds

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    What are your water parameters? Your mixing fish that like very hard water(the mollies) and fish that want softer water(everything else). My guess is that the mollies didn't do well from the water parameters. If you don't have active infections of bacterial or Ich. I'd start with only doing paracleanse for a week, rest the fish for two week and then do paracleanse again. This would take care of internal worms that are common.

    From there I'd treat if there were other symptoms, however this would be after making sure the enviornement in the tank is suitable.

    Coop Freeze Dried Tubifex Cubes

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    On 4/9/2023 at 11:36 AM, Lowells Fish Lab said:

    @Cory has anyone reported that the ACO tubifex are magically easy to squish until they sink? My finger soreness has declined substantially. I bet Eric Bodrock would love them.

    I haven't seen that yet, to be fair I didn't realize that was a problem that existed 😛

    Coop Freeze Dried Tubifex Cubes

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    In my experience, when people mention bad smelling aquariums when parameters and everything else seems right. The most common cause is some food in the rim of a tank. It only takes 1 or 2 pellets, flake, etc in the rim, to get wet and and smell like absolute death. Take a wet paper towel around the rims of your aquariums and see if that helps.

    Reverse Respiration

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    On 4/6/2023 at 1:43 PM, Guppysnail said:

    Thank you but I must decline. I’m computer illiterate and really detest lists and reports as well as being incredibly bad at it. Basically I would rather be bludgeoned and tortured. 

    Once the patent became pending we did release the website that puts everything into a more user friendly format. Many folks asked for a more user friendly format so it just needed to be done.  

    We didn’t post a link because we were not sure about the guidelines of no self promotion and if it was a conflict but it’s not different than posting a link to an information blog or a YouTube video I suppose because that’s all it is. It just happens to be forum members that created it.  
     

    We are not selling anything it’s just information so maybe it is ok to post?
     

     https://reverserespiration.com/

     

    @Streetwise if this is a conflict please let me know and I will edit the post and remove the link  I just don’t want to have such a useful thread shut down if I made a mistake by posting the website  Thank you 🤗

     

     

    I have moved this thread to the community resource forum. I have also added the link to the website on the first post. With the website, I was able to digest the info in a timely manner and I agree this should work well as proven by the results in this thread.

    As long as the website stays advertising free, I have no problem linking out to it.

    Online BAP

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    There are online breeding programs for the american cichlid association, american livebearer association and I believe the killifish association. Also there is the CARES breeder award program as well I believe.

    Easy Plant LED Tank Size and Settings Information

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    On 3/31/2023 at 1:59 PM, Maximus said:

    I'd be curious to know if the presence of tannins impacts the ability of the light to penetrate through the water. I try not to run the light any higher than it needs to be for the plants... the kuhli and cory seem to like subdued light, and the tank looks better in my opinion.

    It does reduce light. yeah.

    On 4/3/2023 at 2:46 AM, No1zhome said:

    I'd be curious when the next batch of 36 LED lights are coming in! Ha! I need two of them.

    Should be on like the 15th or so.

    Easy Plant LED Questions

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    The ramp up of our lights is quick, like over a few seconds. We find that it doesn't startle the fish this way.  Light should be in within the next 2 weeks if everything goes to plan.

    As for getting help, the forum is definitely a place to get help, lots of hobbyists here can help you with fish and plant questions. However with product related questions our actual customer service can assist you better as we have dedicated staff. Tagging a couple of people on here, those people can be busy or on vacation. I myself didn't get tagged and didn't see this. But our the customer service is staffed every day.

    Fish Breeding for dummies

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    On 3/31/2023 at 12:35 PM, ArmandoNvs said:

    Cory I did watch the latest one, where you mentioned the additional work and space for the stores to take fry from a hobbyist, which I understand.  However, I feel like it should be a 2-way street, where we are OK in paying more buying equipment/livestock from the store to support them, and they willing to allocate some of their space to take in hobbyist fry, which as we all know, is much better quality than imports.    I don't know, just feels like a punch in the face after spending all the money at the store knowing that I could have bought much cheaper online.

    I understand where you are coming from. But it's not how the world works. Most industries work this way. If you go buy veggies from your grocery store. Then plant them in your garden. You're not shocked when they won't buy them back to sell them in their store.  I still recommend watching the whole series. Most people won't do the steps.

    A business does a lot of things to earn your business. An example would be, they take credit cards, do you have the ability to take payment form them in credit card? Do you have a way to provide them a receipt? Will you be reporting the taxes to the state? Do you have staff with business hours to answer questions about your product? The list goes on. The more of these things you provide, the easier it is. Do you have a policy on your goods? Do you have a delivery schedule?

    Also realize that it's work to change vendors. It's like when you change something at work. Even if it saves money long term for the company, in the short term it costs more money and people get irritated they have to change the work flow. You need to bring enough value on your side to get the sale.

    On the flip side, the store needs to bring enough value you to support them. That is up to each person. I've had customers walk out after not matching an 8 cent difference on food on amazon compared to us.

    We only buy from a handful of breeders as most don't have a business license and report the sales correctly and it's a nightmare for our accountants. We need a product we are seeking to buy, in the quantities we need, when we need them and sold to us legally with minimal disruption to business. Achieve those things and it is likely your store will buy from you.

    Stores gets asked 10 times a day to buy fish. From the 7 yr old down the road, to the 70 yr old guy who think his fish are worth millions. Don't forget about the weekly call from the new home owner who bought a house and they have rare koi worth thousands they will sell for only a few thousand each. Chances are, you've just hit the first default response. Build the relationship with the store and usually it works out.

    Anyone seen or used and air power HOB

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    I haven't done that. I think for the most part, an undergravel filter itself will just be good enough. That being said, you could "optimize it" by running say purigen and such in the hang on back part. But I feel like this is doing a lot to optimize something that is unlikely needed by 99% of the hobby.

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