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I'm sure someone else can give you a better answer but it reminds me of the ziss bubble bio moving bed filter that aquarium co-op sells. Except larger..

@Slick_Nickgreat pics

The Greater Seattle Aquarium Hobbyists and The Washington State Aquarium Rehoming facebook groups are pretty active I think. Should be easy to find someone there.

Hi ya'll. I came across my grail fish available through a facebook post but the only problem is it's in India right now. Was wondering if anyone knows how to find an aquarium fish importer to the USA, specifically importing from India. I imagine not all importers work with smaller, individual orders, but that's what I'd be looking for. Or maybe they do if they're bunching many orders from their exporting counterpart.. idk... Anyways, I'm in the Seattle area if that matters. Thanks in advance.

So I've seen with my own two eyes that adding or maintaining heat can make a significant difference to terrestrial plant growth just with some plants that I've kept myself. Even if the difference is going just from 65 to 75 F. I also have seen a video from the Growing Answers youtube channel that aerating the roots of a pepper plant growing hydroponically yielded faster and larger growth. My question is just if anyone has observed this to any meaning degree with fully submerged aquarium plants for either the heat or aeration aspects. I'm sure an airstone can have the benefit of circulating the water which might help distribute any fertilizers and such, but I am more interested in the aeration aspect of adding an airstone. Any feedback would be appreciated, but I'll probably experiment with it anyways lol.

I don't think it has been mentioned yet what your setup is but you could probably estimate how many watts you are using between your lights and heaters and such. You'd also have to take into account what else in on the same circuit whether that's your bathroom or other rooms on that floor and whats being used on that. Aquarium stuff isn't really too much on it's own. Maybe 100-200 watt heater for a tank, 30-50 watts for a light, etc. A reptile heat light might be 75-150 watts. But by comparison my microwave uses 1100 watts and my computer can use 700 watts (not on the same circuit) or so. So if someone uses a beefy computer or a hairdryer or a space heater or something on the same circuit, then you'll have to take that into account more, but you should be able to get a rough estimate and see what you end up at.

Do you specifically mean plants to grow out of the top of your tank, or any plants in general to water with tank water?

Assassin snails have worked well for me but they take some time. They reproduce but not nearly as rapidly or prolifically as the pest snails from my experience. In a 5 gallon tank, I don't think youll have much issue taking out the assassin snails if you ever wanted to.

The two male bettas I've had have not had any temperament issues with their tankmates including chili rasboras, lampeye killis, corys and more. Shrimp have never been safe though and fry have not been safe from one of the two bettas.

Just looked over at the aquarium co-op plant selection and saw marimo moss balls are in stock. Im curious how available they will be in the coming months/year in general, not just at the co-op, and if that means the invasive mussel issue was somehow sorted out. Cool to see though and I'll definitely pick a couple up!

Cool setups! Welcome to the forum!

Wishing you and your new fishies the best of luck!

I've been thinking of putting some cholla in a tank decoratively but have been reading that it only will last a year or two in the tank. Does it just start getting mushy and breaking apart? How long have cholla pieces lasted for you? I know it would depends on size and thickness of the wood, but does it really break down that quickly in general? Thanks.

The setup I've been daydreaming about lately I'm not sure is really possible, but it's basically a mangrove in a large glass bulb where the roots spread across and fill out the inside of the bulb, and the tree has some nice growth growing outside of it as well. Maybe imagine these images combined: The end result would be a somewhat bonsaied mangrove that is then impossible to get out of the bulb, as the roots would have grown in and spread out wider than the opening. I would then add an aquasoil capped with gravel to the bottom and just do dwarf hair grass and littorella uniflora to carpet it, and maybe have a floating stem plant at the top of the roots. For stocking it would depend if I end up making this brackish or freshwater but it would be some kind of shrimp. Rudolph if brackish and maybe some caridina if fresh. Anyways, I've started growing the mangrove in mud and have the bulb as well. I completely understand that this might not work and if it does, it will take years and likely still turn out differently than I expect. Just what I've been daydreaming about.

Lol I was planning on getting A World of Killies in a few weeks if it was still available.

You could maybe try contacting sulawesishrimpusa.com. I think they respond quickly and is the only place I can think of that might have a source for it. Otherwise they have some other cool sulawesi caridinas to look at for fun anyways.

I don't get hard to scrape off algae on my glass so I just use one of those blue rough brushes that they sell for cleaning aquarium glass. The magic erasers that aquarium co-op sells also work well. Theirs specifically don't have cleaning chemicals or whatever else inside.

I haven't actually used it yet but I recently got endoscope/borescope camera that connects to my phone. I think most of them are waterproof and mine has 2 cameras on the end as well as a light and zoom function that I can control with the in line remote. Hopefully it will actually capture things clearly though as well.

Sorry to add confusion and possible misinformation, but yesterday I found my assassin snail kissing one of my shrimp who I then found out was dead. I can't really confirm that the snail caused this death, but it kind of seemed like it to me because I had just added the snail in 2 days beforehand and hadn't seen any deaths prior. That being said, it is a small tank and wouldn't have been the hardest for the snail to get in contact with the shrimp compared to a larger setup; but even in my setup I think overall the shrimp population would still grow, even if it is the case that one gets picked off here and there.

My favorite fish tends to change but right now I'm loving the red crystal shrimp that I just got from @tolstoy21. They look beautiful and I love how they move around. My dream fish is the wild aplocheilus lineatus that has the vertical striping on the back. This is the same species as the golden wonder killie but I have never been able to find one that still has the striping as such. I like the body shape, color, and striping. Favorite plant for me is hydrocotyle verticillata. It has these perfect circle leaves which I think are unique and cool looking. It also grows easily and quickly. I'm not sure if I have a dream plant but I guess one that I would like to be able to grow a large healthy piece of is rose moss.

Reminds me of the aphanius mento kirk that I keep. The last interesting aquarium suitable freshwater fish that I can recall learning of was the neon borneo sucker. I think related to the other borneo/hillstream loaches that we more commonly know in the hobby. Apparently not only do they get this cool neon green color as adults, but they can also change colors at will to the blacks and oranges that they grew from.

Hi. Just noticed a white spot on top of two of my fishs' eyes. Anyone seen this before? These fish are in different tanks but both have seemingly the same thing. If anyone has seen this before and has specific treatment recommendations, I'd appreciate that. Otherwise I'll just get them in hospital tanks and treat generally. Also thank you to my fish for being cooperative with the pictures. They are a Siamese algae eater and an epiplatys roloffi.

I agree with what has been said. Suggest some easy plants for him. I've found floaters like water lettuce, frogbit, or red root floaters can really help keep the water cleaner. Just don't let him think duckweed is a good idea. Protect him if you can.

I recognize this place. I go there for the hardscape specifically. Depends on the day of the week you go because the good driftwoods go fast, but they really do get some nice larger pieces and are the cheapest around for that that I know of. From what I understand, the other LFSs get their driftwood from this place because it's the owner here that gets them imported and picks out the larger pieces himself.

From my understanding using mops is just an optimization but not required. Killis will lay eggs in moss but picking out the moss and sifting through for eggs just may be a little more tedious than with a mop. To some extent I think the density of what theyre laying in matters (as my killis lay their eggs in the thicker water lettuce roots I have as opposed to the thinner ones), but moss or guppy grass should be fine in reality as well. I also am under the impression that some killis may have a preference of laying eggs closer to the surface, while others may lay their eggs lower down. I'm not sure how true that is but from what seen myself and also heard, breeders tend to find the eggs closer to the top of the mops or my water lettuce for most mop spawners.