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    Visitor: what is that worm thing?

    Me: Hmm? What worm thing?

    Visitor: On that vegetable. Omg! It’s a giant worm thing!  Gross!  What IS THAT?!??

    Me: That’s a plant weight. 🙄

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  2. Bolivian rams are social and he is probably presenting his good eye simply because he wants to see you. Please let him know I still think he’s very handsome.

    Maybe you can do the IAL tea and raw IAL since they have antifungal and antibacterial properties. Plus they can be used with other meds if you should decide to try any.

    Has anyone diagnosed this as popeye yet? Per the chart Maracyn “TWO” is the treatment. But I’m no expert so I’d get a second opinion, of course.

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    On 11/24/2023 at 6:17 PM, Colu said:

    if it start to get worse then I would follow up with a course of maracyn2

     

    On 11/24/2023 at 9:45 PM, Odd Duck said:

    exactly on point again.  And Maracyn 2 can be in the water or in the food

     

    On 12/7/2023 at 8:58 PM, Odd Duck said:

    think this is appropriate but I would lean towards the Maracyn 2 in food

     

    On 12/7/2023 at 6:48 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

    would recommend the maracyn 2 route

     

    On 2/1/2024 at 9:39 PM, Colu said:

    would do a course of maracyn2

     

    Seems we all have the same conclusion @xXInkedPhoenixX?

    On 2/1/2024 at 9:39 PM, Colu said:

    add some Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties 

    Ha @Colu I think we were typing the same thing at the same time 😄

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  3. On 1/29/2024 at 7:11 PM, nabokovfan87 said:


    New fish additions courtesy of @SugarBassJoe and they are doing great.  I am so relieved that Grace is still being calm and loving the tank with some more life in it.

    Ahh!! I love it! 🏆 I don’t know what all the fish IDs are. Probably mentioned along the way up above. I’m guessing mainly rainbowfish. Very nice and natural looking scape. Peaceful. And looks like Grace is enjoying the activity and interacting nicely. Also the juvenile cory is super cute, ORD.

    👍👍

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  4. Got a nifty pothos holder for Geppetto’s tank. It’s nice & compact and I chose the one with the open bottom so the roots can go through. The scotch tape/twisty tie I was previously using would shift around every time I took the lid off to do maintenance.
     

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  5. On 1/25/2024 at 11:24 PM, Sherry said:

    I have started testing the snails. If I gently pull on the Operculum, and the body comes out of the shell, I assume that snail is dead, right?

    Yes, also you will see a lot of empty space inside the shell around the snail (the body shrinks) 😭

    If you have any that are questionable, remove them to a small bowl of tank water or something and check back every 15 min for movement. Gives them a chance if it’s just lethargy but if they have passed they will not pollute your tank.

    On 1/22/2024 at 6:50 PM, Sherry said:

    No ammonia detected.IMG_6470.jpeg.d79fa13e2abf7479fdedcdabaf836c7e.jpeg

    Have you retested kH, laying the strip on a clean towel vs a hard surface? I don’t know why you get blue repeatedly on that test unless it relates to that bleeding effect in the video @nabokovfan87 shared.

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  6. After testing the heater for a few days, I’ve determined it’s a degree or two off. No big deal, and it will suit my basic needs. The jar is at 72 and most MTS are burrowed. I added the heater and set it to 72 and will take a reading with a meat thermometer tomorrow. I will gradually increase. At least to 74. The goal is to have some consistency for the MTS. They came from an 80 degree tank, so it’s understandable why they are not moving around so much.

     

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    Another thing I did was reduce the light by a half hour with the Kasa wifi outlet.

    There were 4 dead moths in my jar! And a few dead ones around the jar. They are attracted to the light, I’m sure.

    Re: the algae. I didn’t really have the issue when I had all that dwarf water lettuce in there. I guess I need some more floaters. My friend is practically overwhelmed with floaters in her tanks, so I have a good source! ☺️

    However I wouldn’t go with dwl again. It was sending down thick roots and anchoring firmly into the substrate which I didn’t like. I was always having to trim those to allow room and light for my moneywort.

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