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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Since I created this post there has been improvement as well. Sorry first photo is dark. When he’s in the front you can’t see his color very well but you should be able to see the tail regrowth here.
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    Absolutely. I’ve gone over everything in the tank. I’m leaning away from fin nipping. The problem usually begins on his dorsal fin which he wouldn’t be able to bite. Also there was a hole in his tail at one point, in November. I will cover the sides with these. They are stick-on tiles from dollar tree. But I will tape them on so the rocks face the tank. And when I get more time I will apply the black vinyl.
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    Someone on Reddit got this horned nerite as a hitchhiker on plants. That’s lucky! Might be a bumblebee nerite?
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    Oh yeah, that’s true. I forgot how easy it is to remove.
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    For the first time, I have shrimplets! Discovered in my water change bucket! Here is one of them. I found 2 so far.
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    2 shrimplets!! (that I’ve seen so far)
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    Yep, it’s the championship football game, the last game of the season.
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    Bit of food prep for the Super Bowl party today. Looked at the shrimp tank. Piles of mulm. Best get it halfway decent for the guests. Thankfully, got a new 2g bucket, a white one this time. This one should last. Gave the sponge filter a rinsing too in the old tank water. Headed outside. As I was about to dump the water out onto my new crepe myrtles (hard to see but they are bare root, dormant trees just getting a start - zoom in, you will see leaves.) I notice…. a shrimplet! So soon? Hasn’t been the 20-30 days yet for hatching. It’s been maybe about 14-15 days. But yeah! So back into the house I went. Flashlight is dead. 😑 Popped the batteries into the charging station for next time. Phone flashlight it is then, for inspecting the mulm bucket. Not ideal, but it works. Shrimplet safely returned to tank. 🥳 Wasn’t obvious in the bucket, but I saw the blue color when he was under tank lighting. Back outside to take advantage of daylight. One turkey baster at a time from bucket into white cup for observation. During this process, found second shrimplet in the bucket! (he/she didn’t get bastered because I saw him swimming). Safely returned to tank. So two confirmed. Most likely more are in the tank. Mama is still packin, but has about half of the eggs she had previously. (ORD)
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    I could Put something temporary on the sides though.
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    It’s a good thought but I need to see in the sides to do maintenance, check on Kratos, place root tabs, etc
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    After just a day Geppetto has a fin problem again. I’m over on the disease forums. They think maybe he is flaring his fins and since they were in the middle of healing, they ripped during the flare. So the idea is to eliminate stressors. No idea what could be a stressor. They are saying maybe tank reflections. Not sure how to tell if he sees a reflection. His flaring is so sporadic. It’s not like, every time he approaches left wall he flares. Plus the time of day and lighting play a factor, I am sure. I’m so confused. Just maintaining clean water with the salt and almond leaf extract until I can figure things out. I saw a detritus worm free swimming in the 29 yesterday. A black neon saw it too and gulped it down. Hooray for the food web!
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    I just did a water change and vacuumed stuff. Idk added salt back, ial extract.
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Some people put pantyhose on the end of their siphon so they don’t suck up shrimplets. The issue I have with that is that you can’t suck up mulm either. At least, not very well.
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    I never thought of that! He absolutely did several flares, at me and at the nerite. Some days he is feisty.
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    This snail has a black foot
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    Some other thoughts could my light be too bright causing stress? is the detritus from the nerite causing an issue? It tends be be scattered about the substrate throughout the week until I do the water change, then I suck up as much as I can. Eh.. pothos wasn’t introduced until after issue was in progress.
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    Pardon me. Coming thru.
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    To get right to the point: I think something is wrong with my tank that causes a fin problem. I have been treating for fin rot but I’m not going to call it that. I will call it a fin problem. Because I don’t see dark or red edges. Phase 1: moved betta to qt. 1 T salt/5 g Successful recovery. Moved back to his tank. Within several days, issue returned. Phase 2: moved betta to qt. Kanaplex according to package instructions. The salt was still in the qt water. Successful recovery. Moved back to his tank. Within 24 HOURS, issue returned. I’ve taken a bunch of steps to ensure there is nothing sharp in the tank. Parameters are 0/0/5. Temp 80. PH 7.5 kH 80 gH 180. Describing the tank- ACO heater. Has heater guard so no burning issues would occur. Sponge filter River rock. Did the fizz test. Rock is safe. Swim-thru rock. Store bought. Resin. PVC tunnel, diy swim-thru. Bought at hardware store. Dwarf sag- made a bunch of runners and was doing awesome for awhile but for the most part is dying/turning clear/ melting. Crypt wendtii Sword plant Anacharis Long pothos stem w/ leaves, added directly to tank. Was outside on porch. Gave it a rinse first, rubbed leaves in my fingers under tap water. Indian almond leaf tea gets added to the water. ACO leaves. 3 c go into a gallon jug and that is topped with dechlorinated water and used for the water changes. A whole almond leaf is also in the water. Using Prime as a dechlorinator. Has one tank mate, a king Koopa nerite snail. Water changes are once a week. Why, when I move him back into this tank, does the issue return so quickly? What is wrong with the tank? Some photos from the last 2 weeks or so. Issue before phase 1 (salt): After salt. looking good for the most part but started seeing the dorsal fin split: After phase 2 (Kanaplex)- this was yesterday: That was yesterday. Nice fullness to dorsal. Now look today: @dasaltemelosguy - pothos toxin? @Odd Duck @xXInkedPhoenixX @Colu What else can I do to make this tank safe?!
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    @A3M0N have your snails been eating lately? Have you found a food they like yet?
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    In this photo I see a lot of endblurs.
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    This is what I use. I spray my rag in another room. Then I take it into the fish room to wipe the glass.
  24. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Noticed some things blooming out in the yard this afternoon. Thought I’d share. Enjoy Nature Daily
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Your aquascape is really pretty too @Lennie
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