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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Snoopy is really liking the vibra bites! Today she excitedly caught a bunch as they were falling. Yesterday she got @xXInkedPhoenixX”s “trail mix” - frozen brine + frozen bloodworms. She was excited about that! And it seems like a food that everyone in the tank can get to easily with how it disperses. Win win.
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    They are looking good. I do disinfect my sponges after quarantine with a mild bleach solution, then I flush well with tap water and let dry completely. Bleach = chlorine, and when you use the sponge next time with your dechlorinator the chlorine is removed, if any was still on there. Peroxide is good too! Your quarantine setup looks good. Looks a lot like mine. Does your lid have holes? It will take time for that little bit of blue to go away with water changes. This was my setup
  3. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Hmm. Split it in half so they have access to the flesh inside the green bean. Do you have a lot of algae in the tank that they might be eating instead?
  4. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Flower 🌸
  5. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    29g
  6. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Moved the pretty sword to Geppetto’s tank and took out 2 suffering plants. I chucked those in the back of the other tanks to see if they will spring back. The cube isn’t permanent but it is keeping him entertained. I can tell I will need to reorganize the tank every so often because he will start pacing. Learning curve to keeping an intelligent fish! Also I suspect he did a little bit of tail biting before the change was made. 🙁
  7. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I moved this rock to the shrimp tank and it is undergoing routine inspection as all new things do. It also has yummy algae.
  8. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I didn’t know co op had pleco caves. Cool 😎
  9. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I’ve done this and it is as easy as it looks! But I think plecos need their cave to be closed (one entry) and more like a tube. @TeeJay bought a pleco cave somewhere and I saw a photo of his pleco In it, so it was “approved”
  10. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Snoopy has 2 or 3 blue dots on that bottom fin.
  11. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    This is all I’d do for now, since they just completed a course of meds. You don’t want to stress them again yet with other meds. Salt will help with healing and electrolytes. Do keep an eye on ammonia when using salt. You may start to get readings because the beneficial bacteria slow down with salt. They do recover but it takes time. If you get readings, water changes with Prime will combat the ammonia. If things progress, I would go with the JF/Kanaplex second course but not the general cure or erythromycin. JF/Kanaplex specifically target columnaris. Go with plastic ones. The salt will kill the live ones, and anything from quarantine needs to be sanitized before going back into your other tanks. They will still appreciate plastic ones for cover. You can use old aquarium ornaments too for them to hide in/around. Or ceramic pots (unglazed). I wouldn’t think so. It’s my understanding that columnaris exists/can exist in every tank; it’s just a matter of fishes’ immune systems whether they succumb to it. Fish are particularly vulnerable when they’ve travelled, whether being shipping or just being brought home from a store. @Colu can you weigh in on moving the sponge? Since your one guy without the tail is having a hard time, pay attention to how the others treat him. They may bully him, and that will make him sicker. Just something to watch out for, as that’s what happened with my crew, and the sickest guy wasn’t able to eat because they wouldn’t allow him. A tank divider could be an option. That way everyone can continue treatment together if needed. Oh man, that’s the pits. But you did your homework, moved them to quarantine, and that saved the mollies. Great job!
  12. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Quick update. That has healed 100% Probably resolved with the tannins.
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I know this looks super dumb right now but he was pacing quite a bit, and I felt like he was going crazy with boredom so i just put it in there.
  14. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Ok like the ends of the dorsal fin are dipped in ink 🙂
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Hang in there @OBXfishkeeper! You’re on the right track. Extra airstone if you can. That will help a lot.
  16. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @knee I’ve been seeing information about these black spikes in the front on the dorsal fin indicating male. (?) your rams are so beautiful.
  17. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    yep! Especially if it’s with manatees. Here I am with one just behind me (a calf, aka baby manatee). We’ve got to go to the springs when it’s really cold (air temp) because that’s when they come into the springs from the ocean - to get warm. I usually take a fleece lined dive jacket and a thermos of hot chocolate with me. Springs are like 70 degrees year round. It’s still cold (as you can tell from my expression perhaps) because the wet suit makes us buoyant and that cold air- brrr! Trust me, I’m having fun though. LOL Best to get there just when the sun is coming up too. That means for me, leaving my house at 3 AM. (But worth it.) We board a pontoon boat and get to see other wildlife, like cormorants and herons, turtles, etc on the way. Much of the little journey they have to cut the engine. Lots of no wake zones and they’ve got to be careful in case manatees want to surface for air. Fun fact! On the end of the manatees fins are toenails! Rounded ones just like an elephant. And they are made of ivory. Also! They have little nubs inside their mouths for pulling up grass/seaweed. I have been tickled on my cheek by those nubs before when a manatee came up and snorted in my ear! My fellow snorkelers and I call manatees “floating baked potatoes”. Diving is not a thing with manatees. We are in their natural habitat where they rest, so bubbles are not permitted. It wakes them and can scare them. Snorkeling only. 🙂 Also where they sleep is roped off to snorkelers so that they can surface to get air. Everyone must also watch a video and I think we sign a waiver too. It’s basically a video that tells you it’s illegal to harass the manatees. Very important to respect them and their habitat. Another calf: When they are with the mom they nurse from a milk gland in the armpit.
  18. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    When I boiled spinach for my gang they refused it. If you find a baby food that’s green beans, I think they would love that. Green beans are like crack to snails.
  19. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    It’s not really groups. It’s just a neighborhood app where you can post a message to your immediate community, and you can also select if you want to include the surrounding communities. There is a for sale & free section, and that is where I posted.
  20. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I used the Nextdoor app.
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    2 here eating shrimp cuisine Button:
  22. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    A really good molt today. @nabokovfan87. @Minanora
  23. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Flower: Flower bud:
  24. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    How's it going with your adoptions @TeeJay?
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    It's easy to get here in the southern US. Kind of considered a staple. Community fave is carrots! I boil them a good while until they are very tender. Baby carrots are the easiest thing. No chopping! Be forewarned though: orange food results in orange poops! 🤣 Tagging @A3M0N who is catering to snails also!
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