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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I was taking some pics of sword progress when you know who, the photobomber comes along. 🤣
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    They are some sort of variety of Aponogeton.
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    I’m not sure. I wouldn’t put them in while they are “bite size” though. Pretty tank!
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    Mmm Snello!
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    Well, you’re half right. He did come from a friend, yes. My friend Erin. He was in a 10g and was living harmoniously with a bristlenose pleco. And then Goldie the mystery snail moved in from another tank where she had been quarantined. However, betta decided he was not going to play nice with Goldie. So this was Erin’s solution. But betta became unhappy and would not stop obsessing over the divider. He surfed it every single day, trying to figure out how to get through. I set up the 5.5g because the Aqueon Forge stand I bought was designed to accommodate a 5.5 on the bottom and a 10 on the top. Now the whole plan for the 5.5g was indeed, to house a betta, as a 5.5 is limited in stocking. It could be a shrimp tank, or a nano tank, perhaps a dwarf gourami tank. But after seeing this thread, (a very wonderful thread- you should grab a coffee and read it today!) I decided it would be a nice thing to do to provide a little paradise for a betta fish. So yesterday, I texted Erin a photo of the tank that I set up for a betta. She liked it! A short while later (I assume she was thinking during this pause..) she asked if I would like to adopt him. Seeing as how I could not decide where to get a betta or what kind to get, there are just so many choices - it was a win-win for both of us (and most importantly, for him). I also knew he was very healthy and a bit about his personality, what his diet has been and how much he eats, and I was given some food and dechlorinator and catappa leaves with him. Also I am just entering the realm of bettas so I might tag @xXInkedPhoenixX here & there - hopefully they might be willing to answer a question or two as we go along in our journey. I already asked a fair amount of questions to @xXInkedPhoenixX over on that other thread, and took notes! LOL! (I think it’s noble to adopt a betta from a cup, but I humbly admit I’m inexperienced with bettas and decided it’s not the decision I should make right now.) Betta has gone from 10” of horizontal swimming space to 16”. He’s loving it. Here’s him exploring. He utilizes the whole tank, and that “temporary” anubias is his favorite plant (of course it is, LOL). He returns to it again and again. He likes going under the leaf to enjoy some shade. So that stays. At least until the crypt fills in. He got some bloodworms this morning. He didn’t notice them at first; I had to make sure he actually would see one fall, and then he would lock eyes on it and follow it closely down to the bottom, tilt his head, inspect it, then chomp! He’s going to get a variety of foods: bloodworms, daphnia, bug bites, and betta pellets. Although I understand they cannot be overfed and a lot of problems come from that. So I will be going with the process Erin has been successfully following (feed every other day), and he’s used to that. I have named this betta Geppetto, a nod to my Disney-loving friend Erin. It’s been her mission to get me to see the Disney movies I’ve never seen. We do it adult style though, with cocktails to match the movie (for example, we made Jungle Juice, a cocktail to enjoy while watching Disney’s Tarzan)… girls’ night IN. …Come to think of it, Geppetto kinda sounds like betta, huh? ——- And now for a little plant update in the other tanks. Looks like all but one of the bulbs has sprouted, and the swords are making tiny new green leaves. I placed an ACO order yesterday, and more root tabs are on the way.
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    Introducing this gentleman here. There is a story. He was not a purchase. But alas, it’s late so I will save the story for tomorrow. 🙂 He had a 1 hour drip acclimation this evening. I threw an anubias in there for now in case he’d prefer to rest on a leaf. He also has a large almond leaf in there as well which will release tannins. I will be boiling leaves to make a solution that I can add in during water changes too.
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    ? No substrate is ideal for JF. It just feeds from the water column. The rhizome can be attached to wood or rocks so that water flows around it. @Guppysnail that happened to me before I started using the potassium. The leaves would turn completely black, and yet there were tons of babies on them. I saved the babies and glued them to stuff.
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    I looked them up! Cute little guys! It even says in their little description that they eat the stuff. https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/reticulated-siamese-algae-eater-crossocheilus-reticulatus/ P.S. This was just a quick lookup. Never ordered from this site.
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    Huh. Interesting! @nabokovfan87 maybe something new to try?
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    Usually w/ java fern problems such as brown spots, leaves turning brown and falling off, I suggest potassium, but I see that @MG Insane is already dosing potassium.
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    It could just be biofilm.
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    You will find some of the things he's tried in his journal:
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    @nabokovfan87 has been struggling with the same thing or similar, possibly staghorn. Maybe he can point you in the right direction or tell you what didn't work or seems to work. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/pages/algae-identification-guide-1
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    This thread on preparing plants for an aquarium is super interesting! It involves an overnight seltzer soak in a dark area. The carbon dioxide is good for the plants, but it kills pest algae, planaria, snails, amongst other things that could be coming in on plants. I really like your plant quarantine setup. And... that's a lot of plants! They look good!
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    Clickbait and shock value sells.
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    Interesting. I'm always learning something new. Well, he will like the driftwood. The LFS store sells little chunks for $2.50 each. I just hope he's still there by late afternoon today. Maybe he will hide under the rim or behind some plants and no one will see him. 🙂
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    Hey guys, more on Serket and Zaggi can be found here!
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    Also I have some slimy algae growing under lids in the other tanks. I could add some of that too so he has a snack.
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    I was either going to swirl in Soilent Green repashy or drop in an algae wafer to get him started. There is biofilm on the walls, but he will eat it pretty quickly. Oh also I was probably going to put in a little chunk of new driftwood.
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    Ok, plants planted! For the most part I kept the simplistic scape. Stood the rocks up tall though to hide equipment. I think the crypt on the right will spread out over time. Also I had to add another 1” of sand. The heater debacle has been resolved (swapped out) and the replacement ran overnight with a result of a perfect 78 reading. It’s been tested before and was fine then too. It has an external dial too which is nice, should I need to change it at any point. Hence my mission for today will be to go back and try to procure the King Koopa nerite. This tank is already cycled as well. Ammonia-0, nitrite-0, nitrate-5 because initially I put disgusting water change water into it and a very well seeded sponge from the shrimp/snail tank. But Houston, we have a problem. Guess it’s time to finally check out the ACO cart I have goin. For now I gave to the crinum, the crypt, and the leftmost dwarf sag. All of these are higher requirements plants but hopefully with the proximity to the light in this shallower tank it will work out. Also dosed Easy Green. The crypt has one wonky leaf that just kinda does its own thing (like my hair) but hopefully it will perk up and lift soon with the addition of the root tab. This is a little cloudy, what with the addition of the sand, but you should be able to see the crinum better in subsequent pics. Meanwhile in the 10g, the anacharis is still happy as can be, floating around. I should have taken a closeup of the sword but forgot- maybe you can zoom in and look at the sword in the front right corner. The little guy. That’s from @Guppysnail. Can you see it has new, green leaves? Looks like the one front left does too. ☺️
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    @Odd Duck @xXInkedPhoenixX
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    I don’t trust glazes because you never know.
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    Went to LFS today to get some more plants for the 5.5. First a crinum. It’s big yeah. Who cares? It’s cool. Then some dwarf sag. Bought 2 pots and they actually contained 4 plants: And a crypt: And look who I saw? He’s a King Koopa nerite. I want a nerite for the 5.5 but I did not adopt him though because the 5.5g is running hot. Heater malfunction, so I’m changing that out. & for his sake, I didn’t want to be moving him from tank to tank and stressing him. @Katherinehave you ever seen this nerite?
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    @Guppysnail says they get confused by the clear wall when using glass dishes, but it seems to work well if it is sunk down into the substrate. Look for bread dipping dishes. Like for olive oil to dip bread in. Should be same shape as Petri dish.
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