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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Yep, agreed. I did the soak beginning on 11/7 (preventative). It ended 11/14, water change 25% with siphoning and added carbon. 2 week rest period. Thanks @Colu, I did a water change and siphoned and the Expel-P is in and I blacked out the tank. I have Prazi Pro on hand as well. I don’t know if the Prazi step is necessary though because they already had praziquantel 11/7-11/14 (paracleanse) The powder I did try. I can’t tell where it goes or if it gets consumed. He will periodically eat the prepared stuff too, other days he won’t touch it. Idk LFS was out of fry food; I might powder up some flake.
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    No, bottom dwells. Disinterest in food half the time. Periodically likes to hide in shady areas but does explore too. I only put the light on for wellness checks. Does sift sand too, a common ram behavior for foraging. Often will sift near food but not eat the food.
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    Re: wasting disease I believe levamisole is the best course. First off, if Spike’s been through most of a course of preventative Paracleanse previously (5 days out of the 7 days the embers had) and still has the issue, probably is different type of parasite. Expel-P is what I will start with, given he doesn’t want to eat half the time. I will try to offer the laced flake also though just to try. Expel-P was recommended on @Colu commonly posted disease thread and also in another post by @Odd Duck when @xXInkedPhoenixX was treating her rescue bettas. Also @Odd Duck had mentioned it is gentler on the fish, so, win win. The flake contains garlic for palatability. Thanks @Guppysnail for sharing med foods. 🥰 LFS opens up in about an hour and carries the Fritz line. Was hoping today would be a pajama day, but we gotta do what we gotta do for our scaly children. I shared the issue with her and a photo of Spike’s belly. She said hers had been eating well, but when she gets back from a trip (returns Tuesday) she is going to have a closer look at her female. If her ram has same symptoms we can share meds.
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    You guys, I am worried about little Spike. He’s not putting on weight and may even be skinnier. He ate a live worm yesterday and rejected the rest and went into hiding. He rejected other foods today and is looking more inactive. I have various med foods, I just want to make sure I use the correct one. Many times I have to remove excess food because he doesn’t want to try it. 😞 He has good days and bad days with eating. Today is a bad day. i have been following the ACO paracleanse 7 day soak, and right now they are finishing up the 2 week rest in between. I’m supposed to do another 7 day soak to kill eggs that may have hatched or something? I wonder should I move forward with that or maybe I can still do that in conjunction with the medicated food. Oh also there is level 1 salt in the tank.
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    Passed the CPA exams. 🥳 I’m about to make a job change; I’ve been interviewing etc. After job change I will have the budget! Right now I’ve been window shopping stands, and I cannot find one I trust. Most of them are fiberboard and I can’t stand that. The metal ones don’t have storage cabinets. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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    Time for skiiing?
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    I still have PhosPure from Dr. Foster & Smith. I would like to reduce phosphate too because the hair algae in the shrimp tank tries to run rampant. I’ve been keeping it at bay by keeping the lights off. I read that PhosPure is rust! I wonder if that’s true? That sounds like a terrible idea, no?.. adding metals (essentially) to shrimp tank.. and yet the product claims to reduce heavy metals so.. idk, I would need to research further before using this again. I know it is ok with fish though.
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    Buddies up near the surface during maintenance, just cleaning some leaves and driftwood for me. 💛💜 IDK why Romeo has so many [obvious] growth lines and Woodstock does not (?)
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    New QT setup for baby pleco. Isn’t it beautiful? 😂Just leak testing now. Will add a hide in a day or two. I think I will get the pleco sometime during the workweek or next weekend. It takes the car ride on Monday.
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    A mama shrimp taking care of her eggs.
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    I found a baby MTS in the shrimp tank. That means… it (more likely its parent) survived Prazi pro & it survived No Planaria Wow! That stuff is supposed to be fatal to snails.
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    How’s pup’s leg doing?
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I enjoy the flower for a day or two, then I cut it at the base of the plant so the plant can focus its energy again on leaves.
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    Live white worm feeding with culture from @Guppysnail! Thank you! Short version
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Live white worm feeding! Thank you for the cultures @Guppysnail! Snoopy @ 0:10 Spike @ 3:44 Here’s a shorter video < 1 min
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    @Guppysnail you seem to always get good photos of yours, but some folks say theirs are nocturnal. I wonder if mine is the early bird or the night owl.
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    Alright, saw a Black Friday deal 2 pleco caves for $9.50 so I got in on that. One is small and the other medium. So we can upsize when baby grows. lame ad photo lacking a pleco 5.5g tanks on sale half price. Perfect for bottom shelf of 2nd stand. Man, every time I say I won’t use a bottom shelf anymore, it doesn’t work out.. 🙄
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    My baby longfin bristlenose will be picked up for me in South FL this weekend. I just learned this today! 😅 Guess I need another QT tank! I don’t want to reset the timer on the QT I have in progress. I finally got some photos of an adult and a baby from the tank. Adult: Baby: If anyone has care tips, let me know! I’ve got some mopani wood, zucchini, green beans, squash, algae wafers, Soilent Green Repashy, and Community Plus Repashy. Other sinking food is cichlid pellets and various snail foods. I figure the Repashy and the boiled veggies to start. Oh I guess I need to pick up a pleco cave too! I think one of the 2 LFS may have one. Although I heard a pvc with the cap on the end works in the interim. I could get more than one pleco but I worry about their bioload..?
  19. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Your ultimate goal is to get to zero. If you keep getting anything above that, water change 25% with Prime and test again the next day. After the ammonia goes away you’ll do the same thing with any nitrite readings. Anything above zero, water change & test next day. Yes, that is ok. Just follow her cues. She probably feels vulnerable right now. Nothing is a rush other than keeping the water safe for her through testing and maintenance. It is really great that she is coming out to eat. Bettas love those!! Happy holidays to you as well!
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    Happy Thanksgiving @Guppysnail!
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    Not sure if mentioned yet but Marina S10 HOB for the 10 gal tank. Add a baffle or suction cup soap dish with flat marbles in it under the outflow to control current. The pump sits in the tank and it self primes. Easy peasy!
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    As I recall, the rest of the R&M gang is in YOUR tank, @Lennie! We still need to get you a Summer. Think we can sneak a clutch past customs? 😈
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    Happy Thanksgiving! Everybody is eating pumpkin!
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    I don’t have experience with those products in particular, and cannot advise on that. Looks like stability is bacteria (like Fritz Zyme 7) and Stress Guard stimulates slime coat (like Stress Coat). Salt will do the same thing: stimulate slime coat. If you use salt, no need for Stress Guard. Safe ammonia is zero. Any amount of ammonia is toxic, unless it is “locked up” with Prime. Remember the lock-up effect only lasts a day. One thing I can suggest though, is to add extra air. The more products in the tank, the more air the fish will require. Even dechlorinator reduces dissolved oxygen levels in the tank.
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    To add to this suggestion, I would recommend getting the cycle resolved first so things don’t get weird again. LOL Then later you can work on the filter media, but you’ll want to do that when you have some bottled bacteria on hand. You’ll want to ensure that there are always beneficial bacteria on your filter media to consume the harmful ammonia and nitrite. I like Fritz Zyme 7, but there is one that is stronger (more beneficial bacteria) and is made especially for new tanks: it is called Fritz Turbo Start.
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