Chick-In-Of-TheSea
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Your names are cute @Guppysnail. Time for a concert!
I never tried placing the Nerite on something to “train her”. I did place a calcium chip (contains spirulina etc) in her direct path though and she went around it. I will try placing her on the food next time.
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They like green bean? My Nerite ignores anything I put in there for snails. He just wants to eat biofilm and algae. Except 1 time when I put zucchini. Every subsequent zucchini was ignored.
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On 6/29/2022 at 5:55 PM, Dave K said:
Hello everyone. I'm Dave from Lancaster, Pa. I had my first aquarium as a child. It was a 10 gallon fresh water tank. I didn't know much about it then but enjoyed the fish with the help of my dad. That might have been around the early 1970's.
Hi Dave, welcome! I grew up in Shamokin, got family in Scranton too.
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On 6/21/2022 at 6:19 AM, Odd Duck said:
My best grower by far is my pothos. I just trimmed my vines back because they were going crazy. Some had gone behind a bookshelf, some were actually digging into the wall! I cut the vines into 2 leaf sections
I just bought a Pothos but I’m not sure where to cut the vine so it will grow in the tank.
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The tank looks grungy but the little guys are doing a good job cleaning it up. It looks significantly cleaner than this morning, and they are scrubbing the stubborn algae off the plant leaves.
Some of them are enjoying the Repashy. I do notice a lot of waste though. A lot. Let’s hope we can keep parameters in check. I bought a Pothos and plan to float some.
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Snapped this pretty picture of Hampshire.
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On 6/29/2022 at 12:42 PM, Guppysnail said:
Just hired 17 professional window washers
They are beautiful, @Guppysnail! ORD! 😍
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I've had pest control in the home before, and they sprayed at floor level. I don't have any low aquariums; everything is at least waist high. My tanks have lids also, and no ill effects occurred after the pest treatment.
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On 6/29/2022 at 11:44 AM, Jstewart0925 said:
They mate like crazy
You know they can hold fertilized eggs for several months? I mean, I've gotten 4 or 5 clutches and I only ever bought 1 snail! I'm raising some of the babies now. The snail started laying eggs 2 or 2.5 months after I got her, and they were viable eggs.
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On 6/29/2022 at 11:14 AM, gardenman said:
I have a suspicion that our current drop and plop method of introducing new fish without the water they came shipped in may be depriving us of some of the bacteria and microbes the fish are used to. Trying to protect our tanks from disease could be depriving the fish of the bacteria and microbes in that water that could establish a colony in the new tank and help them survive. It could be an interesting field of research to see what exactly is in those bags of water that the fish arrive in. Are there parasites? Are there beneficial bacteria and microbes? Does anyone know? I don't. If you're buying from a private breeder though with healthy fish, you may be pouring valuable resources down the drain when you toss that water out. There will be ammonia in the bag due to the fish being in the bag, but ammonia feeds the bacteria we need. Are there fat, happy bacteria eating that ammonia in the bag that we flush away? I don't know. It would be interesting to learn though. Plop and drop has become popular, but is it the right thing to do? Obviously yes if the fish is diseased, but what if the fish is healthy? Is it still the best option or are we wasting valuable bacteria and microbes?
The tricky thing is that sick fish may not present symptoms for a few weeks. I quit the drop & plop after I had an ick outbreak that wiped out half my tank. Everyone has a different way of doing things, though. That's what I love about this forum. I love hearing what people have experimented with and how it turned out.
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On 6/29/2022 at 11:06 AM, Brandon p said:
clown loaches my fit the bill.
I think they eat inverts too - something to keep in mind if you have any.
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@BrettD the flashlight fish are somethin' else! Wow! 😲
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On 6/28/2022 at 6:10 PM, Brandon p said:
If the tank was not in the window I don’t think it would work for me
Father Fish told a story in one of his vids about how a Jack Dempsey fell or jumped in his workshop and he couldn't find it. He had tons of tanks at that time. Anyway, running his shop or whatnot he got busy and forgot about the fish. One year later, he was in the workshop and there was an old tank on the floor. He caught a bit of movement out of the corner of his eye, and inspected the tank. The Jack Dempsey was swimming around in it and was big and healthy. He didn't do anything to the tank but it got like, 1 hour of sunlight a day. It was enough to grow algae and that's what the fish had eaten for the year.
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On 6/29/2022 at 5:20 AM, Pepere said:
And the Foo the Flowerhorn video series had Sparkling Gourami breeding in a 3.5 gallon tank without filter or aeration.
I LOVE his videos. Too bad he ended the series. Hopefully we'll see him again. But so relaxing to watch. He did a lot of water changes for sure though. And his shrimp were constantly having babies.
I really like the "Father Fish method" and want to give it a try. He is very much pro-Walstad and encourages creating a "food web" in the tank w/ microorganisms. They eat the waste, and the fish eat the microorganisms and the algae, etc. Heavily heavily planted is key. But I do see sponge filters & heaters in his tanks. He says he doesn't really need to do water changes or be on a schedule to do so. Test the water, and if you get good readings, leave it alone. Everyone is going to have their own opinion on this. I'm neutral but I'm just saying that I am interested in the concept.
On 6/28/2022 at 3:33 PM, Fishguy said:In this video he does everything people always say not to do, and his fish are THRIVING.
This guy live streams with Father Fish too. They like to collaborate on the dirted tank method.
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On 6/29/2022 at 9:41 AM, Guppysnail said:
Ok, so… am I the only one dreaming of a room full of these sturdy enough to be fish tank racks with space behind each for equipment and storage and such? 😍🤣
Of course not. What kind of forum do you think this is? 😉
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This is epic.
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With the lookout in place, Corn Colonel also designated an operative to serve as air traffic controller. He was stationed up high at the perimeter at the ingress point.
The paratroopers arrived by plasticware chinook, some by twos and some by threes. Some of them were lacking in training and jumped tandem. We received a little bit of footage through the 2 anntenae that were put up earlier.
The mission was a success and everyone had a safe landing. A new supply drop of Repashy MREs was sent in.
About 5-7 juveniles remain at base, and more are expected to arrive in the near future.
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Corn Colonel assigned a soldier to get to high ground and remain there as a lookout. He put up two antennae to ensure the clearest transmission possible.
They sent transmission to issue the order for 25 troops to advance into the forward camp. They were told to remain there for 50 minutes to acclimate and await further instruction.
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Yesterday the perimeter sweep was completed and a small amount of plant matter was cleared. One of the operatives trekked to the highest point of the perimeter and tested a parachute to ensure the incoming troops would have a safe landing.
The supply drop was untouched, but this is of no concern as our agents are trained to live off the land.
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Did you get an ammonia reading? Does the growth look fuzzy? Slimy? Or more like a tumor?
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Hi @TeeJay, how are the ramshorns doing?
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@DarthMollusk @Odd Duck pictures & everything; you guys are awesome! I made the cut; I did two. I put them in the hob for now; wasn’t sure if the juice at the cut site was fish safe or if I needed to wait for the roots to grow first.