[Sexing Mystery Snails]

On 5/16/2022 at 8:04 PM, Fish Folk said:

Here’s the long way. Doubt your LFS will allow you to check like this 😬

Those photos look ultra slimy! 😝

Sometimes I can see far into my mystery snail shell when s/he descends from driftwood or plants that s/he has been cleaning. It is so bizarre. I'll have to try to sex the snail next time I see them do that. Thank you!

[Fry box ? Ha]

On 5/18/2022 at 3:30 PM, Juancho said:

The larger tubing which is 1/4 ID is bring water from the aquarium using a small pump. To continually have fresh water in the shoe box. The shoe box has a small cut out and stuffed with Mat filter that lets water run back into the tank 

Thanks! I saw a video of Dean building a similar one using a small, clear refrigerator drawer. Now I understand how it works.

[Fry box ? Ha]

On 4/13/2022 at 11:40 PM, Juancho said:

Was worried about the fry getting loose in the gravel. I’m still really new to this breeding thing, so I used some of Deans breeding advice and some supplies I had laying around and came up with this. Looks like it’s working out well. Until I can move them to a Ziss breeder box. 

Looks like the smaller black tubing might be supplying air to the breeder box?  What is the purpose of the larger tubing?

[What did you get done today?]

Did my water tests!  We are in good shape!

[Welcome to the C.A.R.E Forum - Look here first.]

Mindy from FL here. I have a 29 gallon planted tank with black neons, pristella tetras, a mystery snail and a Nerite snail.

I have a Bolivian Ram in a 10 gallon quarantine tank who will join the community soon. 
 

This is my first time having success with plants. I watched the co-op videos and used the plant requirements filter on their store site when shopping. I love Easy Green!

This is also my first time adding driftwood; I had to learn how to prepare it, and it sure looks great.

 

[Saw something new to me]

On 3/28/2022 at 1:27 PM, Wrencher_Scott said:

I just got back into the hobby too. The last time I saw fish glow was the injected ones. I never bought them cause I figured it was cruel and they would probably die soon too. 

As for Petco and the like, my son used to work at a Petco in the fish department when he was a kid and he said ""there is A LOT of death in that store".

I went in a Petsmart the other day and they had horrible looking Bettas in cups that have been there so long green algae was growing in them. I felt sorry for those fish, it's like they were just waiting to die.

Sad... 

Yeah, the more I learn about fish stress and fish illness, the more I see in the stores that I never noticed before. A lot of times I leave the stores feeling all bummed out. And it gets my blood boiling when the stores don't remove the dead fish. 

I do want to give props to the Pet Supermarket nearby though. They have their bettas in glass open-top containers and each container has a healthy sprig of hornwort in it. They look much better than the ones in Tupperware...

[Quarantine tank question]

I have a 10 gallon quarantine tank. I planned to quarantine a fish for 4 weeks. However, I did end up adding a few more fish. Should I reset the "timer" for everybody or should I transfer the first fish to main tank when her 4 week timer is up?

Fish 1 added 5/4

Fish 2 added 5/13

Fish 3-6 added 5/17

I choose not to pretreat fish with meds. I prefer to observe. However, fish 1 & 2 underwent a paracleanse treatment because fish 1 had white poops and fish 2 (moved from main tank) had wasting disease. Paracleanse treatment per box instructions. 5 course treatment 5/13-5/18 (so the 5/17 fish ending up soaking in Paracleanse for a day as well).

I didn't plan to add fish on a staggered schedule, actually. It just kind of happened. Noticing the one with wasting disease in the main tank and then finally finding the fish I had been looking for for several weeks at the store.

[Puget Sound Biotope]

Thank you so much for sharing your project! Fascinating!

[55 gallon cycled for 18 months - but something is killing my fish]

You may want to check if the medicines are safe for plants. Some meds are not and you may want to move the fish or plants out to quarantine.

[With Respect, What Fish Don't You Like?]

I'm not big on bubble eye goldfish.  The bubble eyes look like water blisters to me. Also I don't like Glofish at all because they look unnatural and I don't know how they were "created" (?)  I felt the same about another fish that looked like it had fluorescent paint on its top fin. I think it used to be called an Indian glass fish, although I don't know if they are still around or have the same name.  Anyway - that can't be natural either. Right?

I recently learned that pufferfish teeth have to be trimmed, but I can't bear to watch any video on it, nor could I ever picture myself doing that. Trimming a tooth would be like nails on a chalkboard to me. No way Jose!

[Stuff you bought from a physical Mom and Pop store today thread.]

I bought live brine shrimp. They sell it in bags at the register. How convenient is that for those of us without a hatchery?  My tetras were so excited to have a live treat.

Also bought spiderwood.

On 5/14/2022 at 3:23 AM, MAC said:

The other day I went in for frozen foods and some homemade algae wafers and came home with a special order of something I'd been on the lookout for. 

Just picked up a group and they are starting to get settled.

What type of fish is it?  Looks betta-ish?

[What is this??]

On 5/13/2022 at 9:18 AM, Guppysnail said:

I’m so jealous. That is a fantastic Bryozoa colony!  @Biotope Biologist actually posted the specific type on another thread but I could not find it. 

Neat 🙂

[Snail Feeding?]

They need some calcium for their shells. Look for "Snello" recipes online for DIY ideas. Some people powder eggshells (bake them first) to put in the tank, but I have found that to be too messy, and it's hard to get the shells into a powder. You want a powder so that the snails don't cut themselves on sharp edges. It is easier to drop a piece of unflavored cuttlebone (sold in the bird section) into the tank for them, but you may have to weigh it down with a rock if it wants to float.  I also give my snails algae wafers or vegetables. The mystery snail likes zucchini, squash, carrot, red cabbage, green beans (canned, no salt, organic if you can find it). Any fresh vegetables will need to be boiled 15-20 minutes because they need to be very soft for the snail to eat.

This is the only time I ever saw the nerite eat anything besides algae or glass slime (he is eating zucchini).