[What did I do?]

@Guppysnailthanks so much! I will follow along with the videos and see what happens! 

[What did I do?]

@Guppysnail help!! Mystery snail laid another clutch overnight! A lot bigger! Can you help me figure out next steps?

I’m incubating in the Tupperware and have the breeder box for the next phase. How to equip the breeder box? Water circulation? Airstone? Sand? I do plan to throw in Java moss..

What size grow out tank after that? Water change frequency?

Slightly freaking out.. lol.

[What did I do?]

Seriously? How exciting! Here they are today.

 

 

[Whole house water filter killing my tetra?]

If your water is soft you can consider adding crushed coral to the tank.

[New Aquarium cannot keep beginner fish alive]

On 5/28/2022 at 5:41 PM, Mellyroo said:

How do you know about it not being enough bacteria

The nitrites were > 0.

Adding bacteria to the water is a great idea at this stage.

[What did I do?]

Did I tell you that once I started doing nice stuff for aquarium snails, snails have been showing up at my door? Either next to the front door or the back sliding door, on the glass or the screen. One snail will show up at a time.  I have to move them to the garden or they will dry out. (For example, I cooked food for 1 aquarium snail. And then garden snail shows up at door next day.)

So last night I set up the mystery snail incubator, and this morning I wake up to TWO snails on the back door! I think this is a sign. I have a fan club, and I’m meant to hatch these mystery snails.

[What did I do?]

On 5/27/2022 at 5:20 PM, Katherine said:

mystery snails can save sperm for quite a long time before laying

That is crazy! I’m going to incubate these. Let’s hope for the best! 🤞

[What did I do?]

A rarity- I moved my HOB filter today. Actually I took it to the sink to do maintenance. Anyway found this clutch of mystery snail eggs behind the outflow and I want to know how I can tell if they are viable? They could have been there for months or days.

i also should mention I only have ONE mystery snail. And one Nerite. Hmm…

 

[Cali’s New Tank Thread!]

On 5/27/2022 at 10:34 AM, sweetpoison said:

So do you think I need more sand?

2” of sand is what you want to aim for.

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

You guys... I am over the moon🌙 about this mom & pop shop product!  The shop, though, is on Etsy.  I know, I know.. we said "physical" mom & pop shop (and I shop at my LFS too, don't worry).. But still!  This is a water diverter!  How cool is this?!  When you use a hose (such as Python) to refill your tank, this protects your aquascaping by dispersing the water. Before, my tank refills would dig a hole in my sand, even if I kept the hose end up near the top of the tank.  And the snail was not impressed by these dust storms if he was in the vicinity 😜.  I bought this product, tried it, and it works like a dream. Less disruption to the fishes and snails too; nobody gets pushed around. The seller uses fish safe 3d printing medium (pla) to make these.  He also sells a lid prop, a test tube holder, and other stuff that makes our lives easier every day in our fish rooms!

[Cali’s New Tank Thread!]

Nah, you’re good. I have the same. The sand forms a cap on the gravel and it is even extra filtration which benefits your tank. Just don’t siphon like you would plain gravel. You should angle your gravel vac so it sucks just the detritus off the top of the sand.

[Quarantine tank question]

I realized it is hard to quarantine for 1 month! I'm so excited for my newbies to join the display tank, but I know it's for the best to keep them "socially distanced".

[Figure 8 Puffer Babies?]

Hard boiled egg yolk is a good fry food. Mix with a little bit of tank water and feed the solution to them. Some of the yolk may remain in bigger chunks. Do not put the chunks in the tank. Only the stuff that suspends in the water mixture.

[Glued java fern on rocks turning brown/dying]

Definitely all roots and rhizome are exposed to the water. When I put glue I did it kind of on the side of a stem.

[Glued java fern on rocks turning brown/dying]

I attempted to use thread but my vision is not good enough to work with it.

[Glued java fern on rocks turning brown/dying]

Only one of my Java fern is turning brown. I use 3 pumps Easy Green every week in a 29 gallon tank. Any ideas? Root systems look good and they are even making babies on the ends of their leaves.

ph 7.5

amm 0

Nitrite 0

NItrate 5

kH 80

gH 180

 

not sure why only 1 is affected?

 

[Just for fun]

Wow, that is some nerve!

[Just for fun]

On 5/26/2022 at 2:05 PM, Brian said:

if I wanted to buy everything

Wait - they're trying to "sell" you your own stuff back?

[Injured betta and unhappy Yoyo loach - Tank harmony shattered]

Darn, the pictures didn't come through, but it sounds like everyone is on the right track and doing well. Yay!

I'm glad the betta ate something. That's a good sign. It's like when we get sick and we start to feel a little better and eat light foods like crackers and toast.  🙂

[10 gal planted leaking, best way to transfer?]

On 5/25/2022 at 12:39 PM, Shea Loner said:

metal framed slate bottom tank

That sounds cool. I never saw a slate bottom tank before.

[Guppysnail Aquarium Journal]

On 5/25/2022 at 1:12 PM, Guppysnail said:

Yup I sure do. 😁

I live in the South now. I really miss going to Knoebels.

[Guppysnail Aquarium Journal]

On 8/8/2021 at 3:11 PM, Guppysnail said:

I’m in south central PA I may have to take a day trip!

I'm originally from Shamokin, if you know where that is.

[New Shrimp Tank 10 gal]

Try micro sword. They don't need CO2, just liquid ferts like Easy Green. I'm growing them in low light, and they are happy. Also when you buy java moss on this site, they ship it to you attached to a sinking metal mesh. Looks like a little green shag rug when added to the tank.

[10 gal planted leaking, best way to transfer?]

On 5/25/2022 at 10:27 AM, Guppysnail said:

My cats would go fishing ie try to pry any lid off.

Haha.  They are determined!  This one has latches where the handles are, fortunately.

[10 gal planted leaking, best way to transfer?]

I had the same thing happen last night 😳. Tank sprung a leak and I realized the stand (which was indeed designed for aquariums) had bowed in the middle and the tank wasn't sitting flush on it.  Or maybe the tank was cheap.  I had the container to make one of these dealios, and that's what I ended up doing last night. The cat likes that she can sit on the floor and watch the fish now too. Heh. 😸 

Once a tank starts leaking, I don't trust it anymore. That's just me.  I had a bad experience once where a leak looked minor, but then the bottom gave out (fortunately only substrate & decor were in the tank at that time). 

This is just a quarantine tank, so I think I will just leave the fish in here until they complete their month and then they go into the display tank. No sense moving them again and stressing them out.