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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Put them in your shrimp jar thingy. They will help keep the sides free of algae.
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    That's a long treatment. When did you see the leech die-off?
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    I read a comment somewhere that suction cups can be revived by placing them in boiling water for a few seconds. Has anyone ever tried it? Wouldn't the suction cup melt?
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    I usually add an extra water change into the schedule when I experience this. As well as adding filter floss and/or carbon. I limit the time I use carbon though, because carbon is bad for plants. I may just use it a day or two.
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    Ah yes, this sounds like you are at risk for MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome) and having no water in those tanks is triggering for you. We are a great support group for this issue (meaning we support MTS, not recovery from it)... 🤪
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    Cut the end off the airline and reattach the airline to the diffuser. Sounds like the end has lost its elasticity.
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    Bacter AE is a very good product to feed shrimp. Although many have reported that the dosing instructions are WAAAAY off on the package instructions (!), and I agree. You'll want to go with a very minute dose. Ignore the spoon that comes with the product. In a 10 gallon, use the tip of a toothpick to scoop out the product. Whatever little pile is on your toothpick is what you feed. You can double this for a 20 gallon tank, etc... It is best to mix it with a bit of tank water in a container (my friend uses a water test kit vial and shakes it up; I use a condiment cup from a takeout meal) and then pour it in so it doesn't just sit on the top of the water. I'd only do the bacter AE once a week. It does create a film on surfaces for the shrimp to eat but also adds microorganisms to your tank, which are great for keeping your tank clean. Overdose it though, and it could foul the water and/or result in detritus worms (not harmful, but unsightly in large numbers). Read some Amazon reviews to gain some insight on the product effects. Bacter AE is great for shrimplets and increases their survival rate. Other things I feed my shrimp are: Soilent green Repashy powder (small pinch, dilute w/ tank water & pour in) Prepared Repashy with calcium carbonate mixed in Shrimp lollies (see Etsy) - these are really fun. Shrimp Cuisine Boiled vegetables. Spinach is their favorite. I also give mine green beans, zucchini, squash.. These are fun too because the shrimp frenzy on the vegetables. I weigh the veggies down with a plant weight. If you are looking to have a large colony of shrimp, a community tank can hinder that because fish will eat shrimplets.
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    Just a heads up - the dewormers are harmful to any snail friends you may have. You'll want to remove your snails, if you have any.
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    You are on the right track with Easy Green and a plant light. It is normal for new plants to go through melt, even if you have all the right things to start. They usually spring back. One nice thing about stem plants such as moneywort is that, if the bottom of the plant is doing poorly, you can cut the plant in half and replant the top in your sand and it will become a new plant (you may need to wrap a plant weight around it for it to stay down since it will not have roots at first). @nabokovfan87 is right regarding taking the java fern out of the sand. Here's one way to "plant" it. Cory uses rocks, but driftwood is another nice choice, and your baby snails will enjoy eating the slimy stuff (biofilm) that initially forms on the driftwood. It is a good source of fiber and protein for them. Check out Crayfish Empire for free samples of snail foods, too! They will even send you a package of calcium carbonate for free. (Just pay shipping) Their snail foods are nutritionally balanced with the calcium, protein, and vegetable matter that mystery snails need.
  10. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    You can crop them a tiny bit and it should fix it
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    ORD they are snuggling
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    I like how his foot is speckled. When Gup first got the GBRs they were in a top tank. She was cleaning the bottom tank and then looked up and she said all the GBRs had their snoots pointed down looking at her. 😂
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    Agreed. I have used Colu’s treatment and it works. Sometimes it needs to be repeated if the illness is stubborn. Do not share nets, equipment, siphons between tanks or you could infect the other tanks. You can disinfect your equipment in a mild bleach/water solution in a bucket. Then rinse well with tap water. I also dip the stuff in dechlorinated water just in case some bleach (aka chlorine) didn’t rinse off.
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    @Guppysnail this snail is pretty
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    Have you tried bunch of water changes to reduce nitrates? Do you get any nitrate reading from your tap water?
  17. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I would describe columnaris as “a dull patch”. Flat, not fuzzy. Grayish.
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    Hope you feel better, @Shadow!
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    Snoopy and my rescue snail
  20. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Snails snail snails!!! 🐌 🌀 🐌 🌀 🐌 !!!! Kratos on sand, filter feeding. Look for his anntenae
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I love the furcatas at LFS. They have super bright fins on the side that they flap up and down like bird wings.
  22. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    When I use maracyn, I usually develop an ammonia reading because it kills the bacteria on the filter. Ammonia then leads to nitrite. I use Prime and Fritz Zyme 7 if I am mid treatment and can't justify a water change because it would mess up dosing. I monitor the fish closely to ensure there is no stress. Prime will detoxify ammonia or nitrite even if you have a reading. But it will have to be redosed every day because those effects wear off.
  23. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Yes for sure, it has spread out runners and I don't do anything to it. Occasionally some Easy Green (when I remember). I do have to tack down the runners with plant weights; otherwise the runners will grow up into the water column.
  24. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Some manufacturers just know they suck and give you extra with the product (which I appreciate). There is a company/seller/brand (?) on Etsy called Stroodies which has some kind of magnet setup or patent for their betta tunnels and similar goods in their shop. The magnets are encased in the 3d printed plastic of their products I believe, so they don't get exposed to water. While certain 3d prints are tank safe, I'm trying to get away from that stuff because the grooves in the products (such as my filter baffle) just collect algae/slime.
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Nah, we already bought. Thank you though!
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