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Show off your pipsqueaks!
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Aquashella Adventure
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Aquascaping contest All of the above tanks were being raffled off after, everything included but the stand. This may not have been part of the contest? It was part of a vendor booth. The gentleman found a hole puncher that made leaves. He used that on catappa leaves and put those at the base of this tree. This one was in a vendor booth. And then don’t tell the contestants but, my favorite scape was the sunset tank at the CaribSea booth.- 31 replies
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Chick-in-of-TheSea journal
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No kidding. Right now they are all over the place lol. Their feeding behavior reminds me of guppies, how they pick at everything in the tank Shrimp because the fish are so tiny the shrimps don’t fit in their mouths. The tiniest of shrimplets might, but 2 LFS told me they are ok with shrimps and they will not decimate the population.- 1,525 replies
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anyone experienced Terracotta turning the water brown?
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I noticed you mentioned you used test strips. Do you have both types? One would be the multi test strip, and the other type would be the ammonia test strip. Have you been taking ammonia readings? The parameters you listed above are only the ones from the multi strip. Of “the big 3” (ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate), ammonia is the most toxic.
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Wow. Heater malfunction?
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Introducing the new gang of ember tetras (9). They are getting color already. Here is yesterday: And here is today. I haven’t done anything as far as proactive treatment. I know they had a lot of transport lately. Also they were in a bin at Aquashella yesterday where a net was repeatedly dipped in and out of the tank. I did the increased dosage of Stress Coat though. (There is a normal dose and then a fish-are-stressed dose.) Also they seemed to be searching and picking around, and searching again for food. I think they were fasted so I put a tiny chunk of Community Plus Repashy, and they are treating that like a drive through. They will swim around and then when going past the Repashy, take a bite and cruise on. Also! They use the cave a lot, in and out and around! It’s so cute. Not all tetras use caves. My other ones sure don’t. These are also beginning to use multi-levels of the tank, so I think they are going to do just fine. I do like to preventatively treat for parasites, but not for “all of the things”. I haven’t decided if I’d go the salt route or the paracleanse route yet. Both are already stocked in the fish meds cabinet. We just never know what’s going on internally. For now I’m just letting them rest and adjust for a few days. And these guys are tiny!- 1,525 replies
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Aquashella Adventure
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The embers have already started to color up- 31 replies
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Aquashella Adventure
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I don’t have pure blue dreams anymore. I gave those to my friend and kept the wilds and inkblot blue dreams.- 31 replies
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The judges were us! After the shrimps passed their health checks (visible health issues are a disqualification). OK, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I feel like a lot of my blue dreams were as good as these. 😉 What would you like to see next? 1. Fish for sale 2. Loot haul- 31 replies
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Mystery snail eggs & inverts journal
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Here’s a new kid I adopted from Kat’s Aquatics at Aquashella- 1,895 replies
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Aquashella Adventure
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Ok excluding shrimp, which has its own chunk of photos from the contest, here are some of the non-fish animals of Aquashella. Danger noodles: Rat snek: Bearded dragon: Not pictured: parrots, bengal cats, owl (looked at bengal kittens like, “mmm, lunch” - no srsly..) Look at this aquatic frog @Guppysnail@Lennie What would you like to see next? 1. Shrimp contest 2. Fish- 31 replies
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Aquashella Adventure
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I wish, but that would mean I would have to spend a day writing a post! 🤣 So we will go in phases.- 31 replies
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Aquashella Adventure
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Alrighty here are the new kids. These are ember tetra. I bought 8; he gave me 9. 🎉 They are tiny nano fish! ❤️ This is what they will look like when they color up. And you know I can’t resist a snail 🐌 ❤️ I adopted this little blue guy from Kat’s Aquatics. He’s still a little tyke! He found a nice leaf to spend the night on. He decided to sleep in this morning. 🙂 What would you like to see next? 1. Loot haul 2. Non-fish animals at Aquashella- 31 replies
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This shows the difference between Kat’s Aquatics calcium vs competitor calcium. I asked the guy, what’s so bad about phosphates? He said phosphates = algae probs. Noted! A pepper grinder with fish food! They sell several varieties. Dr. Tim’s products are worth another look. They have a bunch of media to help with various tank issues. Also a gel food that doesn’t turn to mush in the tank. You put in a block; it stays as a block. Seaweed-based binder vs gelatin. But some cons: must be kept frozen. Once prepared, can only freeze 1 week. Once in tank, must be removed in 2-3 hours. I won full size bottles of Prime and Stability. This is tank safe: corydoras re: The paludarium in the video. BiOrb has similar with built in light and mister, and they are pretty slick! They are not marketed for animal use but they sure are cool for plants. The bottom of the biOrb will detect dryness and inform the top of the biOrb to put out mist. Also these products are built with such ventilation to regulate humidity as well as keep the glass clear for viewing. I had grandiose plans to see speakers. I never saw any! There was too much going on, and a lot of ground to cover! We even forgot to eat, until about 2:30 when we realized our tummies were grumbling loudly. We were living off the Halloween candy that practically every vendor booth had available! 🤣 We didn’t get to all the booths, but we believe we got to all the freshwater ones at least, skipping some saltwater things as the event closed for the day. Speaking of saltwater, one booth had this pill bottle lookin thing with holes. It attaches to the side of the tank with magnets. You put frozen food in it, then you slide it down to the bottom with the magnets, and it allows the bottom feeders to eat the frozen food as it thaws. If you download the Fish Stream app it will notify you of the livestreams happening at the event today (today is the last day). I got to meet Joanna and Jason from Prime Time Aquatics, Dustin from Dustin's Fish Tanks, and the gal from Aquarium Info. She was so sweet! I also got to see MD Fish Tanks and Matt from Matt's Fish Room (they were on their way to a speaking engagement so I didn't get to meet or speak with them due to their "bouncer" with the big frown). What would you like to see next? 1. Who I adopted 2. Aquascaping contest- 31 replies
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Guppysnail Aquarium Journal
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I’m so happy for you @Guppysnail. My friend is on a hunt for Bolivians. We can’t find them anywhere! Not even at Aquashella which has basically everything! She may have to order from that place you suggested (Imperial?)- 2,923 replies
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I will check out that app!
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Today I attended Aquashella Daytona 2023! It was epic! I learned a lot of things from a lot of cool people. It is 10pm and I just finished acclimating my new kids to their respective tanks and tidying up the fish room because with all the merch and previous maintenance I failed to clean up, it looked like a bomb hit. For now, I will leave you with a few photos and a video of the entrance. I have a lot of photos and videos, so we will have to do this in parts. What would you like to see next? 1. Interesting items I found, or 2. Shrimp contest
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It was a full day at Aquashella! Amazing! Boy am I tired! So much adrenaline still pumping from all the cool stuff saw. To be continued here!- 1,525 replies
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Love it! 😂Love this. My gut tells me they fit into your pocket or make a pocket. One of those two. The name reminds me of a cookie-cutter shark. *I totally cheated and looked it up, they have pockets! What?!? Omg like, they can save some sushi for later. One of the first sharks mentioned in the book was sand tiger shark. I’m like ok, what’s a sand tiger shark? First result google: Noooooooope! #optout #unsubscribe #help- 1,525 replies
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Do you also keep lots of to do lists because you worry you’ll forget things? I do that. Often I will look back on a list like, half that stuff wasn’t as important as I thought it was. LOL
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As of 2016, they ended their orca breeding program, and the orcas they have are the last generation that will be in their park (according to their website). On average a orca lives about 41 years at SeaWorld. None of the whales are forced to perform. If they want to, they get rewarded. If they don’t want to, the show is changed to more of an educational talk while the orcas just swim around and do what they want. Also the trainers no longer enter the water with the orcas. SeaWorld is teaching guests about general environmental care, to recycle and pick up trash (even if it’s not their own trash) to help keep it out of waterways. As well as educating the public about marine life.- 1,525 replies
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Sea World. We visited 3 attractions today. My mom surprised me with an 18 month pass, so we don’t have to cram all of the things into one day 🙂- 1,525 replies
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Edit: I missed one. blue, ivory, magenta, and purple could yield any of those colors if they mate.