Chick-In-Of-TheSea
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On 9/20/2023 at 12:19 PM, TheSwissAquarist said:
Just found one underneath the false bottom.
This hobby is pretty frustrating sometimes.
At least it was only a half-hearted attmept; I’ve got a bag of peat at the ready, so I might try with my glowlight tetras.
Have a nice day Nerms!
Don't lose heart. Tetras are tricky to breed, but you can do it. YOU GOT THIS.
How is your tub doing?
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You are such a godsend for this fish. I love seeing rescue stories like this ❤️
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On 9/20/2023 at 8:22 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:
True…I’m at school. Long live double French 😑
Double French? They say French is the language of romance..
You may be ok. Tetras tend to lay a lot of eggs at a time so I’m sure some fell through.
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On 9/20/2023 at 5:52 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:
I made sure to put a false bottom in 😉:
I saw that but there might be a bunch on the mop.
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On 9/20/2023 at 1:46 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:
I think my neons may have spawned!!
You should remove the adults asap. They will eat as many eggs as they possibly can.
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On 9/19/2023 at 8:11 PM, GoofyGarra said:
sigh... my situation right now:
Put 1female platy in the 5 to give birth and she gets lonely and shy.
Put 2in and they start chasing each other around agressivly
3 is too much for that tank size.
Maybe a clear breeder box could be the solution?
also kinda feeling a bit of burn-out, between lots of work, i dont have much time to watch the tank, and getting into isopods which im more excited about. Hopefully everything works out.
If it seems she is lonely just remind yourself it’s only temporary.
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Ok that substrate is looking very nice. Next time I revamp a tank, I am going to get some of that ❤️
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I’m so sorry @beastie. It is never an easy decision.
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On 9/15/2023 at 6:32 PM, Guppysnail said:
I switched most tanks to Carib sea jungle river sand only and removed the UGFs . I love it. First sand I found I can vacuum and it’s to heavy to Jack up my filters 🥳
It will not work with UGFs? I thought it was kinda sand but kinda gravel (?)
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This is what happened with the floaters I gave away. They are already being appreciated!
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The anubias had their RR. Looking better.
The shrimps are enjoying the green bean.
Berried wild shrimp.
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before and after 12 hr RR of anubias.
Before:
12 hr later, same day:
Next day:
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I've done it folks - I've secured mystery snail babies from my own brood, via the hobbyist I adopted about 20 snails out to last year. She just hatched a clutch and they are 2 weeks old. I will take 4 when they are large enough to transport. 2 for me, and 2 for my friend. Keeping the bioload in check, enjoying snails, and each snail will have a buddy.
It would be magical to hatch my own again, but I am not home enough to do it right now. I will though, eventually.
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On 9/5/2023 at 10:31 PM, Fish Folk said:
I purchased a Virtual Presentation access to "Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia" for us.
Bravo! It was excellent! Thank you @Fish Folk
Gar were briefly featured. I scuba dive with gar at the state park sometimes.
Did you guys know that if you click the eyeball in the text editor, a textbox pops up where you can type a spoiler? Let me try it.
SpoilerPretend this is a spoiler.
I've been avoiding reading most of this thread because I worry people were describing the shows and movies, and I haven't had free much time to watch.
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On 9/16/2023 at 8:18 AM, Lennie said:
She keeps her blues on a blue gravel 😄😄
Oh I razzed her about that. I said be careful during tank maintenance not to clean the gravel that moves. 😂
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On 9/16/2023 at 8:02 AM, Guppysnail said:
Hi. My name is Kerry. I am an over feeder.
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I love that woods structure. You just gave me motivation to break out power tools today and cut down some of my larger spider wood. 🤗 That tank is so pretty.
Thank you! It’s not so good for closeup photos as you can tell. But I’m working on it 🤪
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This is how the tank looks. Not so cloudy anymore, which means the dead plant matter was the cause. And overfeeding, no doubt. #notorious #guiltyascharged (I think it’s easy to overfeed snails. It’s simpler to throttle quantity back when feeding fish.)
Nevertheless, I did a water change because it is not completely clear when viewing the tank in person.
Kratos the burrower is on the move. Look at how dirty he is, lol. He is the laziest snail on the planet.
The anubias looks awful so I am RRing it in a tall vase.
This driftwood has been looking awful too and doesn’t want to come clean with a toothbrush or baster.
I simply flipped it over. I don’t care about the moss.
The fish were looking frantically for cover in the middle since I removed the Java fern and anubias, so I gave them the most natural looking fake plant I have. One leaf has a hole in it where the cat bit it. That makes it all the more real-seeming, no?
The fish immediately went into the fake plant. They feel secure now. By dinner time the anubias should be done with RR.
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On 9/15/2023 at 3:37 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
That's awesome. I love the good stewardship. I wonder what is the hummingbird of the fish world. Something that helps spread corals I would imagine... Hm.....
Corals spread themselves. I’ve seen it happen on a dive. It’s kinda weird!
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Folks, today I rehomed about half my blue dream colony, which involved only a 20 minute drive to a friend’s house. She had readied a tank
about a month and a half ago to prepare for her new colony. They were drip acclimated
for 2 hours while we watched a movie. They are exploring their new world. They have floating plants now!
I gave her some water lettuce from my Walstad Jar, and her Bloody Mary shrimp immediately took to it. (Different tank than the blue dreams)
Her dwarf gourami loved nibbling at it in the other tank as well.
Some random photos I took. You know how tube socks have the 2 stripes? So does this ramshorn, so I named him Socks.
And here is one of @Guppysnail’s magenta babies!
She gave me some fern pups but said they are not Java Fern. We will see what they do.
And she brought back this snail on the right for me, from a Maine local artist.
Lastly, earlier today I was contending with a bacterial bloom in the 29. No one had died and there was no ammonia. Nitrates were a bit high. I did a water change and got some extra air going because I saw some fish going to the surface for air. Also the water I removed smelled like a sewer, and 2 Java ferns had melted in the tank and made a mess. I tried to remove what I could, but I will do another water change tomorrow to get more plant matter out. As well as withhold feeding.
Any tips for dealing with bacterial blooms, let me know?
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I guess studying isn’t all bad. I think I own stock in this corporation. Lemme check…
P.S. Notice Snail Corp failed to file on time. It’s slow… 🐌
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Need help with a club name without the word "Aquatics"
in General Discussion
Posted · Edited by Chick-In-Of-TheSea
[School Name] Freshwater Fish Club
[School Mascot] Fish Club
simple, and easy to understand the purpose.
[School Name] Aquarium Club
[School Mascot] Aquarium Club
Fishkeeping Club