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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    The other day when I was looking at rimless tanks, it said that a mat was included with them (and is necessary).
  2. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Tetras are hard to breed. You should be proud! I like your shrimps. I see them called Sunkist shrimp here in the U.S.
  3. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    My critters, snails & shrimp, do not like banquet blocks. Try calcium chips from Crayfish Empire. Shrimp foods and crab foods contain calcium also. (Ie: Hikari crab cuisine) This probably wasn’t funny at time time, but it sounds so funny when you describe it. 🤣
  4. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I just want to correct myself and say people do take the time to clean the thingy. LOL I think you guys are doing too much work and should just use the pipette, then use your saved time to watch your fish. 🙂
  5. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I like it, but it starts its lines at 5 mL and often I need to measure just 1 mL, and even 1/2 mL for my 5gal tank. I underdose EG because I find nitrates were too high if I don’t.
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    Also the little spikes on its shell have collected mulm. I'm always tempted to take a toothbrush to the dude, but eh- I just let him be. He doesn't like being messed with. If I nudge him by accident during tank maintenance, he will travel a little bit to look for a safe area to continue to be lazy in. Crayfish Empire is a fun site if you haven't been to it yet - you can load up your cart w/ free samples for snails and shrimp and just pay shipping. Their samples of snail foods actually go a long way, because when you put ONE pellet in the tank (and I stress this - start with ONE), it gets fluffy and spreads out and feeds a bunch of snails. You can also get a nice size bag of calcium carbonate for $0 and mix that into foods you make, if you are ever inclined to do so.
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    I have this king koopa nerite snail that hibernate for weeks! Then one day it will go on an eating binge. Then back to hibernating for another few weeks. It is the most boring snail I've ever had. 🤣 It believes in "energy conservation" and always stays near filter intakes and just allows food to be delivered via Grub Hub. (Then again it could be nocturnal, but I don't stay up to see what happens at night. It's always in the same spot though when I look for it. Next to sponge filter, or next to PFS on the HOB)
  8. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    omg so adorable.
  9. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Ohh. I thought you used a Tidal.
  10. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I broke up with the pumps awhile ago. I just tilt the bottle, insert a pipette, and pull out my dose. The issue with EG is that it crystallizes. Nobody (theoretically) is going to take the time to clean the pump head every time they dose and so buildups and clogs are the norm with this product.
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    @nabokovfan87 what about a canister filter? They seem to pack a lot of power, no? I broke up with the pumps awhile ago. I just tilt the bottle, insert a pipette, and pull out my dose. The issue with EG is that it crystallizes. Nobody is going to take the time to clean the pump head every time they dose and so buildups and clogs are the norm with this product.
  12. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Yes, exactly! My friend has them. Start with 2, end up with 1,000,000... She, however, has an endless supply of "food" and "enrichment" for her axolotl. He's about 9" now. Also some of the guppies are housed with a bubblebee catfish which helps with the situation. She has offered me some guppies many times. I always run away in fear. I read something that guppies will start to control their own population (eat their young) but I don't know how true that is.
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Beautiful guppies. I will live vicariously through you since I’m afraid to keep them.
  14. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Lil anole chillin with my succulent. Seems to be mid- color/pattern change
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Beautiful! I can see where they get their name.
  16. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Looks like a giraffe catfish, a.k.a. giraffe-nosed catfish
  17. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Mainly they come in on plants.
  18. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Maybe @TheSwissAquarist or @Fish Folk can help with hatch rate of bettas? Or @Goldie BlueOr @Odd Duck
  19. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @Guppysnail has apistos and bristlenose. Maybe she can weigh in with ideas?
  20. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Check this out!
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Good thought @Guppysnail. Here’s a photo of that one.
  22. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I love the journal so far @Pokey! It has snails so of course I’m following along. 🙂 I do think some of your shrimps are females. Females are bigger and have a more rounded/fuller abdomen. The males have an inward curved abdomen. Shrimps love boiled veggies like green beans or spinach. Be sure to have a calcium food source to help them out with shell growth.
  23. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    So now another comparison, rooibos only Vs Existing rooibos tannins + catappa leaves overnight (catappa leaves were previously boiled, steeped for 8-10 hrs, then frozen), + 5 alder cones (not boiled). All lights are on the same setting. Previous additions of catappa tea only never got the water dark like this. Also I think it depends on the leaves. My first few orders of catappa leaves (last year) were large and produced a darker brew, but in the subsequent orders, the leaves were smaller and leeched significantly less, despite adding an additional one to the boil pot. I don’t think the tannin level related to size since I added the additional leaf, but rather, it was something else about the leaves. When dry these looked paler than previous orders, for some reason. @nabokovfan87 you’ve asked me in the past what I use for blackwater, and I didn’t have a good answer (Fritz Dark Water doesn’t really do anything) but now I do!
  24. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Thanks. My treatment was in late July/early August so it has been a minute. 🙂
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Female ruby-throated Hummingbird
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