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I didn’t add it to this thread but the cloudy water turned into green water and so for most of may I had green water. I got a UV sterilizer around may 20 and it cleared it up within a couple days, its got mild tannins again but the water is very clear
I’m not sure if I journaled this before but I was cultivating a hair algae carpet on a piece of driftwood that’s been slowly expanding since about january. I accepted it at first but when the green water went away it exploded and is now on other pieces of wood and plants so I’m back to trying to get rid of it
Also, I got a panda garra for this tank but I’m don’t think it will eat hair algae. Is this true?
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Looks like a mild case of diatoms, I’ve had much worse. I’m lazy so I would probably just wait it out, your nerite snail should get to work on it.
Cleaning it off the glass is easy but the hardscape is tricky and getting the plants is almost impossible. If it doesn’t bother you too much just leave it, it’s good food for your snail.
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I doubt one nerite snail would create enough poop to be visible after just 1 day of being in the tank
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On 6/1/2024 at 4:24 PM, Potterygal said:
I don’t know how to get photo in you tube so it may just have to go unanswered but I appreciate the response. ( I’m 72 and not so saavy on tech but trying!!!)
The other question I have on tank cycling/ is it normal to have a bunch of brown specks ( loose) all over everything!!! I guess it’s some type algae??? Water parameters still good. Zero nitrites/ ammonia/ zero nitrates at this point but I have used Easy Green once or twice in past 3 weeks.
i read conflicting cycling advice but don’t want to add fish until sure.
thank you!It’s probably brown diatom algae. Not harmful and common in new set ups, although It’s not good looking
It’s a sign things are going the right directions towards having a cycled tank
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Never kept borellii but i’ve heard they are the most peaceful.
apistogramma.com has some experts that have experience with lots of species so if you don’t get a conclusive answer here you could go there.I think in a 90 gallon with the right ratios and numbers any of those species will be peaceful
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On 5/30/2024 at 11:45 AM, clownbaby said:
If they're young, a ten gallon is fine. Add more plants and terracotta pots for them to claim territory. Be prepared to need to separate them. However, if you really want to grow them out, buy the tank as soon as possible. If you want to upgrade, buy the tank while the thought is on your mind.
It’s obviously not fine because they are already having fighting issues even at this small size.
On 5/30/2024 at 11:45 AM, clownbaby said:Also, don't feel bad at all. They're young and you are trying hard to care for your fish! Way to go for trying to learn. Your fish are lucky they have an owner who is willing to 1) learn from their mistakes and 2) fix their mistakes! You are doing a great job! AllFishNoBreaks, Lennie, Tlindsley, and others on here are great resources. We are very friendly and love to help out 🙂
Obviously everyone makes mistakes, and that’s fine, but it’s best practice to not keep 2 gourami in that size tank together, even one grows too large. There isn’t a good reason to wait it out longer then necessary
A honey gourami is similar to your gold gourami and would be a great option in this size tank. You could combine it with a variety of other small fish in this size tank.
If you are doing a fish in cycle harlequin rasbora are hardy enough to withstand any mistakes and would be a great option. Then, when you’re done with your cycle get the honey gourami.
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On 5/30/2024 at 5:29 PM, Lennie said:
An important aspect is being wild caught or tank raised.
If I am not mistaken, cardinals are primarily wc or raised in captivity but in the wilds. Green neons are directly wc.
Neons are commonly tank raised but can be hard to find a healthy stock. Wild caught fish may have issues adapting and can be finicky. Also are prone to parasites and such considerably more. Sometimes I come across a very good looking stock of these fish, but mostly it is just bad. I have seen many batches of cardinals dying when I visited a store and saw newly came stocks. Usually the ones we see that make it, the ones that stay alive and if quarantined, survives the qt.
Personally, I am not a fan of wildcaught fish in general just for the pet keeping purposes, especially if there is an option for tank raised one. I always thought, it would be very limiting for fish that enjoys very wide swimming space and great conditions in the wild and end up in a small fish tank at home at some point of its life.
My green neons from a large online store in Indianapolis claimed to be tank raised. I choose to believe this since they all came tiny, whereas I would expect wild caught to come in a variety of sizes.
I personally think wild caught is a lesser evil compared to the other industries the people in amazonas could do, like mining and logging the amazon rainforest.
There is a tank tested video that I like that goes into this
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green neons are the simplest
not picky about parameters like cardinals and not going to instantly die like neons
If you have soft water for cardinals and are ok with the higher temperature you should try them.
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Now that you already have a tank set up it’s not necessary to do a full fishless cycle, especially since you had so much trouble with the last one.
Add some media/gravel from another tank and then put an ammonia source in. The cycled media should be able to process the ammonia and once you know this to be true via testing add some fish.when I got back into the hobby my first tank was a 20 gallon with harlequin rasbora, kuhli loaches, and honey gourami. I think harlequin rasbora and honey gourami are an ideal combo but subbing out the kuhli loaches could be good since they hide so much
I would do something like this:
3-4 Honey Gourami
6-8 Harlequin/Espei rasbora
and then later you would still have room to add other stuff.
Also you could upgrade your whiteclouds to this tank and get tank mates for them and get new fish for the 10 gallon.
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Water chestnut is an unusual larger one I’ve been wanting to try. It’s probably invasive though
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On 5/22/2024 at 8:49 AM, Tony s said:
Any mesh bag should work. Probably get it where you get the coral
As long as it doesn’t have metal zipper. Look for plastic zipper
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It’s a Sunset Honey Gourami, T. chuna. The difference between this and a regular gold honey gourami is just color. It’s like the difference between 2 different strains of guppy.
Sunset gourami is sometimes a common name for red thicklip gourami, which this is not, incase thats you’re asking.
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On 5/18/2024 at 4:06 PM, Whitecloud09 said:
Hmmm, well that is super helpful!! Thanks @macdaddy36, they have been trying to fight for the one female I have, there’s 4 males, and 1 female, they always are chasing each other. And they always chase the female constantly. I will wait and see, if it gets worse, I might take action then. Again thanks
Once your ammonia is for sure gone, get some more females. Your tank is big enough
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On 5/18/2024 at 3:50 PM, Whitecloud09 said:
Shrimp is best for a column tank. 10g has not a ton of options, but I gotta say, WCMMs (white cloud minnows), super hardy, can be in even a 5g. Micro rasboras. If you didn’t say a community tank I would of said a betta and snails, if the personality of the betta is calm and peaceful, that’s one of the best nano tank duos for a 5-10 gallon tank. Chili rasboras are good too.
I like what @Lenniesaid, the horizontal space is very limited. Agree with @Tlindsey also.
But I am not trying to discourage you, I still see these 4 best options.
WCMMs
chili rasboras
shrimp only
or maybe some other nano fish that you can find. Hope this helps
I think minnows and rasboras are fish that like to swim and won't make as much use of the vertical space. While it would probably be fine it wouldn't be optimal
Fish that would make better use of the vertical space, especially with lots of structure and plants:
Pea Puffer
Endlers
#1 option is bettas, this would be a good tank size for them.
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I'm not sure this is actually a disease and I think it could just be how they look. The two pictures above are from the co-op website.
My male harlequin rasbora get similar white dots on their lips sometimes and I had a similar question a couple years ago. I think I figured out it was when the males were sparring.
It's a good idea to have the medication on hand but I personally probably wouldn't worry too much, just keep an eye on it.
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When I had green water it looked like white milky water at first
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Seems like you’re ready to order the cories! Maybe use your empty 5 gallon as QT for now
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On 5/14/2024 at 10:14 AM, AtomicSunfish said:
Okay, great! Well, with that in mind, it's saying I could go up to 5 angelfish:
"You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity.
Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 176%.
Recommended water change schedule: 29% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 98%."I might do a total of 4 angelfish, though. Or I might just do the 2 angels, plus 1 blue acara:
"You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity.
Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 269%.
Recommended water change schedule: 26% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 71%."Do you know, is there an option for some kind of UGF? My 29g has HOB and UGF, and I'd like to select both on AqAdvisor if I can.
Not sure. A lot of the filters on there are older models so maybe try looking for them. Penn Plax maybe?
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If you want to enter the sponge filter they have Lustar-Hydro sponge filters in the menu. Just pick the one that is equivalent to your sponge filter.
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Test the water for ammonia again after you change and use dechlorinator
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On 5/11/2024 at 10:02 PM, clownbaby said:
I think they don't get enough love, so while I haven't kept them: splash tetras! Also, blackfinned pearl killifish and all sunfish species. These guys are pretty, small, and really awesome. I would love to keep them... one day.
I have splash tetras, and while they are cool they aren’t quite popular for a few reasons. I do enjoy them and I’m glad I found them though.
- most of the time they don’t show their breeding colors and behaviors
- they are nippy towards each other and sometimes other fish
They are an ideal tankmate for dwarf cichlids like apistogramma though.
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I agree with harlequin rasbora
also kerri tetra and thicklip gourami
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No, you don’t need the sponge filter if your only purpose is better oxygenation.
You should get
- Air pump
- Tubing
- Air stone
I would get a tetra airpump from petco/petsmart.
I have 3 and all have been super reliable, quiet, and cheap. With shipping the co-op one might be too late if lack of oxygen is the issue.
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I’m not saying that that short long tanks are terrible, what I want to say is that tall tanks aren’t bad.
What I was trying to get at is that length is as important as depth and height for the average community fish.
Many common species will utilize all areas of the tank, like livebearers, bettas, gouramis, etc.
I think that both have advantages depending on what species you keep and the combination of species.
Going back to the apistogramma example.
A common tank mate for them is pencilfish. I would argue that while a 20 long is good for a pair of apistos, a 20 high, 29 or 37 gallon is far better suited for keeping them together.
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US Native Beauties
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I caught a new species (for me) recently which I think would be cool in an aquarium
Longear sunfish:
Do you know anything about what their care might be?
I also went seining for bait and caught a variety of small species which could be good for a native tank.
blackstripe topminnow:
Starhead Topminnow:
I should have brought my ACO specimen cup so I could show them in the water