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Any Thoughts on Using This For An Aquarium Cover?
Bill Smith replied to Dee of CNY's topic in General Discussion
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Any Thoughts on Using This For An Aquarium Cover?
Bill Smith replied to Dee of CNY's topic in General Discussion
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Any Thoughts on Using This For An Aquarium Cover?
Bill Smith replied to Dee of CNY's topic in General Discussion
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Any Thoughts on Using This For An Aquarium Cover?
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Harvesting baby brine, techniques for keeping them fresh
Bill Smith replied to Tetra Guy's topic in General Discussion
I never feed my BBS live. I always freeze them immediately using the below silicone ice cube tray, and do 2 more batches over the next couple days. It makes tiny cubes! My fish all love them just the same. Then, I'm set for several weeks of feeding! Back in the day when I was keeping them alive, I mixed fresh saltwater, rinsed and water-changed them, and kept them in a shallow tupperware (covered, with a hole in the lid) in the fridge. They stayed alive for about a week. -
diy Building a Simple Aquarium Canopy
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diy Building a Simple Aquarium Canopy
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For my shell dwellers, I have had good luck with fish that prefer to occupy the upper strata: - Hatchetfish - Killies I have also had very good luck with rummy-nose tetras, because they move so much and are tight schoolers, the shell dwellers don't seem to get into conflicts with them much. Rummies look really good in this type of tank, too. Guests loved their activity. I recall @Cory mentioning in livestreams a few times that Cyprichromis worked as a top-dweller for shell-dwellers in his experience. Bill
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Pedrofisk fishroom build journal
Bill Smith replied to pedrofisk's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
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Pedrofisk fishroom build journal
Bill Smith replied to pedrofisk's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
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I like it. I've done full-gown Congo tetras with blue rams fairly successfully. They stay in their respective strata very nicely. I just keep the temperature a little higher than the tetras prefer (82-83), in order to keep the rams happy. The tetras can handle it. I also found that when fed on an auto-feeder, the Congo tetras grow into adult size very, very quickly, so I suggest saving some money and buying them small! In a 75, starting small, I'd probably go with about a dozen. For the lower-strata cichlids to get enough food, you will possibly want to feed pretty heavily, so extra filtration is a good idea. Keep us posted!
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In my opinion, you can house a small number (maybe 3-4) in a 5 gallon tank, but they will outgrow it quickly once they start breeding. I use a 20-Long and a 10-gallon for mine, plus a 5-gallon bare-bottom grow-out tank just for fry, but once they've settled in to shells, they don't really go places. IMO, shell-dwellers are not a 1-tank proposition. ๐
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Shell Dwellers: Population Self-Control?
Bill Smith replied to Bill Smith's topic in General Discussion
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Hey all, We know that in livebearer tanks, overpopulation is more or less prevented by virtue of the fact that the adults eat the fry, and keep their numbers under control if they become too numerous for the fry to hide effectively. It's a nice feature: population control with nutrition built-in! I have a couple Neolamprologus multifasciatus tanks where the numbers are really growing. Does anyone know if they tend to slow down their breeding cycles if the numbers grow too high? What's your story? Thanks! Bill
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Yes, the unhatched eggs should be removed as much as possible; I've read they're bad for the fish, but don't know for sure. I sometimes shine a flashlight over a temporary holding container to get them to rise, then pour most of it out into another container, leaving most of the unhatched eggs at the bottom. That seems to work pretty well for me. Also, I get a MUCH better hatch rate with a heater and a light.
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Quarantine aquarium water got in my mouth?
Bill Smith replied to Richard Goger's topic in General Discussion
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Mine absolutely do, yes. My first batch of 7 multies in a 20-Long spawned multiple times with a school of 10 rummy nose tetras in the tank. A later batch in a 12-gallon Fluval Edge had no trouble spawning with a Siamese algae eater, 2 bristlenose plecos, and some clown killies in the top layer. I do recommend going with tankmates that occupy the upper stratum of your tank, or your multi "parents" may find themselves constantly chasing them away. Good luck!
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Awesome, sounds like fun. Please keep us posted! Since you've already done the plumbing, it sounds like you will always have the option of upgrading per tank or per bank if it comes to that. So it's a pretty low-risk thing to try. It might also be interesting in your case to try "stacking" cartridges, like using 1-2 cheap carbon cartridges before the carbon block, to extend the life of the latter. Good luck!
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Replacement rate it is going to vary wildly by use and the quality of the incoming water. I wouldn't trust any spec sheet that indicates numbers of gallons, for the reasons: 1.They can't know the quality of the incoming water. 2. They can't know how many stages you're using, of which kinds of cartridges before that one. 3. They're going to be extra conservative, regardless. In my case, I change over 100g per week, and I have not changed the cartridges once in over a year. I test the water every 2-3 weeks with a chlorine test kit and a TDS meter. This month I'll be switching out my cartridges for the first time. As I understand it, carbon filters don't technically "remove" chloramine. They break the bond between chlorine and ammonia, leaving both free to be removed by your carbon and bio filter, respectively. And for the anecdotal side of things, I use this water to change 12 tanks and 7 ponds weekly. I can't recall ever losing a fish the same day as a water change. I am hatching multi fry weekly. I think it's worth your time! Bill
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What's your dream aquarium product that doesnโt exist?
Bill Smith replied to pedrofisk's topic in General Discussion