[Plant Identification]

On 8/2/2022 at 7:58 PM, jamieterrin said:

I'm going to guess Hygrophila polysperma

Thank you for trying to help, but that is not it 🙂 

[Plant Identification]

On 8/2/2022 at 6:46 PM, Guppysnail said:

That looks like the pogostemons broadleaf I bought at the shop last year. I killed it so I’m not the best one to give accurate id 🤣

I just googled broadleaf, unfortunately that is not it 😞 Thank you for trying to help.

On 8/2/2022 at 7:01 PM, CorydorasEthan said:

Maybe a Hygrophilia species? Perhaps Hygrophilia lancea.

Yes, I think that is it!

Thank you.

[Plant Identification]

Hi everyone,

Would love to get this plant identified. I used to have this in my tanks, and would love to get it again.

Thank you if you can identify the plant. If you can't, thank you still for trying to help 🙂

Have an awesome day people!

[Seed planting]

I tried them in a 20g, using a dry start, and I will say don't do it.

• The never attach / root  to the substrate, any fish or water change you do will displace them into water column.
• Each new plant that grows, almost immediately has 2-3 seeds on its root, which are stick, they stick everywhere and start to grow asap.
• The seeds also entered my hob, and started growing in the hob.
• Basically a mess that consumes time and energy.
• They die off very soon, I guess in 10-12 days, though new ones alway keep growing, and attaching to everything.

[What kind of worm is this, how do I get rid of it?]

10 hours ago, JerseyBundy said:

Fighting the same issue.  Found a adult leech, was hoping I got it before it had laid eggs in the substrate.  Well 2 weeks later, I'm doing maintenance on the tank and found a bunch on the silicone seals of the tank. I've been picking them out. I've bought a leech trap but I've yet to use it because I don't know what bait will work.  So everyday I look in the tank and pick out the ones i see. I used plant tweezers to pick them out. I stop counting after picking out atleast 40 during the week.  But yesterday I only pulled out 3. So I guess I put a dent in there population. Because when I first noticed,  I picked out 13 . Been at war with them for a week so far. Good luck . Wish I had better advice. 

I have been picking them out as well, they seem to be intelligent, or atleast evolve, I think. I stopped seeing them after a few weeks when I first started pulling them out, then one day I turned the light on at night, and saw a bunch, now I feel like they swim away /detach from glass, as soon as they see light. Anyways, best of luck to you too.

As for the trap, from what I have learnt so far, you can put a fish pallet that is big and wont dissolve quickly, or shrimp food, or a piece of fish meat. Make sure you take it out the next day in any case.

[What kind of worm is this, how do I get rid of it?]

12 hours ago, Lynze said:

I used copper on mine years ago, that along with manual removal worked for me, but I wouldn't feel comfortable putting inverts back into a tank that has been dosed with copper. 

You can try to keep up with the manual removal. You could also try traps, but I'd imagine if the traps will catch leeches, they will also catch shrimp and snails. If you were going to move everything over temporarily anyway, traps would be worth trying. 

I was hoping you won't say copper. I guess I will have to live with them for the foreseeable future as I have some plants (Ludwigia SP Mini, Myriophyllum Tuberculatum, and Pink Cabomba) that I am trying to grow in this, they have now rooted and growing.

I have ordered a trap, lets see how it goes, I will update this post once I have it and use it.

Thank you for all your help.

[What kind of worm is this, how do I get rid of it?]

10 hours ago, Lynze said:

They are leeches. Most likely found their way into the tank on plants. As far as treatment goes, I've never treated a tank with other invertebrates. The treatment I used would kill any invert in the tank along with the leeches, so I'm not sure what your options are. If it's a severe infestation, a break down might be the best option? Maybe someone else has had this issue in a shrimp tank and may be of more help.

Wow, didn't even think that they could be leeches. What kind of treatment would that be? I can move the shrimps, snails, and the filter to a temporary holding tank and then try. Do not want to break it apart right now 😞

10 hours ago, Lynze said:

On a side note, your Rotala looks amazing!

Thank you.

[Hello from Lahore, Pakistan!]

Hello to everyone.

I'm Waqas and live in Lahore, a city in Pakistan. Started keeping fish after watching Cory on youtube about 2 years back, and since then have watched everything from the Coop.

I started with eight cichlids, two tin foil barbs, and 6 mollies in a 6g tank. Yeah, I know. Soon realized I was misinformed and got a 120g, and then to a 180.

All the time, kept a 10g planted tank, trying to grow plants well, and once I was able to, I sold all the cichlids and converted my 180g into a planted tank as well.

Now;

The 10g has plants and cherry shrimps

The 180g has plants, eleven cardinal tetras, twenty-four ember tetras, six black tetras, and six guppies... Yeah, I can add a lot more, but I am loving it. Will be adding amanos shrimps, and blue shrimps soon.

Here are a few pictures of my tanks. Best wishes, and love.

[What kind of worm is this, how do I get rid of it?]

Hello everyone,

I have a 10g planted / shrimp tank that I started about 4 months back. At that time I was under the impression that I could feed them micro pallets, that I feed my tetras in the bigger tank. Turns out I grew a bunch of hair algae, snails, hydra, and this worm I can't figure out.

I have taken care of the hair algae by water changes, and changing the food to dedicated shrimp food. Took care of Hydra by using a Azoo Hydra/snail treatment.

 

This worm is a mystery to me, as I can't figure out how to get rid of it. I started taking them out using a tissue paper first, but then I would not see them in the day, now they mostly come out at night. The reason I want them gone is that I think they are eating shrimplets, as I haven't seen any, though there have been a few shrimps with eggs.

When they move they move by elongating their body, sticking, and then pulling the body back. They have a hard skin when I have touched them. I am not sure how to attach a small clip, as the forum would not allow me.

Thanks a bunch, love from Lahore, Pakistan.