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  1. Fonske
    Many beautiful bettas in this thread:
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    I am no expert and can't offer any useful advice, I just want to say that I have one goldfish with a very similarly looking bump on the body. My goldfish is 12+ years old and stunted. She already had the bump when I got her about two years ago. I didn't do any treatment for the bump specifically as it didn't seem to be a big issue... the fish behavior was/is normal, the bump never spread to any other fishes, and it grew only very slowly with time. Maybe just let it be and hope it's not something serious? Despite the bump and other health issues, my goldfish survived when all other fishes in the tank (big wild carps) died from hemorrhagic septicemia and ich.
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    Guppys

    Fonske replied to Colu's topic in General Discussion

    "Guppy channel" on YouTube might give you some ideas.
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    Looks similar to the moss I found in an old, not-planted tank when the tank leaked and had to be dismantled. The moss was hiding under the filter so no one knew it was there. It stuck very firmly to the glass, took quite an effort to pry it out. I decided that a plant willing to grow in my water must be given a second chance, so I tossed it into another tank. Later, the small initial bunch of the moss threads grew into a full-floor carpet for two tanks. I also asked for the ID here, and declared it to be Christmas tree moss, because why not :)
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    I routinely refrigerate half of my BBS for 24 hours. I harvest, sieve and rinse, feed one half to fish, put the other half into fresh brine, and into the fridge they go. Next day, they are alive and well albeit a bit larger and a bit less nutritious. Actually, I just looked at the batch that I left in the fridge for 48 hours, for the first time as an experiment. They are fine, mostly at the surface, moving around, definitely larger in size. Here are freshly taken photos of the refrigerated container and the contents.
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    I toss a bit of powdery floating food into the tank, and scoop them out from the surface with a transparent plastic/glass container. Something like a betta cup or drinking glass. Works really well for guppies, endlers, and many other fishes, e.g. danios. Particularly wily individuals can be coaxed into the container with a net, hand, or any object they are afraid of.
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    Baby fish, inverts, and plants. That fish babies are sometimes hardier than their parents. That salt finally got rid of stubborn medicine-resistance ich in my blue ram tank. Phew! That it's already Ferbruary so spring is just four weeks away.
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    People have various experiences with it. I had a huge bush of Java fern (not doing so great) and it was never bothered, by neither the big rabbit mama nor the babies. Maybe they didn't like the taste or had enough carrots and zucchinis to leave the fern and all the other plants alone.
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    I got one rabbit snail about a year ago and she produced a cute rabbit baby every month or so for at least seven months. Rabbit females are like guppy females, once impregnated, they go on making babies for quite a while. Mine never ate Java fern or any other plants. They love algae and carrots, not much else. Could be an individual snail preferences.
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    Yes, I have the same issue. With the list of the topics too. Only the first page is displayed and there is no way to access the other pages.
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    Juvenile calico ranchu
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    I have seen all kinds of scenarios with guppies. Some females don't look pregnant at all, but deliver babies (surprise!). Some look heavily pregnant, give birth, and still look pretty pregnant. Some look pregnant, drop fry, and look a bit less pregnant. And some look somewhat pregnant, give birth, and look completely deflated after that. I wouldn't worry about your new mama, she looks fine.
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    That's what I thought too. Then one day I caught some wild fishes (not corydoras) and tested the water they came from (an interconnected system of several large ponds). The nitrite level was the maximum my test could read.
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    I only count my fresh guppy fry in their tiny tank because there are just 7 of them. Other fish are inspected for signs of stress and illness at the feeding times, but never counted. Reading this thread might help...hope might not be lost yet for your corydoras.
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    I used these two types of rotating cylinder auto-feeders (pictures from the internet) for my nano-tanks and in general, they worked fine for me. I initially set them for a 3 weeks vacation and then left them on just to see how long and reliable they would work. Both feeders were used to deliver tiny amounts of powdered food. Both worked reliably for more than 5 months on a single battery pack, with two rotations per day. I dismantled them before the batteries died, so the maximum time period might be limited by the food container rather than power (and the number of feedings and rotations per feeding, of course). The programming was quite easy and manual feeding was possible too. Both feeders had to be placed well above the tanks to avoid moisture absorption, otherwise the food would get clumpy and clog the auto-feeder opening. Their mounting options were not really suited for tanks filled almost up to the brim, so I had to find a workaround. The food container of the first feeder had to be connected carefully, otherwise it could get stuck (or fall off if knocked accidentally). The second feeder did not have this issue but its opening was much larger, more difficult to get a small and consistent amount of food in each rotation. I had to experiment "on a dry land" (i.e. holding the feeders over a piece of paper rather than over the fish tanks) quite a bit before getting it right. I still have the auto-feeders and I would use them if long vacations become an option again. I would use them too if I had a lot of "working" tanks fed mostly with dry food. For the moment, I enjoy feeding live and frozen food so the auto-feeders don't have much use. And I like my fish to anticipate my face and the sound of my steps rather than the time schedule and the sound of the rotating auto-feeder. :)
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    This guy. He is a wet puppy and the tank boss, he knows he is a looker, he rules over his subordinate cardinals and jumps out for treats. I spoil him rotten. (Why is this thread in "Plants, Algae and Fertilizers?" Just curious)
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    Looks amazing. Wish I could get mine so orange :)
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    I second the siphon suggestion. Every time I change water, some shrimps take a journey down the hose and into the bucket and they seem totally fine with it. To make the siphoning process more gentle, I would fill the destination container with a little bit of water and place it so that the difference in the water levels between the tank and the container is not too big. Alternatively, maybe lowering down the water level in the tank and catching with a big net.
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    In my survival kit, the most important item would be a water testing kit. Then a good siphon, and some sponge(s) and/or algae scraper. The rest (filter, heater, air-stone, light, food, substrate, decor, net(s), dechlorinator, etc.) would depend on the fish species and the water parameters.
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    New fry, red albino guppies
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    Newborn (about 2 hours old) red albino guppies
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    The small jasmine plant on my windowsill got flowers :) The fragrance is so strong that the entire place smells like a perfume shop :) More flowers are on the way :)
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    Danios? Zebra, leopard, or other varieties? Darker with a bit of color, schooling, non-aggressive, pH and hardness tolerant, unheated, very low maintenance.
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    Dealt with consequences of a mini-flood. One of my internal filters had an existential crisis, self-amputated its waterfall attachment and turned itself into a bigger-than-this-tank fountain. At 3 a.m., so no one would notice. Luckily, the fish (and I hope the downstairs neighbors too) are fine and my floors are now extra-clean.
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    Norman's lampeye killifish
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