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On 2/27/2022 at 8:32 PM, janice said:
Is it okay to keep one Angelfish alone in a tank? I know they are shoaling fish in the wild but I see a lot of people recommending and keeping them as centrepiece fish.
Cory recommended single angel as a centerpiece fish in one of his videos and I took advice from him. My solo young angel lives with congo tetras and a rainbowfish; he/she chases them around a little bit when in breeding mood but seems happy and healthy in general. I think it's ok.
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On 2/28/2022 at 12:38 AM, Sandra the fish rookie said:
Light? No.. only when I try to collect them. Guess I need to keep a light on them all the time?
I'd try with light on the them all the time.
On 2/28/2022 at 12:38 AM, Sandra the fish rookie said:t kept the water at 76-78 maybe it was enough and 81 is too hot.
My hatchery runs at ~86F during summer months. The only effect is that BBS hatch much faster.
On 2/28/2022 at 12:38 AM, Sandra the fish rookie said:So, this time around, I will use a smaller heater, no air stone, keep the light on the hatcher all the time
Air is likely the main issue as you seems to be doing everything else right. I don't use Ziss, but I know that the way the air is supplied (even using same airpump), can affect hatching a lot. Ditch the airstone, play with the air flow a bit if you can, keep the light on and it should work.
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On 2/27/2022 at 10:07 PM, Sandra the fish rookie said:
I have had 3 failed attempts at making baby brine using the Ziss brine shrimp thing
1) Are you having this issue specifically with Ziss hatchery? Or this is your first attempt at live BBSs?
2) Do you use any light during the hatching? In my (DIY, not Ziss) hatchery hatching rate dropped a lot without light source.
3) You didn't mention what kind of BS eggs do you use, are they from Aquarium Coop? If not, could they by chance be decapsulated BBS eggs?
I would do a test hatch of a tiny amount of the eggs in a flat dish/container. No air, no dechlorinator, 12g salt per 500ml water, a pinch of baking soda, 24-48 hours at 70-80F.
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A snakehead. Graceful, chill, leopard-spotted, and air-breathing. Young snakeheads in local ponds look amazing.. big ones are food, so I kind of had them, just not as pets.
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I have so many favorites...green water, because it never grows in my tanks...unattached long hair algae, because it's so meditative to pull it out...brown diatoms, because otos love it, and otos are neat little fish to have.
The real "favorite" though is staghorn, especially when it decorates delicate plants with its intricate, stylish, impossible to remove bushes (//sarcasm off).
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Valentine's day angel :)
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I totally fell for the
inventive,er, "unique" name, thinking it's a journal about some angelfish subspecies 😄I'm glad I did though, the baby gobies are so cool, wish you all the luck with them!
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On 2/11/2022 at 7:40 AM, Cinnebuns said:
If not what's your diagnosis and treatment?
Is there a lid on the tank? If not, you might want to check your air humidity. I couldn't grow water lettuce no matter what and learned from an old fish-keeping book that the reason was my very low air humidity (below 30% RH at times). Water lettuce apparently hates that.
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Great-looking and aptly named fish! Love the spots and the chunky outline; foresee a lot more than a pair in your future :)
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On 2/12/2022 at 8:59 AM, laritheloud said:
I considered a single Blood Parrot but I know they tear up plants and I'm a little worried they won't play nice or get too large.
Mine destroyed all the plants, relocated all of the substrate repeatedly, and killed a tankmate of a slightly smaller size (plus had some of my blood as well). I would never unleash them on such a beautiful aquarium as yours.
Some young leopard bushfish would look awesome in this tank, I think, but it's not a cichlid and too big for 55 in a long run...
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On 2/8/2022 at 9:11 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said:
So, I'm using 0.25 inch diameter magnets. They are quite strong, but obviously don't provide a large surface area. I'm curious about this glue tape. Tell me more! If not for this project, it seems like a useful bit of knowledge for the future.
My understanding is that the magnets are for the panels to be easily removable, is that correct? Such small diameter won't work with the glue tape, it needs some area to hold the vertical weight. If the goal were to semi-permanently glue the panels to the frame, the tape would most likely work. It's sticky (very sticky) to smooth surfaces. It can be removed without residue though (with a lot of effort).
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On 2/8/2022 at 9:35 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said:
How would you glue a magnet to wood?
How big is the contact surface and how much weight it has to support?
I would probably try glue tape if extra-thickness is not a problem. It sticks to metals but I never tried wood, it might need some smoothing to work.
If the magnets are small, I would put them into a casing of sorts. For example, a plank of wood (same thickness as the magnet) with a hole. Peg the magnet into it (with some superglue just in case), then glue the plank to the panel with any adhesive that works for wood.
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Does anyone play the 6-letter variation? Got lucky with this one :)
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I use alcohol wipes, eyeglasses cleaning solution, or just water, followed by a dry paper towel. Gets rid of those pesky hard water stains quite well.
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My lone rabbit snail gave birth to strictly one baby per month for ~7 month. Sounds like you have two very fertile females.
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On 2/4/2022 at 11:59 AM, Cinnebuns said:
What would you do in this situation?
I would go into a fish store and fell in love with some totally unexpected random fish I have never thought about.*
*most likely a gorgeous betta. Or some colorful shrimps. Or a rabbit snail. All are awesome, fun to watch, and will do just fine in 5 or 10g.
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Spring festival holidays + Wordle archive = lots of fun :) Now back to the normal with one Wordle per day...
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On 2/2/2022 at 9:43 AM, Jennifer V said:
Overall, I'm on the fence about how successful my anacharis journey is going
Don't give it up yet. Maybe try to toss it into other tanks and see how it goes.
I like anacharis a lot and I tried to grow it in 5 tanks (no ferts or CO2, inert substrates). It grows like crazy in one tank, stays the same and covered in algae in another, hangs on dear life in the third, and completely melts into nothing in the last two tanks.
The best growing tank has a lot of sunlight, lots of heavily fed fish, and runs at lower temperature than other tanks. When sun hits the tank, the anacharis is pearling and its beautiful...
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On 2/2/2022 at 9:33 PM, Mychala said:
did you notice they are more lethargic and generally don't eat as well?
No, I didn't see these symptoms, my bettas have always been gluttons and quite active. Their issues always started as problems with fins or skin in general. After changing to softer/lower pH/filtered water (among other things), they seem to be doing much better.
I use only gravel and sand, so no experience with pH variation due to active substrates.
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No issues, loading fast.
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I have ~7.6-7.8 pH, ~12 dGH and ~9dKH in tap; my tanks are small and evaporation is ~1/2" per day. After topping off with tap water for a while, dGH went to >15, and dKH to ~ 12. Didn't see any effects on the fishes I kept at the time (guppies, danios, bitterlings) or plants, neither negative nor positive. These days I top off with RO only softies like bettas, others seems fine with the tap (and large water changes every week).
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On 2/1/2022 at 12:28 AM, Patrick_G said:
Nice, I don’t think I’ve hit the solution on line two yet.,
I'm having too much fun working on the old puzzles... Had several lucky two-liners. I couldn't find how to save/get back to the results though, the archive only shows the number of guesses...
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On 2/1/2022 at 1:03 AM, JettsPapa said:
t can also be a frustrating game. I hit all but the first letter on my second try, but it still took me four tries to get it right. First there was fight, then might, and finally light. A co-worker had a similar situation, but used up all six tries and still didn't get it. There's also sight, night, tight, right, . . .
Yes, "the most likely to lose" situations, when there are too many possibilities to try...
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Congratulations on the fish babies!
How big is your tank and how many adult guppies are in it? If your guppies are well fed, they won't hunt babies too much after a day or so. Definitely feed the babies, small amounts several times a day if you can. Live baby brine shrimp are the best, but any powdered fish food will do.
You can leave the plastic plant in the tank or take it out, it probably won't make much difference.
Size and growth rate of guppy fry can vary quite a bit. You might have to wait for the next generation to see what size they are born at and how fast do they grow and color up. Whether your fry is a couple of days old or a week old doesn't make much difference care-wise; as long as they have clean water and food that's small enough for their mouths, they will be fine.
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“Resting” Water for Bettas, Killis
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I "rest" water for some of my tanks. If I had room to store enough water, I'd do it for all. The advantage is that I don't have to worry about water temperature, as it automatically adjusts itself to the room T; and filling small tanks from 1g bottles is easier than using a bucket+pump combo. I don't treat the water with anything, just let it sit for several days without lids/caps.
It depends, I'd say....I use water conditioner tablets and some of my fish (angels, congos, bettas) don't take it well. They are much better with water changes from a bucket/bottles that have stood open for while (normally for a whole week, but occasional 24 hours is fine too). Other fishes seems fine with the conditioned water so that's what they get.