FrozenFins

From my local shop I bought a nano fluval heater! I've used this exact model in my shrimp tank and dont have any problems so i figured i would buy it again. From a local online shop thats located in Winnipeg (same city as me!) I purchased some plants for a new r imless 5 gallon. They are a small buisness that a local hobbyist in ourclub runs in his basement. I've been supporting this buisness for the past year + and have loved every purchase I receive. I love supporting local business, especially those with aquariums or fish.

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I've recentley purchased a new rimless 5 gallon. The plan is to put a betta in this tank. I have some plant trimings from other tanks being incorperated in this scape: Some Bacopa, and Anubias pictured. Also trimming some Cryptacoryne Undaltus Red, and Alteranthera Reineckii Green (man, thats a hard plant to spell). Im ordering some plants for this scape too. My limit was $40 for plants - which is the cheapest ive gone on plants when i scape a tank. For hardscape I was a little inspired by MD Fish Tanks "Shrimp Playground Build". I liked the basic hardscape and the plants in the background so thats exactly what Im going for. I wanna do some cholla wood. For lighting I've orderd the Hygger Nano Clip on. Originally I wanted to go with a Fluval 3.0 Nano. However it simply wasnt in the budget. I currently have one and its amazing, I love every aspect of it... except for the price. If the fluavl 3.0 is within your budget its totally worth it. I'm considering getting one for this tank in a little bit. Maybe if I can find one on sale at my LFS or somewhere. For substrate im doing the Caribsea EcoComplete Black. I've used the fluval stratum and have loved the results ive gotten from using it. Its just so dang messy. So I wanna try a new inert substrate that from what I've heard isn't nearly as messy as stratum. I'm trying my best in this build to order from small buisness' as much as possible, and most importantly not order from amazon. Anything my LFS was selling that I needed in this build I was gonna buy from there no matter the price difference. The light and cholla wood were the only things I bought off amazon simply because I couldnt find any anywhere else that shipped to canada. The Plants I ordered off a small online local buisness that I love supporting in Winnipeg. They have a great plant selection, and price. Some of the plants they sell they grow in their basement so they are able to offer a cheaper price then most online sellers. Because they are in Winnipeg (where I live too) I am able to do "Free Local Pickup" or a $10 deliverer fee.

Since Ive joined the forum my favorite part of each stream is seeing forum members in the chat. Even the members that arent as active as they were before.

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That looks great @Khole new fish 🥳🥳🥳 The goal is to always have your amonia at 0. Your fish should do great! Good Luck!

It's about $30usd ($38cad) on Amazon.com but $70cad($50usd) on Amazon.ca. I'm from Canada so I will be ordering from Amazon.ca so I don't have to worry about duty fees.

I purchased this new 5 gallon aquarium which sits perfectely on my bedside table! Heres what I'm thinking for the setup: Pre-Cycled Spongefilter Fluval P Series Heater CaribSea Eco-Complete Black Hygger 24/7 Clip on I want to use lots of plants trimming from other aquariums in this tank. Bacopa Trimmings Cyptocoryne Undulatus Red Trimmings Amazon Frogbit Trimmings Anubias Nanna Petitte Alteranthera Reineckii Green Trimmings Alteranthera Reineckii Minni Thoughts about keeping this plant? anyt tips? a little nervous to try. Staurygne Repens For hardscape some cholla wood. I was inspired by MD Fishtanks "Shrimp Playground" build with his cholla wood use. I wanna put a betta in this tank.

all though this a late response they currentley are only selling 2 lines of their products on amazon. Easy Root Tabs, and Easy Green/Iron.

Heres a tip the aquarium co-op team put on their youtube channel. I use this tip everytime i clean my sponge filters, work like a charm. .

If hes been like this since day one i wouldnt worry about it. Good Luck!

I wouldnt do a molly in anything lower then a 10 gallon. I have some sailfin mollies in my 40 breeder, I have only had them for a few months and they've already dropped 3 generations of fry. Good Luck!

The plan is to have the shrimp and betta seperated for that very reason. The betta would be in one of the 5 gallons, and the shrimp in the ohter tank.

So I'm currently in a little pickle. I have enough space next to my shrimp tank for either the marine land portrait 3 gallon, or the 5 gallon. For the new tank I want to put a betta in it. Ever since the passing of my last betta, I've missed having one around. If i get the 3 gallon I could move the shrimp that is currently in my fluval spec 5 gallon into the 3 gallon, and then put the new betta in the fluval spec. PROS OF A 3 GALLON: Truthfully, I think the betta would look better in the 5 gallon. the 3 gallon would save money. The aquarium itself is cheaper, but less plants and hardscape needed. I could setup a scape thats more catered towards shrimp. PROS OF A 5 GALLON Clearly 5 gallons is better then 3. I can afford both tanks. Is 3 gallons too small for a breeding colony for shrimp? I also need to move the shrimp, which could be stressful. I'm also not sure how well a newly cycled tank would do well with shrimp.

Your crypt could be going through the ever so common crypt melt. Completley normal. Just have patience and it will grow back.

Yellowing leaves may be a sign of having too little light. Green spot algae if anything would mean too much light. However, I wouldnt worry about it. Your plants look great! If your plants are doing great (and they are) there isn't a need to change the nutrients.

You might be getting Nitrites and Nitrates confused. Nitrites should be at 0, however nitrates should be at 20ppm especially if you have a planted aquarium. Have you seen your bettas fins getting more ragged looking? Or has it always been like this. If it hasnt always been like this, and over the past few weeks it could be very minor finrot.

I woke up yesterday morning to my first shrimp molt. However later that afternoon, a shrimp died. This obviously could be a random shrimo death. However, I wanna make sure it doesnt have anything to do with the molt, is my gh too low? Water Parameters goes as follows: Amonia 0.25ppm, I did a waterchange to remove this amonia and i think it was caused from the dead body being in the aquarium for a few hours. Nitrites: 0ppm Nitrates: 25ppm Gh: 75ppm

I woke up today with my first shrimp molt... very exciting. However later this afternoon I saw a dead shrimp, do you think this has to do with the molt? Or could it just be a random death. Water Parameters goes as follows: Amonia 0.25ppm, I did a waterchange to remove this amonia and i think it was caused from the dead body being in the aquarium for a few hours. Nitrites: 0ppm Nitrates: 25ppm Gh: 75ppm

For the forums one year anniversery we had forum members submit their favorite fish pictures that they took. There was some real jaw droppers for sure. Heres a thread to check them out: Heres probably one of my favorite pictures that I've taken... I'm defentley not a photographer by any means.

Lots of snow this year! and still lots more to come! Its april and its still snowing, more snow on the weekend. Its only like 3C - -4C, (24-32F) so not very cold. But the snow is stilll coming with a big blizzard a week ago.

You said its where the light is directly above which makes me think its algae. Not a big deal and super easy fix. Just gravel vac it during your next waterchange, or get bottom dwellers for your tank to run past the substrate. Usually works for me!

I live in winnipeg, MB. This is currently what its like outside 😞 We just had a blizzard in the middle of april! The snow was almost gone, and then all of a sudden another blizzard. Today was -14Celsuis. Classic Winnipeg weather for you. I'm typing this reminiscing of what life would be like in Florida.

Fed them some Cucumber on a skewer!

The shrimp seem to be very happy! I've only lost one in the week and a half ive had them. The frogbits roots are growing like big time and the shrimp seem to be enjoying th em. Currently I'm only feeding them the shrimp king complete foods. I'm wondering what other foods youd reccemend. I'm hatching out some brine shrimp soon, would the shrimp enjoy that? Theres a 5in1 pack for some of the shrimp king foods i might wanna try. Along with some repashy.