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Agreed with those above me. I have soft, lower pH water out of the tap (TDS 40) and don’t use Wondershells or anything like that. Give your shrimp consistency and they should do just fine.
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The kits that I’ve bought (with the solenoid) simply required an additional purchase of citric acid and baking soda. I like em! Like I said, it’s a good middle ground, in my opinion, to getting started with c02. Best of luck finding what you’re looking for!
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Look into the metal canisters with citric acid and baking soda. It’s not the plastic bottle DIY yeast and sugar, and it’s not a full blown 5 or 10 lb tank. It’s a nice mid range that affordable, and a good option. At least I think so. It’s how I started in the c02 world and continue to keep 2 of them running.
Make sure whatever kit you buy comes with the solenoid as you’ll absolutely need that. Link below is a good place to look.
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Agreed with the telescoping nets from Amazon for the same reasons everyone has listed above. They’re great for shrimp and all kinds of fish.
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Me personally, I wouldn’t chance it. If this happened to me I would consider it a lesson learned and a mistake to avoid in the future and start fresh.
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I have low pH, soft water (pH mid 6 to 7) and have shrimp in most of my tanks and they do just fine. Just like anything else, you should strive for consistency rather than chasing arbitrary numbers.
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What up fish fam?! First journal entry of the new year.
Skipped last week as me and my girlfriend spent a few days in the mountains without cell service. Was super nice to get away, unplug, and recharge in the most serene place with a fire every night and some tasty tequila courtesy of my boss.
Just got caught up on maintenance. Water changes done, fertilizer in the tanks, and everything cleaned up. Got a couple things going at the moment.
The Julii spawn I had going crashed hard and I have no idea what happened. One by one the fry were dying once they got to about 3/8-1/2”. No clue why. Was a little disheartening, but we’ll try again in the future. Being worried it could’ve been disease I dismantled the tank, and hydrogen peroxided everything including the filter. Rinsed out, let completely air dry for a couple of days, and then set back up.
I had probably 25 Albino Cory fry hatch right before we went to the mountains. I put those guys in the refreshed tank knowing most of them probably wouldn’t make it. There’s currently 6-10 fry in there still so it is what it is. The recharge was much needed and the fish will spawn again.
Panda Angel fry cruising right along. Still in the little 2.5 and growing slowly as I’m in no hurry to grow them out. When they’re ready, they’ll go to a 1/2 full 10 gallon and keep cruising. Photo dump incoming.
Albino Cory’s freshly hatched right before we went to the mountains.
Amazon Sword throwing out another runner. We’ll have more baby swords in no time.
Marbled Angel spawn. Didn’t keep any of these eggs.
Another Panda Angel spawn. The difference in color from the above pictured spawn is super interesting. Didn’t keep any of these eggs either.
CPO carrying eggs!
Shrimp out of water today during maintenance. Tried to splash it with water out of the Python but they weren’t budging. Definitely still alive. That was a first for me today!
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Thanks! That literally started from just a couple of strands lol. That tank has since changed, but that giant Java Moss jungle and a couple hundred shrimp was fun.
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When I set up my shrimp tank I threw in a bit of Java moss, my hard scape, and then let the thing get gross with algae. Started with 30 shrimp, and have sold several hundred of them at this point.
I feed every other day. Shrimpee pellets from Xtreme, Hikari shrimp cuisine, boiled zucchini, etc.
I agree that you should establish biofilm and algae. It will help you be successful
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GlowLights are rad. A few years ago, my 29 gallon was the third tank I set up, and the first couple GlowLights were the “canaries in the coal mine” to ensure the tank was ready. Today, I still have my whole group (10) that I started that tank with. They’re great fish! Wish you the best of luck with them!
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All the cholla wood I have is for my shrimp tank and it went into the tank after a quick rinse for any dirt
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On 1/3/2023 at 1:26 AM, nabokovfan87 said:
but you can just ask easily stuff the siphon with sponge.
Sorry if others recommended this, too. Didn’t read the whole thread, but this is exactly what I do. My DIY siphon has a sponge shoved in the end, and then I refill like I always do.
All my tanks get weekly water changes, and almost every tank has shrimp. I have t seen any ill effects.
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Bolivians have been the easiest of the Rams I’ve tried. I have 2 in a 20 gallon high with 6 Julii Corydoras and 6 Furcata Rainbows. Tank is 76° and everyone gets along
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On 1/2/2023 at 12:38 PM, Maeve said:
I like the look of the Bolivian Ram or the German Blue and where they would hang out in the tank, that low to medium range, but they don't appear to be as beginner friendly.
I’ve tried black rams a couple different times with 0 success, even keeping the tank at 84 degrees as they like it hot. When the second attempt at black rams didn’t work I went with Bolivians that don’t have those higher temp requirements, and they’ve thrived for me. Definitely recommend the Bolivian as they will want temperatures more in line with your general tropical fish and their needs
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Well, a couple weeks later in the lightly salted tank and a couple Catappa Leaves and Pleco looks to have the issue resolved. I’ll probably leave them in this tank for another week just to be sure, and when I have the best view of them they’re always facing the exact wrong way I need them to. Of course. But, from what I can tell that white mass is gone.
Shout out to @Colu for the awesome recommendation. I’m glad salt and leaves did the trick before I went the medication route I was originally planning on. I appreciate your commitment to helping others, and hope you’re feeling better than a couple weeks ago when I originally posted this! This community is awesome.
Edit: Came back a couple minutes later and finally found the fish facing the way I needed to actually check. The issue seems to be resolved! Heck ya. Maybe on Wednesday, maintenance day, they’ll go back to the tank they came from.
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Hey @Maeve! While I’m no expert, I do have a few years experience with 13 tanks in my care for all of those years. Here’s my thoughts:
-29 gallon tanks are personally my favorite size. They’re large enough to do a plethora of things with, but small enough to not be a huge hassle. I think it’s a great place to start!
-Substrate: I’ve never used eco complete. I’m more of a gravel and root tab kind of guy. Your plan sounds good though to get where you want to go. Personally, root tabs work for me, so I’ve never felt the need to purchase both gravel and eco complete. I’d rather just purchase gravel and use root tabs where I need them.
-Fertilizer: Easy Green is awesome and I think it’s worth the “investment”. Some plants feed mostly from the roots, and some feed more from the water column. You’ll want to provide nutrients, even with hard water. I personally have super soft water, but even if my water was hard I would want to provide any and all nutrients the plants want and need.
-Cycling: You don’t need to “cycle” the tank before adding plants. Plants should have some beneficial bacteria on them that will actually help you cycle your tank. However, you will absolutely want your tank cycled, and even better seasoned, before adding fish. Personally, I would get your hardscape how you want it, plant your tank, fill with water, and then enjoy it for a month or two before adding any fish. And obviously test your water to ensure it’s safe for fish before you add any. Cory had a great analogy on the Christmas livestream when it comes to cycled vs a seasoned tank. A “cycled” tank is like a house you just moved into and everything you own is still in boxes. A seasoned tank is like once your house becomes a home; everything is out of the boxes, everything is in its place, and it’s a much more comfortable place to be. You can sleep the night in both places, but a well-established home is what you’re going for.
-Plants: Agreed with @lefty o that some things will thrive in your water and other things not so much. Even with my 13 tanks that are all basically set up the same, get the same maintenance/water changes/lighting/etc things differ between the tanks. Some tanks grow one plant great, but clippings will not survive in the tank next to it. I would suggest the same thing @lefty o did; try some things and see if they work before you burn a couple hundred bucks hoping they work.
-Fish: Dealers choice on what makes you happy. I love Cory’s, Guppies should do well in your hard water and will absolutely reproduce so you’ll need a plan to move the offspring to new homes. CPD’s and Neon’s could definitely be fun! Centerpiece is totally up to you.
Hopefully this all helps! Welcome to the forum and holler at us when you have questions or need help! There’s a bunch of rad people here with a lot of experience and we all just want to help others succeed.
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@Winstons_estate Same here. I do use an ACO test strip every once in a while (like every 6 months) and I’m just like, “yup, still lower pH, soft water, with low to no buffer” and I keep it moving. I too focus on consistency rather than chasing numbers and changing things all the time.
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While we don’t want ammonia in the water, during a cycle you absolutely need the ammonia to colonize the bacteria. Once the bacteria is established, they’ll immediately convert ammonia. It’s a necessary evil while the tank builds bacteria and stabilizes.
If it were me, I would water change 50% when the ammonia got to .5ppm.
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I would try to quarantine them in the same tank. If there were any issues you could always set up another.
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Tank looks nice! My only piece of advice would be to wait until that tank gets covered in algae before getting your shrimp.
My shrimp only tank was a 20L as well. I set it up, and then let it get pretty gross before adding my shrimp. I believe having lots of algae for them to graze on as well as getting my shrimp from someone locally really helped me out and I had no issues whatsoever. Best of luck with your shrimp tank!
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Have you already medicated him/quarantined with meds when you first got him? As much as I respect @nabokovfan87 and what they do to help everyone, I’m not sure I would agree that it’s pineconing/dropsy.
If you really think it’s constipation, I would consider fasting for a couple days and then trying a feeding or two of peas.
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I have my 29g Pea Puffer tank. I’ll do my best to answer your questions and remember this is just my personal experience.
1. Any and all plants that do well in your water.
2. I love Spiderwood and have it in all of my tanks. Pea Puffer tank is no exception.
3. Dealers choice on the gravel. I used the leftover gravel and sand I had. Wish my tank was all gravel as it’s my favorite, but I didn’t want to buy more when I had enough of 2 different things to suffice.
4. I think they’re necessary. Can we survive on only cheeseburgers? Probably. Is it the best for us? No. A varied diet is always best. Snails are great for puffers.
-I feed snails when I have too many. Both pond and Ramshorn snails. I’ve been purposely building up snails and look forward to feeding them more often. It’s realistic, just takes time.
5. I don’t have any worm cultures, but if I did I would absolutely be feeding them to the Pea Puffers. Bloodworms and snails are what mine get.
6. Can they? Sure! Will they? You’ll have to see if your will. One of the best parts of Pea Puffers is that they don’t have ever-growing beaks/teeth that need to be constantly ground down like other puffers.
7. Good luck with a clean up crew. Maybe Amano shrimp? Maybe larger snails? I kept mine successfully with neo shrimp for a long time, but after a whole the neo population stagnated and started to decline as the shrimplets were all being hunted. My Pea Puffer tank has made me focus more on a balance and the occasional manual algae scrub as shrimp will survive but not thrive and snails are food.
8. I keep 6 in a 29 no problem. I often think about getting up to 10 or 12 just to see, but then I get hesitant to break something that was working perfectly.
Just my 2 cents and what I’ve done/what has worked for me. If you have any questions send me a message!
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Let that shrimp tank get gross with algae, and then add the shrimp.
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I’ve used a tumbler to hatch Cory eggs, so that’s the only experience I have to offer.
Gently rocking back and forth is what I go for. Maybe I’m wrong for this specific species, but that is what has worked for me.
Maybe try low and slow this time, and if you don’t get the results you’re looking for you could increase the flow on the next attempt?
Thinking of getting Peacock Gudgeons
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Posted · Edited by AllFishNoBrakes
Hey @TeeJay. I’ve had my pair for probably about 6 months. Single m/f pair in a 29g with Praecox Rainbows, Glowlight Tetras, Albino Corydoras, and shrimp. They’ve done excellent for me even “competing” with the Rainbows for bloodworms. A pair has been great in my experience.