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My Bolivian Rams are in a tank that’s 76° and they’ve been just fine.
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13. 15 if you count the (2) 2.5 gallon egg hatching tanks that go up and come down as needed.
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Aquahuna.com is partnered with Aquarium Co-op
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You guys ever try to help someone on here that says things like “I’m brand new to the freshwater world” so you give some advice based on your personal experiences but then argues literally every thing you say to try to help them? Irks me so bad, lol. Whatever, it is what it is and I wish them the best of luck. Onto the fun stuff!
ACO order came in today! Got everything I ordered (per usual and wouldn’t expect anything less) and one thing I wasn’t expecting until my next order!
Angels actually looking like little fish instead of eggs with tails. Maybe tomorrow when I get home from work they’ll be free swimming. As soon as they’re swimming around I’ll do a 50% water change to begin taking out the Methylene Blue, drop a seeded sponge filter in, and start raising them up.
Here’s to the 99.9% of Community Aquarists that Respect Each other and best of luck to the other .1%!
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On 12/12/2022 at 7:13 PM, RennjiDK said:
How important is flow in a planted tank?
It’s all in what you make of it and what fish you want to keep, how rooted your plants are, what the substrate is, etc. I personally don’t like a ton of flow as it’s harder for plants to root, and the only BBA I’ve ever experienced/still battle with is in higher flow areas around HOB’s.
Some Rainbows love high flow. Same with Hillstream Loaches. Other long-finned fish/clumsy swimmers… not so much. Again, I would look into the things you want to keep and research where they come from and what they like.
Best of luck with your dive into the freshwater world ✌️
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I am by no means an expert, don’t have a par meter, and honestly don’t really care. 11 of my 13 tanks run AquaNeat lights from Amazon and grow everything I want them to. My first tank ever uses the stock lame-o white LED’s and a submersible bar and it grows Java Moss better than anything else I’ve tried. My Walstad cube has a Fluval Nano Plant light and crushes. Some of my tanks run C02. Some tanks have multiple filters. 1 tank has absolutely no filter or air stone. Whatever you want is achievable with enough understanding and patience to get it where you want it.
My best advice is to research the plant(s) you intend on keeping and understand their needs. Are they water column feeders or root feeders? Are they red plants that will pop more under a more red spectrum light and do they need additional iron? How do you balance a tank? Do you intend to use gravel, aquasoil, dirt? How deep is the water as par is diluted with every inch light passes through the water? Are you wanting maximum growth, or just good growth? Do you even need C02? What causes types of algae and how do you combat it? Etc.
Again, I am no expert, but understanding what your plants need and how to give it to them, how to balance your tank, how much (if any C02) you need, what temps plants prefer, what fish you want to stock and do they eat plants, root feeder/column feeder/epiphytes/ etc. is more important than what light you get in my opinion.
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As many as your wallet can afford/as many as you want to be a slave to water changes to. I’ve heard @Cory say plenty of times “the difference between 100-120 might be noticeable. 120-150, maybe not so much. 150-200 looks the same. Your wallet gives out before most people get there”.
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Dechlorinator for sure
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We have wigglers! Super nice to see the spawn that actually mattered happen in real time presented for the the internet. The only difference between this spawn and the previous failed attempts was the air stone under the eggs to fan them. Never had to do that before, but will continue to do that moving forward.
You can see some eyes and little tails. The air stone blew some of these guys and gals off the slate so the air stone was moved out of the way. I REALLY wish the forum would let you upload short clips (without YouTube and without gifs). Tried to make a couple gifs for you guys but once the videos were gif’d and saved they were super dark. Pics will have to suffice.
Male Bristlenose was looking epic the other night. You can see what I believe is a female in the background. I bought them as juveniles a while back and believe I might have actually had some luck for once and got both a male and a female. ACO order has been placed and in the mail! Pleco cave is on that order as IF I got lucky and this is a m/f pair I want to try to breed them. Also flagged my account as I just passed the 1 year member mark and I want that coin!All is well and I’m excited about continuing to raise the Cory’s, this group of Panda Angels, and the possibility of breeding these Pleco’s once they’re mature. Cheers, Nerms.
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Not a ton going on over here. The work is done and now we slowly progress. Cory babies still chillin (mostly by the sponge filter) and they got their first taste of frozen BBS for dinner. Flashed my phone light in the tank and saw some orange bellies so they’re obviously eating it. The nightly baby brine shrimp feast is on! Panda Angel eggs looking immaculate, and a crayfish molt that I couldn’t resist taking a picture of.
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It made the cover, too! That’s sick!
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@nabokovfan87 If/when they spawn and I want to hatch the eggs I do it in the tumbler to hatch and then move the fry to different tanks. Same with the Peacock Gudgeons. Same with the Rainbows. Definitely a “display” tank with breeding capabilities, but I hatch and raise in separate tanks
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@nabokovfan87 Here she is in all her glory:
This tank holds a special place in my heart as it was the third tank I ever set up, the first “big” tank, and one of the tanks I’ve learned the most with. I love this tank -
@TheSwissAquarist Nah, lol. I just got lucky to find someone who supports me as much as I support them. If she wanted houseplants all over and cared for them like I do the tanks I’d be all about it though!
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@nabokovfan87 I’ve seen some pretty big spawns of albino eggs in my 29, but never once have seen fry in that tank. The Glowlight Tetras, Dwarf Gourami (at the time), and now the GlowLights, Peacock Gudgeons, and Praecox Rainbows mean the eggs don’t usually last long and any fry are for sure a tasty snack.
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I feel ya! My life is super hectic right now as well. Best of luck having some little guys around from this batch!
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I know others have said they’ll see eggs and then fry in their tanks, but I’ve only ever been successful with Cory’s by pulling and hatching the eggs in a separate container.
If the eggs aren’t eaten, I think it’s very likely that the Tetras and the Betta will pick them off. However, you never know until you try!
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Agreed with the others that a 30 is small for a group of Angels. I could see a single Angel as a centerpiece, but more than that I would personally do a bigger tank
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When I was playing with Platy’s I quarantined entire groups of 8-10 in a 10 gallon tank without issue. Feed lightly, test often and you should be fine.
The one piece of advice I have is that, in the main/display tank, populations can boom quickly! I went from my group of 8 adult Platy’s to being overrun with fry/juveniles quickly in a 29. But I also feed lots of frozen self-hatched Baby Brine Shrimp.
Most of the Platy’s have been moved on and the adults are passing due to age, and I’ve kept the crazy color combos I’ve gotten from breeding that I enjoy keeping. To keep from getting overrun again, I grow out my Angels with the Platy group in a 55 and the Angels keep things in check.
Hope this helps and best of luck getting through quarantine and setting up your tank!
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Left the lights on overnight so the Bristlenose didn’t eat the eggs and now we cross our fingers that I don’t get a giant algae outbreak. Bristlenose and snails would probably love that, though. Maybe even the Platy’s, too. I guess we’ll find out!
Spawn has been pulled and is in the 2.5 gallon hatchery with 2 drops of Methylene Blue and an air stone cranking below the eggs to continue to fan them. The countdown is on
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On 12/7/2022 at 11:40 PM, itsfoxtail said:
I must know. What's in the little tank next to the hatchery?
Julii Corydora fry!
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Tons of tanks throughout 2 seasons of Euphoria. As I watched them with my girlfriend I pointed out every tank I saw. Surprised this wasn’t on the list!
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I have 1 male endler with 2 female guppies in my 10 gallon aquaponics tank. I probably have 40-50 fry/juveniles in that tank right now. The tank gets fed Xtreme nano pellets in the morning and frozen self-hatched BBS at night. I put the male and 2 females together and just kept doing my thing. Population has exploded.
This tank has just some Java moss that grows around the intake to the pump for the aquaponics tray. I’m shocked at the number of fish in this small 10 gallon, but it all works out. My Gold Tetras even passively bred in here! I guess what I’m getting at is nature finds a way, even in a small space.
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Being at altitude comes with both pros and cons!!
One day I’ll win the lottery and will live in the mountains, have the time and space, and will give you a run for your money with the puffers 😂
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A day late on the normal weekly post but the company employee appreciation party will do that to you. Water change on all the tanks but the shrimp/snail/crayfish tank and even got the 2 egg hatching tanks on the counter. Tested the one that’s been growing out the Julii Cory fry and got 0/0/5 so I’m confident the sponge filter in there is doing it’s job and makes me more confident in doing the same for the Panda Angel fry. Those guys are still wiggling away, waiting for them to become free swimming. Once they are, I’ll siphon out any of the infertile/fungused eggs, drop the sponge filter in, do a water change, and start raising them up. Brine shrimp eggs are in the hatchery and everything is all good and moving along.
The Angels in the community tank spawned again today, but I just pulled the slate and washed the eggs down the drain. With the Julii’s and the Panda’s already going I literally don’t have the space or time. Still got some cool pics though