AllFishNoBrakes

I’m lucky in that my angels spawn on either Amazon Swords, or the tiles I have set up for them, so I just remove whatever they spawn on to hatch and raise. The tank becomes calm again once the eggs are removed

PSO! I have plenty of plants from the Co-Op, but PSO has by far outgrown everything else

@MattyM Nice! I was feeding frozen baby brine daily and it got out of control pretty quick. Has taken some time and several moves to rebalance everything again. You live and you learn!

@MattyM My Platy’s went crazy in my 29 and it was a struggle to move them all. Definitely learned my lesson there! Now I keep them with Angels or other fish that will help me control the populate naturally

@drewzero1 A duckweed comb sounds awesome! Even cooler that it’s 3d printed. Post some pics of your tools! Might inspire some others to make the same, or even upgrade it

I don’t think that would be overstocked, but remember it all comes down to how much you feed, how much/often you’re willing to change water, plants, etc. My suggestion would be to start where you want, test often, and then make informed decisions from there!

@mountaintoppufferkeeper I’m part of the CAS as well! That being said, I signed up in the height of the pandemic and have yet to make it out to an in-person event. Doesn’t help that I always work the weekends… Maybe I’ll catch you at a meeting/auction one of these days!

I guess I could show off this bad boy, too. This is how I filled water back into tanks before I had a Python. The pump would sit in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket, and has an adjuster for how fast the water runs through it. Water went in the pump, up the tubing, and then the pvc was built to hang over the rim of a tank. The caps on the end of the apparatus has a ton of small holes drilled in it, acting like a spray bar instead of just pushing water straight down or out the sides. Diffused the water to not disturb the substrate. Fill up the 5 gallon bucket with water and the pump, start filling a second bucket in the sink, turn on the pump, and then keep dumping water into the bucket with the pump until the tank is full. I actually just sold this apparatus to a co-worker who also got into fish keeping. Charged them a fraction of the overall price to make without labor, but felt cool passing on something that helped me early on to help out a friend.

@A3M0N I just suck on the end of the tubing. The tubing is like 7 feet long so I have plenty of time to start the siphon and just clip it to the bucket. I have a rolled up piece of sponge in the end of the pvc that’s in the tanks so I don’t suck up any fish or plants. @TeeJay I think the hatchery is worth it if you can afford it. I hatch 1 Tablespoon of eggs at a time, but the majority of that gets frozen and used throughout the following week. I have a silicone mold that I got off Amazon that makes tiny cubes, so I fill that up and then feed the rest when I harvest. -I used half inch pvc pipe, (8) 90° side outlet elbows, and (8) 90° normal elbows. I made the stand pretty tall, and then realized I could use the (8) 90° elbows to bow out the front sides of the frame to hold the sieve. As far as lengths of the square to hold the hatchery, I just measured the top ring of the hatchery and made em that big. The pvc connections have plenty of wiggle room as there’s like 1 inch or so between the outside edge of the elbow piece, and where it can go in all the way. (Hope that makes sense. If you’ve ever used pvc you know what I’m talking about). Allows you enough play to make it just right. Plus, the hatchery has the handle on the back, so you can use that to your advantage as well. -So ya, ~8’ of half inch pvc, (8) 90° side outlet elbows, (8) 90° elbows, a tape measure, a sharpie, and a pvc cutter and you’re good to go. I attached a couple close up detail pictures of the elbows and connections as well. Holler if you have any more questions! Happy to help

For sure. Mine is definitely a chip out of the glass. Not a crack. Haven’t had a single issue with mine though!

I have a 55 gallon that I bought used, and use it as a grow out tank that has something similar. I was worried at first, but it’s held strong for like 2 years at this point. I would say monitor it, but don’t panic. The silicone seal looks good from what I can tell in the pictures.

Looks like it to me. Best of luck hatching the eggs and raising the fry!

Hey @smm333! It’s actually not too terrible. I’ve DIY’d some tools to help with maintenance. I actually posted about it in the general discussion. Check it out! 😉

@Jess The clip on light in the photo is just to pull the brine to the bottom of the hatchery as they’re attracted to light. I found it on Amazon forever ago. As far as heating the hatchery goes, I use a different clip on lamp that has a normal light bulb. Works like a dream for me. I found a picture that kind of shows the light @A3M0N Ya, the pvc is just essentially a hands free siphon. The tubing just gets clipped to a 5 gallon bucket to drain water

Welcome! The tank looks dope. Excited to watch it mature!

Across my 2.5 year fish keeping hobby I’ve built tools to make my life just a liiiitle more efficient. I have 13 tanks, none of which are on auto water change, so I’ve built things to help that go faster. Simple pvc pipe with some elbows, a ball valve, a bit of sponge, and some tubing have made all the difference when it comes to taking water out of tanks. A small pump and some tubing saves time when putting water back into my smaller tanks. Python to refill anything 29 gallon and above. I also modified my brine shrimp hatchery stand to hold a sieve for me! All of these tools make it so I can do more than one thing at once, making my maintenance days super efficient. Still takes time, but I can be draining tanks while filling buckets in the sink, drain tanks as I fill with the python behind me, and get my tools ready to freeze my baby brine shrimp while harvesting. What tools have you built to make your maintenance easier for you? Show em off!

Was given to me as “dwarf” aquarium lettuce. Turns out it wasn’t so dwarf 😂. I let it go crazy in one of my 10 gallons. I dig your username by the way!

I’ll go first: Species I’ve bred: -Guppies, Platies, Shrimp (neocaridina), Snails (Bladder, Ramshorn), Kribensis, Angelfish (Marbled, Panda, Mix), Crayfish (CPO), Corydora (Albino) Species I’m tired of: -Guppies (major fail as I have soft water), Platies (I have a variant I’d like to work with, but don’t have the many tanks necessary) Species I WANT to breed: -More Panda Angles, More mixed Angels (pairs form and unpair as I keep them in a community), Peacock Gudgeons, Pygmy Cory’s, Julii Cory’s, Furcata Rainbows, Praecox Rainbows, CPD’s, Pea Puffers. I thought this would be a fun thread of what you’ve done, what you’re tired of doing, and what you WANT to do! See pics attached for things I’m working on, and don’t be afraid to ask for more! I’m always taking pics, but never know what is worthy of a post.

Heck ya! Gotta keep it interesting for everyone involved. I hope you find what you and your daughter will enjoy! At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about Salvinia has done nothing but thrive for me, to the point that it’s like duckweed and I can’t get rid of it. The picture attached is from my shrimp tank that has no heater, full lid, and barely any filtration.

My vote is for a school of Chili Rasboras! You should be able to keep a decent number to keep the 10 gallon interesting and fun. Also, I run Salvinia in several of my tanks, all with full lids/tops, and I’ve never had a problem with humidity. Best of luck moving forward!

When I’m having trouble falling to sleep I often start thinking about my tanks, the things I’d like to try, my dream tanks, new fish, planning out new tanks, planning out new experiments, and then the next thing I know my alarm is going off and it’s time to go to work. My tanks are definitely an escape from the real world and help me in so many ways!

Hey everyone, My name’s Ryan and I’m a humble aquarist in Colorado! I’ve been keeping aquariums since July of 2020, and really fell in love as soon as I set up my first tank. It all started when my girlfriend bought me a Carolina Reaper pepper plant and I was curious if I could grow it out of a tank. As of now, I run 13 aquariums (all planted/community tanks and a couple QT/grow out tanks) and love the challenge of breeding fish and raising fry. My goal is to keep aquariums that I enjoy, and when my fish breed I enjoy trying to hatch the eggs and welcome the challenge of raising the fry. I work an insane (more than) full time job, but when I’m not on the clock I enjoy working with my tanks, spending time with my girlfriend, hanging out with our dog and cat, gaming, and learning new skills and things in general. Check out my Instagram at @AllFishNoBrakes and I look forward to connecting with each of you! I’m a little all over the board when it comes to my tanks. I have tanks with cO2, tanks without cO2, a dirted tank with no filter, HOB’s, sponge filters, shrimp, snails, bigger fish, nano fish, community tanks, pea puffers, angelfish, livebearers, egg layers, 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish, etc. I’m always excited that I can try something new, and even “old things” are still exciting to me! Below are some recent shots of my planted community tanks. Let’s connect, have some fun, and help each other grow and learn!