AllFishNoBrakes

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!