Kamen_Kaiju

my Yoyo loach is insane. I really like him. Everyone in the house seems to have a favorite fish. Mine is definitely the loach. He's very entertaining.

How quickly I've gone from, "omg I need a huge tank!" to "yoyo loach? Not too big? I should get a couple more!" 🤣 though I'm reading they can be just fine on their own and don't need others.

Hell hath no fury like an enraged Filipina!

"that's a yoyo loach" thank goodness! Once again this forum saved me. You guys/girls are the best. I knew it wasn't a clown loach because when I looked that up it looked nothing like it. Looking around I didn't see yoyo loach but I saw tiger loach and I thought it looked like that one. Cool,.. I'm not ready for a 150 gallon tank. My wife is already like, "Why do we suddenly have 5 fish tanks in the house?" My kids love them though. They're been so much fun to set up and watch.

suddenly needing a $3,000 fish tank and all I'm wondering is where my wife is going to hide my body. 🤣

🤦‍♂️ yeesh This is him right now... I need to figure out how fast it's going to grow so I know how soon I need a bigger tank. Jeez I just started in October and now I have 1.5, 3, 5, 10, and 30 gallon tanks. And I guess I need a really big one now. 😬

yeah I'm not sure what to do. When they sold it to me (Petco), they said it was a clown loach and would get 3"-4". I guess it's partly my fault for not knowing any better. I was there getting a catfish cory and I saw it and just thought it looked so cool and 'tiger-like' it was sort of an impulse buy with the catfish. Right now it's in a 30 gallon with some tetras and a couple mollys and corys, it seems to get along fine with everyone but it's not very big, maybe 1.5"-2".

and apparently they get up to 10" long? 😬 he's become my favorite fish. (So much personality). How big a tank am I going to eventually need for him? 60 gallons? 100 gallons? 150 gallons? I hadn't planned on getting any 'big' fish. But now that I inadvertently have one I feel like I should start getting myself ready for the idea that one day he's going to be a Big Chonkee Boi! I would love to keep it under 100 gallons if I can but not if that's going to be like, "Betta in a tea cup" kind of thing. I want it to be happy and have room to swim. He's a super cool fish.

excellent. Thank you.

If I ordered a couple guppies, a couple catfish, and a pleco,.. do I need them in 3 separate tanks to quarantine or can they all quarantine in the same tank? They're from the same store. Technically I do have 3 empty tanks I could use, but it would be easier and less medicine doses to just put them all in a 10 gallon tank for a week or two, right?

Nice. I love the Girl Talks Fish channel. the suction cup soapdish with aquarium sponge is a great idea. I'll do that. thanks.

I was writing here about my tanks.. ...but it was suggested I move here. This morning while feeding and cleaning I noticed the baby again. Hiding all the way in the top corner by a couple pieces of floating plant. I've been wondering what happened to him since yesterday and was surprised to see it out and about instead of hiding in the grass. I didn't know what to do to get it out and worried a net would be too violent and might hurt it. Then I remembered I still had the cups my Betta fish came in, so I gently lowered the cup near him in the corner of the tank and the water and fry flowed into the cup. I got him! ... now I don't really know what to do with him. But he's out of immediate danger of being eaten. So I pulled out my "old" first small tank and put some water and a heater in it. Then I put a square water-scoop cup in that will hold the round cup the Fry is in. So it's not floating around or tipping over. I want to keep the fry used to the same exact water that's in the big tank. I crushed up some baby shrimp and a tiny bit of fish flake and put it in the cup with a little floater plant. I don't have much floater plants at the moment (they're on the way), but I was trying to give it something. I have a breeder box coming that should be here Tuesday. I'm hoping if I change the water daily (20%) and feed him a few times a day, he'll grow a bit and stay healthy. Tuesday I can put him in the breeder box in the main tank so I know he'll be getting better water. From what I'm reading it'll be at least 2 weeks before it's big enough to safely but let loose in the main tank. All in all it's pretty surprising. I just got the Mollys this week, a few days ago, I wasn't prepared or expecting to suddenly be trying to figure out what to do with baby fish. But I'm trying and reading as much as I can as fast as I can. Can't believe stumbling onto a Takashi Amano video on YouTube has led me to this in less than 3 months. Now I have 4 tanks and a bunch of different fish and a couple mystery snails. The fish are so cool though. I can't believe some days after work I go downstairs and watch the main tank and next thing I know a whole hour has gone by.

I just saw 2 babies hiding in the grass in my tank! no idea where they came from. I do see one of my white Mollys has a dark spot in her belly. And the orange molly keeps chasing it. I don't have a breeding box or anything. I looked around for something to use and don't have anything. I ordered a breeding box but it doesn't come for a couple days. I guess I'll be prepared next time. In the meantime I hope the little babies can hide until they're bigger. Totally surprised me. I thought I was seeing things at first. the little guy hiding in the grass... the one 'I think' is having babies, but I'm not 100% sure. But she has a dark spot in her rear belly. I can see it pretty clearly when she gets near the light. But also the orange Molly keeps following her around and nipping at that spot. I've read what to do with pregnant fish it's why I ordered the breeding box. I just didn't think I'd have to deal with it within days of getting the fish. I tried to find a container or something that I could put hole in for the frys to escape away from the Mom thinking I could just isolate her, but I couldn't find anything that would work. I thought Guppies were the ones that were supposed to surprise you with babies! Lol Pretty neat. Not how I saw my friday going.

Crushed coral works? I bought a can of API Ph 7.0 but then after I bought it I realized it said you can't use it with live plants in the tank. I ordered another liquid they have called PH UP I'm going to try.

My catfish keeps having the zoomies going up and down the back wall of the tank. I keep checking the water parameters and everything's fine. I know he's eaten. Water temp is good. Not sure what's stressing him out for the past couple days. Finally it occurs to me this morning maybe there isn't enough oxygen in the water getting mixed in from the pump and I need an airstone. Maybe he's going up to the upper water column because that's where the oxygen is better. There's a bunch of fish in the tank and I thought the pump was mixing the water up pretty good but maybe not. I ordered a 'rush delivery today' pump and airstone from Amazon. It's a cheapy but it should work for a few days at least and should be here in a few hours. Then I have a better setup (tetra brand) coming next week. I can either replace the cheap pump and stone or keep the nicer one as a backup. I just want to help the little guy as fast as I can. Where is a good spot to put the airstone? In the back-left underneath the pump and heater? Or in the back-right where there's nothing really there? .. or maybe the front-left? My pump dumps the water into the rear-left side of the tank and it goes down and flows to the right. I'm not sure how you know where to put the stone to distribute oxygen in the lower water column best for the catfish. And searching online I see conflicting answers. Thought I'd ask here. Thank you.

Update. Some of the plants are doing well (like Hornswort), others are melting a bit though I read that's normal. I have java moss coming and plan on trying to make a floating moss ball with it. I have stock in the large tank now. Some neon Tetras (because of course), some Mollys, and a tiger loach and a cory catfish emerald. One of the Mollys is white with a light orange streak. It has orange circles in a clear backfin, and blue circles in the tail. It's really cool looking. Surprisingly the Catfish has become my favorite and I ordered a couple more. And the Loach just makes me laugh, I'm beginning to think it's insane. It just darts around the tank and acts crazy. So far for my first community tank I'm not seeing any of the fish being aggressive to any of the other fish. Everyone seems to get along. Some pics: The Tetras. I got a dozen but ended up with 16. Not complaining though. The 30 gallon next to the 3 gallon with my daughters Betta (and a snail) The cool white/orange/blue-green Molly that I really like. The other 3 Mollys are (2 white, 1 black) The insane Loach. I call him 'Rocket' because he blasts all over the tank. the other 3 Mollys The Super-Cool Catfish. Very hard to get a pic of him as he hardly stays still. I'll often find him just chilling laying on the bottom or hunting in the substrate. But of course when I try to take a picture of him he starts swimming all over. I wasn't sure exactly how to feed so many fish at once as I'm used to just feeding Bettas. But I tried 2-3 dried shrimp, 3-4 dry blood worms, and a (generous) pinch of fish flakes,.. and everything seems to get eaten. The blood worms disappear pretty quick, the flakes are all gone within a few minutes, and then the Mollys seem to pick and nibble at the floating shrimp. I'll probably reduce the shrimp to just 1-2, or maybe only do them every other day. Still trying to figure out the proper proportions because I don't want excess food wasting away in the tank. I feed them once a day in the morning. Also I ordered some sinking food pellets that are supposed to be good for the catfish. I'm not 100% sure he's getting as much food as the others because they stay higher up in the tank and attack when the food hits. It's really a lot of fun having the tank and taking care of it. My kids spend a lot of time looking at the fish and laughing at their behavior. My youngest daughter has started calling the black Molly, "Wednesday". She really seems to like the fish a lot. ....I'm not convinced she isn't going to name all 16 of the Tetra as well. Lol My original Betta in the Buddha tank in my office is doing well also.

thanks I will look into that

I'd like a lid to help with evaporation but I'm not sure how to make sure I get a lid that fits and has room (cut out) for the filter pump. I thought about letting duckweed grow across the top because I read that helps with evaporation but I also kept reading that it just smells awful. And I don't want a big tank that smells. (my wife and kids would have a fit.)

that's it! Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora) - Flip Aquatics thank you so much.

is this a Rasbora? I really like the dark body with the red belly and fins. Sort of reminds me of the red belly piranha. (Screen shot taken from video at the 6:53 mark) I was watching this video on Pea Puffers and this fish keeps darting around all through the video. It's a great looking fish and I'm really curious about it and wondered if anyone knew for sure what kind of fish it is. He mentions Rasbora in the video but looking up that fish I don't see any that look like this with the orange/red belly. Thank you.

Yes I got some Algae flakes for the snails. They seem to really like them. 🤷‍♂️ I was just trying to block the sunlight. I guess I can take it off since everyone is saying don't worry about it.

the whole wall behind the tanks (about 10 feet away) is windows and french doors, I just worried they'd get too much direct sunlight. Yes all 3 tanks are new, and yes it was growing on the driftwood. I did add a single mystery snail to each tank in hopes they'd help keep it clean. They seem busy, I guess they're doing something. In the big tank it's so new I gave the snail an algae flake to eat which it really liked. I take it the biofilm will go away? I'll research it, thank you.

some updated pics. My Buddha tank is doing well. The Betta seems happy and is eating. I think I was overfeeding as I got some white algae, but I stopped having the light on so much and cut way down on the feeding and it mostly seems to have gone away. (also I checked the water with test strips and everything seems ok.) I added a leaf-hammock which Floyd the Betta has totally ignored. I made a ring to try and keep the floaters away from the pump, and I added a small feeding ring which seems to work well. I drop in 2 worm-shaped betta food pellets in the morning and he eats them right away. And I planted some grass which I hope will take off. My kids Betta fish named Louie, in the old 3 gallon tank that was on my desk with Floyd. Now it's on the kitchen bar top. And I put a piece of cardboard behind it so it doesn't get any sunlight. I need a better backing but for now it's serving it's purpose and the fish seems happy. My Garden tank I have started, I'm really hoping the plants do well. I'm trying to keep an eye on them, only give them 4 hours of light a day, and I put an aquarium backer behind the tank so it doesn't get any sunlight. So far (I think?) it's doing ok, but I guess it takes time to tell, it's only been a few days. Fingers crossed though because I really want this tank to do well and I don't have the best luck with plants. I know it's not fancy, I don't have any leftover hardscape or anything, I used it all on the other tanks. This whole tank is leftover soil, rock, gravel, etc. from the other tanks. I just wanted to put it to good use and see if the plants will grow. Bottom left plant isn't looking so hot. I'm rooting for them all though. "You Can Do It!"

yeah I hear ya. it looks nice and I like that the front corners are rounded edges but it was kind of a rip off. The lid and light (and tank) are nice but the filter is a bit much for this tank. I've decided to just run it an hour or two a day to clean the water and move it around. Just bought a 29 Gallon (black friday sale) and bought a filter, heater and light separately. It's my first big tank, pretty excited. I got the 5 gallon set up yesterday before cooking dinner (was a very busy day!) Going to get some more plants in it. Then the 29 gallon for now is just going to be plants until I decide what to do with it. Mostly I got it because it was on sale for around $30. Which I didn't want to pass up. Then I think I'll rotate the fish. Right now my kids have my first 1.5 gallon tank and they got a betta for it, and my betta is in the 3 gallon on my desk. I think I'll move the 3 gallon downstairs and put my kids fish in the bigger tank. Keep the 1.5 for emergencies or quarantines or something. Put my betta in the 5 gallon tank,.. and I'll decide what to do with the big 29 gallon planted tank. Maybe some tetras and shrimps would be cool. I really want to get sort of an eco-system going in a big tank as that is what inspired me to try this hobby in the first place. Seeing some of the amazing planted eco-system tanks on youtube. ..plus the really cool Takashi Amano photos.