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More fish photos

29g

"Arcanis" the gold ram

"Derp" the angelfish

75g

Roseline sharks

Siamese algae eater

"Arrie" the rainbow shark

Baby reticulated hillstream loach

Platies

"Jed" the electric blue acara

"Opal" and "Buttercup" the threespot gourami

Empire gudegeon

40g

"Marmaduke" the dwarf araguia acara

Brackish

Ghost shrimp

My 10g when its overgrown

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Some photos and videos of Blueberry the red cheek crayfish from this week. He really likes being in cover, so I haven't been able to get some good full body shots yet. 

 

 

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Some photos and videos from the weekend.

75g

"Arrie" the rainbow shark

"Jed" the electric blue acarra

"Cleo" the gold roseline shark

"Opal" the opalescent gourami

Blue coral platy

Roseline sharks and siamese algae eaters

"Buttercup" the gold gourami

 

10g

Guppies

29g

"Derp" the angelfish

"Arcanis" the gold ram

Brackish paludarium

Bumblebee goby

Fiddler crabs

Bonus

"Honeybear" the cat

[Crayfish molting issue]

I've never seen anything like that before. I hope they are okay. 

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Some fish photos. 

Opal the opalescent gourami 

Pearl Gourami 

Pomegranate the indian lilac crab 

Buttercup the gold gourami

Roseline sharks 

Siamese algae eater 

Jed the electric blue acara 

75g

Blueberry the red cheek crayfish 

 

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On 11/22/2023 at 8:27 AM, Pokey said:

Pomegranate looks so happy and healthy! I bet she’s really enjoying the renovation on her land area too.

 That's actually the land area in my brackish paludarium for my fiddler crabs. Pomegranate is in my 75g.

On 11/22/2023 at 8:27 AM, Pokey said:

Is she part of the vampire crab family? 

No, she is an indian lilac crab (Globithelphusa cf. kaufen). I believe they are from the family Gecarcinucidae.

On 11/22/2023 at 8:27 AM, Pokey said:

Your tanks are looking good and that angelfish is stunning!

Thanks!

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Pomegranate the indian lilac crab living her best life. 

I also added some more plants to the terrestrial part of my paludarium. It's looking pretty lush. 

29g

10g

[Question]

On 11/9/2023 at 10:14 AM, Khole new fish said:

I am see that the mollies really don't let the gobies eat much they are all over any food I feed them what should I do

Bumblebee gobies can be a little particular about what they eat. They seem to like freeze dried brine shrimp and freeze dried tubifex worms in my experience. Sometimes I like to soak them in tank water and then wave them near the gobies with tweezers to entice them to eat.

On 11/17/2023 at 11:10 AM, Khole new fish said:

What do you think about the end result mollies and Bumblebee gobies tank

I like it! That's a cool wood piece with the anubias behind it and I like the crypt garden you have going.

[What is the most annoying thing your fish do?]

I swear my guppies life purpose is to swim directly into my siphon whenever I do water changes. Ive had to save like 20 or more that have gotten sucked up and ended up in my sink. 

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I took some nice fish photos today 

Neon blue eyes

Watermelon fiddler crabs

 

Guppies 

Cherry shrimp 

75g feeding time 

 

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I got a couple okayish photos and some video of Blueberry the red cheek crayfish today. They have gotten a lot bigger and their color has matured quite a bit since August. 

Before 

After 

Bonus. Signifier blueeye photos

[Question]

On 11/8/2023 at 4:29 PM, Khole new fish said:

I need some advice I have two mollies with some Bumblebee gobies I am not sure if I should keep them together or transfer the mollies to the tank with the tetra, and Danios, what should I do 

I think bumblebee gobies and mollies go well together since they both prefer hard water. Some bumblebee gobies prefer brackish water and mollies are brackish tolerant, so that's an option too. 

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Photo updates from this weekend:

29g

75g

40g

Brackish paludarium 

10g

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On 11/4/2023 at 9:23 AM, Pokey said:

Where did the barnacles come from? Is that the brackish tank or are there freshwater barnacles too? Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

The nerite snails came with the barnacles from my LFS. I believe they are collected from a brackish area. This is a brackish tank.

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I finished redoing the terrestrial part of my paludarium today. 

Also, got some video footage of one of the barnacles on my nerite snail being active. 

 

[Shrimp friendly bottom feeder options]

Kuhli loaches, mystery snails, trapdoor snails. 

[Dwarf Cichlid that doesn't hang around the bottom]

I have a dwarf araguia acara. They seem to spend less time at the bottom than other dwarf cichlids I've had (blue rams, Bolivian rams, apisto borellii) 

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On 10/25/2023 at 11:01 PM, TheSwissAquarist said:

I’m surprised that your plants are looking so good in a brackish tank. 

It's very low end brackish (1.003 SG) , which gives me some options. 

[Question]

It's probably a harmless bacterial bloom or some detritus on your substrate was disturbed when you added water. You can try using something like fritz clarifier or add a polishing pad to your filter if it's modular, but you might just have to wait it out. 

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I'm finally somewhat happy with my brackish tank. I definitely need to fix up the terrarium next. 

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Some photo updates:

40g

 

 

29g

10g

75g

 

[Rummynose Tetras]

I have about 15 in my 29g and the seem to be doing very well so far. They have good coloration and are very active. 

[Help with CO2 Kit]

When you say it worked, did you see bubbles coming out of the diffuser? 

[Has any one owned a CPO crayfish before]

On 10/17/2023 at 11:25 PM, Cinnebuns said:

I'm curious what else you keep with them. 

Currently they are in my 75g with a rainbow shark, roseline sharks, SAEs, gouramis, a crab and a crayfish. 

[Is gourami a good choice and which one]

Some ideas: red lizard whiptail catfish or banjo catfish.