[Show off your pipsqueaks!]

[Any Gambuzia/Mosquitofish Keepers, what should i know?]

I found that they are very easy to keep. They basically take care of themselves.  Provide a basic habitat with plants and other 'stuff' that you scoop up. Scuds, snails and insects. I do have a small recirculating pump, however I rarely run it and not at all in the winter. When the sun starts to shine on the little 20gal tub. The fish start to get active as the temp rises. I do have small terracotta pots for structure  a potted water lilly and lots of duck weed.  

[Mini Pond Ideas! Show Me Yours!]

Found an old fire pit rim that fits right on top of this 20 gal tub. . Just have mosquito fish and Pacific treefrog tadpoles in the summer. 

[Pea puffer question(s)]

Are these Peas still very small? They look good from what I can see.  We just added a 3rd to our 10gal . I had forgotten how tiny they can be. I found that feeding can be a little tricky at first, and some can prefer one food over another , but it gets easier. We did frozen blood worms, ( the tweezer method) .  And then started feeding live brine shrimp! They seem to love live foods or frozen foods. Our Peas get along great, sometimes they chase each other but nothing serious. 

[Brine Shrimp saltwater outdoor Pond Build Log]

Wow,  something else so unexpected on this forum!  I love stumbling across things like this!  I've learned sooo much on here!   Thankyou!

[I Want Pea Puffers - I Got Questions (Oh, So Many Questions)]

So we have a lot of Endler /Guppies.  So, we decided to add 4 to the 10 gal Pea Puffer tank to see what would happen.  🤔  The 2 Peas ( both females) started showing their colors and sticking close to each other. They really checked the newcomers out big time, however no aggressive behavior! I believe they were trying to determine if the Gups were a threat. So it's now been a week and everyone is getting  along great, basically ignoring each other.  Haveing heard all the horror stories we were pleasantly surprised. 

So far, So good. We will see how this works out over time. 🤞😁

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

Water damage 🤔

Moved power strip out from behind tank and made sure to have drip loops. 😉

[Pea Puffers, Misunderstood?]

We have 2 Peas in a 10 gal. Turns out they are both females. Recently added 4 small Guppy/Endlers to see what would happen. 3 females 1 male.

The Peas started swimming together more than they had been. Really showing their colors and watching the newcomers. It appeared to me that they were trying to figure out if the guppies were a threat. 8 days later and everyone is getting along just fine. 🤔  One of the female gups gave birth to a few fry, I was expecting the Peas to attempt to eat them. Out of 4 fry there are still 3 , have not observed the Peas takeing any interest in them. I have not changed the food for the Peas ( baby brine shrimp and blood worms) . Have been feeding the guppies a tiny bit of guppy pellets,  but they also eat the brine shrimp.

So far, So good. We will see how this plays out. 😄

[Brine shrimp hatchery dish or DIY bottle hatchery for fry in a community tank?]

Best food for fish fry 😊

[How many tanks do you have?]

The perfect Forum question! 😄

3.7 gal cube

10 gal

20 gal long

And a 20 gal porch pond! 😀

[Brine shrimp hatchery dish or DIY bottle hatchery for fry in a community tank?]

I found that the Hobby Brine Shrimp Direct dish is incredibly convenient and a great way to get started hatching. Very simple design and easy to use and clean. The Co-Op's eggs hatch perfectly in this device. I've been useing instant ocean salt ( 8 table spoons per gal)  and a 50 watt heat lamp. I can get brine shrimp  hatching in 18 hrs. Works well for feeding a small amount of fish. I can see getting another one or eventually moving up to the Ziss as my fish tank obsession really starts to get out of control! 😄  I've even been feeding freshly hatched brine shrimp to adult  pea puffers!

[Anyone ever try this Ludwigia in an aquarium!?]

Wow, cool plant!  I definitely want to give it a try! 😎 Considering that I have Red dwarf aquarium lilys on the   water surface anyway, I dont see that being a problem. Not much light making it to the bottom on the right side of this 20gal long in the first place! 😄  Maybe just a little prunning to make room. 

What do you all think? Plant it in a small pot or right into the gravel or maybe an easy planter? What kind of soil? 🤔 I do have Co-Op root tabs. Maybe try a couple of ways.  I do have a 20gal  porch pond as well.

So many possibilities! 🤪

[Gorgeous Endangered US Natives]

Incredible natives! 😎

Thank you for sharing these! 😍

[Show off your pipsqueaks!]

Making sure the coast is clear...Some fish like to eat us little guys. 

[Show off your pipsqueaks!]

Guppy fry and shrimpies. 😁

[Why did the under gravel filter lose popularity?]

Flash back to days gone by!

Back in the day...Lived 10 minutes from the ocean, North Carolina. Ran a salt water tank with local critters, easy to get salt water and scraped all kinds of cool stuff off the underside of floating docks...used an undergravel filter and local crushed beach shell, with a powerhead. It worked incredibly well.  Never tried one with freshwater.....🤔

[Co-Op Lights Available!]

Looks much better with the Co-Op light!...  Although, now I see some cleaning that needs to be done. 😆

Hmmm....20 gal long sure would look nice with one.. 🤔 😄

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

An unexpected benefit to ordering a lot of plants from the ACO !  In a pinch, when the power goes out, the insulated bags work great to help reduce heat loss! 👍 

[Co-Op Lights Available!]

Got one for a 10 gal.  Great packaging, arrived in perfect condition!  Awesome light. 

It's only been one day....but I'm loving it so far! 😄

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

Here we go again! 

Shaking in the new year!  😆😆

Fortunately a smaller one! 🤞

I've got all my back up plans ready!  😁

[I Want Pea Puffers - I Got Questions (Oh, So Many Questions)]

We have two in a 10 gal planted tank. Vallisneria, Amazon Sword and Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus. As far as we can tell,  they are females, but they are still growing. Sometimes they get along hovering around together and other times they start a crazy game of chase until they loose site of each other.

Their food consists of blood worms,.. scuds and pond snails, that we have growing in a 4 gal.  And recently we discovered they love freshly hatched live brine shrimp! So cool to watch them peck at them. Gulp! 

Haven't tried them with tank mates,  after hearing them called ' Murder Beans' ,  We decided it should just be a puffer tank!  😄

They are truly a unique fish.

Sometimes, the way they stare back at us, can be a little creepy! 😄

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

Yeah, I guess it depends on whether you're filling the aquarium or draining it. 😄

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

That reminds me:

I'm still trying to figure out if I'm an aquarium half full or an aquarium half empty kind of person. 🤔  😄

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

Or is it , Hope for the best and prepare for the worst?

😄

[Protection and operation of aquariums before and after an earthquake]

Yes, the warning is literally just seconds!   Plenty of time to prepare...😄    Of course the farther you are away from the epicenter the more time, but still just a few seconds.  

Like many others, It's an alert system that needs development.  But because we know so little about what the Earth is going to do, it's hard to imagine it ever being very usefull .

Prepare for the worst , Hope for the best! 

It does let you know, that yes, that was an earthquake and not a bomb going off in the backyard. 🥴