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Tbh, very understandable. Also, as far as I know, the only unique algae type they eat which other algae eaters don't is green spot algae. Ive been keeping different horned nerites and zebras. I personally think they are not really good at making an obvious difference on any algae really. I'd rather clean the glasses by myself, and in my experience, they barely make any difference on green spots on the plants. They also dont clean up any extra food or so. But they are natural grazers, so basically 0 effort to keep them going as long as your tank is established and your water has calcium/ good amount of hardness/ high ph. Also they are wildcaught and I have no clue how much this affects their nature.

They remain there literally stuck. They are very hardy, unlike normal fish eggs. I had to scrape 1.5 year old eggs while taking one of my tanks down and it wa still quite hard as they lay in hard to reach spots very commonly Couldn't clean them all myself, even after boiling the driftwood again

I have rosy barbs with my angelfish. Barbs are generally known to be nippy but my rosy barbs are somehow angelic. Every barb tank in my lfs had some sort of nipping going on except these guy. Maybe I was just lucky. Can't guarantee if any other may decide to be nippy However I have witnessed the insane diseases ever with the rosy barbs I have never seen in my 15yrs of fishkeeping. All ended up with weird deaths as @Colu also has been constantly exposed to my dms about them. Luckily they gave me surprise fry and they look happy and healthy.

It does not mean anything in my experience. They don't breed in freshwater. Yet they can mate and lay eggs around. I have one female in my betta tank that lays eggs and shes alone, so

You should ideally not top off with tap water anyway. That might be a better way to go. Otherwise the majority of the stuff in your tap water starts accumulating in the water column. Water change- you can use tap Top off- RO/distilled Water changes are not all about nitrate readings btw. Even if you see no nitrate readings, I would do a water change still.

The only option is getting males really. And sexing them is hard. You gotta check the fol around the eye. No way a store can really sex them into two different tank. It is like mission impossible for so many snails. You can sex them like this: Or, another option is, if your LFS accepts them back, you can try one by one and return any females, until you get a male

in terms of look, the water gets a bit yellowish. If you add a lot, it goes darker and darker until the blackwater. Otherwise it stays slight yellowish. Tannins have antibacterial and antifungal properties, helps to prevent infections. Creates more natural environment for the tankmates. As it colors the water golden brown, the less light reaches to tank, so if you can't lower the light intensity for example, it may help with algae growing issue to a certain degree considering it blocks some light. If you have a really low kh, it helps to lower ph a lil bit. I really like it and keep at least a small piece even in my breeding tanks.

Tannins are great for the tank. If the look doesn't bother you, just no need to soak them really. When it decays and all eaten basically all left is this: then you can remove it 🙂 Before that, let shrimpies enjoy the leaf! My snails love it more than shrimp 😄 I guess you don't have to. As I said I'm just overthinking in general about these stuff :') I spray the dry leaf, wash it under RO water and drop it in.

I either pour boiled water over them or spray them with hydrogen peroxide and then drop them in. (Just in case there are some nasty. Being overprotective there) In a day or two, they sink In a 29g I would use one large leaf at a time. When it is decaying and close to be all gone, I add another. It takes time for it to decay around 1-2 weeks

40B is big enough for many centerpiece options. Sparkling gouramis would be a great addition, however they are pretty small in size. So they would be lost in a 40B as a centerpiece fish I think. Also sparkling gouramis may go for the eggs or maybe even fry I think. They are always acting like hunting mode on 😄 Never tried them with fry or eggs. As a centerpiece fish, I would go for something bigger myself. Considering you wanting licorice or sparkling, what about pearl gouramis? They alo have that greyish wild type beautiful look. I think they are super pretty. Also pearl gouramis are known to be calm and peaceful in general. Another peaceful option might be honey gouramis! They are sweet. I have one in my 42g tank

Very cool They would enjoy that big space A LOT. Mine are never shy and always curious about their surroundings Here are some pics of mine: If you have any questions, I'd like to help. I haven't tried breeding them yet tho, but maybe I may try sometime

I have 3 in a 33g tank. They are social so I would say no to keeping them alone. Also, the way they sometimes defend their territory, croak vs each other, etc is a joy to see. With one, you wouldn't witness any of these. Males are territorial. They are hard to sex, so I ended up having 2 males and 1 female. Even in a 33g planted tank, males swim around each other croaking around 😄 They are hard to sex, but if you can, I def would recommend 1m:2 or3f. I would not crowd a small space tho, you may face issues I think. What size is your tank? They are very needy for that very low ph

The crabs are very interesting. These one don't need a land area like vampire crabs? Also are they safe for fishies and snails? Anything with pinchers except dwarf crayfish scare me to try them in case it hurts anything. Especially when fish are sleeping during night time >_> Showing some karate moves here:

I will give them a try. Planning to start a bristlenose breeding project soon. Thanks for sharing your experience

All fish do have personalities for sure, but food is a food. I personally think otherwise. I've always kept shrimp in community tanks. I keep a male betta, angelfish, black rams and gourami in my big tank. They are extremely peaceful, but for today and based on my past experience. Who knows what tomorrow brings. One of my male bettas live with endlers and shrimp. Today for the first time ever, I've seen him making a move on a shrimp. He legit swims together with newborn endler fry. He is that nice. I personally can't guarantee any pacifist behavior myself for crayfish, bettas, cichlids or any predators. My female betta sorority is an extremely peaceful community tank. For today. They even have so many pet-like snails, shrimp, bottom dwellers and sparkling gouramis in their tank. Again gouramis and bettas. You should see them once they saw a male guppy in their tank. Oh boy. I personally would not trust a big crayfish by any means in a community tank, especially with a goldfish, but it's your decision. Goodluck catching the fishy and rehoming

Can you share a close up picture of your fish please? I have dwarf crayfishes in my 3 SAE tank and I'm kinda suprised at what I'm reading ngl. If there is a bully, that should be the crayfish 😄

Are you sure it is a SAE but not Chinese Algae eater or something else? I have 3 SAE in my community and they only chase each other and thats it. They never touch any other fish Rehoming is the only option I guess.

For that fish size, baby brine and daphnia are good choices for frozen food. If you can hatch live baby brine, even better. Hikari has some good foods but that one is just okay imo. Are you able to get Xtreme, repashy or Dainichi? Those are some good ones as well as New life spectrum

I've used small fish community formula (0.5mm), algaemax and Thera A+ from that list. All fish I have loved Small fish formula and thera a+. But I would go with small community fish formula one instead. Bcoz @Odd Duck once mentioned something related to garlic not being studied well enough for fish, so for a daily food, feeding increased garlic content in the food is maybe not the best idea then. None of my fish, including otos, liked algaemax wafers. Only my snails did really. However I will try the pellet version for my guppy tanks in the future. Overall it is a nice food. But a food is good, if it has good ingredients and if fish actually eat it. In my experience, it being good wasn't enough. Never tried the gel food. But NLS is great in general and if I were to choose one food forever, I would go for it. I haven't seen any fish of mine not liking it. I still crush 0.5mm pellets for my guppies and endlers tho. I think it would be still nice for you to crush them too as the fish you mentioned are small in size. Fish really like to eat smaller food pieces in my experience.

Aquasoil on plant parts, sand in everywhere else 😛 That's what work wonders for me.

When you google shrimp organic bee pollen, there is plenty of choices. Idk which one is good tho. Sharing links of such products are against the forum rules if I'm not wrong, so I can't share any. @nabokovfan87 which bee pollen you have been using?

Yes. They are in stick form. My shrimp food is also in a stick form and even a small piece feeds a lot. My snails love it too 😄 You can see the sticks here. I tagged the related part for you. If you can manage to find it, great food 🙂 Also for Montmorillonite, you can check this video out:

I am working on my new fishroom too! Exciting 😄

Hey Jackson, If you face no issues and have healthy shrimp, then I bet it is fine. Mainly shrimp love to graze in an established tank. I personally think at least having one complete shrimp food under hand is a good assistance to support their well being. What I mean by it is, a shrimp food that includes lots of herbs, good quality protein. Basically anything that shrimps need covered. A good example is Shrimp King Complete. The ingredients are: kelp, insect proteins, dandelion, stinging nettle, spinach, mulberry leaves, chlorella, montmorillonite, moringaoleifera, rosemary, mannanoligosaccarides, ß-glucans, flower pollen, turmeric, cinnamon. I'm using a Turkish brand to support local brands. Mine has Rosemary, dandelion, laurel, lentil blossom, chamomile, paprika, nettle, peas, soybeans, milled grains, spirulina, wheat gluten. I also dose montmorillonite to the water column with water changes. It solved my molting issues totally. I dose a bio powder from time to time as well. Generally normal brands like Hikari Shrimp food don't have these type of herbs/ingredients. Hikari shrimp cuisine ingredients are; Fish meal, krill meal, wheat flour, flaked corn, dehydrated alfalfa meal, brewers dried yeast, wheat germ meal, dried seaweed meal, cuttlefish meal, fish oil, alfalfa nutrient concentrate dehydrated, spirulina, chitosan, kale meal, DL-methionine, astaxanthin, garlic, minerals and vitamins including stabilized vitamin C. You can see the difference. Bee pollens are rich in trace elements! Even some fish go crazy for it 😄 You just need to make sure it is organic and pesticide free. Yo ucan find plenty online for shrimp! "Bee pollen are rich in proteins and amino acids. These proteins and amino acids ensure good cell construction, which support shrimp growth, color and breeding. Bee pollen are a good supplement to the daily shrimp feed to support the growth of your (young) shrimps. Additionally, bee pollen are full of trace elements."

I had a school of 10 rummy noses in my 29g. Now they are moved to a 40. They are fun, always active and curious. Looks beautiful when everything goes well and when they are not stressed. The only con I can mention is, they eat so much. Mine destroy amazon frogbit roots. Attack food like crazy. So def don't keep them with slow/shy eaters. Behind their elegant look, they are monsters! 😄 Other than this, very cute guys. I don't like cardinals/neons look so no experience on that one.