Flipper

I should clarify, the shrimplets in my photos are already a week or two old, so not exactly newborns.

@Little Guys Congrats on new shrimplets. 👏 I got babies a few months ago and as I keep watching, they have multiplied, so I have babies of all ages. They start out unbelievably tiny; it's almost unreal just how tiny. Here's a picture of some of my newborns. Compare them to the size of my small substrate pieces. I'm so happy that this gave you so much excitement, as mine did for me. 😃 ❤️ That's why we do this hobby. Can you find all 4? Top right, 2 babes on the plant leaves.

I forgot to mention that Bashful, my dwarf clown pleco, is about 2 1/2 inches long. Told you he is tiny ... 😊

She is SO beautiful. re: Plecos. I've had only one pleco and he/she is a tiny dwarf clown pleco. I've looked that up many times and Google has never found a single mention of a "dwarf" clown, but my LFS sells them. I've named it Bashful and just assume he's a boy, because he acts like a boy to me LoL If I ever get a large tank, I'll try a big pleco. For now, I absolutely love little Bashful. I feel protective over him, like he's my baby 👶 ❤️

Can we see a picture of your tank now? I'm sure curious! 🤗

I hope enough people hear these complaints and avoid the Fluval tanks. Our hobby is hard enough without setting ourselves up for problems, especially cleaning problems. Let's use that energy for other things, like sitting and watching the fruits of our labor and relaxing in our recliners just enjoying the fish and other animals. 😃

I hated my Fluval Flex 15 gal. If you have your tank against a wall (which most people do), it is very hard to get to the back section to clean and it's dark back there. I got rid of mine before I even got it cycled. That curved front panel, that looks cool, is it's one and only plus side. Go for a better built tank, that's easy to clean, like my Aqueon 20 gal. And, if you want a beautiful tank, do that with plants, fish, wood, rocks (that you can buy with the money you saved on the tank).

I was asking for help with my power outage, not asking you two to debate proper temps for shrimp. I added warm, conditioned water so the temp never fell below about 74. I covered the tank with towels and perhaps that prevented gas exchange. Today, I have slight ammonia and think maybe my cycle crashed a little. I added FritzZyme although it expired in Dec 23. I have ordered an air pump battery backup to handle a future power outage. Now, you boys be nice. 😉 @JettsPapa @nabokovfan87

Yesterday we had a 7 hour power outage. Our house got down to 72 degrees. I covered my tank with towels to hold the warmth inside. I aerated the water by hand every 20 minutes. I poured water over the filter to try and keep good bacteria alive. I worked so hard but lost several of my yellow cherry shrimp. It could have been the temp but most likely it was lack of oxygen and too much carbon dioxide build up. @nabokovfan87 I would love your opinion. I worked so hard to save my tank. At least my fish and pleco made it OK.

To my eyes, the rhizome appears to have only a bottom half. It looks like something happened to the top half. This is aside the fact that it's growing the weird white stuff. 🤔 @nabokovfan87 What do you think about my comment? Did the top half rot off before this white stuff started. It's a mystery to me.

@Vinniemabuna Hello and welcome to the forum 😀. Piggy - wiggle is so cute!

I love Harlequin Rasboras. Mine have lived almost 2 years and are still quite healthy. The speed at which they dart to the top for food is entertaining. Their like lightening fast.

Water changes are hugely important for most tanks and if a tank is cycled, it should have ZERO ammonia. Effects on fish or shrimp may not be visually apparent. Can you look at a human and tell if they are suffering from high cholesterol? No.

@Wisdom Welcome to the forum. I like the looks of your tank and the cool fishing hut.

I've been trying to find a fish food without the preservative Ethoxyquin. Found out about this stuff in dog food and I DON'T want it. Legit Fish food - The good ingredient: Astaxanthin is a natural, red pigmented ketocarotenoid (or plant color) found in some types of microalgae and yeast. It’s mainly found in Haematococcus pluvialis, a type of algae, and Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous, a type of yeast. The bad ingredient: Ethoxyquin is a fat preservative sometimes used in dog food that has garnered a controversial reputation. I hope Cory does start selling this brand. And, in his food recipes for the future, I hope he won't add Ethoxyquin to the mix.

Here's my 20g high. Pogo plant is still transitioning from emersed to submerged, but it's growing. I hope I have enough light for it; I don't want to turn them up.

Watching the gradual metamorphosis in your tank is quite interesting. "We" know that only an aquarist could see these pics and kinda tell what's happening and what the aqua planner was thinking. That's one reason I love the forum. We are, in one sense, kindred spirit. I love your aquarium and it's past lives, too. 🤗

Wow, I love Classical Gas and that alternate version is great, as well. Thanks for sharing! ❤️

@TheSwissAquarist

In the words of Monty Python, "and now for something completely different", here's a group of kids from music class doing a Tool cover. I wish all kids had a constructive hobby instead of being glued to a cell phone or video game. I just love these kids.

For JettsPapa and @lefty o I saw John Prine, live, in his Prime, at Austin City Limits.

Yea, Jimmy is in my top guitarists of all time. And if I had 1/100th of Plant's self-confidence, I'd be thrilled (and maybe friendless). LoL I loved their song "When the Levee Breaks". Bonzo and his magic drums and this video with the Hindenburg disaster. Entertaining!

I love Imagine Dragons, although I know most of their fans are young teens. That's OK! We are each allowed our own taste. And this old lady looooves the Dragons. 🐉

Tony, I always enjoy your input. I may have gotten carried away on my rant about electronic music. I have definitely enjoyed some music with electronic input. I'm eclectic in my taste, as well. Plus we grow, experiment and change our tastes over time. I've listened to some songs I used to love, but 30 years later they did not withstand the test of time. But the truly great stuff will last forever. I've gone through phases in my life. I've loved sea chanties, Irish and old English folk tunes, bluegrass, the Blues, Indian music with sitars, African tribal drums 🥁 you name it. Good stuff all over the world.