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On 2/24/2024 at 11:42 AM, Kenaqua said:
I currently have a 3in Spotted Congo Puffer that isn't willing to eat any bloodworms. It will definitely go after any snails I put in the tank which is good but my Ramshorn population isn't able to keep up. I think possibly part of the problem is the store I purchased from was feeding using minnows which I don't. Anyone have any ideas on how to get my puffer to readily accept bloodworms? Thanks!
@Kenaqua I suggest offering raw shrimp. The puffer is probably waiting to be fed the snails.
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On 2/24/2024 at 9:56 AM, Pepere said:
results after about 40 minutes of running . That is awfully good flow and mechanical filtration water polishing….
@Pepere That setup looks awesome.
Do you rinse the gravel off in the filter? I'm asking because the gravel could support beneficial bacteria.
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On 2/22/2024 at 10:01 PM, Lonkley said:
I hope I'm not the only one to think the recycle mark was planaria
Yes almost until I looked again 😆
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On 2/23/2024 at 6:14 AM, Tlindsey said:
You can place the plant on the ground as long rhizome not covered by substrate.
A pic of 1of my Anubius
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On 2/23/2024 at 6:11 AM, Gideyon said:
I've heard mixed thoughts on Java fern. Some say low maintenence, others say it takes some work in the beginning.
Don't ask me why (because I don't know) but I have an aversion to having to attach plants. Maybe it's a visual thing. I like them coming from the ground.
You can place the plant on the ground as long rhizome not covered by substrate.
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On 2/23/2024 at 5:53 AM, Tlindsey said:
The reason for attaching these plants because rhizome can't be buried in the substrate.
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On 2/23/2024 at 5:39 AM, Gideyon said:
I'm considering replacing my fake plant with a couple of real ones. But I need it to be low light, no co2, and if all it had were ambient light, it'd be okay. And a root feeder - I don't want to glue it to anything. It's for a Marineland portrait 5 so I only have about a foot of height to work with (no val or swords).
Does that exist?
And no snail eggs... Not even the possibility.
I've seen these tissue cultures, but I have no idea what that is or what to do with it. It seems like an expert level thing.
Tube plants are my only option?
I was thinking of wisteria for the background (or does it get too tall?), dwarf sag, and maybe a crypt. But I can't find them where they aren't kept with snails.
I'm plant ignorant. So any help would suffice.
@Gideyon Are you ok with attaching the plant to wood or a rock with sewing thread?
If so Anubius or Java Fern will do ok in low light. You can purchase Anubius in plastic containers Petsmart or maybe Petco.
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On 2/22/2024 at 10:03 PM, Lonkley said:
That's good to know because the scuds in my shrimp tank are driving me nuts. I keep wanting to throw a guppy in there to clean them up, but I'm trying to establish a colony of neos. Maybe after I have a hundred or so..
Also possibly copepod Cyclops.
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On 2/22/2024 at 11:43 AM, Andrew Puhr said:
I have a 4ish month old Tiger Oscar. He is probably about 4-5 inches in size. I also have a group of convicts that I have had for about a year. They are both currently in separate 40 gallon breeders. I want to transfer them to my 4 foot 120 gallon tank. I have read online of a bunch of different people having success keeping them together and recommend them as tankmates. I figure the 4' by 2' footprint gives them plenty of space to spread out. I was going to add a lot of rockwork and decorations to allow sight breaks and hiding places but just want to have success.
I have other tanks in the fish room so if I do this and chaos ensues I can separate them easily. Looking for feedback or advice on successful transitioning. If I should add the Oscar first or convicts first, etc.
Oscar with a group of most CA cichlids is a recipe for disaster especially Convict's.
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On 2/21/2024 at 8:30 PM, tolstoy21 said:
I have been trying to breed wild-caught red cherry tetras (Hyphessobrycon sp. MZUEL 17771) for a over a half year now. I don't really know how to sex these, nor do I know anything about their preferred breeding environment, etc. The only detailed video I could find about how to breed them was in German and You Tube is a poor translator, so I got half an idea (a half baked one) about maybe how to approach the subject.
I paid a pretty penny for these fish, so after four failed attempts, I felt kind of discouraged. Then something happened -- PFM, as we say in the IT industry when something fixes itself and no one knows how (PFM stands for Pure F*in Magic). And this was a true PFM moment . . .
I went to check on my blue dream shrimp (got these recently) and guess who is in there? Yeah, cherry tetra fry!
No idea what they hitched a ride in on -- java moss, java fern, alder cone, worm hole, teleportation or something else to do with advanced particle physics -- but there they are, enjoying tasty blue shrimplets!
So, at least I know now that I can raise the fry in my tap water. But the linger questions remains -- how the heck do I intentionally breed them?
Congrats!
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On 2/22/2024 at 7:44 PM, Colu said:
The problem with feeding feeder fish is the chance of introducing parasites or pathogens
Yes that's why I asked about quarantine.
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On 2/22/2024 at 6:56 PM, JosiahBass said:
Ok, if it will eat live I will try to feed it some small minnows. Like I said I have a bass he only eats live, though I have gotten him to eat frozen tilapia.
The lima shovelnose could be fed tilapia as well.
Do you quarantine your minnows prior to feeding?
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On 2/22/2024 at 6:01 PM, JosiahBass said:
I was wondering what to feed my lima shovelnose catfish I have tried earthworms and frozen bloodworms I have only had him 2 days he might still be to stressed to eat. I originally got him for my bass tank as a tank mate for my bass who is 6 inch's long. He was slightly too small my bass was picking at my lima catfish so I moved him into a different tank so I could grow him out. I plan on getting a bigger tank in a month or so, and I am hoping I can put them back together in the bigger tank. any suggestion's would be greatly appreciated.
@JosiahBass My mom had one many years ago but she fed it live guppy feeders. That was the trend back then. I would definitely get it on sinking pellets. Give a little time to adjust to it's new environment.
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On 2/21/2024 at 3:25 PM, EggShappedFish said:
I did take a few of the rocks offered by my neighbour, and placed them randomly inside the tank for now (after cleaning and treating them), but not sure if I should add more. I need to place them apart from each other, because my goldfish are great at getting stuck. I feel like its easier to visualise where they should go, once they are in the tank
In a way I kind of like the simplicity and don't think that more rocks would do much good. Maybe they just need to be rearranged
Nice looking rocks.
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On 2/21/2024 at 8:59 AM, EggShappedFish said:
Do you think that weight-wise, there is no limit to how many stones I can put in it?
Tbh couldn't give you a limit on how many you can put in.
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On 2/21/2024 at 8:34 AM, EggShappedFish said:
Thanks!
The stand will hold anything. It's a wooden frame placed on top of cinder blocks. It's the glass bottom of the tank that I am nervous for.
I personally would place the rocks directly on the glass bottom if the fish like to sift or burrow.
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On 2/21/2024 at 6:28 AM, EggShappedFish said:
Hi!
I am in the process of setting up my 720lit tank (190gal) and currently considering how many rocks to put in it.
Is there a rule to how much weight a tank can carry?
It is an old styled tank with aluminium frame. It stands on a wooden frame with no top (I did not use a plywood sheet on top of the frame, so it is just resting on the edges of the frame).@EggShappedFish It will depend on how much weight the stand can hold. If rocks are placed correctly the aquarium should be fine.
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Many years ago I personally would use feeder goldfish for freshwater and damsels for saltwater setups. Now that I have a sump pick out sponge, or other biomedia to jump start cycle. I won't sacrifice live fish anymore.
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On 2/19/2024 at 7:38 PM, IanB said:
@NOLANANO Ha, that is all very good advice and almost exactly what we did for the first tank (also a 75g). He got all sorts of community fish over about a year in weekly trips for the fish store for new food or plants or fish. Then, once his attention span calmed down, we re-homed the fish to a friend who wanted them and set up what he really wanted— an Amazon puffer tank. He has had that for about 8 months and still loves it/feeds it every day. He chose everything that went into the tank (with some vetoes for compatibility).
This time around he is really obsessed with something predatory and I need something plant-friendly. He fell in love with the Exodons months ago and is really fixated so I want to make it happen, even if it is species only and his impulse stuff has to go with his puffers.
As a species-only tank did it do well?
They are definitely a species own fish. I remember my introduction to them in the 1970's very piranha like behavior.
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On 2/18/2024 at 7:27 AM, MidnightBel said:
To clarify again. The 2ppm and planted tank is an established tank I've had for 2 years that was used to seed an old filter for several weeks before my first betta.
I didn't use it again this time around and created a completely scrap cycle because the planted tank was seeded from my turtle tank. Former wild turtles kept with tropical fish for years that I rescued from neighbors who tried to release them back into pond. I didn't want them introducing stuff to the pond from fish from around world and didn't know how they would do against a heavily populated turtle pond after growing up in captivity. Anyways I used their media to help seed my planted. The planted was used to seed my 1st betta. Who developed dropsy after being introduced to it. I just wanted to eliminate risk in case it was related, so did fishliss cycle for this new bettas filter for a month before adding him. It wasn't strong enough of a colony though, because meds crashed it too.
@MidnightBel The Seachem Ammonia Alert will work in water with tannins.
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On 2/17/2024 at 8:20 PM, Pepere said:
It took me two times….
now the first time was to the twin of this one and the handle pulled up through the plastic. It was in the basement and I dumped on the floor. I inspected it and noted the plastic was thin in that area so chalked it up to simply a defect.
I inspected my other one and there was no problem…
then today the handle itself broke dumping 2 1/2 gallons on my hardwood floor…
30 minutes later it is all mopped up and I have an oscillating fan and dehumidifier going.
the braided rug garnered a lot of the water and that is drying in the basement…
I am going to see if I can find some sturdy stainless steel buckets…
@Pepere I personally have a five gallon plastic bucket I use that is over 30 yrs old. I don't know if you have a home depot or lowes in your area both sell durable buckets.
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You have a great Mom.😊
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On 2/17/2024 at 1:47 PM, Hurric said:
Another video link showing all of them fighting: https://photos.app.goo.gl/XWGieXNrket7TZvJ7
@Hurric Sorry for the loss. I never kept the Von Rio but had that experience with a group Congo Tetras. That's possibly a male trying to spawn.
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On 2/16/2024 at 1:15 PM, Tlindsey said:
@yakteriyaki Yes something definitely wrong because the Neon looks bloated. How long have you had the Neons?
I also noticed tail fin looks nipped.
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