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On 9/7/2024 at 8:15 PM, Whitecloud09 said:
I have kanaplex. So, should I do a full dose? thank you, I agree
Always use a full dose and duration for meds. Less than full meds causes antibiotic resistance. And it should also clear up your bga
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Wow, so sorry to hear that. What treatments have you used on anything. Or did you lose them before you could treat? I know the Cory with fungus passed quickly. Did you use anything in the tank for that?
if you have blue green algae, that could cause you a whole range of problems. It has me. That’s what crashed my big tank when I treated for it. Luckily I had places for some fish to go. I still have it in a couple, but got fritz slime out in this week.
bga is capable of producing toxins as well, I believe.
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You can try. That’s about all anyone can do. It might be no problem. You should also have some luck with mendezi or borelli.
But make sure they’re tank raised, which shouldn’t be a problem with apistos.
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Betta splendens will work. But for long term survival you need a high end betta from a good genetic line. There is a girl that runs a good betta shop in dekalb Illinois. Google it per forum rules
On 9/7/2024 at 6:06 PM, Garavar said:Similar as far as hardiness or Macmasteri is better?
That info comes secondhand. But macmaster and panduro seem to work best.
The rest of the apistos seem to fade over time.
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On 9/7/2024 at 11:46 AM, Garavar said:
Any good 3-4 inch centerpiece fish that thrive in very hard ward? 300+ ppm
Angels will. Mine even breed, but the fry don’t last. Bolivian rams do fine. I have a bucklehopf sp? (Laetacara araguaia) in hard water. Most apistos will not work. Pandora, macmasteri, and maybe cacatoides should. German rams might work, mine haven’t. Checkerboards should work. Gourami do fine. Rainbow fish do fine. Rasbora do fine. Slightly bigger are electric blue Acara, blood parrots, small geophagus like tapejos.
honey gourami trios make excellent centerpieces.
then there are west Africans that work. Kribensis, jewel cichlids ( be careful of tank mates) or small Tanganyika like shell dwellers.
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On 9/7/2024 at 4:14 PM, memorywrangler said:
I can’t get them out of the shells
Put the shells in an elevated position. Like on a plate sitting on a terracotta pot. So that the shells are 4-6 inches above the bottom. They hate that and will leave the shells.
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On 9/7/2024 at 3:56 PM, Iryna said:
you mean it's better to order fish grown in an aquarium, right?
Right. Aquarium raised fish have a better chance of being raised in our kind of water. Wild caught fish are the ones that most care guidelines refer to. For example they tell you what the hardness level should be and give you a ph range of the water that the fish comes from. Tank raised fish usually don’t follow those rules. The transition from super soft water to hard water in a few day time can be quite a shock to wild fish
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The thing I would watch when ordering is if the fish is wild caught or not. Some of the wild fish may not react positively to hard water. But most will. I have gold tetras and they are just fine
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On 9/7/2024 at 12:15 PM, Iryna said:
I’m thinking about buying fish at Dan’s Fish
Dans fish is very good. And all of dans fish are kept in hard water. It’s what Wyoming has. (Where dans fish is)
It’s usually safe for most species of tropical fish. They live in it just fine. But they won’t breed in it. Only some fish show a serious reaction to hard water. Try the fish profiles from prime time aquatics on YouTube. Jason only keeps fish in hard water. It’s what his customers have. He’s in Chicago. So his reasoning is why adjust fish to what won’t work for the regular customer.
On 9/7/2024 at 12:15 PM, Iryna said:Yes, I have a pet smart and petco near me
I only mention them to give you an idea of what for sure will work.
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On 9/7/2024 at 8:14 AM, madmark285 said:
2x4s for the top
You’re actually meaning the side or top rails? Not the flat surface, horizontal top. Which doesn’t provide much strength anyway. When reading it, it sounded like you meant the surface top. 2x4 should work fine for the top rail then. Wouldn’t bother with 2x4 on the flat surface. 3/4” treated plywood would work fine there. I’d would have probably went for 2x6 for the vertical braces, but I tend to overbuild everything. 😀 I even put hurricane straps on my rafters when I built my house. In Indiana. No hurricanes, just tornadoes. 🤣 but, yeah, @Tlindsey did a great job. Should have videoed it would have gone over well on YouTube.
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On 9/7/2024 at 7:21 AM, madmark285 said:
Speculation but cutting the edge may have released tension in the wood which allowed it to warp
That’s not likely. But, I’m assuming your top was several 1x6 or 2x6? But jointed together. If so, they were probably still drying. And drying at different rates. A lot of the time to get that kind of thing together, you’d use tongue and groove joints and a planer. Which most people don’t have any way to do. But, stained and treated plywood is so much easier. And the tops not really holding the weight anyway.
and my 75g stand seems to be doing fine. Mdf or osb I’m sure. But it feels completely plastic, so just a ton of resin in it. But it’s purpose made from marineland
@TealStarlight we’re still seeing just one picture. But now 4 black ones
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On 9/6/2024 at 3:52 PM, clownbaby said:
Any tips for someone who has experience and has done a crap ton of research but is just kind of failing at fishkeeping? My fish get great care but my tank hasn't been good in a long time. Pretty much anything because I am just really frustrated with trying what I already know and it just not being good enough
Omg, please cut yourself some slack. I know it’s hard sometimes. But, really, you’re doing okay. You have the same issue that most of the people in this hobby have. Me included. You’re not failing at anything, you’re learning. And doing it rather fast, I might add. Calm your mind. Find your peace. Really look at your tank and see how much you’ve learned in so little time. Then, when you have your plans together, think of how much more you’re going to learn next. And sometimes you will fail, we all do at some point. I completely crashed my big tank 2 months ago. But when we fail, we learn. We do better next time. I certainly won’t repeat what I did to mine. You’re doing great kiddo, give yourself some credit. 😉
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If I may suggest something, and it kind of goes against everything you’ve done up until now. How about trying to create a sort of show tank. Where you keep it very clean and highlight your fish. And possibly your plant skills. We both know you have the natural thing pretty much down. Learning to create something beautiful is a whole other challenge. One that I haven’t gotten figured out yet either. Give your corys and others exactly what they need to thrive. A perfect living space. Something you can be proud to show off.
Then, in a corner out of the way, create a couple of sources of live food for your fish. Something that appeals to your naturalist side. Doing both would be great and equally challenging. Very different from the first time. But don’t rush either one. Take your time and figure it out first.
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On 9/7/2024 at 12:53 AM, Iryna said:
what is ro
Ro is reverse osmosis. It takes your regular water and runs it through a membrane. What comes out the other side is basically pure water. Very little to no mineral content. If you are paying the city for water, it usually uses 2-3 gallons or litres to make 1gallon or litre. So it costs a bit more than regular water. But, no minerals of any sort and a neutral ph. You can’t really use it in this form. So you mix it with your tap water. If you do a 50/50 mix your hardness becomes halved. You can usually get a system from Amazon or your local fish store. If you have one. Our is an hour away
If you have a pet smart or petco near you, the fish they have in there will adapt very easily to hard water. Just to give you an idea. But be careful when buying a few of these. From them, neon tetras, guppies, danio rerio, most bettas can be hard to keep alive. Just bad genetics.
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On 9/6/2024 at 10:40 PM, Iryna said:
is it possible to use boiled water so that the water is softer as a result
Most tetras and corys will do just fine in harder water. I have hard water and have no issues. 4 types of corys, bristlenose, 6 types of tetras. Rainbow fish, 4 types of rasboras. Angelfish. My hardness is around 240 or slightly higher. Right where yours is. That being said, they live just fine, but have a harder time breeding. Well, some do, not all. There are a few species of tetras that have a harder time in hard water, but most common species will be fine.
what I can’t raise are German rams, but Bolivian rams do fine. There was a member in Iowa, used to raise his discus in hard water as well
hardness is caused by the amount of calcium and magnesium in your water. If you boil it, it will actually concentrate it because it doesn’t evaporate. So, ro is really the only solution.
On 9/6/2024 at 10:40 PM, Iryna said:I'm sorry if I'm not writing correctly in English, I moved from Ukraine to America only five months ago, I can be wrong))
You are doing really well. So sorry for all that you and your country have been going through. 😭
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Is it just me? I only see the first picture
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On 9/6/2024 at 9:58 PM, Woowala said:
usually just use bleach to disinfect things
@Arsenic_Y3llow bleach would work, but depending on the kind, can leave a slight residue. Peroxide breaks down into water and oxygen naturally
There is a kind of bleach that leaves an oily residue. Sorry, I can’t seem to recall
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On 9/6/2024 at 9:26 PM, Kunersbettas said:
Any algae eating recommendations
Sae for stringy algae. Bristlenose or snails for surface algae. And just because you would want them. They help with the algae. But they don’t completely remove it.
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You can, it doesn’t hurt them. Just keep an eye on him, it could be a bacterial infection causing it.
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Do you know what your water parameters are. Fins look a little clamped too.
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On 9/6/2024 at 8:59 PM, Arsenic_Y3llow said:
but I guess I can fill it up with a couple of those and just slosh it around for a good long
Exactly what I did. Filled it full from one end to the other. Good thing it’s really pretty cheap. 😀
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The first question is do you actually need to. Depends on what you’re keeping. Take a test from your tap to see what kind of water you actually have. Btw, most people have hard water. Only about 15% of people have soft water.
if it’s way off from the tap, only ro or distilled will work to soften it
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When I disinfected my water hose, I filled it with straight hydrogen peroxide. Waited a while and flushed with water
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Let’s ask @Colu
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Well that was ambiguous. Using meds will help your bga. Not using less than full meds … well, still ambiguous. I’m sure you get the point though 😅