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    Root tabs in anticipation of plant order?

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

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    2 hours ago, PhillipHols said:
    2 hours ago, PhillipHols said:

    I’ve had success with root feeders in the sand but I’m wondering,  is it wise to “seed” the substrate ahead of time by adding co-op root tabs now instead of when the plants arrive?  

     

    Personally, knowing corys, I would not pre-seed sand. I would not want to risk the ferts fast leaching into my water column. This goes doubly with corys will dig down until half their body is under the sand to check out a smell.

    PH with new drift wood

    in General Discussion

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    Just now, Streetwise said:

    I think wood is great to use with higher pH water, and I use it in all my tanks. I enjoy the tannins and they mellow a bit with the age of the wood.

    I understand that and I agree that lowering the ph slowly and slightly is good. But I'm concerned that I'll crash the ph too fast if I use these wood pieces. 😬

    PH with new drift wood

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Jdogtrainer

    I've been rescaping and replanting my 29 gallon. I bought two new pieces of wood to add in and have been bucket soaking them for the last 3 days. I was curious as I watched all the tannins leaching so I tested PH of the wood bucket water against my normal tap water.

    Tap water: 8.0ph

    Wood bucket water: 6.4-6.6ph

    My tank water runs about 7.8 after 3 weeks without any water change, so the difference is obviously nominal.

    So, my question is: do I need to be concerned putting these new wood pieces in my tank?

    I'm a bit concerned that the ph will be lowered too much and hurt my fish whom are well used to the much higher ph.

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    Celestial Pearl Danio Hybrid?

    in Fish Breeding

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    1 minute ago, ADMWNDSR83 said:

    I will preface this post saying very clearly that I'm not a geneticist, or any type of scientist really.  I would imagine the size of a fish is a result of the genes, which may very well at times be a recessive trait.  That being said, possibly the mixing of two breeds turns this into an active trait, thereby making the offspring bigger.  I don't know how specifically bred the two species are, but maybe they are "supposed" to be a bit bigger in the first place?   It is an interesting thought/question.  

    My guess would also be that it is more of an unexpected accident than a purposeful move, although a master breeder like @Dean’s Fishroom might do it on purpose.

    What a nice response, thank you. They were very pretty fish for sure with very deep midnight blue sides but the fins were a pale to medium orange.

    Celestial Pearl Danio Hybrid?

    in Fish Breeding

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    Firstly, I do not have a picture, sorry.

    I was at my LFS a few days ago when a tank with very large CPDs. I mean far larger than any CPD I've ever seen. They were 2" and chubby, very mature looking fish.

    When I inquired why they were so large I was told they are a hybrid between "Emerald Rasboras and CPD". Due to the size of these fish I thought the clerk meant Emerald Eye Rasboras, but now I think they were talking about Emerald Dwarf Rasbora. 

    Can two tiny species produce such a big size difference in offspring? I know it happens in other animals but was still very surprised and puzzled.

    Is this done on purpose?

     

    Snail ID?

    in General Discussion

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    6 minutes ago, Lynze said:

    It is a Gyraulus snail. It would be difficult to tell exactly which species as there are so many. They are in the Ramshorn family, but are known for their flat side laying shells. Most common Gyraulus snails found in aquariums are only a few millimeters, but they do come in all sizes. 

     

    Thank you! 🤗

    Snail ID?

    in General Discussion

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    On 12/3/2020 at 1:51 PM, Aubrey said:

    @JdogtrainerWhat does it look like when it comes out of the shell? It might not be aquatic. The eye stalks should be a good indicator.

    I received a terrestrial snail in a plant order once. It looked very much like a bladder snail, but turned out is was an amber snail. It lived on top of the floating plants and some driftwood in my tank for several months before disappearing. It laid eggs so now I have several small ones that hang out on my tank.

    Here are the pics of it that I got tonight g

     

     

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    Algae

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Daniel said:

    @Jdogtrainer was having a similar problem, but it now winning the battle:

    I think @Jdogtrainer cut back on light and fertilizer? Maybe they can let us know what worked for them?

    Of course I'll tell you. We cut back on light to 50% or less. There were two lights on this tank, we began only using one at a time and cut light to 6 hours. We also bought 3 otocinclus and they are cleaning up the algea.

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    Snail ID?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 12/3/2020 at 1:51 PM, Aubrey said:

    @JdogtrainerWhat does it look like when it comes out of the shell? It might not be aquatic. The eye stalks should be a good indicator.

    I received a terrestrial snail in a plant order once. It looked very much like a bladder snail, but turned out is was an amber snail. It lived on top of the floating plants and some driftwood in my tank for several months before disappearing. It laid eggs so now I have several small ones that hang out on my tank.

    I put it in the snail tank and haven't seen it since, but if I spot it I will keep your tips in mind. I'll try and update then

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