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Whitecloud09’s 10 gallon planted aquarium journal
Yoshi replied to Whitecloud09's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
You think maybe some additional root tabs might help the sword? -
Thank you @Whitecloud09! The goal has been to get a shrimp colony going before adding any fish, so seeing a berried female in there makes me feel like I'm doing something right! I have lost some shrimp, come down in the morning to see them dead in the tank. But this gives me hope!
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So it's been almost 3 weeks since I last posted. Real life got very complicated for a while so while still maintaining my tank, it took a bit of a backseat to some other things going on. But I'm here with an update!! *cue the very official sounds eyewitness news music* I think the biggest news is that when just casually walking by the tank today I see that one of my shrimp is berried!! I did my best to get a photo, but she's on the intake sponge for the Tidal at the back of the tank, so it's a little blurry. But she's very obviously carrying eggs, which makes me super happy! The octopus plant has really taken off. Its top is now draped across the waters surface at the top and there are new stalks coming up. I had a couple anubias plants that I thought had died from me probably gluing them too tightly to the rocks. They had lost all their leaves and the rhizomes turned brown. But you can see that they're starting to put out new roots, which I find fascinating. We'll see if anything come of it. I'm also starting to see some hair algae on the stone mountain. I actually kind of like the look of it. I figure it it gets to be too much I can always scrape it down. As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated!
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People make a good point. Chasing parameters can be a challenge. Adjusting something in one area can throw something else out of wack. The most important thing overall is stability.
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My beta went through almost exactly the same thing. When I first got him I was feeding him mostly pellets. I switch in freeze dried brine shrimp and he went crazy for it. After that he refused to eat the pellets at all. What I found, hunger is one heck of a motivator. If all you offer him is the pellets, when he's hungry enough he'll take to them again. I've instituted a rotation of pellets, the dried brine shrimp, and frozen bloodworms.
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If you can get your hands on some Seachem Alkaline Buffer that will raise your PH. Keep in mind it will also raise your KH, so you'll want to see where you're at there before using it.
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Whitecloud09’s 10 gallon planted aquarium journal
Yoshi replied to Whitecloud09's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
I ADORE the look of your tank!! 😍 -
Little mini update! Last night I put a couple of pieces of frozen green beans in the tank to switch up the food rotation. This morning I looked and my Japanese Trapdoor Snails were literally carrying some of the pieces around the tank! In my head I hear them saying "It's mine and you can't have any!" It made me smile! 🙂
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Whitecloud09’s 10 gallon planted aquarium journal
Yoshi replied to Whitecloud09's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
Sarah the snail has a nice ring to it! 😁 -
I used the 7 to start my new 55 gallon tank. I found it was really effective in jump starting the first stage bb that coverts ammonia into nitrites. Where I don’t think it was as effective was at giving me a head start on the second stage bb that turns those nitrites into nitrates. That still took me about 5 weeks. I know the use of these bacteria starters can be a topic of varying opinions. One factor that I don’t think gets talked about enough is how they’re stored before they even get to you. If during transport or in some storage room they’re exposed to particularly hot or cold temps that can greatly affect their effectiveness.
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Sooooo - after doing a bit of quick reading, pretty much all the other fish I have tentatively planned can do well in water in the mid to low 70s. And ACO says WCMs can tolerate up to 77. In your experience are they a top of the water column, bottom, or middle type of fish?
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I thought about WCMs! But don't they really need cooler water? I'm running my tank at about 77 degrees.
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I'm definitely planning on schooling fish. The goal over time is to have one bottom schooling fish, probably panda cories, and two mid-column schools, thinking cardinal tetras and maybe CPDs. I haven't read anywhere about whether it makes any difference if you add bottom schooling fish or mid-column fish first. Top of the water column I'm still debating about. At one point I thought about silver hatchets, but I'm really worried about their jumping and my lid having a gap in the back. Someone suggested guppies actually and I'm thinking that may be cool.
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Hello, I'm new to the forum from Maine
Yoshi replied to Beech Hill Aquatics's topic in Introductions & Greetings
Welcome! I love the look of those shrimp. -
Update time! It's been a little over two weeks since the introduction of the first livestock. As I previously posted I lost two snails in the transition, but so far everyone else seems to be thriving. One new development regarding the shrimp, they're starting to molt which I'm taking as a good sign that they're growing and happy! Also in the past couple of days I've started seeing a couple of them swimming almost constantly through the water column around the tank. I read somewhere that this is a possible indication that a female is releasing pheromones, attracting males to mate. I've been feeding a rotation of Repashi, sinking pellets, frozen green beans, and flakes. Two of my anubias plants lost all their leaves and their rhizomes have turned brown. I'm guessing I glued them too tightly to the rocks. However, each of them have started sprouting new roots out of the brown rhizome, which I wasn't expecting at this point! I got some Easy Potassium and started dosing that along with the Easy Green and Easy Iron. We'll see if they come back. No immediate plans for more livestock at this point. I want to try and get the shrimp colony well and truly established before I introduce any fish. I'm guessing a few months at minimum. As that time gets closer I may probe the hive mind for any suggestions on what to introduce next!
