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  1. I have a cinder block stand and I want to move some tanks around. I would like to put them on the stand in a "portrait" layout to maximize space. But the stand isn't wide enough and the tanks will hang off the edge. I've seen other fishrooms do this, I was just wondering what's the likelihood of a tank failing being set up like this? I thought of putting down a sheet of plywood across the top to counter the weight. I'm also curious if it would be possible to line the tanks up flush with the front of the stand and having just the rear hang off the back? 

    What does everyone think?

  2. I've been wondering this for a little while myself. About 2 months ago I reset the 30 gallon in my living room. I ended up with a tile bottom and some plants I took from other tanks. I'm going to continue to add more plants but I think I'm going to stick to a more bare bottom style. I can't decide if it's considered a planted tank or not? 🤷

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  3. About 2 months ago I threw some java moss in two different sealed jars. One is in my fishroom under LED lights the other is in my room that gets a ton of sunlight. The idea was I wanted to see if it would grow emersed. They both seem to be growing but the one in my bedroom has seemed to double in size. If I remember tomorrow I'll update with a picture.

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  4. I repurposed a couple of glass seasoning jars for my fish food blends. I soaked them in vinegar and taped them shut. I also threw a piece of tape down the middle for a little viewing panel so I know how much is in the container. One coat of black spray paint and viola! 

    I've been using them for a few months and really like the widemouth opening for dispensing flakes. One of them I'm using for my fry food and the other is for my tank in the living room. I typically feed what I consider a high quality flake with spirulina and copepod powder tossed in. 

     

     

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  5. Thank you everyone. Unfortunately my work schedule is insane during the holidays. I've looked very carefully for red feces as much as I can. I haven't seen anything. I don't believe I've fed anything that could cause their feces to look as red as what I witnessed. So I'm being hopeful in that regard.

    As far as the flukes go I've started a treatment of prazipro and in 24 hours they look so much better than they have in a few weeks.

  6. That's something to look into. Thanks again. I do feed baby brine but that's it for live foods. Seems unlikely that it would come from that, don't you think? 

    But anything is possible I suppose.🤷

  7. Thanks @Irene. I'm gonna attempt to get a picture tonight if I can get a zebra danio to stay still. 

    I have had red worms before and got rid of them. I'm more or less curious how it would be possible for the fish to contract them without any possible way of coming into contact with them.

     

  8. I've been battling gill flukes for quite some time in a 55 only stocked with zebra Danios. I'm going to start a dose of prazipro tonight.

    While on a break from work today I noticed one of them had very thick and blood red feces hanging from it. 

    I was wondering if this could be Camallanus? If so I don't understand how the tank could have been infected.

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  9. 4 minutes ago, Wingman12r said:

    Great looking Lyonsi. 

    They are definitely heavy fry predators. Colony breeding has resulted in 0 to 2 fry from each drop surviving. In the future I will be pulling gravid females and raising fry separately.

    Oh I agree completely. While I think I've had more than 2 or 3 survive. My father was pulling the females and putting them in a sperate tank and he was getting 15-20! He probably has around 100 of them.

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  10. I have been keeping them for I think 3 years or so. Xenotoca lyonsi to be exact. They are definitely one of my favorite fish. Everyone in this thread has mentioned how they will eat anything. I fed mine duckweed for over a year until I had no duckweed left in my fishroom. When I feed them regular food I can actually hear them hitting the surface of the water and smacking their lips. I do notice predation on the young but as someone mentioned above here, I also think it's due to the young being so vulnerable, and horrible swimmers in the first days. I have them currently in a 20 gallon tank with java moss that covers the entire bottom of the tank and is about 3in thick. I really need to upgrade their home here soon. As I have around 20 of them maybe more in that tank. 

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