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  1. shkote
    I got this tank awhile back and loved it so much I went back for another one :)) very nice cube tank. 👍
  2. shkote
    Rice fish! Specifically the Platinum or Gold. They have been a little difficult for me to get my hands on.
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    I have these on about 15 tanks and love how lightweight and easy they are to just move out of the way when I need to. When I first cut the pieces, I had an issue on my mbuna tank. The aquaclear filter clogged a bit while I was at work, somehow directed the flow straight to the back of the lid, which was open where it had been cut, and the water shot straight through it and out the front. Came home to a decent amount of water on the floor. I have since ran silicone along all of the edges that were cut. Learned my lesson there.
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    Mine got a bit too nippy with mystery snails and did much better with nerites. Mystery snails have cute long flowing antenna and long eye stalks that looked an awful lot like tasty worms to my Rams so I swapped them out with Nerites.
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    One of the best ways to tell is pond snails lack an operculum. The little flat plate you see mystery snails hauling around behind them, and use to close themselves up in their shell.
  6. shkote
    Absolutely. Babies babies everywhere 🙂 thethey get quite a bit larger than bladder snails. I like to keep them in my shrimp tanks, because they eat hydra and keep the populations in check. One of my favorite snails. They are hard workers. Pretty easy to keep their numbers in check by not over feeding.
  7. shkote
    Bladder snails are "left handed" which means the whorls on the shell point to the left side. Yours has a thick short body similar to a baby pond snail, which also have short antenna. Here's a picture of a little freckled baby pond snail next to some tiny baby mystery snails.
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    I have an unheated, unfiltered very low maintenance 5 gallon dirted tank at work with a light on a timer. It has 4 male Endlers. I only do top offs on this one.
  9. shkote
    Although vorticella is harmless in a lot of aquarium situations, it can be dangerous to freshwater shrimp. Vorticella can attach itself to shrimp and multiply, causing stress, suffocation and eventually death. In large numbers, can even take out a colony.
  10. shkote
    Gold mystery snail photobombed by berried blue shrimp. Very pretty cull shrimp with a tiny baby ivory Mystery snail And .... Mystery snail alien mouth 😬
  11. shkote
    In this tank, my Gourami has a gang of Platy minions. 🤭
  12. shkote
    That little cave is still buried somewhere under the driftwood...amazing how big tanks look when fish are small. The second photo was dinner time. When I do water changes, it looks as empty as the 1st photo. 🤦🏻‍♀️
  13. shkote
    If it helps, I have noticed much less predation with Dwarf Guppies and Endlers than regular sized Guppies. If the shrimp are happy and the tank is planted well, they will multiply regardless of predation.
  14. shkote
    I use a python mostly on bigger tanks, but do occassionally use them on 10s and 20s as well. I have added conditioner both right before and during filling and have never had any issues.
  15. shkote
    I love the way Praecox Rainbows tightly school when the cichlids are out, and play and chase eachother when they're in their caves sleeping.
  16. shkote
    Wow those are pretty little mutt hybrids. I'd buy them 🙂
  17. shkote
    Congrats on the new fry! Pretty soon you'll have so many showing up you'll only be able to tell that they are new when you see the trophotaenia still attached. These guys are going into a 40 breeder soon.
  18. shkote
    I feel like a disclaimer should be attached anytime anyone suggests a group of Convicts. 😄 Imagine a fish that breeds as prolifically as Guppies, only instead of eating their own fry, they will fight anything to the death to ensure that every... single... one survives. Then when it's done they say, "same time next week?" 😬
  19. shkote
    Working hard for them snacks 😄
  20. shkote
    Now is definitely the best time to jump back in! 👍 Admittedly, my cichlid tanks are usually my worst scaped tanks. My cichlids and plants don't do well long term. If they're not eating them, they're digging them up, or playing with them. Caught an Electric Blue Acara detaching some super glued java fern the other day by repeatedly shaking his head like a dog with a chew toy, and then parading it around the tank with it in his mouth like a trophy. 🤦🏻‍♀️
  21. shkote
    I'm a big fan of all shades of blues and oranges 🙂
  22. shkote
    Texas Cichlids are beautiful fish. My LFS had some in about 6 months ago. They are the only cichlid native to the United States, but I believe there are several species native to Mexico. Are you getting back into cichlids? Welcome back! 😊
  23. shkote
    They are bladder snails. They won't bother your shrimp.
  24. shkote
    Yep, Guppy Grass. Shrimp love it. I'm not sure where the nickname "guppy grass" for Najas guadalupensis originated, but I'm convinced that it's because it grows so much so fast it's like it reproduces like guppies. 🤭😄 I just tossed a bucket load of it out.
  25. shkote
    I'm not sure other people's luck with keeping their beaks short, but mine requires trimming regardless of the amount of snails he chomps down. Some people get lucky and theirs will grind them on rocks, but mine never has. I keep him alone, but would consider keeping him with tankmates in the future. I wanted a few more Amazon puffers but on top of never being able to find them, that's just more teeth I would have to trim so, I'm not sure now. I read something about crushed oyster shells in repashy, so that would be worth a try. He eats freeze dried krill out of my hand and loves bloodworms. His favorite snails that he will actually chew on are the mini flat ramshorn snails and smaller regular Ramshorns. He is not a big fan of pond or bladder snails, but will eat very small ones as a last resort. Most important with puffers is deworm, deworm, deworm. If you can get them from someone who has already dewormed and quarantined them, that would be the way to go.
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