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  1. PotatoFish
    I would want to discover a fancy goldfish whose maximum size in ideal circumstances only tops out at 3inches. "Teaspoon of Gold" shall be their name...maybe "Gold Pinkies"
  2. PotatoFish
    I like leopard danios (Zebra Danio but with spots), bronze corydoras, and an otocinclus. I'd throw in some amano shrimp and nerite snails too. I think the combination leads to lots of movement and happy mayhem, especially at feeding time.
  3. PotatoFish
    Guppies are a lot of fun! Enjoy the fishies!
  4. PotatoFish
    After looking up the difference between cabomba and ambulia, I think I have been growing ambulia this whole time! 😆 Well...being in South Korea, the "Asian marsh weed" seems a bit fitting. Learn something new every day!
  5. PotatoFish
    That there is cabomba if you want to add it. I say, why not go with something like a few banana plants (pic below)? And add some water sprite or perhaps frogbit as floating plants...admittedly, the water sprite will require maintenence when the branches start to die off, so your super tweezers will be handy. If you do not know what to look for, search out "aqua tweezers" like these ones below (these are 50cm/19.7in long), but I'm sure there are longer out there. I think my main concern with a bottle would be air circulation (maybe a simple air stone?) and cleaning. Though a mini python would probably allow you to reach the bottom easy enough, you might have to DIY a more rigid stick to give you better(any) control of the sucking end. These are just my thoughts, mate. I wish you the best of luck and would love to see what you decide upon as well as your journey. "If there is a will, there is a way."
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    You also want to make sure that the plants you are trying to grow in substrate should be planted in substrate. Java fern and anubias are rhizome plants and should not have their rhizomes (the thick stem-looking thing) under the substrate. What plants do you have?
  7. PotatoFish
    I have personally never had that issue with goldfish and duckweed. Duckweed is high in fiber and helps with digestion, which could actually help to move things along quite quickly through their digestive track. It has the "roughage" to help things go.
  8. PotatoFish
    If you cancheck the water parameters with a test kit, I suggest you do so before you make any changes to the water chemistry. Otherwise, you're guessing what is in there. You could use some sacrificial plants, and then, as they die, watch how the leaves wither then react to that. I think slow-growing plants will let you see the changes more clearly, but fast-growing plants will let you see the changes more quickly (anyone confirm?). Or, if you took already took pictures of the aquarium with plants in various stages of downfall, we might be able to help determine what might be missing.
  9. PotatoFish
    I don't think it has been mentioned yet, but what about subwassertang? It likes low light. Granted, this Google pics example is a massive jumble of awesome growth.
  10. PotatoFish
    Oi, I just read the tabs you used. A few things...monte carlo is kinda tricky to get growing. You could try what I had mentioned above with the root tab in rock wool with the plant. Just tuck it back in the pot all cozy-like and grow it there, letting it spill out as it expands. Java moss might be grown emersed (out of the water), at which point it would experience some serious melting as it converts its leaves to being immersed (submerged in water). Just make sure you don't give up on a plant that is melting back. A number of folks may get so disheartened by all the dead leaves that they discard the plant before it comes back to grow super awesome aquatic leaves.
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    I see guppies! 😄 Have you tried leaving the plants in the rock wool in the pots that they came in? One great trick Cory gave in a video was to open up the rock wool a bit and put a root tab right inside it where the roots would grow. Then, bury the pot a bit into your substrate. If it's a plant that develops runners, they'll just grow right out of the pot and into the soil next to it. I am not sure what plants you have tried. But there are some great beginner plants like anubis that will grow on a rock and feed on stuff in the water column. I think java fern is also great, but even some experienced aquarists have problems getting things just right, especially potassium. Also, have you tried some floating plants like water sprite? Those things will float and soak up that liquid fertilizer in the water column. Just make sure your aquarium has some good flow. Good luck! Tell us more about your tank, and what you choose to use. Then maybe we can help more.
  12. PotatoFish
    The way I theorize it is they're the same species, Poecilia sphenops, no? Kind of like fancy goldfish and shubunkins. So, like the aforementioned goldfish (and also dogs), I figured they should be able to breed and have viable offspring.
  13. PotatoFish
    What about wood shrimp? They're interesting shrimp to watch with their filter feeder fan hands. They would be like Godzilla Shrimp among the cherry shrimp.
  14. PotatoFish
    And thus MPS (Multiple Pond Syndrome) begins. Have you weatherproofed the unattached garage to make it at least a little warmer in the winter? I'm not sure about the specifications of your garage or how feasible it would be. Good luck with your endeavors!
  15. PotatoFish
    Has anyone ever bred a balloon molly and a regular molly? I would kind of like to see if I can get my balloon male's giant sailfin in a regular molly body. Would the offspring be viable?
  16. PotatoFish
    I'm sorry to hear that. Mine started around 14-15 months old, and he passed away about a year later. None of his siblings/batchmates that survived had a massive tail like him, and none of them had that spine droop. Whether it is what causes it, I can't 100% say. It's all just observation from what is admittedly a small group.
  17. PotatoFish
    If we're going the shark route...check out this thin-bodied telescope eye goldfish.
  18. PotatoFish
    Those are some CRAZY awesome colors! My son, 4yo, caught his first fish the other day - netting guppies in the fountain pond in our apartment complex. His new phrases: "Catch and release!" "Go, guppies, eat those mosquitos! [larvae]"
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    They DO look the same! Maybe I can get my dad into fishing by showing him all his favorite fish in miniature form that can fit on the kitchen counter! He already loves gardening challenges. Maybe somewhere out there is a Zebra Danio breeder making fish with thin stripes to look more like striped bass. Then, 😏I'm almost sure... 😎he'd be hooked. *cue CSI Miami music*
  20. PotatoFish
    Tyler Durden: "His name...was Cleveland M." Fish Club members: "His name...was Cleveland M." Flowers and chocolates are good, but for this advanced level of MTS, I'm leaning toward all that AND a spa day. Good luck, from all members of Fish Club! addendum: For an indoor pond, add one romantic dinner at a nice restaurant and dancing (good addition but not 100% necessary unless you want more than one pond)
  21. PotatoFish
    As stated above, it definitely looks like bladderwort. Here's a Google pic for reference.
  22. PotatoFish
    CPDs are supposed to look like tiny brook trout (yes, yes...it's a char). But when looking at the zebra danios in my tank, I think the spotted ones look a lot more like brown trout. I'll try an snag a picture of the male, he's got more of the look, I think. What do you all think? Any other fish look alikes?
  23. PotatoFish
    It looks like a mini-ramshorn snail that might have hitched a ride on plants. They can come in all sorts of colors. This one in my tank has a shell that shimmers like it's metal.
  24. PotatoFish
    *nods* So you have had the guppy for eight months? Because we get them when they are a couple months old already. So, let's say 3 months, which means your guppy would be almost a year, maybe? And warmer water would age them more quickly if you run the tank hot. Mine started doing the spine bit at about a year and change. He was born in the tank, and he had a massive tail. The tank ran about room temp. He lived for almost another year afterward.
  25. PotatoFish
    I guess it kind of depends on the look you're going for and how much maintenence you're up for. There was a post on the forum about someone with a süsswassertang bonsai, which I thought looked cool, but that would also thrive with really low light. My LFS/wholesaler (not quite sure what they are), had an awesome bonsai with Christmas tree moss. Java moss would also look cool, but I think if you don't manage it, it can start to creep and grow mad crazy. Branch clusters may grow into each other. It's not the picture you have but what about anubias nana petite? I saw a display once with the small leaves looking like tree leaves and the roots looking like vines. Good luck with your project!
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