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  1. PotatoFish
    See Pictures: Female guppies have a triangle anal fin. Male guppies have a stick-shaped anal fin called a gonopodium to help transfer sperm to the female when mating.
  2. PotatoFish
    After some Google searching, I found verticle bending of the spine, which I am guessing you are worried about. The first couple of photos shows extreme bending, and the lasf show a bit of a normal spinal shape with a slight bump/kink. Hope this helps!
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    Yeah, those look like detritus worms! I say enjoy them 😄 They are a wonderful part of a live aquarium, though if you're looking to get rid of them, I recommend guppies or platys. My guppies cleaned the whole tank of them really quickly.
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    That's pretty awesome! I have heard about this too. It can save a fair bit, but if I remember Aquarium Co Op's videos correctly, you may have to do a bit of extra work cleaning it. I think pool sand was another substrate folks used. OOoo, and rocks at a quarry if you know what you're looking for.
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    While reloading Loppy the goldfish's veggie clip feeder, it got me thinking about what tips people have for fishkeeping on a budget. When listening to Cory's livestreams, I hear folks talk about having a tight budget for their fish, so I just wanted to share my one tip and maybe encourage other people to share more. I remember what it was like being in college and not having a whole lot to spend on my Figure 8 Puffer tank. The veggie clip that I use for the tank is just a plain toothbrush holder I got for super cheap (3 for 1000KRW, roughly 1USD). The ones I just searched for online are way more than that. PLUS, the toothbrush holder is all plastic, with a rubber suction cup. There's no metal. There are no rough edges. The happy face on it doesn't exactly match a "natural" theme though if that is what you're going for. What budgeting tips do you have?
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    I'm just theorizing using some science... The bird feathers, if natural (no dyes) and sterilized (boiling), should be OK, kind of like adding leaves. There is a lot of surface area to them (see picture). Each feather has tons of barbs, barbules, and hooklets, so there's a great deal of surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow on...however, I think that if algae starts to grow on the feathers, it would be quite difficult even for an algae eater to remove. Also, the feather parts I listed above are meant to lock together and kind of be waterproof/water repellant ("like water off a duck's back"). With boiling, I don't know if it would weaken the structures of the feather. These are just my thoughts. Perhaps someone else here is far more knowledgeable on the subject.
  7. PotatoFish
    Here's Loppy! Her dorsal is floppy. Her tail fins stick out as she swims about. Now prose...You can see a bit of the bending in this picture. She'll never be an award-winning show fish, but she's our fish, and we love her just the way she is.
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    That's a nice looking fish you have there! My goldfish, Loppy, has "bent" fins also. I am guessing, not entirely sure, that the place where it is bent is the spot where the cartilage ends, and the rest of the fin is just "floppier" tissue. However, none of the bent fins (dorsal, pectoral, and bottom tale lobes) seem to inhibit her ability to move, so I don't worry about it. Her pectoral fins moving about kind of remind me of someone waving their arms around while wearing a sweater that has sleeves that are too long.
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    I have a racer nerite snail in my goldfish tank; its name is Snowpatch. It was named for the white patch on the shell. No one wanted it because its shell wasn't perfect, so I brought the snail home to help with the algae in the aquarium and for the kiddo to enjoy. I noticed Snowpatch's handiwork on a pot in the tank. You can see exactly where the radula scraped off the algae. I rather like it; it has kind of a tribal art pattern to it. The beauty of nature in my living room! What "natural art" have you seen in your aquariums?
  10. PotatoFish
    The way I see it, yes and no . . . The fish isn't in optimal condition, but at the same time, there isn't much you can do about the condition except maybe isolate the female guppy if she is getting picked on and remove sharp/rough surfaces stuff from wherever she is. Not sure if there is a vet that can operate on guppies. Sorry, I don't know more...maybe someone else here might.
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    Hi there! I've seen it in humans before, but after some Internet surfing, I found it shows up in guppies. Your female guppy may have a hernia (bulge caused by the insides pushing their way through the containing tissue, i.e. the abdominal muscles and sheathing). I have attached this picture of a guppy with a "pointed belly," as the person describes it. I hope this helps!
  12. PotatoFish
    I think you might be right. The ones I saw had rather thin heads that tapered towards the snout, but that might be due to a lack of food. Here, I have a picture...could very well be Corydora Paleatus!
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    @Alesha Thank you! Loppy is actually the "centerpiece fish" (as described in an Aquarium Co Op video) in a community tank. So whatever I feed the zebra danios, the giant female guppies, the hillstream loach, and the rosy barb also get eaten by the goldfish. The racer nerite snail and mystery snail gladly polish off large broccoli stems that aren't eaten. This reminds me that I should add "Sera - catfish chips" to the list. What fish do you keep? @JLAM Thank you! I have yet to try the frozen peas, but it is definitely on the to-add list. I grow the duckweed in a separate tank too. I tried covering the top of Loppy's tank in duckweed once. The little plants never stood a chance, gone within 2 days. @GardenStateGoldfish I just followed the Aquarium Co Op videos' advice about variety and keeping the temperature pretty regular. It's a bit easier with this tank because it's in our livingroom, and my wife and mother-in-law are always making sure the temperature is not too hot or cold (20-23 C or 68-73 F) all year round. @wendypizza I really want to try some Rapashy, but it seems the only kind available here in Seoul LFS's is for lizards. I haven't looked online though. I'll see about watercress; I should be able to find some. Thanks for all the suggestions! Sorry, long reply 😁 I have a cheap alternative suggestion for feeding I'd like to share. After failing to find a vegetable clip, I just used a toothbrush holder with a suction cup, 3 for 1000krw (< 1 USD)!!! picture: Little Loppy (3 mos. after I got her)
  14. PotatoFish
    Through a quick skimming of the forum, I did not find one. However, every time there is a livestream, Cory answers all sorts of fish-related questions, does a bit of fishy mythbusting, and brings up fantastic new topics. Perhaps you could comb through the forum and respond to old posts about topics that match the bit of information you wish to share. In one search function, "sort by recently updated," it would drive that post to the top of the list. I think it would be good to have a lengthy discussion attached to an older post.
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    I wanted to share a list of the food I feed my goldfish, compare with others to see what other fun things they might enjoy, and share my observations. Goldfish Staple: Sera - Goldy Basic (stopped) Hikari - Cichlid Excel (current) Munch Munch Forage Food red leaf lettuce duckweed steamed broccoli cilantro (new thing) Treats garlic (raw, finely chopped) grape (no seeds, finely chopped) orange (inner slice skin peeled off) Millepet - Gammarus (for turtles) *I THINK Millepet is owned by Sera (can any confirm?) Results: Loppy the Goldfish (because her abdomen is uneven, bought her that way, didn't know at the time but love her anyway) was bought for a whopping $0.88 (KRW to USD) at 1 inch from nose to peduncle. One year later, she is 4.5 inches from nose to peduncle (easily 6 inches with the tail), and about 3 inches from the middle of her back to the base of her pelvic fins. She does "gulp" air when eating duckweed and bits of lettuce that get ripped off and float at the surface. HOWEVER, she has never had constipation or any swim bladder issues. I feared she might because she's lopsided, but she seems like a perfectly normal wiggly-butt goldfish that is wonderfully active. Here's Loppy today and on the day I bought her. It's like she was saying, "Pick meeeeeeee!"...so I did.
  16. PotatoFish
    I don't know too much about the HOB, but I suppose you could always try it and see 😄 As for the flow and fish, do your fish prefer that high flow? What kind of fish do you have in there?
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    This is my first forum post 🙂 Can anyone help me identify what kind of Corydora this is, please? I live in Seoul, and I saw this guy in my LFS while looking for Brochis multiradiatus for my goldfish tank. The corydora in the picture measures about 3 inches from the tip of its nose to the base of the caudal fin. I looked at a corydora chart I found on Google but am still having trouble identifying it, so I have come to the fish gurus and Nerms here. PS: I uploaded the original picture, but the preview I saw here kept showing it upside down. I eventually just screenshot it, cropped it, and uploaded it (which is what you see here).
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