[Starting a new aquarium club]

On 2/27/2021 at 10:20 PM, Simi said:

Florence, Alabama

 

@SimiI live in Montgomery. We need a club here, as well. Let’s talk.

[Cloudy Water Won’t Go Away]

Hey everyone,

 I have a tank with cloudy water that will not go away. I have tried everything written on this forum and on the CoOp blog and I cannot get the water to clear up. Any ideas? (Image attached)

[New Orleans Area Fish Stores]

@CoryThanks Cory. I will do that. Also, keep up the great work with your stores, videos, and product development. Because of your fishroom tour video of Select Aquatics I just purchased some Montezuma swordtails from Greg Sage. 🙂

[New Orleans Area Fish Stores]

Hello everyone,

I'm going to be in New Orleans in a couple of weeks and hoped to visit a fish store or two while I am there. Does anybody have recommendations?

 

Thanks!

[Brine Shrimp Salt and Corys]

@Wingman12r @lefty o Thank you both for your answers!

[Brine Shrimp Salt and Corys]

Hello everyone,

 I just wanted to know if the salt in the brine shrimp water is harmful to corys. I ask because I don’t have a sieve to rinse the shrimp.

[Corydora Identification]

@CorydorasEthanThanks. That’s what I think too

[Corydora Identification]

Hello everyone,

 

 I saw some Corys in the fish store today. They told me that they were corydoras punctatus, I’m not convinced though. Would someone please help me identify this fish? Thank you!

 

 

[Atlanta Area Aquarium Association]

@Fish FolkThank you!

[Atlanta Area Aquarium Association]

Hello all,

 

I've tried reaching out to the Atlanta Area Aquarium Association (AAAA) to see if they accept out of state members but no one has responded to my email. Does anyone know of someone who is a member of the AAAA that I could contact? I live in Alabama and the AAAA is the club closest to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[First Time Aquarium Event Attendee]

@quirkylemon103Cool. So I take it that you live in Texas? How many tanks do you have?

[First Time Aquarium Event Attendee]

Hi everyone,

As society begins to open up a bit more, I hope to attend some aquarium events this year. I have never been to an aquarium event before. Does anybody have any recommendations? For example, I see that Aquashella is taking place in Chicago, Dallas, and Orlando this year. Would Aquashella be a good event to attend, and if so, in which city? If possible, I would like to attend an event at which some Aquarium Coop folks are present. I'm a huge fan and customer and it would be cool to meet some of them.

 

Thanks!

[Easy Green Question]

@KBOzzie59I test my water weekly. I change my water when it hits 40ppm nitrates, so about every two weeks. I never let my nitrates get above 40ppm. I provide my tanks with Easy Green once a week, per the instructions on the bottle.

[Easy Green Question]

Hello everyone,

 

I have used Easy Green for the last few months in all of my tanks that contain Java Fern. I am seeing little to no results. Should I up the dosage, and if so, how much? Currently I am following the instructions on the bottle of one squirt per 10 gallons.

 

Thank you.

[Repashy Community Plus vs Repashy Grub Pie]

Hi everyone,

I was looking at the Repashy foods for my swordtails and my attention was particularly drawn to the community plus and grub pie. There doesn’t seem to be that much of a difference but perhaps I’m missing something. I’d love to hear the opinions of my fellow fish keepers.

[Future Co-Op Products]

On 1/9/2021 at 8:42 AM, MickS77 said:

I was thinking a coop calendar would be cool. It could contain Jimmy's aquarium photography or forum members tanks. 

Excellent idea.

[Finnex Stingray 48in Back in Stock??]

@Its HutchAh, sounds like it might be a while then. Dang. I need some lights for my two 75g and I wanted to buy them from the COOP.

[Finnex Stingray 48in Back in Stock??]

Hello everyone, 

I was just wondering if anyone from the Co-OP has mentioned when the Finnex Stingray 48in lights will be back in stock. Has anyone heard anything?

[Rack Question]

Hello everyone,

 I’m thinking about getting the 90in tall and wide Gladiator rack for two 75g tanks. The tanks are 21in tall. Gladiator shelves come with four shelves. However, if I take one shelf out that equates to 30in of space between each shelf. If you subtract the 21in from the 30in that leaves 9in of clearance. Is this truly enough room to operate a siphon or will water changes be a pain? I ask because I would hate to spend all that money to find out the rack won’t work for me.

[Aquarium Racks]

@s1_Why would you put decking down as opposed to not doing so? I am about to get a gladiator rack system so when I saw your recommendation about the decking I had to ask.

[Whats inside your aquarium cabinet?]

A lot of fish food, some fertilizers, clove oil (just in case) and some other odds and ends.

[Canister Filter Help]

@Patrick M. Bodega AquaticsThats Ok. I figured it out.

[Canister Filter Help]

Hello everyone,

Im having issues with a canister filter; it has no suction. Priming does nothing. I can hear the motor running. I cleaned the impeller... I have no idea what’s going on. Can anyone help?

[Ethically Culling Fish]

@Daniel I hear ya. However, I trade the fish I raise to the local fish store and I can’t give him deformed fish. I guess I could just separate the culls into another tank but I don’t have a ton of room to do that.

[Ethically Culling Fish]

Hello everyone,

I am really getting into breeding fish and before I get too deep I want to know how to ethically cull fish from people who actually have experience doing so. The Internet is all over the place on how to cull fish so I am turning to you all, my fellow aquarists. I ask about culling because I know when breeding enough, deformities, weak fish, and other issues will appear and make culling necessary, I just want to cull as ethically as possible.