[Salt in planted tanks]

Anubius doesn't seem to care..... that;s just from my personal salt dosage... always run your own tests.

 

[40 Gallon Breeder on Cinderblocks]

Looks just fine to me.

 

[Cherry Barb Capacity]

They should be fine. I think a good 16 or 17 cherry barbs would be ok as long as you keep up on maintenance.

[To gravel vac or not to gravel vac?]

I gravel vac once or twice a year.... Lightly. Plant roots love that fish poop. A little clean up won't hurt though.

[Java Fern issues]

When java leaves die and you get all those little new baby javas.... well, that's how they spread. This is a good thing. It means your java fern is healthy and wants to spread. Let the little leaflets grow a bit and then connect them to some wood or rock so you can start a whole new plant. The old big leaf will go brown and then just throw it away.

 

This is healthy normal development. You're doing nothing wrong.

[Anyone tried these Top Fin Bulbs? (pic)]

I dropped some in my tank about 3 weeks ago. I just let them all sink then I placed then around where I wanted plants to grow. I didn't bury them or anything..... I feel they should be getting roots or leaves by now but I have nothing.... Soooo yeah. i won't be doing this again.

[Albino corycat dead]

I would chock it up to .... fish die.... it's inevitable. They get old and sick and that happens to everything. Don't fret.

 

[How to clean Ghost wood.]

I've never boiled wood ever. I just stick it in my tank and if it wants to float I pile rocks on it until it gets water logged.

[Daisy ricefish breeding]

Are you familiar with mops? Make a moth out of cloth. Throw it in the breeding tank for a few day and then take the mop out or take the adult fish out and put them in another aquarium. Bam! you should have babies hatching from the mop within a few days.

 

[S.O.S. - My MALE Angelfish laid eggs!!!]

It's not a male. it's a female.

[If at 1st you don't succeed, try again, Plants in Lake Tanganyika tanks]

Vallisnaria has actually been introduced to Lake Tanganyika. So maybe have some fun with that.

[Plant ID]

It's an anubius to me. It's not a lily of any kind. Tie or glue it to some drift wood. Don't sink it into substrate.

[What do wonder shells do to the ph of water?]

What fish do you have? What PH should they need?

 

[Sponge help]

Sponge Pad Coarse

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Medium Pre Filter Sponge

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Increases Filter Capacity Reusable, Extends the life of other media Coarse Foam to extend time between cleaning The medium pre filter sponge is...

 

I would order these. If you don't want the Pad then at least get the Filter Sponge so your fry don't get sucked up... and you can cut them to fit.

[Plants from aqaurium co-op]

They're good. Plants can go a really long time without water. The little moisture in the package will be more than enough to keep them just fine.

[Can I shorten a Python?]

Thanks Dandy. Your method is kind of what i was thinking.

I'f it doesn't work I'll just bite the bullet and get a 25 ft.

[Bay leaves ok for shrimps?]

It wasn't you Daniel but I agree with it. Just look at all the videos of Cory taking wild fish from muddy brown lakes and streams and rivers. I think we treat a lot of our fish to sensitive... (that's not saying that some need very specific water).... I have pretty high ph and hard water... I bet I can hatch and raise some of the more delicate tetras.... Maybe I'll try that this year. Myabe I'll fail. I feel like the stronger our tank-bred fish become than the better.

[Tip for feeding your bottom dwellers veggies (cucumber, zuchinni, carrot)]

I plump a few cucs or green beans or what not slices. I don't bother to blanch them. My plecos always come up to the top at just devour them.

[Bay leaves ok for shrimps?]

I took notes from a really old fish guy. He told told me if you boil leaves than they become useless. The dirt and grime on the leaves immediately becomes good bacteria..... boiled it kills all benefits. Most rivers and ponds and lakes are covered in debris. That being said I know their are plenty of aquarium enthusiasts that need there tanks at perfect levels.... I think a little mud is good.

[The Real Deal with Culling]

Feed them to a predator that will just slurp them up. Or create a cull tank which includes animals that aren't the right color or shape... that being said if they can't swim right or have bent backs or other deformities they should be culled....

 

Lots of strains of fish we love today were created from healthy culls that just weren't the right color of tail shape.

[Need more fish]

I really like sparking gouramis. They max out at about 1 inch... maybe 1.2 inches. Completely peaceful. Mine have always liked the upper half of the tank. Even if you're breeding guppies in the same tank with them the gouramis mouths are so small that they can't harm them. They're awesome fish.

[Can I shorten a Python?]

So I was delusional about how long of a python I'd need when I got one a few years ago. I got a 100ft long and really I only need about 25-30 feet of tube.  100 feet of tube is nearly impossible to create suction when my tanks aren't that far away.... it takes forever! If I take apart the pump that connects to the sink can I just cut and heat up the tube to fit it back over the pump or will I just have to go back and buy a new 25ft one?

[Test Strip Accuracy??]

I haven't used test strips for 20 years.... I'm sure I might get blasted for that but I think they're pretty useless.

[Suggestions for my 25G planted tank?]

You'll need algae eaters. With a light that bright the java fern and anubias will start getting coated in algae. They are slow growers that prefer low light but they can handle high light if you're on top of it.

 

The tank looks good. You have plenty of options at this point when it comes to what you want to add.

[How Many Fish Foods Do You Have?]

Haha! Yeah.... my short lived attempts at making my own fish food didn't go great.....