[Frog Feeding Tube]

@ohwhen I didn’t say you shouldn’t document it. I did say it was common. 

[Frog Feeding Tube]

This is fairly common in the saltwater hobby. 

[How would I replicate a jungle style aquascape for my tank.]

Pogo and dwarf sag

[Your experience with pictus catfish]

I’ve always like them but have never kept them. I’d imagine they’d do best with fast moving fish. They will probably be too much for more sedate species. A 75 with a school of 6-8 would look incredible and you’d get the most natural behaviors. 

[Plants with my Oscar]

Pm me and I’ll give you the Etsy shop name. I have a few of them and I’m happy with them. 

[Angelfish acutely blind]

Are its eyes cloudy? 

[Plants with my Oscar]

The company that makes those holders, also makes one where you can keep the roots also out of the aquarium. It would mounted to your aquarium in the same way. 

[Should I Euthanize this Praecox Rainbow?]

@Lennie it’s definitely a thing. 

[Is it cruel to keep guppies in a Fluval Flex 15??]

@Cjbear087 don’t overthink it, you’ve got solid advice here. 

[Goldfish Mystery Disease]

@ChriFry any update? 

[Sump]

Sure, I’ve seen this done. I’ve seen African cichlid keepers convert their sumps into refugiums. I believe I saw one that was growing duckweed in there and would use it to feed his mbuna. It’s a neat idea if you have plantivores. You may be able to find YouTube videos on this. Good luck

[Should I Euthanize this Praecox Rainbow?]

Photo will help dramatically. If it’s just missing an eye, then I’d move it to a small quarantine tank and let it heal up before deciding where to put it. I’ve seen and have kept fish with 1 eye, some happened in my care. As a matter of fact, I also had a Gold Dojo that was keen on munching on eyes for some reason, but left the rest of the fish alone. Anyways, if it’s a literal bullet hole through the head, then my assumption is euthanizing would probably be best, but I’m not 100% sold on this without a photo. 

[Ammonia spike HELP!]

Don’t overfeed and you should have this under control, it’s been a while, I’m happy for you. 

[Protect our water source]

@Little Guys I’m curious to see what trap will catch planeria, I’m not sure this is even possible. Your best bet is to take a photo. It could be detritus worms which are harmless. 

[Aquahuna plants]

@Shrimp Doggy Dogg same as with their fish. 

[Otocinlus]

I have a few oto’s. I think I saw one once, maybe. 

[Sincere Opinion about having a Fishroom]

Thank you for the honesty. I’ve been through this and I am married with children, full time job, blah blah blah. I noticed that the smaller the tank, the easier it was to justify. I also began seeing them as numbers and chores, rather than a pleasure to keep. Collectoritis is a real thing. Now nothing under 75 gallons enters the house simply because it’s not as easy to drop a new one down (although I have it down to a calculated science). Now I’m down to 6 total aquariums and 2 stock ponds outside. My maintenance is always predictable and rarely does something happen to give me issues. I had many more sporadic issues when keeping a ton more aquariums. Good luck on downsizing. 

[Advice for a half-barrel water garden ?]

@macdaddy36 I live in Florida and I forgot about mosquitoes. This is an excellent point. 

[Vacation advice]

1- What do you have? 
2- Do you have an auto feeder? 

[skinny fish]

@Tropicalfishkeeping201 I use it basically all fish. On the site, you have options for whatever size and type of food to pair with the meds. I’ve always been pleased. 

[Advice for a half-barrel water garden ?]

Sounds good as long as it gets some fertilizer. 

[skinny fish]

I’ve gone through the same issues with various fish at times. I feed Rons medicated food and it worked every time. It’s a little tedious because you must gravel vac every other day while meds are fed, but usually half way through, you see a big difference. I used to use all sorts of meds, but now I just feed this stuff at the sight of anything that may be an issue. Has worked every time. 

[Aquahuna plants]

Honestly if that’s the case, you’re better off getting directly from a Florida farm, there are tons. 

[Boesemani Rainbow Fish]

@Tony s I’m pretty sure I know who you’re referring to. I live about an hour from them and it’s an impressive facility. They are very reputable for having excellent rainbows.

@ffi2013 there’s no real way to be 100% sure, but I’d assume they are a simple aquarium strain. Most rainbow fish genetics has been tampered with. There are 4-5 breeders that I’d trust 100% with genetic. 

[Boesemani Rainbow Fish]

What locale are your boesmani? I had a dozen or so Lake Aytinjo’s and the females looked better than males you see in most fish stores.