[Quarantine setup]

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[Improving my attempt at a jungle scaped tank]

Exactly that or some people will fill the tank with plants for immediate satisfaction. My vote is for what is stated above by @AllFishNoBrakes

[I contacted my water company regarding chlorine and this was their response]

@Lonkley everyone’s different, I go through a gallon of water conditioner per year. 

[Ammonia spike HELP!]

Personally, I’d toss those cartridges and invest in either modifying the hob you have or just toss a sponge filter in there. With the money you’re spending on Dr Tim’s, you could have invested in a permanent solution. Those cartridges are the biggest scam in the industry. Well, betta water is up there too. 

[Wavemaker in a Multifasciatus tank?]

No need for a wave maker, set your hob to high flow if it has that option. Other than that, anything extra is unnecessary and probably detrimental in the long run. 

[Do I need to quarantine ghost shrimp?]

@Airborne 82nd none taken as I don’t believe there is anything that you can do. I am in no way an authority, but I’ve seen enough live streams for the past 6 or so years to have heard this come up a bunch to no definitive answer. 

[Medication in UK]

Your best bet is have a friend in the US mail some over. Other than that, I highly doubt any reputable business is going to break any laws. 

[Do I need to quarantine ghost shrimp?]

Inverts don’t react to fish meds as a traditional fish quarantine does. To my knowledge, best you can do is isolate it. 

[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.