FlyingFishKeeper

Definitely Pogostemon stellatus. It was one of the first plants I ever got, and I think one of the first I really succeeded with. It can be used in a bunch of different ways, and my LFS can't get it shipped in well, so bit of store credit for me as well.

@FlumpweeselYou’re being interviewed! 1.) Favourite fish?2.) Least favourite fish?3.) Favourite fish YouTuber?4.) Favourite non-fish YouTuber?5.) Favourite food?6.) What fish would you like to be the most?7.) What was your scariest moment?8.) What country do you want to visit the most?9.) Cats or dogs? 10) Describe yourself in 3 words. 11) Pancakes or Waffles? 12) What is your favorite song? 13) What do you dislike most about the aquarium hobby, and why? 14) What is your favorite TV show? 15) What is your greatest fear? 16) What is or was your favorite subject in school, and why? 17) Do you keep live aquarium plants? If so, what types? 18) Do you love or hate pest snails? 19) Do you enjoy gardening? 20) What do you love most about the aquarium hobby? 21) What was the biggest mistake you've made so far in the hobby, and what has it taught you? 22) Burgers or Pizza? 23) What is your favorite aquatic animal? 24) What is your dream tank or something you want to accomplish in this hobby? 25) Favorite candy? 26) What is your favorite book? 27) What other things do you do for fun outside of the hobby? BONUS: 28) Most useful non-fish item in an aquarium 29) (most important) cereal before, or after the milk

Wow that was fast (6 minutes after I posted haha) anyways, 1) Favourite fish? Honestly depends, but loving my school of chilis rn 2) Least favourite fish? Anything that just shouldn't be in an aquarium, or can't live properly 3) Favourite Fish Youtuber? Probably Aquarium Coop, just like the mix of fun and info in most of the videos. 4) Favourite non-fish YouTuber? Half as Interesting. Really fun mix of comedy and education 5) Favourite food? Again, depends, but I'm pretty much always up for a really hot, and normally spicy bowl of noodle soup 6) What fish would you like to be the most? Maybe some type of paradise fish. Nobody outside the hobby really knows about them, so I probably wouldn't end up in someone's bowl, the colours are amazing, and I'd probably get a pretty big tank with not too many neighbors 7) What was your scariest moment? Well, I'm still a pretty young teen so I haven't had a lot of moments to begin with lol, but possibly (and without getting too detailed) when I found out one of my closest friends was going through some pretty serious health stuff. Don't neglect your health! 8 )What country do you want to visit the most? Ooh, probably Canada, although I've been there previously multiple times for family. I love A&W and the area that I've been to a lot (Vancouver BC, north of Seattle) has some really beautiful nature 9) Dogs or cats? Dogs, although I haven't met many cats 10) Describe yourself in 3 words. Busy, dedicated, honest 11) Pancakes or waffles? Pancakes most of the time, but a good waffle is the absolute best 12) What is your favourite song? Way Less Sad by AJR 13) What do you dislike most about the aquarium hobby, and why? Probably what happens when you lose motivation. When you have motivation it's one of the best hobbies in the world, but when you don't it's a drag, especially as you constantly have to work on them, so you can't just leave it for awhile and come back after "recharging". 14) What is your favourite TV show? The Orville! #RenewTheOrville 15) What is your greatest fear? Again, depends, but perhaps something happening to the people I'm closest to, don't know what I'd do without them 16) What is your favourite subject in school? Very much depends on the teacher and classmates, but generally I've liked my science and language classes a lot. Gratias! 17) Do you keep live aquarium plants? If so, what types? YES. Love them, especially in Walstad tanks. I like stems and floaters, and have had pretty bad luck with crypts and anubias. Carpets are also fun to work on. 18) Do you love or hate pest snails? Mixed bag for me, I love my bladder snails, but when I have to take algae or duckweed out of a tank it's a pain to have to go through and make sure they aren't hitch hiking and going where they shouldn't. 19) Do you enjoy gardening? To a fair amount yes, although I don't really have the space. I've been trying to get into bonsai with fairly limited success. Right now I have a juniper outside that I've been trying to keep alive until it's settled in and I can try my hand at styling. 20) What do you love most about the aquarium hobby? The living aspect, especially interacting with fish. With most other stuff I do stuff will always be the same (2+2=4, giving throttle to a drone will throttle up the motors, etc), but with fish it's really fun to get to play and interact with something that will be just slightly different every time. 21) What was the biggest mistake you've made so far in the hobby, and what has it taught you? Probably letting the first iteration of my 5.5 gallon get way too overgrown. It was a rather lush jungle scape with my first betta in it, and I let the plants grow out too much to the point where I think my betta didn't have enough space to swim. I ended up tearing that tank down a bit after he passed. Miss you buddy! 22) Burgers or pizza? Burgers if they're from this one fast food place, A&W, but most other times pizza. 23) What is your favourite aquatic animal? Bluefin tuna, they just look really cool, and I love the colour/shape. 24) What is your dream tank or something you want to accomplish in this hobby? Unlimited motivation. I'm honestly pretty envious of the people who have been in this for longer than I've been alive, and still are invested. 25) Favourite candy? Sour Patch Kids, all the way, love citric acid. 26) What is your favourite book? I read it awhile ago, but My Side of the Mountain, it's honestly just an amazing, relaxing book with a really rich amount of detail. 27) What other things do you do for fun outside of the hobby? Messing around with my friends is always one of my favourites. I've also been trying to be a drone pilot since 5th grade, and have been doing that off and on. Also love theater tech (pretty much all the stuff that goes into the show that isn't the performers. I love working on lighting, but just all of it is amazing). I also play soccer and swim. (my best is a 29.03 50 freestyle time if anyone is interested)

Hi, kinda late but if anyone wants to ask me stuff I'm looking forward to it! My bio might have some stuff if anyone needs inspiration.

Hi when my red root floaters were flowering I had them in pretty much completely still water directly under a finnex stingray which might help

Hi, I have an attempt of a carpet of dwarf hair grass around my heater. So far haven't had any issues with the heater being in contact with the plants. Hope this helps!

Mine doesn't really go after bbs unless they're in a big clump from what I've seen. He definitely loves frozen brine shrimp though (jumps out of the water for the pipette sometimes lol), and also seems to like Xtreme Nano pellets. I've heard of them loving bloodworms, however haven't tried them yet

Hi, I haven't used reverse respiration personally as the way my tanks are setup they doesn't allow for it, however from what I've seen it does warrant consideration. As for peroxide I'm currently using it in my 5.5 gallon with black beard algae. As I understand it after some amount of time it will break down into water and oxygen. I just turn the lights out for an hour with the hydrogen peroxide in the tank then have them turn back on. So far I haven't noticed it affecting my fish, shrimp, or snails. Girl Talks Fish has a good segment in one video that explains the method I use as well as limitations of it. Hope this helps!

Hi, at least from what I've read, harlequin rasboras are fairly tolerant of different pHs. The cherry shrimp and mystery snail would likely enjoy the raise in pH (something that I'm actually trying to do. My tap water went from 7.8 to 6.4 somehow lol) I can't really speak for how fast the pH will change, but it's not instantaneous, and you can change the rate that the pH rises by changing where in the tank you put the crushed coral. (From what I've heard it generally dissolves faster in the filter compared to anywhere else in the tank.) Hope this helps!

Hi, at least in my opinion you don't really need to assuming you're getting them from a reliable source. I doubt that the shrimp/snails themselves can transmit anything to your fish, however the water they're in can carry stuff into your tank. Hope this helps!

Hi everyone, so I may or may not have lived many an aquarist's dream and gotten what I think is a free 29 gallon from my neighbors. Upon looking at it closer I noticed the top rim has a slice through it and was wondering if there's any way to repair it, or if it's an issue I need to be worried about? Additionally I had to peel off some velcro holding on some gauges (I believe it was used as a terrarium prior to me finding it) and was wondering if there's a fish safe way to get the residue off? Thank you!

Honestly just eyeball it with my finger, I know roughly what temperature my tanks should be at, and aim around there then just am done

Sourdough bread bowl or sourdough in general! Bit of a sour mess sometimes, but generally has some pretty good stuff going on

Hi, at least to me the first picture looks similar to pearlweed (which can carpet quite well), and second one is probably S. repens, at least in my opinion

Hi everyone, congratulations to @Minanora for coming away with a win for 2022's "Best Invert Tank" Aquarium competitions with 9 votes. Thank you all who participated, have a great day!

Hello everyone, congratulations to @Mmiller2001, the winner of 2022's "Best Scape" Aquarium competition with 15 votes. Thank you so much everyone who participated in all competitions this year!

Good evening all, the victor of the 2022 "Tubbin' Time" aquarium competition is @Atitagain. Happy tubbing everyone, and congrats!

Hello everyone! The winner of 2022's Best Breeding Setup competition is @Hobbit, with 10 votes. Happy Summer to all!

It's okay to loose motivation in this hobby, and how to regain it! For the past few months I haven't been 100% in this hobby (bunch of stuff, school, friends, life, and just being a different person than who I was when I started). Although it's not that same fascination of being new to everything, I feel like I'm slowly getting back into the thick of things, and want to really work on my tanks more and more. As long as the fish are happy, you can take breaks, and you don't have to be going at full throttle the whole way through. Happy Nerm Week!

Hi, I've found that driftwood (even when the biofilm isn't the white "cloud" around it) is a popular spot for my shrimp, so if you have any of that sitting around you can likely use that to help season your tank. Additionally, from what I've seen plants are really good at having food for shrimp (I usually see my rcs grazing in a group around new plants). They also seem to have enjoyed some IAL when I put it on for them once. I wouldn't really say there's a way to instantly mature a tank, so if you REALLY need to get the shrimp immediately then the posts above could probably work, at least from my perspective as a Neocaridina keeper, so take this part of my post with an extra grain of salt. (Just make sure to keep the water quality good, and keep an eye out for planaria/other pests if you're consistently feeding). Hope this helps!

@SandBkeeper, to vote just react to a post you believe should win (you can vote for multiple posts per thread). All reactions are worth the same amount of points for these competitions, thank you!

Hi @Mmiller2001, this is currently closed for submissions (comments relating to submissions are allowed permanently), however voting is allowed until this Sunday (July 17th, 2022). After that winners will be announced. Thank you!

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