Its Hutch
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Yes! There are currently 4 good sized ones in there and I have 2 more growing out to join them.
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Osiyo! Its been awhile. I've been super busy with work and life. I started a new job January 2nd which means a complete schedule change. I work Mon-Fri now like most humans and get the weekends off! The cold weather of winter often slows me down in the aquarium hobby but spring is coming! Here are some updated pics of my 75g.
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On 2/13/2023 at 11:09 AM, Odd Duck said:
Reminded me to get my tickets. I’ll be there in Dallas!
I will also be at Dallas again this year! Excited to see the same faces I saw last year.
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Hard work pays off. Congrats Mountain Top!
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For aquashella Dallas the schedule came out closer to the event.
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Paleatus Corydoras were my first successful corydoras to breed, hatch, and raise. I've learned a lot since then. My eggs never survive in the tank so I always have to remove if I want to have babies.
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Yes buying, selling, and trading plants would directly compete with Aquarium COOP so isn't allowed on the forum. However if you have a local aquarium club you could ask in person or there may be a local Facebook page you can find.
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Osiyo. Thanks for the tag @Guppysnail. I'll tag the boss himself @Corybut he is normally busy so I'll also tag @lefty o again and add @Torrey.
I've got lots going on currently. I am building a stand with the help of my BIL for my 35g Cube. I have a bowl full of Albino Corydoras fry. I have about 20 CPD fry I am raising and beefing up. I've got my Nothos Kilifish Rachovii growing out and coloring up. I am breaking down my for profit shrimp tanks to make room for the new stand and aquarium. I am conditioning my Paleatus Corydoras to breed but need the outside temps to cool off before I can do a cold water waterchange. Here are some pictures.
Wood all measured and cut.
Rough Draft of how it'll go together.
7 week old fry vs 1 week old fry
Close up.
Male Rachovii who won't sit still for a picture.
Pictures don't do him justice yet but you can kinda see his pattern and colors starting to come in. The pair I got is about 8 weeks old right now I think.
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Took a picture while cleaning the bowl today. You can really see just how much fry I have.
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Yes I have a 12 inch mixing bowl I use. I only ever pull the eggs that are easy to pull like on a leaf or something. I normally wait till the eggs start getting dark and cut the leaf and toss it in the bowl. The bowl only has air running. Twice a day I scoop over 50% of the water out and replace it with water from the tank the eggs were laid. It is super easy for me and because of that I have had good success so far. Just got to do the water changes and feed the babies.
I have some Java fern and an anubias on a rock in the bowl as well as a tiny piece of wood. Just to provide some cover and a sense of safety.
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Nothos Kilifish Pictures. My roughly 8 week old male is coloring up nicely. Also I have 2 batches of Corys in the same bowl. Roughly 6 weeks old compared to 1 week. Pretty cool size difference.
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Yes that anubias is attached to a piece of drift wood. I also have a stack of cholla in the corner. I've got a small school of Otos (7) and 4 Panda Garra. There is also a nerite snail or three still kicking around in there. I've got a clown pleco but he is more into wood than algae.
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Appreciate it everybody. I'll get it resituated and update. Thank you.
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Thank you for the info already provided. I've been messing with my 75g and am working on getting it redialed in. I've added and removed plants and messed with the lighting schedule to better align with my current schedule.
It's a 75g tank. I use Easy Green and Easy Root tabs. I've been dosing Easy Green after my weekly water change but believe I have been under dosing and I think you hit the nail on the head. I've only been dosing Easy Green for the water I replaced so roughly 3 pumps a week. My Nitrates are never over 10ppm before I water change. I just like water changing and getting my hands wet. I do Easy root tabs for the Swords biweekly and the other crypts in a grid once a month.
My PH is 7.2. I haven't tested KH and GH in over year and can't remember numbers but I am thinking it was around 9 degrees hardness for KH. Nitrates test 5ppm Multi-test strip and API freshwater master test kit.
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Is this an algae issue or a nutrient issue? I've been monitoring this anubias for awhile and I've seen new growth but this is an older leaf. What should I try doing differently? I'd rather solve a problem than simply remove the leaf. Any advice would be appreciated.
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I have not put it directly in the tank but I have taken plants and hardscape out and treated with hydrogen peroxide to kill algae and it did work. Over the next few days the algae faded in color and was gone. There is a thread under journals about Reverse Respiration which may be an option for you as well
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I am getting a pair of Kilifish Rachovii (sp?) for an open tank I have. Another hobbyist near me reached out and asked if I wanted a pair before he takes them to auction. Really excited about that. This will be my first annual fish so I am excited to try something completely new. I pick them up Monday so I will post pics next week.
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On 8/18/2022 at 6:21 PM, Odd Duck said:
I’m not sure I’m really an expert, but I’ll offer my best advice.
1. Is that 20 cm square or 20”? 20 cm is for sure too small. 20” square would be lovely.
2. Depends on the pea puffer. If you get juveniles and grow them up (which is what most people have to do) you might get away with it. But then again, you might not. They don’t seem to bother Amano shrimp when they grow up with them, but Amanos are very canny and get bigger than cherry shrimp. Don’t put a ton of money into shrimp in a murder bean tank unless you’re willing to lose them since they can turn unpredictably into voracious beasts, including trying to murder each other when the males hit puberty.
3. Pea puffers will need intermittent deworming and nerites don’t tend to handle that well. I know that thorned/horned nerites survive the peas and appear to thrive despite them, but will not survive while you treat the tank for parasites. Planaria tend to creep back in from feeding live foods.
4. They need a variety of meaty foods and some can be quite picky. You will absolutely need to have live food culture tanks and they will not prosper unless they have a variety of foods. They will die if they only have frozen bloodworms to eat. Mine never took well to any frozen foods, never got more than mediocre response even to the frozen bloodworms. Froze or freeze dried everything else got watched as it fell, then ignored. They only really took to live foods. I have Grindal worms, whiteworms, bladder and ramshorns snail cultures, plus periodically let a mystery snail clutch hatch for more variety. I also have tried and failed repeatedly with Daphnia (I think I need a bigger tank for them), but my last culture lasted several months. I also have vinegar eels and microworms always ready for any babies that might appear.
They are fascinating and infuriating and tend to treat each other very badly. I have only 4 left and will not be replacing them with more, since I have decided I don’t really like fish that are so combative. If they have bred in their current tank, I haven’t seen any babies, plus no one has acted like a pairing.
If you have other questions, I’ll do my best to answer.
Thank you for this response it is exactly what I am looking for.
1.) It is 20 inches X 20 inches X 20 inches.
2.) I have a cherry shrimp colony already and could continually add them in if needed. I was more worried about the puffers over eating having 24 hour access to food.
3.)I knew puffers needed deworming but didn't know it would be regularly. How often would I need to deworm? Are expel P and paracleanse good options for deworming or is there a better option?
4.)I currently have vinegar eels, microworms, bladder and ramshorn snails, cherry shrimp kulls and blackworm cultures. I hatch BBS regularly as well. I also keep frozen Brine Shrimp and blood worms on hand. I've thought about keeping a scud culture as well would the Pea Puffers enjoy those?
I am worried about the aggression but I hope to take my time and really let the plants grow in and the tank become seasoned before I add the puffers. In your personal opinion would you do other fish with them or keep it puffers only?
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
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I thought I'd ask here before I made a dedicated post so I appreciate you all helping. Thank you.
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Any pea puffer (PP) experts ever check my journal? I'm thinking that's what I want to do in this 34g. I've done as much research as one can online but would like to get some opinions of people with firsthand experience.
1. I plan on doing 6. It's a 20x20x20 cube. Is that an adequate foot print or would they like longer less tall space? It will be heavily planted with black gravel and sand, Driftwood, rocks and plenty of hiding spots.
2. Do I need to worry about them overeating if I include cherry shrimp in the tank?
3. I think larger Nerites will be fine but what do you think? Yay or nay
4. Anything you think I need to know before hand?
This is a project and I am in the planning phases right now. Trying to decide what the best option is and right now I am wanting to try something completely different and pea puffers fit the bill. I've got to build a stand first, buy all the equipment and hard scape, plants, time for plants to grow in, etc.
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Great now I need to worry about MPS? Multiple pond syndrome
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On 8/16/2022 at 8:15 PM, redfish said:
It's normal to order supplies for tanks you don't have yet, right? Right? Please say yes. 🙉
Man did I feel this right in my soul down to my core.
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On 8/15/2022 at 9:30 PM, Danny G said:
There is no cure.
Straight. Accurate. To the point. My man.
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I was super fortunate to buy this 34g rimless cube today for cheap. I have so many plans I don't know where to start but I do have an idea for a stand so will start there. Super excited.
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Aquashella 2023
in General Discussion
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This sounds very similar to Dallas last year. I was amazed by all the stuff available to look at day 1 and day 2 was nice to really pin point on the stuff I wanted to look at again and purchase. Here's Irene and I from last year.