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Dancing Matt

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  1. Anywhere you buy a fish the seller will be making a sale and theoretically that sale will "encourage" the company to continue their practices so I would say you may as well support someone you think has good practices and quality fish. You could check out aqua huna if you want a betta splendens, They have their betta cam so you can get an idea of the coloration and they come recommended by the Coop
  2. cute! my comet goldfish in my pond have started resurfacing and that along with these pictures makes me want to start a fancy goldfish tank. Be sure to share your pond building journey!
  3. I think giving them a break would be good, they are already stressed. See if you can't get them back down.
  4. I feel ya, I only have 2 (45 and 20Long) and am trying to squeeze in a 5gal. I would love to upgrade in size but... no space in our tiny place 🙂
  5. To mention something I didn't see, You will want to make sure there is not too much current for the Bettas. Lots of flow has potential to stress a betta or affect their fins.
  6. Seeing your budget my first thought was "buy a bigger tank" XD
  7. I looked up Ostrocod and found this! https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/85531-Myodocopida
  8. I see my Whiteclouds smack by broad leaf plants also. I will now be watching to see if it is exclusively males.
  9. @Fish Folk Colorado springs so... 5b-ish. Probably a "dynamic thriller" with the tall stems and arrow shaped leaves. I have seen some pictures where it takes over and "fills out" an aria but that has not yet been my experience.
  10. I just wanted to share nature winning. This plant ("broadleaf arrowhead" I believe) has been a champion. I got it for a pond experiment and it ended up struggling. When I tore down the "pond" I put one little bulb (all that was left) of it in some grow media on my fish tank but it never did much there. I ended up tossing the media into my second tote-pond and that spring, to my surprise, leaves sprouted in two arias where a shoot had been sent. They all died over winter and the top water froze briefly so, please imagine my surprise when I find a half dozen shoots breaking the surface in arias where It seems to have spread. TLDR; If you want a pond plant get a broadleaf arrow head, they are apparently "bullet proof" PS. Any garden credit goes to my amazing wife.
  11. Great to know most fry foods don't fall through. I never thought about how beneficial flake food could be in this instance.
  12. looks like cory eggs to me, when you see little dark dot and line you know they are getting ready to hatch.
  13. I have raised them in a specimen container but I don't see why what you have would be a problem. I put some Christmas moss in with them and fed them powdered repashy and live baby brine (now I see a potential problem with the mesh...). I am not sure if they were eating BBS right away but within... a week? I was seeing golden brine bellies. I also ended up putting in repashy blocks, maybe you could put a smaller container in there and put the food in the container?
  14. I didn't like java moss, I like Christmas moss. I found it can be difficult to clean and can be weird to try and place if it is not affixed to something, like wood. I have a 20 long almost full of Christmas moss that has been growing for over a year and don.t really know what to do with it all... I am planning on using some for a new shrimp tank.
  15. Shadows on the tank can also worry fish, when you walk up to the tank if there a light or window behind you? You can also try training them by feeding then sitting there unmoving.
  16. 1. I like your alliteration. 2. You were not kidding about the cuteness. That first picture caught me by surprise.
  17. I definitely think it is wise to keep it members only, I think it would be a worthwhile system to pay for and could limit "bad actors". I am not a member (I quit you tube a few years back) but would join for the chance at getting fish from forum members I have seen their breeding journeys and trust (thinking of Mountian puffer keeper, Whitecloud dynasty, and Fish Folk to name a few). That seem especially valuable to me. I'm specifically thinking of certain Betta Imbellis fry... 😉
  18. This is Maya. She is precious. She is 14? She is a menace. I am fairly certain we are her pets...
  19. How many outlets varies, I have seen some with three plug-ins then you have those like Cory linked with 12. The "safe for aquariums" has to do with protection against shock if it gets water on it. You can get a strip that has GFCI as apart of it (as Brian mentioned) or a GFCI outlet/circuit (Cory). Off the ground is in case water gets on the floor, you wouldn't have an outlet sitting in water (Cory's setup once again). Here is an example of my set-up underneath the tank (The outlet is mounted sideways with the cords bundled together away from the wall outlet) not the best... but likely not the worst.
  20. I use a basic powerstrip (not considered safe for use for aquariums) but make sure it is not on the ground and the cord is looped so if any water drops don't end up in it or in the outlet. I have thought about getting a surge protector with usb ports so I could plug in my usb pump without using an outlet space...
  21. You scared away the gremlins by talking about them.
  22. I am planning to replace my tote pond with a rectangular partial inground pond (using liner). My thought was to have the out flow and inflow arias more shallow and the middle section to be deeper. The hope was to have the goldfish inhabit the deep section the the white clouds live in the shallow in and out flows, I would have tall rocks restricting access for the goldfish but allowing the white clouds to maneuver in and out for safety.
  23. I have had one bulb exhibit different "behaviors" or growth patterns depending on the conditions (food, lighting) so I would think it likely is. Currently the bulb is not growing much but "thrived" in a different setup.
  24. here is a cool setup, I say just search "brine shrimp hatchery", or the like, on the forum and you will get quite a few interesting ideas.
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