[Art and Oddballs]

No pressure (at least no great pressure) but I am fairly certain it has been 100 days since a bichir picture... Just saying.

Also, how are the Limas doing?

[New Fish for the Week 5/23-29]

Same here, @H.K.Luterman pictures convinced me I needed one.

Thanks for the pictures BTW. I live to far to buy fish from the Coop but it is sure fun to see and dream.

[best place to buy a betta]

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

[New Goldfish Tank ☺️]

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!

[Maracyn 4 - me 1]

I think giving them a break would be good, they are already stressed. See if you can't get them back down.

[Open 10 gallon and free money to spend]

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 🙂

[What do you do when the water parameters are all fine, but still have issues?]

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.

[Open 10 gallon and free money to spend]

Seeing your budget my first thought was "buy a bigger tank" XD

[What's this weird looking bug?]

I looked up Ostrocod and found this!

https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/85531-Myodocopida

[Question about strange white cloud male sparring behavior]

I see my Whiteclouds smack by broad leaf plants also. I will now be watching to see if it is exclusively males.

[Arrowhead for the pond win]

@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.

[Arrowhead for the pond win]

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.

[Raising corydoras fry]

On 5/17/2022 at 9:42 PM, mountaintoppufferkeeper said:

I do like the mesh bottom since its that much more water flow and i dont need to worry about temp fluctuations or water quality quite as much as other methods. They other bonus is any food the fry dont eat generally falls through. They get a little gunky at 7 days or so and i siphon the mesh with an airline tube. 

I have the box in a 50 gallon. I normally feed the box standard food this is extreme flake, they also have done repashy in the box and live baby brine.

 

Great to know most fry foods don't fall through. I never thought about how beneficial flake food could be in this instance.

[Panda Cory eggs?]

looks like cory eggs to me, when you see little dark dot and line you know they are getting ready to hatch.

[Raising corydoras fry]

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?

[Unpopular opinion about moss]

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.

[Do my Corydoras hate me?]

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.

[Patrick’s Puffer Page]

1. I like your alliteration.

2. You were not kidding about the cuteness. That first picture caught me by surprise.

[Trade forum suggestion]

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... 😉

[Golden Longfin White Cloud]

The male is not golden?

[Non-Fish Pets]

This is Maya. She is precious. She is 14? She is a menace. I am fairly certain we are her pets...

[What type of extension/plug system do you use?]

On 5/13/2022 at 3:20 PM, dan12boy said:

How many outlets do those have? And why aren’t they safe for aquariums? Would it be safe if it was on the ground but not beside the aquarium itself? 

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.

[What type of extension/plug system do you use?]

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...

[Brine Shrimp Not Hatching]

You scared away the gremlins by talking about them.

[Let’s get ready for summer tubbing!]

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.