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  1. Andy's Fish Den
    I just saw this fish in an unboxing video on YouTube yesterday, and had to look it up to see about them. I am going to have to be on the lookout for them.
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    Depending upon how many tanks you are planning, the linbear piston pump may work for you. If you aren't planning thast many tanks, I know a lot of people who use the bigger pumps from Amazon, like the following that you can run several tanks off. I used similar ones for a few years until I had enough tanks going I needed a linear piston pump. The one problem with these pumps from Amazon is they tend to be loud and run hot. Amazon.com: EcoPlus 728450 Eco Air1 Commercial Air Pump 1-18 Watt Single Outlet, 6 Valve Manifold For Aquarium, Fish Tank, Fountain, Pond & Hydroponics, 793 GPH, Silver: Pet Supplies
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    A well used trick used by aquascapers is the mesh bags filled with crushed lava rock. One advantage of using these is that lava rock is fairly inexpensive, so you aren't using as much substrate to fill in the area, which is helpful if you use one of the plant aqua soils.
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    So far, I have not had any issues with the Petco dollar a gallon sale tanks that I have bought. I agree that a lot of people probably put tanks on uneven surfaces and cause issues. I did see in the warranty information for the 93 cube that I have, which is a Marineland tank that any issues with leaks etc are only covered if the tank is installed on a Marineland stand.
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    Depending on which part of the country or world you are in, there are a couple different species of corydoras that are often labeled "salt & pepper". Around me, it is the corydoras paleatus that is often referred to as salt & pepper, but I have seen the habrosus also called it. The habrosus, hastatus, and pygmaeus species are all three considered pygmy corys, and as such are often labeled as pygmy corys at the LFS. I have seen shipments come into an LFS that will have two of the three species in the same bag labeled as 'pygmy cory' and usually the person working there doesn't even realize there are two different ones in the bag.
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    All my shrimp tanks get fed the same pellets and flake foods that I feed my fish. I will also throw a few green beans in when I feed my plecos green beans and I keep either catappa, guava, or mulberry leaves in the tanks at all times for them to graze off.
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    The two 100 watt heaters should be fine. Honestly, I have tried pretty much all the brands of heaters, the best ones I have found are the Eheim and Jager ones. I have had good luck as well with the cheap ones from Amazon as well.
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    You can control where the detritus builds up with the circulation in the tank. If you notice the detritus building up in the front where its easily seen, maybe try moving an airstone or the filter output and it will instead get blown to a different part of the tank that is not as noticeable.
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    I use the co-op sponge filters in my shrimp tanks. I usually wash my sponge filters out in the utility sink in my fish rom as I have well water and don't have to worry about chlorine, but with the shrimp tank filters I clean them in a white bucket and let the gunk settle to make sure that there are no baby shrimp that got washed out, and I've only ever found one or two anyways.
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    You do not have to use crushed coral, you can use the larger pieces and it will help. Why a lot of people use crushed coral is the surface area is greater, and how fast it will dissolve depends upon where you place it in your tank. If you just put some crushed coral in a media bag in the back of the tank it will dissolve a lot slower than if you would put it in your HOB or canister filter where it has c a constant strong water flow over it. People will also use crushed oyster shells, as well, and I have even heard of some using crushed egg shells.
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    Flip aquatics and most other large scale shrimp sellers ship in breather bags, which help a lot, but even if they don't use them, shrimp produce such little waste it wouldn't really matter unless someone shipped 100 cherry shrimp in like a cup of water. And as others have said, shrimp can survive cooler temps, actually a lot better than they can warmer temps. I saw a video on YouTube from someone that they got shrimp that had been in mail for a month or so and they were still alive and well.
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    I put it in my "fish box" I keep in my car. Its really just a box with styrofoam inside like what fish are shipped in. I keep in my car so that if I stop at a LFS I can put the fish in and not be exposed to temp extremes, I figured I could put frozen foods in to help keep them cold. I have been known to throw ice cream and other frozen stuff in the styrofoam box in the summer to help mitigate thawing.
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    Yep, salt creep as its known. Wipe it off, it can get bad if you don't keep up with it. I have seen saltwater tanks that the entire backside is coated with salt crystals, it can get especially bad if you have a sump with a protein skimmer.
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    When I built a stand for a saltwater reef tank several years ago, I found some starfish knobs at Hobby Lobby for it. Unfortunately they rusted up pretty good due to the salt spray and creep from the sump that was underneath the stand.
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    Either something to eat the eggs or manually remove the eggs when they are laid.
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    They will do fine. I have kept rams in my water and it runs between 12-15 dH.
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    I love when I can get some live blackworms to feed my fish! I went to a store a couple hours away from me last weekend and they had some, I bought a half pound, it will last me a couple weeks. I use them to condition some of my corydoras before trying to spawn them, and my leopoldi angels love them. I have heard of a few local fish clubs that get several pounds of blackworms in every month and sell them at club meetings, and I was trying to get something like that set up last year before the pandemic stopped club meetings.
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    I think your only options would be to either build a stand at whatever height you would want, or construct a box that the tank and stand would sit on. It could be as simple as some 2x material and some plywood and then you could add trim pieces to dress it up if you wanted.
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    You learn something new everyday. I did not know we could send PM to other members on here. I guess I will have to check that out.
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    I had BBA in a couple of my tanks, I got some true Siamese algae eaters for each tank, they took care of it in one tank and the other they have made quite a dent in the algae. Panda garra are also supposed to be good for helping with it, but I have some panda garra and have not seen them eating any BBA though.
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    Looks more like green beans
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    I have seen emersed grown sword plants come form a nursery that have both a stalk with flowers and a stalk or runner with small sword plants on it. I am not sure if all swords are the same, or if the different species propagate differntly.
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    I have seen several shell dweller tanks with Cyprichromis in the top part of the water and it does look nice. Only problem I would say for you is that you are only doing a 20 high tank. Cyps need swimming room. the smallest tank I would do cyps in would be a 40 breeder and even then I would almost prefer a 4 four foot tank. In a 20 gallon I would go more for a tetra or killifish
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    Bristlenose seem to have an appetite for some swords. I have a pair of albino BN in a tank with a nice red melon sword, and I have never seen them eating it or noticed any eaten leaves. I got a kleiner prinz sword plant, put it in a tank with some juvenile super reds and they decimated it overnight, but they never touched any of the other few sword plants I have in there.
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    I have a rack with three levels with four ten gallon tanks on each shelf. I put some bloody mary shrimp in one end tank. I now have shrimp in all four tanks on that shelf. I am guessing that they climb up the airline going to the sponge filter and wander over to the next tank.
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