OceanTruth
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23 minutes ago, Streetwise said:
You know that you have a nice aquarium when all the suggestions are about adding, and not subtracting.
Any interest is better than no interest to me. Lol. Thanks for the words of encouragement.
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I, myself, wouldn’t hesitate putting new fish in the tank in that situation. I would even go so far as to add some of the old water as well.
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@Anita That’s a good point about terra cotta that I never thought about before. I have a terra cotta decoration, but I never clean it. I like the “dirty” look more than a super new look. However, if I ever thought about cleaning it, I probably would have used bleach. Glad I saw this post.
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Your plants must be really happy. They’re doing amazing! Congratulations on the snail eggs as well.
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That’s so cute that he circles around everything. What an active boy.
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Looks good! Good luck with the monte carlo carpet. Should look amazing when you get it going.
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That’s a really nice looking jungle you’ve got going! I wish I had some advice for you, but I haven’t had any emergent growth yet. One day hopefully. Looks really amazing though. I hope you’re able to keep it going like that.
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I’m not a member, so I’ll have to wait and see what the new products are. I’m glad members get little perks like this though. They definitely deserve it!
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I’ve never buried my lilies. I just leave them on top of the substrate and let the roots anchor themselves in.
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That’s a good question. I used to store brine shrimp eggs that I knew I wouldn’t get to for a while in the freezer actually. I never had a problem storing them like that. I started doing that after hearing others do it that way. Eggs I would use more quickly I kept in the fridge.
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Very, very cool! I’ve never seen or heard of these live bearers before. I think they’re a good looking fish.
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I’m happy for you that you got your birthday tank! A 20 gallon long has got great dimensions.
It’s hard to take things slow sometimes isn’t it?! I honestly think if you really hate the fluorite you should change it out. I think capping it would be ok, but you should be absolutely happy from the start. Better to put in the extra work now, than really disliking things down the line.
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I use a siphon cap I got off of amazon. It isn’t fry safe, but fish the size of guppies are safe.
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I think ghost shrimp are also found in brackish waters, so I would think a salt treatment should be ok for them.
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Great shots of your cardinals. Really pretty fish. Got to love when shrimp are keeping things tidy.
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The new plants look great!
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1 minute ago, Kelly S said:
Has anyone had success with floaters with a lid?
I’ve kept red root floaters with a lid and they did well for me. Mind you it wasn’t completely sealed off. There was a 1 inch gap between the front of the tank to the lid. Maybe that slight opening helped. To be honest, I didn’t know lids and floaters don’t always mix.
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@Kalita I see the start of a master killifish breeder. 🙂
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@Kalita Unfortunately, pretty much all of the sexy killifish are annuals. I’ve never even seen a killifish in person, except the golden wonder ones. I drool over the killifish pics I’ve seen though. Hopefully, you can figure out a good system that fits you for breeding them so you always have a small colony of them. Good luck with them!
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@Kalita Wow, that’s a gorgeous fish!
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@Streetwise That’s brilliant! I’ll definitely stay on the hunt for something.
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@Streetwise It’s a few different kinds of bucephalandra mixed in the middle there. It’s all on top of a rock hardscape that is all covered up now. I definitely need to figure out how to get some driftwood in there.
@Jungle Fan Thank you! It’s a few different types of bucephalandra originally superglued onto some rocks. It’s been spreading out on its own very slowly. It’s all kind of mixed in together now.
I definitely agree with you guys that it’s missing a little something. Driftwood is a good idea and I’m also thinking about sprinkling a good amount of alder cones in open areas. Hopefully, getting the background plants taller will help as well. I appreciate the advice.
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5 minutes ago, Streetwise said:
Gorgeous, @OceanTruth!
Thank you so much! High praise coming from you.
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Since I can’t update the tub for a while until there is some substantial plant growth or I add another fish, I figured I’d post some pics of my 7 gallon cube. It’s been running for 2 1/2 years now.
It’s gone through a couple different renditions, but I think I’m going to keep it as it is for a long while hopefully. I kind of like it, but I’m working on getting the background plants taller and bushier.
I used to breed my guppies in here, but they moved out to separate tanks, because they were breeding out of control about 6 months ago. It only houses around 10 amanos and some snails right now. I keep going back and forth on what to stock it with. I need to sit down and make a decision.
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New 40g breeder
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Sky’s the limit practically with a 40 breeder! Great pickup.