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  1. Hey all. Life's been pretty busy but I recently got a bunch of rice fish eggs (now tiny fry) and want to get them sized up quickly so i can put them in my pond with the other fish. Anyone had good results with frozen or freeze dried bbs? any other alternatives that work well?
  2. Could have been their since day 1. If the bubbles don't change over time I bet you're fine. The edge to face silicone is mechanical so small defects are okay if they dont progress.
  3. I've failed twice at scarlet temple both times with co2. I really don't think it should be listed as "not demanding" on the aco storefront. Especially after all the failures I've read about on this forum in the past. The second attempt I did have better luck by letting it root at a node BEFORE planting it in substrate.
  4. If you are in a hurry more "far red" light will make them think they're shaded regardless of overall light intensity. Not sure where you'd find such a supplemental light source though unless you're handy and make your own.
  5. I used to do this. I just strained and put in a tray with tap water. They do stink when freezing but I'm not hurting for freezer space and don't really care about the extra water in my tank. I just throw the cube in too. Basically I did what was the least work. After I stopped raising baby fish I gave up though as that was even easier ;)
  6. Yikes. This does happen. I'd email your local water district. Mine is pretty responsive to questions.
  7. yeah okay I was wondering about that too. I think the spine bend may have always been there and is why its always looked sunken on the stomach too. If its deformed then I assume that could cause a bad swim bladder too 😕
  8. I've had this tetra about a year now and it has always had a kind of sunken belly. but lately its been swimming "up" like its trying not to sink. The flow in this part of the tank in minimal so he's not fighting that. I also noticed that its adipose fin as kind of white. 2-3 others (out of ten) also have that white spot but otherwise look healthy. Here's a video of the fish swimming https://streamable.com/b6in3k
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    Heaters

    Even worse they can fail on and cook your fish. So if you have two under powered ones a stuck on heater can't get too hot
  10. CT_

    Heaters

    How hot do you want the aquarium? The biggest factor is how much hotter than room temp you want and if you have a lid. I'd start with a smaller heater and add a second if you need it.
  11. The harm is mostly bioload. And getting food to everyone else. I'm not in a crazy hurry though. Maybe a floating soda bottle trap will work. I'll give it a shot.
  12. Yeah then you're fine with crushed coral. Once the water is basic enough the coral won't dissolve and it'll stabilize. I can't say exactly where because other things effect the details but must people settle out into the 7's
  13. So I'm done with enders for a while and gave "all" of them away yesterday. Of course I check today and I have probably 20 fry I didn't see before. Any tips on getting them all? Or am I in a duckweed situation where I'm taking 10 out every month until the end of time?
  14. Yeah that'll be fine. You can adjust the brightness by changing the distance. For a 5 gallon 800 lumens is plenty but if you want more you can easily get brighter lightbulbs. Edit: to add to this I have plants and a pothos growing on just a lightbulb in a cheap lamp in my garage tub. I chose a really bright bulb (1600 lumens) and ended up having to raise it 2 feet above the tank
  15. Crushed coral dissolves below a certain ph. Adding more or less won't change the steady state ph it only changes how fast it'll get there. I don't have any easy solutions if you're looking for a specific ph though :/.
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