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    Albino Tinfoil barb.
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    Definitely agree on doing the whole thing. If you try to do only part of it you will have a couple spots where the old and new silicone meet, and that is a point of failure that could be avoided.
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    The only thing I might say in addition to Cory's video is that I have found using a second net is much more efficient than using your hand. This keeps your hand dry for one, but also fish are less afraid of a slow moving net than they are of a hand. Another thing to remember when choosing a net is the type of fish you are catching. Coarse nets are fine for most tetras, live-bearers, barbs. Fish with spiny fins though, like synodontis, corydoras, many cichlids, and plecos will benefit from a fine mesh that is tight enough that their fins don't poke through.
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    I have never had an issue netting multiples together. I worked pet stores for about 4 or 5 years in my youth, and have netted young fish multiple times when selling/moving/etc. As long as you don't net so many that the ones on the bottom are getting crushed it should be fine.
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    I feel like 10 corys and a pleco is a fairly small impact on the bio-load of a 125 gallon tank that has a decent number of fish in it. I would guess it will be "normal" again in a matter of a day or two. That said, I am not a professional regarding nitrifying bacteria.
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    If you are just looking for a comfy chair I have been quite happy with my Secret Lab chair. They make different sizes to fit different sized people. Not sure what chair Cory uses though.
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    Lion-O, Cheetara, Tygra, Snarf
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    7.8 pH is probably doable for them, but if you use crushed coral substrate that will likely get you to a more optimal pH. Smaller pellets or even flakes are going to be best, I would think not bigger than 1mm or so. I would probably start out with 6-10 in a 20 long. Once they start breeding you want room for the population to grow. The parents are usually pretty good at guarding the fry. I have seen many tanks that have many different sizes of fish from adults to newly hatched, all getting along. Keeping lots of shells or PVC hides for them will greatly increase chances of breeding and survival.
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    Perhaps a type of cyanobacteria similar to blue-green algae?
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    I watched a video recently that said that sparkling gouramis are much less secretive if you have a "school" of them, like 6+.
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    I currently have 2 bearded dragons. From about 2012 to 2016 we kept snakes, mostly blood pythons. We capped out at about 35 + 1 clutch of babies before we had to sell everything before an unexpected move.
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    I also feel like meds will break down over time into things that are more inert. (This is just my opinion based on a science degree and a little common sense).
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    It should be fine to just swap everyone over. I would use as much water as you can from the current tank to ensure that it isn't too far off pH/hardness wise, would make it like doing a large water change. You will lose some of the nitrifying bacteria from the substrate change, but the plants and the canister filter should be more than enough to keep it going, especially since it looks like you don't have a ton of fish in there.
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    Looks like Cory is gonna have to have words with the content manager. 😛 I totally get the minimum order thing though. If you order something for 99 cents, even with you paying shipping, they are losing their butts on packing materials and their time.
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    How and how often are you cleaning the filters? The one I can see in the picture there looks very clean for a goldfish tank. You also could see if your LFS will do a water test for you...perhaps you are getting false readings.
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    My first thought is a swim bladder issue.
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    @quirkylemon103I don't know that I could rule out Pearl Danios from that video. Keep in mind that there are Pearl Danios and Celestial Pearl Danios, two very different colored fish.
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    Synodontis type catfish go very well with africans.
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    Never used Python myself. I currently code in C#/Razor, Javascript/jQuery/typescript, HTML, CSS. I have used php in the past as well, with a smidge of java. Pretty easy to follow what your code is doing though. I have never used it for help with fish keeping though.
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    Welcome to the forums! I have some friends and family that do or have lived on Vashon Is. Awesome looking tanks!
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    You could probably feed a little more as long as the fish are eating everything that you put in there. Mbuna are quite active and will definitely appreciate a little more food than less active fish. In the wild they are constantly scavenging the rocks looking for plants and invertebrates to eat. I used to feed mine pest snails and they loved them, so be careful with the nerites. I know they are much bigger but they could still become a snack.
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    This isn't that unusual when treating with meds. I would just hang tight and it should clear up on it's own. The water change at the end of the meds cycle will help too.
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    What size tank is it, what filters do you have? I would think that you would want to do water changes more often, 2-4 times per month.
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    Unfortunately the only way to know would be to compare it to one that has not expired. Personally, I would replace it as most things break down over time. I can only assume test kits do as well.
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    One of my favorite tetras has always been Exadon paradoxus. They might eat the turtle though. 😛
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