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  1. Tagging to see if I can find an answer @Cory @Zenzo I'm really just curious, my best guess is it's related to how much is in stock
  2. It's happened a few times and I have no idea what it means. I think I've seen different colors too, but I can't be sure.
  3. You have gay guppies! Male guppies have been known to show homosexual behavior when kept without any females. Mine did the same thing when I had only males. Even after females were introduced two of mine were still only interested in each other. Unless they get aggressive and the yellow one is getting hurt it's nothing to worry about. There are several articles about it online https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000334720400291X https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223514650_Absence_of_female_conspecifics_induces_homosexual_behaviour_in_male_guppies
  4. Anyone have low or no tech desk tanks? I'm thinking of putting together a shrimp tank for my desk at work. Something really small 1-2 gallons might even do a jarrarium. Either no tech or just an air stone, not light or heater. Probably do safe-t-sorb for substrate, a large stone in the center and some small twigs. Planted with anubias, java fern and bucce taken from my current tanks. If anyone has similar tanks I'd love to see them!
  5. So after 6 months of searching thru my towns building codes and playing phone tag with permits and zoning I finally got an answer about pond regulations in my town. I couldn't find them in the town construction code because it was in a section about trees that I never thought to look in. Basically anything 10 cubic yards and under is considered landscaping and I'm not required to submit any plans or get permits. So I'm planning on putting in a pond that somewhere between 1500-2000 gallons (10 cubic yards is a little over 2000 gallons). I'm on central New Jersey and zone 7. The area where I'm planning on putting it is shaded a good portion of the day by my deck. Does anyone have ponds that size? Share pics and planting/stocking ideas. I'm planning on 10-12 goldfish probably a mix of types (Comets, Shubunkins, Watkins and maybe a Fantail) What other fish would be able to live with them and survive over winter. Would White Cloud Mountain Minnows be an option? Could 2-3 Pumpkinseeds live in a pond that size with goldfish? How about planting? should I plant in containers or directly in the substrate?
  6. Last night I did a very large water change in my 40 breeder. It had been a mess. I hadn't done a water change in months and I went over a week with no light or hob because of electrical problems (I did have a sponge filter going). By the time I got everything working again I had a lot of plants melt and lower leave had been shaded out. Anyway why I did a water change isn't important. I did like a 60ish% water change and jumped in the shower once I'd finished. When I got out 5 or 6 of my cories we're floating, but still alive. I realized I had forgot my declirinator and quickly added it in. I kept an eye on them for a few hours and a few recoverd but there were still 3 floating when I went to bed. Luckily when I woke up all had recovered which was a relief, but I'd been stressing all night and was a little stressed at work worried something would go wrong. Anyway I hadn't been on here in a long time and miss you guys so I figured I'd share
  7. Hey guys I figured there's probably a pretty good amount of NERMs that are also into fishing so I'll post this here. I haven't fished in probably 10 or 12 years and when I did fish somewhat regularly it was all live bait because that's what my dad did. My 4 year old has taken an interest lately and so I got her a kids pole and I've been looking online for gear for me. I think I'm interested in panfish and ultralight setups. I've been watching onlineoutdoorsman on YouTube and listening the the panfish nation podcast. Any other content creators you guys recommend for the type of fishing I'm interested in. Any budget rod and reel recommendations? I'm looking to spend $50 or less on the rod and reel. I already ordered a few different sized jigs and a couple hard body lures and some small floats. And I've got a few different soft plastics in my cart on bass pro shops. Anything else I should get to start?
  8. I just rinse in hot water after use and then let it dry out until I need it again. I do keep separate nets for qt and display tanks though. Everything else is shared
  9. I've read that article before, but I believe it's specific to in ground ponds and meant for a warmer climate because that depth isn't even below the frost line in NJ. I know for here the recommended depth is 4ft for in ground ponds which gives you a foot beneath the frost line.
  10. So we should be finishing work on my basement in the spring and we're starting to think about our plans for our yard. I'd like a large pond (did a patio pond last summer and will again this year) where I live an above ground pond is much simpler to put in because of permits. I'm conserved about being able to overwinter goldfish in an above ground pond though. Is there a minimum depth/volume for an above ground pond to be safe for overwintering fish? I'm in zone 7. Also would white clouds be able to overwinter in my climate?
  11. If I were to do a 20 long I would probably do charry shrimp (blue dream are my favorite) a couple amanos, 5 corys, 5 otos and as big a school of nano fish as I'm comfortable with. Pick something with colors that will pop against the plants. Ember tetras, chili rasporas, CPDs or plain old neons would all look great. In a 20 tall I'd do the same except with guppies instead of a school of nano fish. They'll use the whole tank , and seeing babies in the tank is awesome. If you get to many babies you can take them to a local store or club, or let them control the population themselves.
  12. All of the nano fish suggested so far would do well. Personally I would do CPDs and blue dream shrimp in a heavily planted tank. Add some ramshorn snails and an amano or two and you've got a sick tank that would also scale well if she were to want to move to a larger tank one day.
  13. I have used wondershell before in various sized tanks. As others have stated it dissolves relatively quickly and spikes gh. In larger tanks you are probably better of with crushed coral long term. Using the wondershell to get the gh up initially and adding crushed coral to maintain it long term is probably a solid plan. I use crushed coral in a media bag in my filter as well as mixed into my substrate.
  14. HHey guys it's been awhile! Other hobbies, work and life have been keeping me busy so I've mostly been in maintenance mode for the past few months. Unfortunately I had an air pump fail that was running the filter in the tank holding all the guppies from my breeding pond this week and a pretty bad die off because I didn't catch it for a couple days. Anyway that's another story, but it's what got me thinking about the forum and the NERM community so I decided it's time to make a come back and focus on the hobby more. Anyway an update on my 40 breeder. I think my last update was in September, but in another thread. That was I had to remove my angel, and I got more neons. Since then I've selected next year's breeders for my pond and they are living in this tank and they are breeding like crazy. Other than that I've just been taking care of the plants I've trimmed once or twice and moved some stuff.
  15. I started playing on arena during the pandemic and am getting into paper magic now. A bunch of my wife's cousins get together regularly to play EDH so I'm in the middle of building my first commander deck.
  16. One of the restaurants I worked in did an awesome fried green tomato appetizer. Dredge slices in seasoned flour then dip them in buttermilk and hot sauce then coat in seasoned cornmeal and fry them. Basically think fried chicken but cornmeal instead of the second coat of flour. We served it topped with bacon and ranch.
  17. I took a break from playing about a year ago and tried to log back in a couple months ago but every time I try it says authentication failed.
  18. My 3 year old has been begging for a Betta since I watched the Betta Breeding presentation. Last night she won one at the fireman's fair! Meet Angelino! He's in quarantine now, so I've got to figure out a tank for my daughter's room I've got to figure out it kind for my daughter's room.
  19. I got my new nano flipper float in the mail. I really like it. I though the flipping would be kind of gimmicky but I really like it. When it's on the scraper side the only contact points are the blade and two sliders so you can go all the way down to the substrate and not worry about anything getting stuck under it and scratching the glass.
  20. Your plan sounds very similar to both my 40 breeder and my tub. My mix is mineralized top soil and safetsorb capped with safetsorb. My mineralized top soil has also been used in multiple tanks so there is no nutrient leach into the water. My heavy root feeders are doing great in it, but I do dose my water column. My advise if you decide to go with mineralized top soil is to think of it more like one of the active soils like from ADA. It will have some nutrient leach in the begining, but most of it will stay in the soil and long term you will probably want to dose the water column. Walstad style tanks on the other hand shouldn't need dosing because the regular top soil will leach nutrients for a long time. I feel like the end of that leeching is what people who say their soil is depleted are actually experiencing, because the soil should be constantly being recharged by mulm and other decaying matter that is worked into it by your bottom dwellers.
  21. @Gideyon fish hut if in saddlebrook. That's north jersey about an hour north of me in Central Jersey so probably atleast 3 hours for the south Jersians
  22. So Hygrophila Pinnatifida is a rather unique plant in my opinion in that it is commonly grown both as a stem plant planted in substrate and as an epiphyte plant attached to hardscape. It was one of the first plants that I saw and absolutely needed to get it. I love its unique leaf shape. I finally got some when I did my 40 breeder and it's growing nicely. I planted it as a stem. How do you like to grow it? Does anyone know how it grows in nature? If anyone has experience growing it both ways have you noticed differences is the plant depending on how its grown? Which way do you prefer?
  23. I really only gravel vac the front of my tanks unless there's an issue that would require it. Mulm buildup can actually have a lot of benefits so I let it build up except in the very front where it's extremely noticeable.
  24. Livebearers are probably the easiest to start off with, but if you want something different corys we're the first fish to breed for me. That would also be a good size for shrimp.
  25. I want a new boat. I have an old AMF Sunfish. I think it's from the first year it was available in fiberglass. Unfortunately it was damaged in a snow storm a few years ago and I haven't been able to get it repaired yet. I'm not even sure it would be worth the cost of repairs. In high school I sailed C420s and was captain of my schools sailing team, but after awhile I didn't really enjoy racing anymore. After I finish my laundry list of home improvement projects and have some more disposable income I'm hoping the wife let's me get a new boat. Something able to be sailed solo but large enough to take the family out.
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