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  1. Trish
    Glad your Amano's arrived swimming and happy!
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    I don't know how big your specimen container is, I usually put mine inside another bucket and use the airline drip acclimation method... if the water overflows just dump some out and keep dripping! The shrimp won't escape with the extra bucket.
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    In the woods...
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    Re-occuring dream .... now that I'm older, no let's not use that word, experienced sounds better. What will I do with my fish if I move to a tiny home, worse still get thrown in the old folks home, or if the Grim Reaper ever visits ...shudder? My kids live on ⛵ boats, they're no help! I need to find a younger serious fish keeper "beneficiary" so I can sleep at night or quit eating pizza at 2 a.m. Have you done your estate planning!
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    @TioTeoI did hydrotherapy on a moth orchid I've had for a few years, the roots had rotted entirely leaving only the woody stub, thankfully it had some aerial roots that could be trained down. I put it in the small trap door of the cheap hood on my 10 gallon Shrimp tank for about 2 weeks. It drew the fertilizer from the tank, got some LED and natural light, as well the shrimp gave the roots a good cleaning. I was able to replant it in new bark and it's doing terrific. So far my only problem is I'm only a "one bloom wonder". Using indirect light, water dip the pot for 20 mins once a week, and fertilize every other week with Miracle Grow as advised by a local orchid grower. The small one has a new leaf coming and I'm guessing another aerial root instead of a flower stalk! It was a most beautiful pink as in the photo I took below. If they get flower stalks again I'll faint! Welcome to the forum.
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    They are lovely and I bet you get a lot of enjoyment out of them.. my clown is now 13 yrs old and heading to 7 inches, he was a rescue and lives with other loaches. Doesn't seem to be missing his own kind, plays with everybody else. Should I move I'd like to house everything I have left in a 100g downsizing to that one and only tank!
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    Thinking about it, only if I have one of a species... we are on a first name basis! Multiples they all get called "bud"
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    @Solidus1833curious, what will you do when your Clowns outgrow your tank.. are you going to upgrade, this is how MTS got me!
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    I have always strived to keep stress down amongst community fish. The Columbian is a more aggressive variety of tetra and it is recommended they are kept with like wise temperament fish. Lemons tend to get a little aggressive with themselves only at breeding time, chasing each around otherwise they are peaceful. I would always be wondering about the columbians. Myself I still wouldn't keep Embers with them. https://tetra-fish-care.com/colombian-tetra-tank-mates/
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    This is a quote from another site... "The Colombian Tetra is very hardy and is a good beginner fish, however it is fairly aggressive and should only be kept with more nippy, active and aggressive tetras, such as the Serpae, Blind Cave,Buenos Aires and the Silver Tip Tetra. Colombian Tetras are definitely not good companions for smaller tetras." My lemons in a the 40 gallon have always been gentle and don't tend to bother others, so I'm thinking they might be getting picked on? I don't think I'd keep Embers with Columbian Tetras.
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    If you can't beat 'em, you know the saying.... join 'em.
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    They hide everywhere!
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    So true, bet it took your breath away! @Aubrey
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    Right now it's my 10 gallon Cherry Shrimp tank, plants are growing well and shrimp are flourishing.
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    In power failures before a generator, I would attach a battery air pump direct to my sponges filters, keeping some filtration and adding oxygen too. I run sponge filters in all the tanks for this reason.
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    A gravel Roomba.
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    That's a nice fed belly!
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    @Streetwise That's so smart and you do inspire with your collection! I recently bought a 20L and love it. The LYS tells me they are hard to keep in stock and fly off the shelves. Of bigger I am fond of 40B's. Just watched a video of Dean visiting this fishkeepers tanks and now I think smaller is awesome! One day I would like to get rid of my custom 50gallon and have a whole row of smaller tanks and get into nano fish.
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    I bookmarked this Hydrogen Peroxide info taken directly from Marks Shrimp Tanks and recently tried it in my shrimp tank using his dose of 1.5ml per gallon. I actually only used 1 ml because I tend to be cautious. Another site Aquarium Breeder who is informative about keeping shrimp recommended it for killing Hydra. While my tank didn't have noticeable Hydra it did indeed rejuvenate my Cherry Shrimp, they are much more lively, not hiding and eating better. Mark speaks about the effect of hydrogen peroxide on beneficial bacteria, stressing that the right dose of peroxide must be used without overdosing and that if one turns off the filtration that the beneficial bacteria growing inside the filter will not be sacrificed. Bio Film on the glass will be killed but he suggests it will grow back shortly. https://marksshrimptanks.com/2018/10/24/hydrogen-peroxide-in-the-shrimp-tank-game-changer/ https://aquariumbreeder.com/hydra-in-a-shrimp-tank-treatment/
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    I have inline air regulators on some of my sponge filters as my air pumps are quite strong, it works well to cut back forceful bubbles. High light probably contributes to the growth as well if your lights are close to the glass.
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    @Lizzie BlockThis is still one of the most beautiful Betta photo's I've ever seen. Is he still with you and doing well?
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    I have an 8 inch long 3 inch wide piece of Cholla wood in my shrimp tank and the 6 pygmy's sleep in it! They know a good hotel when they see one!
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    I normally get .25 ammonia readings from my tanks with the API test kit. It's just the way it is for me and the fish, shrimp, are thriving and healthy. Higher such as .50ppm I will do a water change.
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    Ember Tetra's are very shrimp friendly, and should look beautiful in a heavily planted tank. They shouldn't bother shrimplets if you have a lot of plants. Feed a bit of fine flake as they have tiny mouths.
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