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Yeah, when you buy them planted in soil, the goal is to get the soil thoroughly rinsed off. When you can't succeed, just cut that portion of the vine or roots off. If you search for images of pothos growing in water, you'll find examples (and videos) of how to get a vine with no roots to grow them. It's easy, and only takes about a week before you see the start of roots.
They don't float, but they're pretty easy to secure at the top of the tank. If there's a small enough hole in your lid, you can just stick it in - stem in water and leaves above the lid. I think it's common to secure the vine to the top with suction cups that have hooks or tiny zip ties. I currently use some of my kid's ring-shaped toys. I've previously used twist-ties or thread, taping the end on the outside of the tank. If you have a HOB of any size, you can take the little lid off and stick them in there - you just need to pull them out and trim long roots every couple weeks, to make sure they don't grow to the impeller.
I wrote a lot, but honestly, it's simple once you're in action.
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My thinking. If you happen to know for sure that you'll receive them old enough to breed, then they won't need to survive long to make babies, so you could risk purchasing a low number. But if they might need to last 4 months before they can breed, it'd make sense to have a few extra.
My shrimp experience is low. That said, I wouldn't hesitate to put 20 adult neocaridina in a well-seasoned and well-filtered 5 gallon. They're surprisingly wispy little critters. If the 5 gallon isn't seasoned and filtered, I'd start near 10.
I actually put 2 juvenile neocaridina and 3 tiny endler fry in a 1 gallon fish bowl, half full of hornwort. Worked awesome for about 2 months, while the fry were still small enough for the water to stay clean. Point: Shrimp are basically no bioload at all.
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On 9/29/2021 at 10:47 PM, James Black said:
he really is. I wanna get a video of him eating tommorrow morning. He swallos the pellets two at a time, and with the floating hornwort its tough for him to get at the pellets. Its very fun to watch.
I'd love to see that. Everybody needs a good laugh. 🙂
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Hugo sounds like a hilarious critter.
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Depending on the cost of the tank(s) you want, and the cost of the insurance, you might save money by getting custom-made tank(s) that can't possibly break, and then no insurance would be needed.
Unless you're among the people who runs a garden hose through the window. 😂 I've never heard of a foolproof way to do that. But if we're just talking about the tanks themselves leaking or full-on busting...
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On 9/29/2021 at 9:05 PM, Guppysnail said:
If you do not want plants but want some of the benefits you could try pothos outside with roots in the water or in a hob to help keep the water healthy 😁
Oooh! That's a good idea! I have pothos in every tank. That stuff can even thrive in plain tap water so well that a lot of people keep it in a vase as a house plant. It's impossible to kill. Hard to imagine it going wrong!
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Kudos to all the careful thought and respect for facts in this thread. It feels so refreshing to be exposed to smart people. 😂 Good job, Humans!
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On 9/29/2021 at 8:39 PM, Blzharis said:
I am very keen on the loaches the other fish do not bother me so much?
This isn't really advice - more like an idea.
I've found that if I wouldn't love to have a specific species as my one and only species, I'll end up getting tired of it after a while. That makes me wonder if it might be good to get a great loach tank going strong, then consider adding other species... if you even still want to. It's possible that you'll like the loaches so much, you're very happy with a loach tank!
"Patience" is a word advised over and over and 🥱 over with aquariums... so hey, maybe.
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On 9/29/2021 at 6:45 PM, PineSong said:
Could be my imagination but I feel like HOBs just make the water look more crisp. If the Marinelands provide the same AND restart after a power outage, that might be a switch I can make.
I do think they make the water clearer, but due to significantly better filter media that can be used with them (like Purigen or fine filter floss.) They also seem to go through a lot more water per hour.
Before you trust a Marineland to restart without help, test it by unplugging it for a minute, and see what happens when you plug it back in. Wouldn't want the motor to be running without water to cool it, while you have no idea it's happening.
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On 9/29/2021 at 5:08 PM, Guppysnail said:
This is awesome to know. I just bought a bunch of marine land penguins (super on sale I assume older model to deplete stock) to replace all my aquaclear. I just can’t do the hassle of not restarting and hard to get going every power outage water change unplug anymore. So far I like them better. They have started every time without issue and amazingly without repriming. More durable plastic less noise and the surface agitation is lovely 😊. Hopefully I’ll get close to 10 years out of them 😁
Then I'll add a wee bit of detail. The larger one I had was a Penguin 350. It lasted roughly 10 years before I simply gave it away. (Gave away my glass 55 to get my EPIC custom acrylic 29.) Both Penguins always needed some meticulous straightening of the little stick with the magnet on the end, before very carefully snapping it straight into place. But once the little "magnet sticks" were in place, they stayed straight for years. And I did usually need to pour water into the box while starting them. But once they were on, I don't remember any glitches.
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On 9/29/2021 at 12:17 PM, FiShrewd said:
i sure will look up
but i also wanted to know what hob u were using
Let's see. It was a Marineland Penguin. The number was either 100 or 150. Bought at least 10 years ago - as much as 15 years.
I just looked up pictures of the currently sold product, and it looks almost identical. I can't confirm that they're made exactly the same now, but since it appears to be, and the previous one (and another larger one) lasted at least 10 years, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another if I wanted a HOB.
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On 9/28/2021 at 7:56 PM, Odd Duck said:
@Fish Folk I’m so very sorry for your loss. I’d like to be able to tell you the pain goes away, but it really doesn’t. It does gradually get a bit less intense. What did eventually happen for me, is that I’m more to focus on good memories, even though they still sometimes make me cry.
I recently heard something like, "Eventually, their memory will bring a smile to your mouth before it brings a tear to your eye." I've gotten there with some losses, but not yet with others.
It just seemed worth mentioning. I guess nobody has perfect words on the topic. 😞
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Excellence right there.
My kids have been inpatient a ton, so I've spent a lot of time with hospital fish. It really helps. Thank you!
So sorry about your mom. ❤️
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@FiShrewd I just remembered something. A while back, there was a thread on the forum started by a teen, just to see who else on the forum was in their teens. There were quite a few!
If you were a toddler 10 years ago, I'm thinking that would put you at 12 or 13 right now. Maybe you'd like to see the thread - I dunno. If you want to, put "teenager" in the search bar, and I think you'll find it pretty easily.
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On 9/29/2021 at 4:49 AM, Guppysnail said:
First off let me say I am in AWE of you for keeping a hob going for 10 years. M Aqua clears max out at 3-4 and others sooner. . I have had more aquaclear filters than I care to think of. I have no clue as to why this works but it has worked about 10-12 times for me when it makes no noise or attempt at operating and truly seems dead even after meticulously cleaning the impeller. I turn it upside down for a day or two on a towel and let it dry out inside the motor and it then starts up as if nothing was ever wrong. I often thought moister gets in somehow and when it is unplugged it the moisture contacts something inside causing it to not start.
Super interesting. You might be on to something there!
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I'm thinking all 3 types of livebearers would devour baby shrimp. You could probably keep fully grown shrimp with them as a clean-up crew or for fun, but I wouldn't expect any successful breeding of the shrimp.
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On 9/28/2021 at 8:02 AM, Tanked said:
Is the motor compartment warm?
If the motor housing is not warm than it is probably dead The impeller should attempt to move if is functional
This was an excellent question. I tried it. Nope. Definitely cold.
I plugged it straight into the wall. Two minutes of silence later, cold. Turned the plug over (cuz maybe?), and 2 minutes of silence later, still cold.
No power to it at all. It's roughly 10 years old, so it kinda makes sense... even though I don't comprehend the mechanics. I'll go get a spare sponge filter out of another tank. *sigh*
Thanks guys.
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Update: It definitely died. But I gave the tank a spare sponge filter from another tank, so we're good... enough.
Unplugged my HOB just to stop the splashes while I worked. Plugged it back in, and nothing. No sound. No movement.
I know I've got the write plug in hand. I know the power strip still works since the light is in it, and on. I tried different "holes" on the power strip, tried rotating the plug, tried switching the strip off and back on...
What could be wrong?
ETA: I also unplugged the working power strip, and put the plug straight into the wall. Nope. Rotated the plug. Still nope.
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We all go through the new stage! You're welcome here. 🙂
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Welcome!
Val seems to take a few months before it does much, regardless of environment. I recently had my established vals grow about 50% more plants shortly after giving them root tabs, so substrate fertilizer is something to think about.
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On 9/26/2021 at 11:40 AM, Tanked said:
You have a hording problem and we're here to help. Send us some.
THAT is the solution.
It's also the solution to people's overwhelming numbers of fry and plants. Solves everything!
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On 9/26/2021 at 3:20 AM, Keeg said:
Thank you all for the support. I've talked with a bunch of people and hung out with some of the other people in my floor. Been doing good and I guess this was a fresh start and outlook on the situation. Im going to start wearing my co-op hat to attract some other nerms😂.
With best regards,
-Keeg
I'm glad things have been going well. 🙂
I'm wanting to add some perspective - even though some others mentioned the idea. I don't really know if there's such a thing as a "friend for life." I don't think I've said "hi" to people from high school since graduating. I made a friend after that who I now talk to about once per year. Then I met a few people in college who I wasn't really close to at the time, but we've spoken briefly 15 years after graduation - after we'd all had enough experiences to have more in common. Even the people I considered my best friends 4 years ago have only conversed with me a few times over the last 4 years. Most didn't notice I was gone! People come and go, and I'm pretty sure that's fine. It's possible to be best friends with people, loving each others' company for years, confident you'll always be friends... and then suddenly it's been a decade since you've seen them, and you realize neither of you particularly misses the other.
Now that I think about it, I guess it's super important for each of us to be a person we like being with, since we are the only person that's sure to stay. Maybe just hone in on that. Just have high standards for yourself, and for the company you keep. That's likely to work out well.
Anyway, I'm glad things are going better for you. And let us know if that hat connects you with any nerms. That'd be a fun story! 🙂
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The follow-up pic is the first time something on the forum made me yell, "WOW!" 😂
Super cool.
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On 9/26/2021 at 1:39 AM, Ember said:
Glad to see some love for my 10!
Since everything grew in it’s given me a peaceful clearing vibe with a cave system entrance in it.
Oh yeah! I see that now! Like a nice place to hide from the world.
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I love how he lunges at the food like it's trying to escape. Haha! My angel does that too.