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21 minutes ago, Yanni said:
If you are leaving the fry in the tank, the guppy mom is gonna look at them like a nice bloodworm or something.
I should have clarified. There are no fry yet - just pregnant.
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I know most fish can go a week without food, but what about a pregnant ("gravid"?) livebearer? What's a smart limit for them?
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@SWilson I appreciate the understanding.
I don't know much about how inbred they may be, but I do know they're not mutts.
I've wondered about their time hiding from the angel causing too much stress. The only catch is that I'm not sure if all the dead/sick ones were the same ones that were in the tank. The dead female might be one that had stayed in the 5 gallon all along.
I just went and stared carefully at the angel, looking for signs of infection. I'm about 99% sure nothing is wrong with him. (Except that he got mad at my staring and lunged at me for it. Ha!)
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All I have to offer:
2 is often a bad number for aggressive fish, just because 1 may bully the other. Either 1, or 3+ would be better than 2.
It's generally better to have the planned tank *before* the fish that will need it. That's just to avoid an oh-no situation in which you have fish that need a bigger tank, but aren't able to get it fast enough.
If you just keep the 1, look into the idea of "dither fish" to help him feel safer so he swims around more. This idea might be the easiest solution for making your angel happier.
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2 hours ago, Bettafishlover said:
Looking for koi angels.
Do you mean you're looking for how to buy them?
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15 minutes ago, Sandra the fish rookie said:
...until I saw 2 little oto's all alone. I got them. LOVE them...
I love this little story! Compassion led to joy for the compassionate person. Perfect.
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Trying to prevent more deaths here. Maybe you see a problem I don't see.
I got 9 young endlers by mail 8 weeks ago. All 9 stayed healthy and active for 6 weeks, then I did an oopsie. 😞
I needed to put my 1 angelfish in the endlers' 20 gallon. Knowing he might be a chump, I moved 2 girls and 1 boy over to a 5 gallon first for safe-keeping. Then I added a few extra plants to the 20 as hiding places, and put the angel in with the 6 remaining endlers. 1 immediately disappeared, and I quickly stuffed about 1/3 of the tank with hornwort. The 5 endlers stayed in the hornwort, hiding almost motionless, for a week. I was carefully feeding them twice a day, making sure they could eat while hiding. But even so, 1 of the healthiest became very thin, and that's when I gave up, set the angel aside in a bucket, and got all the endlers into the 5 gallon.
So that puts us at a week ago. 8 endlers in a 5 gallon, 5 of whom are scared and hungry, but eating. Good water parameters.
Not surprisingly, the 1 that had become very thin soon died.
But from that point forward, I'm baffled and need help:
The remaining 7 were doing well - active, eating, and all 4 females looked like they might be pregnant. So we're back to healthy and stabilizing, right?
Yesterday, a girl that was active started staying at the bottom, and soon died. Today, a boy that was active yesterday is staying at the bottom, like yesterday's girl did.
Current parameters are: Ammonia 0-0.1, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 5, pH 7.8-8.0, GH 14-15, KH 4-5, Temp 76. (The ranges are because it's hard to distinguish color.)
5 of the 6 remaining are active, and none of the 6 show signs of infection like spots, fuzz, split fins, red areas... nothing. But the boy on the bottom looked great yesterday, and the girl that died yesterday looked great the previous day. So... what could be going on?
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Angelfish. What I didn't like was the pointy shape and black lines. I prefer softer shapes and I really dislike black of any form in aquariums. But then I found a solid peach angel, shiny all over, with translucent blue dangly fins. I've had him 4 years and still call him things like "handsome boy," "shiny boy," and "pretty fishy."
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Mine is about the same size, and just 1/4 buried so it doesn't roll away.
On one stem, it grew a root from the middle of the stem. The root reached down and got into the gravel, then as it grew, pulled the stem down flush with the gravel. I assume that means it knows what it's doing.
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Just now, Betsy said:
I love the idea of keeping track of the parameters that livestock needs!!
I'm glad my ideas are helpful.
On the one document where I keep a list of dates with parameters, I pooled a range of what parameters are safe for ALL the critters at the top. I try to keep all tanks within those boundaries in case I have an emergency and need to plop critters in whatever random water is closest.
Maybe your fish-keeping is more complex, but for someone who tries to stick with hardy animals and plants, that works.
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I just do a computer folder with documents, but it might give you ideas.
Each animal species gets a document. I record what parameters they need, when I bought the first one(s), and dates of events like births, injuries, or tank transfers.
One document is for plant needs and what tanks they seem to do best in, though that will likely become a species-per-document thing like the animals.
The document I'm on most often is an ongoing list for all tanks. Each tank's list starts with water parameters, then I add any other variables:
Date
55 gallon
ammonia
nitrite
nitrate
maybe temp, GH, kH, etc
Things like: Added bacteria. Turned heater down 2 degrees. Added hornwort.
20 gallon
same list as above - total of 7 bodies of water right now
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23 minutes ago, Mike_M said:
My advice would be to quarantine and medicate fish with maracyn and paracleanse when you get them.
After you figure out the water itself, and are ready to re-stock:
I wonder if it would make sense to plan out exactly what you want to have in the tank, buy it all at the same time (assuming you're well-cycled), and thoroughly medicate it all at once. Maybe it would mean you only have to do the medicating once instead of over and over.
I know ACO has at least one video on how to thoroughly medicate newbies, and they even sell a package of every med needed so you don't have to think about it as much.
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@Ken I really appreciate you getting that info for me. Having just recently measured my filters, I know it's a bit tedious. Thanks.
18 minutes ago, Ken said:Your full 1" rim thickness worries me.
I agree. Yet, I need to prioritize the tank far higher than the filter. I'd be okay with just doing Co-Op style sponge filters if I need to, and I've asked that a 1/2" hole be drilled in each back corner in case I decide to put air tubing in there. I'd been concerned that I wouldn't be able to use something like carbon or Seachem resin if the need arises, but then it occurred to me this morning that I could keep a small submersible filter on hand to use as needed. So I think even that "what if" is decently planned for.
Anyway, thanks again. That gives me some clarity with which to plan ahead.
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32 minutes ago, LiveBearer Fan said:
Also, temp was up to 88 degrees (trying to kill ich). I lowered the heater to 79 degrees this morning.
Somebody check me on this if you know otherwise.
I think that although a higher temp kills ich, just 86 degrees will at least stop them from reproducing. So you could stop them from reproducing and not make the fish deal with *such* high heat.
I have a note too that at 80 degrees, ich's life cycle is decreased to 4 days. So even getting it up to just 80, while medicating, would be a compromise to get the ich gone without as much heat.
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My first thought is the possibility of other substances getting into the tank. Air freshener, glass cleaner, lotion on hands, maybe soap on the containers used for top-offs... there's a wide variety of stuff that can get into a tank, and a wide variety of ways.
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10 hours ago, Ken said:
The Marineland Pro 275 I have on my 40 breeder ( 36" long 18" front to back and 16" deep) can be turned down to the point I can just see movement in the plants. The rim on my tank is .95", it might work on your 1". The not Pro models are not flow adjustable.
Ken, could you take measurements for me? I'm not finding them online. We're actually cutting a custom-size slot in the top acrylic panel. I would need the length of the filter (where it sits on the rim), and the distance from the inner edge of the tank surface, to the front of the filter.
If you don't have time, no worries at all.
I'm even wondering if I might use a smaller filter, and cut some of the plastic on it a bit to make it fit over the 1" acrylic side. (Cuz who needs a warranty anyway! 😜)
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I don't have hidden talents, but if I scratch an itch on my arms, legs, or back, I feel it on my ribs. That's gotta count for something.
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I'll be getting a tank that's 1" thick acrylic. The water itself will be 33" long, and 16" deep.
I prefer to use a hang-on-back filter, but a 1" rim would require the filter to be pretty big. If I could get a big one and turn the power down, I think that might work. Is there such a thing as a HOB that has adjustable flow?
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Following. I recently had an adult endler male develop a similar body shape to the fry in the bottom picture, and he died a couple days later.
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@AnitaFunny you should choose that image. Cherry shrimp is the only other critter purchase I'm currently planning on. (Which will bring me up to 1 angel, 1 frog, endlers, 3 types of little snails, and... elated shrimp.) 😂
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1 hour ago, Cory said:
My tank builder...Contact him on his facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Clear-Fabrications-2068164953394973
BINGO!!! Just had a detailed phone call with him. He's looking at what scraps he has available when he gets to the shop, I'm taking some measurements, and we're comparing notes tomorrow. It's going to be 1" thick acrylic, and we might even be able to make it 40 gallons instead of the 20 I was hoping for. It certainly will be brat-proof, even when she gets to an adult size.
When this sinks in, I am going to cry. Seriously.
Thanks @Cory, and thanks to all of you for your ideas. I'd say y'all couldn't believe how much it will mean to me to have this tank... but you probably can.
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17 minutes ago, James Black said:
just an FYI, most custom aquarium companys wont do that small of tanks due to the effort and time, its just not worth it.
With that being said I would try your LFS. Where I live I have two LFS doing custom tanks. All though you may be better off creating your own acrylic tank or buying it.
It makes sense that most companies won't do that small, yet the one company I tried says on their website that they do as small as 5 gallon - so there must be someone out there somewhere.
Given how much care my daughter needs, I can't possibly make one myself. But I was recently given some money, which I could use to have someone else do it.
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I've been trying to contact the same company that did Murphy's tank, but the email bounces back, and the phone number is "currently not in service."
What I emailed that company is below. Please see if you can think of a solution to my problem. (Google isn't finding me an appropriate company in my area.)
"I have a unique circumstance. My child has special needs, and part of that is a compulsion to slam her head into hard surfaces. My aquariums are glass, and all out of reach. My fish are my sanity-saver, but have to be kept where I can rarely see them, and my daughter can never see them.I would benefit greatly from having a safe tank located where I and she both can see it.I'm thinking 20 gallons, but even 5 gallons would be worth the effort.It would need to be strong enough that it could take what amounts to a bowling ball being slammed into its sides and top, dozens of times over the years. For the number of gallons, it would be ridiculously thick acrylic."-
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I have endlers in a 5 gallon. They fit great, are hardy, and the boys are colorful.
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My dino died and I am trying to figure out what I could have done better.
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AndrewK, sounds like xXInkedPhoenixX has good advice, but I just wanted to say I'm sorry you lost your super cool fish. Great job naming him, too. "Dino" is perfect.