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Where are you buying this stuff from? And why are they charging you money for stuff they should be giving away for free ?
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On 11/11/2022 at 8:09 PM, tolstoy21 said:
@anewbie So I'm definitely seeing wigglers. In your experience should I start changing out the water? They are in a breeder box so I can begin the process of dripping out the meth blue water for tank water.
@nabokovfan87 They look like below!
I would; the MB was only used to help prevent fungus on the eggs.
On 11/12/2022 at 9:04 AM, tolstoy21 said:Thanks. That's a good tip.
I've heard that Invancara Adoketa (aka Zebra Acara) fry are super sensitive to water quality, which is one of the challenges to breeding them (other than keeping the Ph way down in the 4s).
Thanks too for the rest of the info, links, etc. Much appreciated. I plan on reading through it today.
They are also very vicious fishes so tank mates are difficult...
On 11/11/2022 at 8:11 PM, nabokovfan87 said:Can you elaborate on this? I am trying to figure if I should add some or not.
Here is a controlled study:
https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft/papers/vol10-issue4/Version-3/C1004030916.pdf
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Probably the only species you can safely breed in a 10 (without removing the male) are A. Pucallpaensis. These are small fish - where the female is not too aggressive towards the male when she has frys. Any of the true polygamous species you will likely suffer the loss of the male. There are quasi pair forming like nijsseni but they are a larger fish - not sure how they would do in a 10 and require soft acidic water for the eggs to hatch.
This is my 10 with A. Pucallpaensis:
And yes that is a breeding female with a fry just below her on the middle left. She is a most excellent mother.
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MB is fairly poisonous so i'd remove it before the eggs hatch IF you are confident they are close to hatching. The first time you might not have any clue but after a few tries you will have a good feel for when the eggs will hatch and can time it pretty good. Obviously the frys can survive in a weak enough solution with MB but it isn't doing them much good.
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You can keep them together but fundamentally they are incompatible if you want to optimize things for a species in that guppies like medium hard water and black neon tetra like very soft water; naturally they can live together it just isn't as healthy an environment and the overall life span will be reduced.
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On 11/7/2022 at 9:59 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
I recently had to ship fish. Fedex flat out says they won't do it. From a business is slightly different then what a residential shipment can be. UPS says they will, but I was rejected when I brought the box in to do so and had to go to a different facility.
Correct though, It's up to Uquahuna and they likely chose USPS for those same reasons.Weird - i don't know what to say. Guess maybe different locations have different policies.
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For a small schooling fish - and a very active one at that - i really like kubotai rasbora. For non-moving fish there are tons - green neon, cardinals (will prey on fry), ember, and an endless list of other options.
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On 11/7/2022 at 2:03 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
I did order from AH and haven't had any issues. Potentially you might be able to talk to them beforehand about shipping it a different method.
That being said there is a few issues...
1. Fedex won't ship it
2. UPS straight up might refuse it, which really sucks when you have live items to ship
3. USPS will ship it, but they often have issues with packages. Keep in mind, the history of USPS was such a way that you were able to order chicks via mail and have them delivered alive. USPS also defaults constantly to having the mindset of "if it's not there and we said it was delivered via tracking, then give it 2 weeks.
All of that being said....
I have had a ton of issues with the local USPS and I would recommend you go into the post office and speak with the actual postmaster about your specific address. Explain to them what you're going through, what issues you're having, and that it's been a constant flow of packages not arriving. That is what started to turn things around for us. We lived previously in a gated community and they would decide to deliver items based on whether or not they felt like they could get into the gate (they always do and always can) and whether or not the mailbox had one of those package boxes open instead of going to the house. They would often say "it's delivered" and then would often express how "it'll show up if we have it". After 4 packages in a week and 10+ packages in a very short amount of time, we opted to have items delivered to the local UPS store mailbox just so we could actually receive mail.
It's been a hassle, and that took almost 5+ years to sort out just ordering something or having an important letter in the mail and actually being able to receive it. If it continues to happen, go in person, talk with the actual postmaster of your address.fedex and ups will ship the packages - as i've received fishes via both methods from different vendors; however the question is will aquahuna use them and how much will it cost you - certainly a lot more than $12.99. I will also state that for the cost of those method of shipping there are other vendors I would use. I use aquahuna for cheap fishes with cheap shipping but i've never been perfectly happy with their non-schoolers and frequently wonder if they are shipping 'b' stock.
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Just don't put your finger in the aquarium; they look pretty hungry....
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On 11/7/2022 at 12:10 PM, JoCinWB said:
He said he didn't see it, not that the USPS didn't deliver it. Packages sometimes are brought out with a driver later in the day. He said he would look into it but I am here every day and he never tried to talk to me about it, even when I asked him about the 10/31 package that didn't arrive.
None of it makes sense. Whoever changed its status to "delivered" did so at about the time our regular mail arrived (this is also the case with the package I never got 10/31). Is our carrier stealing? Maybe. If I were a thief I'd probably be looking for electronics, not "live animals." But who knows.
I can't comment on your post office but i can state for sure that our post office for a few months was incorrectly marking packages delivered when they move them from one truck to another. It happened for a period of 3 to 6 months (I didn't track it closely) and then suddenly stopped happening... but i had quite a few packages (maybe 6?) during that period that were incorrectly marked delivered. I know what was happening because on the first package I drove to the post office to check why it wasn't delivered when marked as such (I live in a condo with a dedicated package room); and the postmaster figured out what was happening and said the truck with the package would be back at the post office after they close so i couldn't wait to get it - but the next day it showed up.
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I'd get more kuhli - so you have a total of at least 10; i'd get rid of the chinese algae eater as it is going to cause issues going forward. I avoid bolvian rams; and consider 5 keyholes cichlid or if you want something more colourful a pair of Laetacara species such as araguaiae. I'm a fan of kubotai rasobra for the top as they are very active with lots of motion. I generally dislike most rainbows - black neon are nice or conversely cardinals or serape tetra (not all). A bit depends on if you get cichild and expect them to actually breed as some of these tetra are famous fry hunters keeping score cards on the wall.
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On 10/24/2022 at 11:40 AM, JoCinWB said:
Update: I just caught the mail carrier. He said he did not have any live animal packages last week. He checked his truck and it's not there, either. He is going to look into it at the USPS branch, but suspects someone scanned it as "delivered" when they were sorting and it never was put on a truck at all.
fingers crossed, it's been a week so maybe they're still alive and he can find them
Quoting you from an earlier post in this thread - would this not be an admittance the package was never delivered ?
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Oh yea - did the usual water change on my 10 yesterday. Today I gave the kids some bbs - you can see one between mom and the leaf and there are 4 to 6 more on the leaf. She is such a wonderful mom they hate to leave her:
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Today I did usual water change on the 40B; but no picture - however since @Fish Folkand @Beardedbillygoat1975were talking about Festums I thought I would post this picture of my 120 which has angles, festums and other stuff. These festums were wild caught but they are dang tame 'cept if you bring a net anywhere close to the aquarium - then they abandon the angels and take to the hills. You can't really see it in the pictures but some of the marbles angels are pretty decent with sort of a pearl effect in areas:
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On 11/3/2022 at 12:42 PM, Fish Folk said:
Kirbs are excellent parents. Yep, they tolerate a nice dither. However . . . per OP . . . that's a species I've already done. I am looking to try a new species.
Oh my . . . that Festivum looks amazing . . .
I have a tank full of festums (wc); the verdict is still out - they are not a small fish - they haven't really become bullies yet but they have quite a bit more 'mass' than angels (I keep them with angels). They are also a *lot* smarter. When they see net they run - no second guessing.... I've had mine for about 6 months now and they are reaching that adult stage so i might have further comments in another 3 to 6 months.
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On 11/5/2022 at 1:34 AM, Pepere said:
Well, the customer may not always be right, but they are always the customer and always get to choose where they spend their money.
in this case, theseller chooses what shipper to employ and they contract with the shipper. In essence the selleris the customer of the USPS. Yes it is out of the shippers hands after they hand it off to the shipper, I agree.
the vast majority of retailers will guarantee the delivery of their packages and refund or reship in the case of packages reported delivered but not found and not require the customer to file the claim.
I worked in Customer Service for years for a large major retailer and know how very common this scenario is.
the seller in this case is well within their rights to have this policy, and I am well within my rights to say,”Thanks for the heads up. I choose to do business elsewhere.” I would rather pay a bit more to not have to deal with filing a claim with the post office. And this is from the perspective of never personally experiencing a case of a paxkage reporting as delivered but unable to locate it.
In this specific case I disagree since the post office has already all but admitted the package was never delivered. That doesn't mean it wouldn't be 'nice' for the seller to cover it if the post office fails to do so but ....
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On 11/4/2022 at 2:42 PM, OakenGoby said:
Regardless of the base water I’m remineralizing. Since the difference is negligible, it seems silly to use RO/DI then remineralize.
Well one other thing to consider is exactly what that 40tds is composed of ....
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I have 20ish and i would say you can usually find 15 or so together with a few checking out other things - maybe they are scouts or something 😉
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Depends on fish species; for the ones pictured 29 is fine - almost too soft for those shrimps; but for some true blackwater fishes you might feel better with ro/di.
I think some of the more exotic species of betta also prefer near blackwater conditions (blackwater is NOT about tannis; it is about ultra low conductivity/purity of the water).
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I think it depends on the species - bn pleco might be tight as they breed like rabbits; But zebra pleco are smaller and IF successful you might be lucky to get 12 fry per littler.
Still for overall water quality it is definitely on the smaller side unless you are diligent on doing regular larger water changes. My lemon blue eye pleco breed in my 40B (about 3 times larger) community tank; and my general view is I'm looking for a reliable contraceptive for that pair. I have 8 L204 and i'll probably put some real effort into breeding them after i move but I think i'll want something at least as larger as a 20 long. The males are a bit territorial and sometime they get a bit grumpy.
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But surprise you are allowed to do that - i would think the sender has to file the claim.
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In person mine does not have as strong colouring as seen under favorable lighting and breeding dress. In a 40B you could probably keep 1 pair with 20 to 40 pygmy cory and some top level fish like kubtai rasbora. The female are extremely aggressive when they have youngs (more so than cockatoo) and the male needs a place to hide so lots of plants and hardscape (mostly driftwood) is useful. Soft sand is prefer for the substrate as with most dwarf cichild. They can handle moderate water - 100tds gh 5-6 is fine. The females tend to be very good mom. The reason i recommend pygmy is they are more likely to avoid conflict than other bottom dwellers; still if they end up too close to a 'mom' they might get beat up pretty badly.
They come and go in terms of availabilty. They just aren't as flashy as a lot of dwarf cichild and so they are not found as commonly but in terms of male behavior they are head and shoulders ahead of any apistogramma or rams i've kept. The male is extremely polite around fishes he consider docile and extremely aggressive towards those he dislike - in the sense that he actually waits for them to ambush (he won't be aggressive around pygmy). He is also a very patient deliberate hunter. Mine spends all day motionless outside the pleco cave waiting for little snacks.
Btw don't try this trick with pygmy and ivanacara as you will end up with a bunch of dead pygmy. Those guys are extremely aggressive but also a much more colourful fish if you want something flashier.
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I'd go for a pair of nannacara anomala; though a 40 is a bit larger than you need. They are not a super pretty fish but of the dwarf cichild i've had the male range of behavior is really interesting (which means they do better in a community tank to see this diverse behavior but then of course breeding doesn't work well); conversely another fish of interest are ivanacara adoketa. These guys are well not going to be friendly to tank mates so again a 40 might be a bit larger than you want but again a very interesting species but also one that will require blackish water (not so much blackwater as in tannish but very pure low ph). If you want something pretty there are always betta and if you want to make money there are eques cory or zebra pleco - eques cory are a bit more interesting in that they tend to be not that shy so compare to some other cory species they are more likely to stay in the open.
Then there are larger fishes but a 40b isn't really tall enough but aqueon is now selling a new 60b more suitable for larger fishes with some height.
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On 10/31/2022 at 6:04 PM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:
I’ve always loved trifasciata. Yeah they’re tiny. I’d go with the uglier sand.
Which one is more rounded - i think that would be more important than slight difference in size - sharp edges are useful to avoid.
What did you get done today?
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Did the usual saturday water change - this is my 29:
Not really a lot has changed since the last picture but a bit denser and the aponogeton ulvaceus is just about ready to go back into hibernation - i think i mentioned it is my least favorite aponogeton due to frequent desire to nap.
Oh yea i should have mentioned my little onion plant (left infront of sponge filter) has really taken off. The leaves are quite long but very narrow so is a rather quiet plant.