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    What a fun tank that is! I hear you about the silk plants. I have some fake plants for other purposes, and used to use them to add color and/or fill in while my plants are growing in. You can find really nice realistic looking flowers/plants in home decor and craft shops so I've never understood why the aquarium trade isn't better at them! I have to see it, hold it, touch it (I have to verify it's soft and won't hurt the fish friends- it's amazing what passes as aquarium safe).
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    Welcome @TangoKitty, that's one of my favorite CoOp videos I share it with newbies all the time (and I love how he edits his mistakes in the video). I think @Cory needs to do another one! I mean, yay M&Ms!
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    I think the tank looks nice without the trim, but either way!
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    @Cisa welcome to the forum, there's lots of good information on the forum and nice/helpful people for specific needs/questions when the answer can't be found in past threads!
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    That's what I usually have around 7.6. I added maybe a quarter to a half teaspoon at most and it brought my kH back to 2 (it was at 0) and pH to 7.6 (it was at 7 which was fine I was just concerned about the kH)
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    Hi there @Georgiapeach88, If you're going that route Seachem makes Alkaline Buffer which targets pH to 7.2-8.5. I have used it in the past for my tanks and added less than a teaspoon and it brought my pH/kH up to an acceptable level (I was having more of a kH problem than pH and I was using crushed coral in the substrate). From what I see the Reef version aims for a much higher pH.
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    @Hobbit has accidently invented a new kind of ramshorn snail. Quick! Breed it! It looks like something from Whoville!
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    @Atitagain well I guess we know who's going to win the Coop sticker bingo game.
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    Nearly paid 450 for a Purple Frilly Frondosa. I was so very tempted. (actual fish not pictured)
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    Oh and one thing I should mention is the females lay eggs. What's nice about Nerites is they won't reproduce- but some fishkeepers get irritated by females leaving eggs all over the tank- which are admittedly hard to clean off surfaces- they are hard and white. I only ended up with one female and I love her. She leaves what I've started to refer to twinkle lights, tinsel, decorations, etc. I embrace it and leave them, they tend to fade/disappear over time (takes a long while). Some fish stores will trade out the females if you don't want them (ask before buying).
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    I have to concur, Nerite snails are the most effective algae cleaners (IME). I have them in alll of my tanks. My 20 gallon with 3 horned Nerites is squeaky clean, that includes leaves of plants not just glass/hardscape. They aren't the brightest colors but they are an incredible part of the aquarium eco system.
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    @Fonske Ratties are the BEEESSSSTTTTTT (sorry fishies but they are).
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    10 YEARS?! How is that possible!
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    @Torrey is Watson a Nerite too? Hard for me to tell in the dark recesses of cup cave. Snailburnation (lol) sounds right for cold water. I wonder if there are other triggers. The tank my buddy BFG is in is unheated but runs 78-82 naturally. Maybe like me he wants to nap when it's warm and comfy.
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    @Ken let alone spaying and neutering! All I think @BlueLineAquaticsSC was getting to is if anybody had any experience and if this was bad- and if it is they wouldn't do it. Seems the consensus is don't.
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    @Guppysnail Yeah. I think I'm heavy on the boys. Hopefully the 2 unknowns are girls. I'll have to observe again tomorrow if I have time.
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    @Guppysnail I guess mine have been sitting at the warehouse for a bit then! 😉 Thanks for the tips on sexing. I figured the biggest was a boy. I hope I got a good mix of boys/girls to keep the peace, they look so pretty together and are very active little things.
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    I can't keep shrimp to save my life and you get them like pest snails. Ha!
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    So our friends at Aquahuna shipped my new tiny friends Monday, I got them safely here in CA Wednesday early evening, they were acclimating according to their instructions and in their new tank after that process was done. As expected they all came pretty darn pale and I was a bit worried for them during the acclimation process because all their little gills looked inflamed (I tested the ammonia in the acclimation water it was likely over 1.0ppm even after adding the new tank water- that green is hard to read). They were clearly stressed and very "darty". We all made it through. A few hours after they were added they already started to look better. There's definitely a larger dominant one already- he (I believe it's a he due to coloring) is the biggest of them all. They do little head to tail circle dances and he chases around ALL the other CPDs. I've not witnessed any violence or nipping- maybe they're just sorting out a pecking order for now. My Flex9 is willing to take on 2 or 3 of them if need be. Not an ideal situation since then they'd be in a small number but they'd have Embers to keep them company. I've attached a few pics- not at all great as they are super fast little buggers. The biggest one is front/center of the measuring cup pic and the one that's pictured solo (for coloring example)
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    @Guppysnail That's hilarious and very possibly true! In my case I think BFG is just a little lazy the tank he's in is a bit out of control. Though I know snails can take long naps from time to time I had no idea where he was hiding for a week without my seeing him- glad he's still around though. His new friends have been making up for lost time and I've caught him hanging around with them so maybe he was depressed. 😉
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    @Guppysnail Some of them are genuinely prolific eaters so that doesn't surprise me. I honestly hadn't seen BFG in more than a week- I thought maybe he'd passed away in there so I went to get a couple of Nerites and a day later he shows up!! They've got plenty to do to clean the tank- but if I ran out of food I supplement with snail snacks or other food as I'm sure you do. My horned Nerites love cucumber- nobody else seems interested. I've got some picky-$$$ snails. 3 Nerites is a lot for what is essentially a 7 gallon tank but I could move one if needed. They always seem to find something though.
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    @Guppysnail reminded me of woodgrain hence a door, hence the name Knock 🙂
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    I got 2 new Nerites for my Flex9 (my solo Nerite, BFG needs help house cleaning) Introducing Knock & Talk!
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    Welcome to the team, there's nothing but nice and/or helpful people here. I'm sure you have plenty to contribute having kept a gold fish for that long at time! 🙂
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    Update: Today I've discovered little Verti swimming correctly and no longer struggling constantly swimming vertically. I was so excited/happy to see this. Since it's easiest for them I continue to feed bloodworms- up to 6 or 7 in a day since before it seemed they were expending an awful lot of energy swimming vertically. Today Verti eagerly ate. My hope is they make a full recovery and can either rejoin former mates- or if singled out, live in one of my other tanks.
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