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    Hi @HelplessNewbie! I'm having a little bit of a hard time seeing the issue in the picture. I can see the white on the eye and white near the mouth but from my chair its hard to say. Is any of the white protruding from the body? Does it look raised or fuzzy? Is the fish acting different? And if so how... Can you tell us if you test water all your water parameters and temp, and give us an overal view of the tank and any changes you've made recently? This can help diagnose. Tagging helpful members @Colu and @Odd Duck
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    Hi @AceMcCannon! Welcome to the forum! Do start a thread for your tank we love to see a build! Lots of friendly people here to help if you need any help!
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    Hi @PaigeGlamelin. This can be tricky as acrylic is easily scratched. Are you cleaning it with fish in or out? Not knowing this what I would say is get yourself a microfiber cloth that is ONLY FOR THIS TANK and never been used with any cleaners, Get it wet and gently work at the dried duckweed.
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    This! They are terrible at eating!! This is why I had my Mum start target feeding them so she knew they were actually eating and each frog gets something. They are so trained now, they come to the front of the tank to get fed.
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    ADF are sooooo cute and so much fun. I so love it in the middle of the night if you have males and they sing. It's such a cool thing!
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    The right figure can really add to the character of the tank. My whole theme usually goes around something I find that is man made. Done right they are amazing! Have fun and do post pics!
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    @nabokovfan87 brings up good points. I guess I take for granted that every fish keeper thinks about what they are using the decor for, what fish would be around it and other safety issues. I ALWAYS inspect everything I put in the tank that is hardscape. And since my Nabokov friend brings up holes I will bring up sharp edges- since they are all molded (resin mostly I don't have issues with ceramics) there can be sharp edges where the mold opens up into the holes. I always run fingers over the whole thing and if I find anything remotely pokey or sharp I use a metal nail file and sand it down. This has always worked. I don't usually buy anything I'm not 100% certain my fish won't get stuck in or hurt by- so that can be hard. Just inspect each potential hide very well! Any doubt, I just don't buy it. I've found things like arches or larger more open resin much easier. I also generally make sure the hardscape itself is not up against glass and has at least a finger width between it and any other hardscape or glass- this is because my fish are smaller than finger width, if I kept wider fish I'd use that more as the standard.
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    Hi @Flipper. I have used both ceramic and resin items in my tanks. I have not personally had any issues with anything made specifically for aquariums and there is something man made in all of my tanks. I have used items made for the garden and while I don't think they caused any issues i wouldn't recommend them as they can deteriorate over time (as they are not made for the aquarium) so they had to be removed. Generally ceramics made that are food safe and lead free will be fine. Paint can often flake off of some resins even when they're made from aquarium safe product. I tend to stick to the known brands but they are all hit and miss. Again though, no speciific issues with them at all. With anything just make sure you clean them off really well before putting them in your tanks!
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    Hi Kramer! Welcome to the forum, I'm sorry your Oscar is sick, that sucks. I'll be honest I've always just dosed according to the size of my aquarium (10g = 10g - this goes for all meds) and I've never really had an issue. I'm also very guilty of eyeballing a redose when changing water (we do have to remember that the salt does not evaporate or get filtered out). Ich is a nasty one so personally I would not be afraid to dose per the tank volume (minus the contents) BUT if you've done all the calculations it would not at all hurt to dose for the 46 gallons and it should have the same effect!
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    Hi @Cowboy aquatics, welcome to the forum! I have to preface this by saying I'm not part of my local club but I interact with it a decent sum and I would join but haven't made it to a meeting yet. (Weekends are tough for me to attend). I was just listening to an old podcast where Cory was responding to the same question and he said something like starting a fish club is like working at a job and not getting paid- because it is a lot of work. I think what may be important is to make sure you have other members willing to take on some of the work too. Having someone (if it's not yourself) that is good with outreach- someone social (ideally a few people) who can recognize new members and their comfort level with greetings. Making people feel welcome is a big part of being in club. Too many times in my life I go to small gatherings and nobody acknowledges me- I don't want to stay and on top of that I don't return. I can be a social person but when you're new it's nice when the group welcomes you. Auctions are great, my local aquarium club also has a forum on a site/app called Band where we can interact with each other and trade/buy with them when there's no chance to go to meetings. I've found this very helpful. Of course they also have a facebook page where they talk about fish/aquariums (but I don't have social media so I don't partake), however this is where most of the questions about fishkeeping get resolved. There is a little bit of that on the Band forum. Dues for my area club are $20/yr. Which is really cheap. I'm not sure how many members my club boasts though!
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    I generally like to keep things light here on this journal but because he's a part of this journal from time to time it would be hard to avoid bringing it up. This morning I found my beautiful Koi Betta fish, Koianu Reefs had passed away. It wasn't a shock as he'd not been doing well for the last week. I did what I could to make him feel better but he did not recover (not here to diagnose), it was a pretty steep decline. Anyway, I will very much miss him he was a very good boy. I found some pictures from when I originally got him I'll share and a short video here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DZEYmgBs3Mr7rRN78 I will very much miss his presence in my tank. He got buried in a place of honor with my Pomegranate bonsai. Swimming "upstream" symbolically to turn into the little dragon he was when he was alive. His new friends, the Mudmen, will keep him company: On a positive note, I've decided to keep his tank, the Accidental Tank going and I will be breaking down the Flex. The inhabitants from there will go into the Accidental Tank which includes Serket my rescue GloBetta: As well as her now 4 friends, Kirby the Hillstream, her Endlers Flare and Phoenix and BFG the Nerite will join the other Nerites in the Accidental Tank, Sergeant, Little Red and Serious Black. This is moving towards eliminating tanks. Intrepid Partner and I will eventually be getting an 180 gallon tank. Then of course Betta won't be an option in the tank so as they pass their tanks will be broken down and any tankmates will just be added to the larger tank in future since everyone else are peaceful community fish or snails. The only exception will be the Medieval tank. He really likes that one and wants to see that one continue even after Valere passes whenever that may be. So while this is very sad for me to lose one of my fish friends, we all go through these times and I find comfort in that. I will miss his fishy face and will remember him as the Betta that got me back into Betta. SIP Koianu my little friend!
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    I do hear this can be an issue. I've not yet had any of the frogs choke- but I do think it's possible. Personally, I used larger gravel and eco complete in my Mum's tank.
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    Awww! Congrats! I love these little guys. @Patrick_G is probably waaaay better with them than I have ever been since really I only care for them by proxy (cause it's my Mum's tank). What I can say is my Mum has target fed them mostly with aquascaping tweezers so she can monitor that both her frogs are eating (and now I think she just enjoys it). She feeds them freezedried tubifex, frozen bloodworms and I think she found some pellet food that they like (that food took a lot of trial and error). So I think your live cultures will be so great for them! My Mum's tank has a heater running around 80 degrees. They really like places to, for lack of a better word, shove themselves. Mum's likes her little bridge and they love the plants which I'm sure you've already provided them places to go. I'm not worried about your froggies- they're going to love living at your house!!
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    One of my Kuhlis is almost entirely black. Wondering if it is a "Black Kuhli"? I love how they stick their little heads out. One of my albino Plecos "snail waxing" tonight with the lights off....
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    Thanks! I really love them. Funnily enough we were just talking about genetics over here: The Kuhlis are amazing I'm really digging them, I know I won't see them much but I'll be really excited when I do see them, like a nice surprise every time!
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    Yes many of us here do this. I have had spider plants but now I am just running a pothos, a dracaena and some bamboo! It helps with Nitrate reduction and also good for people who can't keep rooted plants with things like cichlids (though it works best with bamboo) as they tend to "reaarrange" plants. Peace lilys are also very common as long as these plants leaves are kept above water the plant will be happy.
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    That's super interesting @Odd Duck! I just got 2 longfin albinos from another fish keeper and he was also surprised about his outcomes. His pair is longfin albino female and a regular albino male. He came up with his first small spawn and got several common longfins and 2 albino long fin! (below is screenshot from a video he sent before I got them):
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    There IS a chance it could be a pleco too. Just from the angle you posted I cannot say for sure it's an Oto. Either way it's still a VERY cool thing!
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    SO AWESOME! Looks like a suckerfish of some kind for sure!! If you've only had Otos it is very very likely!!! I have many pics of babies in several stages on my journal that should help ID!
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    My memory could be wrong @Sherry, however I believe I remember @Cory saying the best light for a LOT of people would be the 24" light. I believe it's because a lot of aquarium equipment in the US is commonly seen in 2ft increments when you upsize standard tanks. I have two 20 gallon talls, and in order to save on e-waste I won't be buying the ACO light until my lights take a crap but a 24" light would be best for my tanks. I hope that helps.
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    Like @FLFishChik they are MY favorite snail too, they are the best combination of fun to watch, the best *hands down* tank cleaners out there AND can't multiply out of control (which on another hand I find it kind of a shame I can't get offspring from my lovely little snails).
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    Well welcome back to the hobby! Harlequins are a staple in the hobby so I'd be surprised if they didn't have them! I might be a little spoiled with having some good LFS within a short distance but I also think if I lived farther from them it would be a fun day/road trip to drive to a store and come home with new friends!
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    So last night I visited my Mum and as always I say hello to Zaggi, formerly known as Purple. She is such a big girl! Sadly since her separation from the original tank because she was a bully- her color is not as bright in this tank as it's a hooded tank with factory LEDs and we all know how that can be! I didn't get a chance to do anything with my tanks yesterday as I had a long shift so I was out before the lights were on and home far after they went off. This also means the 3 gallon QT with the 3 Kuhlis needed attention today. They of course hide so first thing was to make sure the 3 were still alive, and they are! Woot! As fast as they are it's really hard to do visual inspections but it appears they are all still healthy which is awesome since I haven't treated the tank with any meds. There was NOTHING left of the 3-4 mini sinking wafers I put in the tank so I also know they are eating. Once I did a small water change I plopped 4 more wafers in and one came out nearly right away and started eating!
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    Hi @PolypterusGuy! Welcome to the forum! I like your stocking ideas so far but have you considered the Cory and CPD will likely be in the same space in the tank? CPD in my experience stick around the bottom third of the tank. I wouldn't discourage you from getting some though they are pretty little fish and should be fun with the Cory. I cannot recommend Harlequin Rasboras enough as a middle dweller.
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    I love this! I embrace the glitter!
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