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  1. I knew the straps were old. My tap is always low acidic, plus driftwood and plants. In March with snow run off they bump stuff up. 

    Gh/kh was always low but I supplement with things I listed previously. 

     

    Yes I need a test that works to finish my experimenting 😁on 2 existing fish-less tanks by bumping the gh/kh up a smidgen for my snails and shrimp.  

    I guess I'm just irritated this api test is bad

  2. On 1/3/2023 at 5:08 PM, Pepere said:

    Is the solution coming out of the bottle green?

    It's more a dark yellow. I went on Amazon to look at it and there are a lot of comments about the same issue as if some lots were bad 

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  3. On 1/3/2023 at 4:14 PM, CT_ said:

    How many drops is that photo?  You're supposed to keep adding until it turns green.  Perhaps your water is harder than you think?

    That's the tap which has about a 6.4-6.8 PH.   Used 5 then 10 drops

     

    Total TDS tap:

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  4. On 1/3/2023 at 2:15 PM, Pepere said:

    If you have Equilibrium I would dose a sample of water and restest…

     So, if you had a 5 gallon bucket of tap ....

    It is a way to confirm if your test kit is still good.

    Sigh... it's supposed to be good thru 2024. 😕 

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  5. Following the gh test instructions, the color stays yellow. This is 1 Co-op test strip I had left and it may be old. I used another 3 trying to figure this out. I'm setting up a snail tank atm. When I got weird readings I tested my prolific cherry neos tank and these are the readings.  It makes no sense. 

    I was about to test Equilibrium in a cycled plant only 10g and/or a 5g that I have to bump up my ph and hardness, for future dosage reference. The 10g previously had a betta that passed with a tumor and a mystery snail that's now mating/producing clutches in another tank. 

    Feeling clueless. 

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  6. 20220419_073056.jpg.2e90b3aba7502ae861d432c69b3aac13.jpgAwesome. I had a bunch of broken up almond leaves as leaf litter prior so the water was already full of tannins 😃

    On 4/19/2022 at 7:08 AM, Colu said:

    I would would finish the full course of kanaplex in food for 7 days just to make sure any bacterial infection is delt with and keep adding the salt till you have finished your course of kanaplex and then monitor closely you could also add some Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties a lot Betta keeper and breeder use them you need to add 1 leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect

     

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  7. On 4/18/2022 at 5:54 PM, Colu said:

    I store any leftover medicated food in the fridge the 5 days

    If the salt did this I'm assuming the 1 feeding w/kanaplex didn't assist but should I keep it up for 7 days ? 

    He's like a different fish. Swelling/white is gone 😳

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  8. On 4/18/2022 at 5:39 PM, Colu said:

    Bilateral Popeye is usually caused by a bacterial infection I would keep treating for 7 days with kanaplex in food and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons that will help with any possible fluid buildup behind the eyes I would recommend using pellets in stead of frozen with kanaplex

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    That's a lot of pellets how do you store the leftovers 🤔 since he'll never finish all that and would like to use for other fish in case I need it. 

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  9. Grabbed this guy that was dropped off at my lfs today. I had a cycled planted 5.5g, w/ no fish, that I had been debating on using for a betta or shrimp. He's eaten live bbs, has a healthy appetite, and is quite active since I've brought him home 

    So far I added 2 tbsp salt. I've used 1 scoop kanaplex mixed w/1 scoop focus then put 1 scoop of that mix in with a 1/2 tbsp of defrosted bloodworms (2.5 cubes).A full tbsp of bloodworms seemed a bit much to make. The other scoop I'm debating on adding to repashy or pellets/flakes to freeze/store for future use 

    He's eaten 2 bloodworms as I meant to have only 1 in the tongs. What would be dosage from here on out per bloodworm ? 

    Ph 6.6

    Amm 0

    Nitrite 0

    Nitrate 10

    Gh 25ppm

    Kh 50ppm

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  10. On 2/21/2022 at 11:21 PM, Torrey said:

    I am just... wow!

    May you be able to identify the parents, and breed some more. The dorsal is stunning.

    Well that group photo, those are dropping eggs weekly and parents are in that group. I have 20 or so itty bitties growing out. Time will tell 🥰😁

  11. On 2/21/2022 at 8:52 AM, Guppysnail said:

    Wow incredibly beautiful. It would be awesome if you could figure out how to get more. 

    The parents breed weekly. I throw out a lot of eggs. I currently have 2 small groups of fry growing out (1 & 2mo old) and there may be some just like him in his future 🥰

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  12. 😲This is the 1st time I've seen this cory in this 40g. He must of hitched in as an egg on a plant or piece of decor in May when I was moving plants and decor into my 40g & given his size. He has somehow avoided detection until now, despite weekly water changes. 😲 

    The dark large dorsal got me curious.  I thought there was a slim chance he could be a hybrid with axelrodi I had moved from the tank when my bandits started to breed. But there is nothing I've seen in the Ln9 line that comes close even if it's something from his parents line. I had noticed fry I grew out to sell/trade having darker dorsals since but they're gone now and am starting a new round of fry. 

    I'm wondering if this could be a mutation ? Below are photos of him and his choice of parents. 

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  13. On 1/25/2022 at 8:00 PM, WillC said:

    In regards to another male later, you can cross your boy to all your girls and later get a male from another breeder with a strong, healthy line that has a look you like to cross all his daughters too. 

    After that, you could cross your best original male's son to the best daughters of the new male.

    Just keep crossing back and only using animals you like the look of that are healthy.

    Will

    Yeah finding another male is difficult part. I've grown these all out from an inch (which explains my luck w/1 male). I may have to start with the best of the half siblings.. lf/sf offspring x lf/lf.. 

    Of course selling the rest could pay the price for a breeding male shipped etc etc ...eventually 

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  14. I've heard lemon longfin bn tend to run genetically weak or are fragile. In my experience, I've had some issues with them. Presently I have 1 longfin male, 2 longfin female & 3 shortfin females all ready to breed.  

    I was thinking of trying to create a stronger line by longfin breeding with the short fin. I've been thinking of this project for awhile; to make a stronger longfin line, as I love them., rather just to pump out fry.

    I space out breeding to let my boys recover. I keep the females in their own tanks to control the amount of breeding. They are from 3 separate sources.

    I'm looking for options on how to go about this. This will be this male's 1st breed and I'm trying to decide on whether to start with a shortfin gal (that are several months older and larger than the male) or with the more petite female (1 is about the same size as he is)

    I know I need another male but odd are what they are. 😉

    Raphael and his harem 🥰

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  15. On 12/8/2021 at 2:13 PM, Colu said:

    As it a long fined variety it could have broken a fin ray I don't think it's anything to worry should get better on it own

    Well a few hours ago I took this photo. So going to do an antiseptic dose to be sure.  It seems to have broken/fallen off. 😀

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  16. I noticed this tiny white fungus? on my angelfish.  I'm assuming it orginated from an injury when he got himself in a tither while I was cleaning the tank last week. He swam into/under the corner just as I was propping up a piece of driftwood to clean under it. 

    I noticed it yesterday as I was doing the regular w/c. I opted to dose Melafix and pick up Pimafix today as I decided to treat it as a minor issue.  I dosed the entire 40g as I don't decent sized quarantine for him. 

    I added a 2nd dose this morning and a few hours later I was surprised it was almost gone (see 3rd/4th photo) or fell off. Should I dose for the rest of the weak and/or use the Pimafix a few days as antiseptic?

     

     

     

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  17. On 11/30/2021 at 3:36 PM, Fish Folk said:

    Can you explain your concerns about the snails? If this is just a breeding / grow-out tank, are they causing any problems for you? I've never used Alum before, so I can't answer that question for you.

    If you're done with fish in the 10-gal-bb, you could leave it air-open to dry for a week, thoroughly clean out the filters, and when you reset, just put in new cycled sponges. The only issue will be your potted plant. That could be put somewhere . . . in a tote or pail with water and light?

    Honestly though . . . I'm thinking that you're fine with a few snails. Remove as many as you can by hand, and let the rest go. Less feeding will limit their multiplication. I like snails in my breeding tanks as long as they're not wildly out of control. 

    Yeah they are somewhat out of control. They make a mess and eggs are everywhere because of all the pleco food and fresh veggies. I had 20 baby albino bn in there so there was a buffet for the snails too, apparently. 

    I already removed most of the snails i could but there's a bunch of gravel sized ones and a plethora of eggs everywhere.

    Also, as I said, I don't need it right now but want to save the bb (for use in a few weeks).

    I want them gone. It was a bad idea to add them imo. Most of the snails are going to a lfs as puffer food. 

    Once this mess is cleared up,  I'll have blue eyed lemon fry that will be big enough to move in. So I need to keep the bb. 

     

  18. Just sold the last of my juvenile plecos and I am cleaning the bare bottom 10g tank. (I had fry split between 20 and a 10). I made an error😳 by introducing blue ramshorns. I have driftwood and a potted plant in the tank w/ 2 filters (a sponge and corner filter as seen below)

    Atm its half drained and I wondered if I could use alum to kill the plethora of snail eggs or if y'all can offer another solution. I don't need it right away but would like to keep the bb for my next breeding (after this is dealt with)

     

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