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Popsicle sticks!

Yeah....Im a food addict. I like to try things people suggst. There is one food that I will give away at the first opportunity...nobody eats it and it makes a ton of mess.....No Thank you!

I’ve tried a bit of it…

This is the one I got. It hangs on the main tank. It has a floor that you can put in if you want to put say I pregnant guppy in it to have her fry and the babies drop thru the floor away from mom. It uses air to bring water into the box and overflow into the main tank. You control how much air to use so you control the flow of water thru the box. When my Cory eggs were laid I hung it on the tank. Did not connect air to the lift tube because I did not want water changing. I just wanted it to hold the eggs with Meth Blue. I used an air stone to keep the water moving around the eggs. Once the eggs were hatched I started doing water changes by siphoning out half the water and turning on the air just enough to drip the water back into the chamber... When full turned off the air lift. I did that once a day until they were big enough that they couldnt fit thru the overflow gate which took about 10 days... These suckers were tiny. Now they are basically in a 1/3 gallon tank all their own with cycled water flowing in and waste water flowing out. They will stay there until they are big enough to join the rest of the colony. This is the medium. 5"x7"x5" They also make a large 6"x11"x6" which I ordered already. Neither one were expensive by any means. 15-20 dollars Please ask any questions you may have. I do not endorse products but this thing is very nice in my opinion.

Hello all…sorry it’s taken me awhile to get an update for you on the Cory fry but here it is…they are doing great!

WOW ...K class...N class P class......all I was ever told was I had no class🤪

COULD NOT AGREE MORE!! Give them a completely level bed of sand and some shells scatterad about....come back 24 hours later and you will be amazed at what they accomplished.....TRUYLY FASINATING!

@Guppysnailis the bees knees when it comes to great ideas! Thats why I stalk...uh i mean follow all of her posts

Good Point....I got a bit excited at @Hobbit bin because I could fit a few side by side like @Dean’s Fishroomdoes but you caught it quick about the depth. The Hunt continues...LOL

Shell Dwellers is my vote....come on ...look at those faces!!!🤗

Can I get an AAAAA MEN!!

The salt is a great idea for this!!! I didnt know about the Epsom salt treatment @Colu suggested. I had a Swordtail female that had this happen. Was the first time experiencing it. I didnt know what to do so I reached out to a friend and they suggested salt. I put the fish in my QT tank...a 5 gallon....I used aquarium Salt...2x TBS in 5 gallon of water. Put fish in and within 2 week all was good. The fish has since been reintroduced to the others. Come to find out that the problem came from giving birth. She must have had a rough go of it and caused a problem. In fact when I was going to remove her I found a lone fry in the QT tank with her. Go figure.

Maybe this will help...

@Guppysnail cudos to your hubby for helping and those pots with the plants on them look fantastic!!

I have that book and Walstads books. I don’t remember the last time I picked them up. Everything is digital today hence my comment earlier. We have access to so much more information today which is a good thing but in my opinion we have lost the emotions that go with sitting down and reading on a subject and really thinking on it that goes with books.

You are very welcome...dont hesitate to reach out if you need any help at all!

I think you would be fine. There is a ton of Surface area in there to hold bacteria as compared to that cart.

I do see what your saying...never did it that way. I think you would end up removing alot more water since its pumping water the entire time a lot faster than a siphon would depending on the size of the pump.

Whats a book?

I have done this but I used a cannister filter for that. Worked pretty well when I wanted to vac without doing a water change.

You do not use the powerhead to do the gravel vac. You use a siphon hoes to suck out the debris. The pump is used to either replace the water in the tanks or get the water out of the bucket. You can put a sponge over the water intake to the pump and all should be good to go . Most detritus waste can go thru the pump with zero issue. The sponge really is only to keep gravel out of the pump assembly.

Well From your first post to now its been 7 days. I am not sure if the first post was day one of setup up but from what I can see...things are moving along nicely. I know it is is everybody nature to want to rush things along....heck Amazon seems to have cemented that into people but by taking your time during this stage will pay off huge later. The tank looks great. Let it do its thing and soon enough youll be enjoying it to its max potential.

My condolences sir!! He was a great fish!

This is what happens whan a alien impregnates your innocent little guppy....beware that these will likely try to take over the world.

Just wait till the parents show up to take that fry away because they didnt sign away their rights🤣