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  1. Tyler LaZerte
    @Dan That's great news! I'm glad your stock is doing well!
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    Oh wow. Clown Plecos would be the hitchhikers I want! Haha
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    Having a smaller tank, I had to choose smaller cory species so I went with those two species 🙂
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    @SWilson When he gave me the seeded sponge, a few hitchhikers came along with it; two pink ramshorns and 5 painted fire red shrimp! I was surprised to see them because they weren't suppose to come with but it's a happy accident for me! I put them all in the QT Tank and am thinking about adding them to the main tank but I don't know. I don't want to put the Painted Fire Reds in there because I plan on putting Blue Dreams in the main tank so I don't want colors mixing and breeding.
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    @SWilson Thank you for all that! I use an app called Aquarium Notes. It's true that they will eat plants but that is if you aren't feeding them. If you feed them enough, they probably won't mess with the plants. I plan to add the nerites and other snails first, then introduce a small school of panda corys and wait to see how they do and add a small group of San Juan corys and then wait a bit and add the rest of my stock. The shrimp will go in when I see a lot of algae growth and it is fully planted so they can be secure. I also have plenty of shrimp pellets and other tasty foods for the shrimp to graze on a well.
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    @Patrick_G Thank you for the kind words. I know it will be worth it when I get it all set up.
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    @Mmiller2001 I will test it out when I go home. Thank you!
  8. Tyler LaZerte
    @BaRanchik Your plants probably enjoyed it!
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    @tonyjuliano No I totally agree. I love snails! I plan to have them in this aquarium. The problem people have is that they feed to much sand ramshorns or MTS breed in droves because there is an ample food source. If you know how to correctly measure your food, you won't have that "overcrowding"
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    Oh yes. I had a friend that had a colony of painted fire reds. He used too much flourish and lost every single one. It was very sad. I'd be using Easy Green anyways.
  11. Tyler LaZerte
    Get Red Root Floaters and mosses. Both will greatly help with sucking up nutrients and allow for good hiding spots. Cabomba would be good as well
  12. Tyler LaZerte
    I know it is. I'll keep it in QT
  13. Tyler LaZerte
    @tonyjuliano Do you think I should move my baby rabbit snail over to the new aquarium to help out with the cycling process?
  14. Tyler LaZerte
    Pea puffers are cute little water dogs. One would be perfect in a 5 gallon. I would suggest planting it a bit more since they love clustered plants. Maybe a nice big swath of cabomba! That would look nice with your set up
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    Alright. I'll do that. I have a baby rabbit snail. Do you think I should wait to move it out of QT until I am sure the new tank is cycled?
  16. Tyler LaZerte
    Okay. I have krill, flake food, frozen brine, and algae wafers. Which would you recommend and how much?
  17. Tyler LaZerte
    I hope that's the case
  18. Tyler LaZerte
    The tank was a friend's and he has guppies, shrimp, and ramshorns. 100s of ramshorns
  19. Tyler LaZerte
    @tonyjuliano Do you think I should add a bit of Aquasoil on top of the sand to introduce the ammonia?
  20. Tyler LaZerte
    I am currently cycling a 16 Gallon aquarium. As of now, it has two inches of ADA Aquasoil Amazonia, 2 inches of pool filter sand, a large driftwood piece, one bahai stone, a seeded sponge (has been used continuously for 2 years), and Fritzyme 7. I started all of this on Saturday and so far, I am reading no Ammonia and no nitrites. How soon should I expect to see Ammonia show up? It has been 3 days and all I am registering is Nitrates (which may be from the Fritzyme 7)
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    @laritheloud Thank you for the great advice and glad to hear the snail pulled through! This will be fully planted once I get funds to buy some plants and I will put them in before I start adding any livestock.
  22. Tyler LaZerte
    Yes, sir! I did both and got a high pH of 7.8
  23. Tyler LaZerte
    @Andy's Fish Den Okay I will try that. Thank you!
  24. Tyler LaZerte
    @tonyjuliano I never said my tank was cycled and I am not doing stocking until I fully know I am. I haven't registered any Ammonia or Nitrite yet after 3 days.
  25. Tyler LaZerte
    @Colu Thank you very much!
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