Tom H
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Spirulina brine shrimp
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I would strongly suggest rehoming the loach. The clown loach will get huge and the other loach are much happier in schools of 5+. Find someone that knows what they are talking about and will treat the loach and just let them have them. That will also decrease their stress and make it easier for the disease to be treated.
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10 males should be fine together. They do color up slightly better if you have females mixed in. I would test your water and the water of the supplier. If they are very different do a slow drip acclimation and you should be good
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On 2/19/2022 at 11:10 PM, Oreganoodle said:
I didn't think it would get rid of it entirely, I did understand it to be a temporary neutralizer - but even temporarily it didn't reduce the ammonia.
what are peoples thoughts on buying distilled water?
Expensive but if you need to temporarily then I would think it would be fine. You can also contact your local water purification plant to see if there is a reason and when it will be cycled out of the water
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I would run activated carbon in your filter, the more the merrier. I would think it could pull anything toxic out of your water fairly quickly so I would not be super concerned. It's your place so you can fine her if the fumes have any negative effects on your fish at the very least.
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On 2/19/2022 at 9:28 PM, ScottieB said:
Well… for how long can you keep them together is the question?
The loach will disappear. Even at full grown a yo-yo loach will be a snack to an adult bichir.
To answer your question: The loach will leave the bichir alone but the bichir will eat the loach (eventually)Yes that is my main concern. The yoyo's are full grown around 5-6 inches so I wasn't sure if that'd be big enough to deter the bichir as it grows. The yoyo's are rambunctious and will defend themselves so I was crossing my fingers that they'd play nice.
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What are your thoughts on keeping a dinosaur bichir with yoyo loach? The tank size is plenty large enough I just didn't know if they would leave each other alone
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On 9/20/2021 at 4:10 AM, Guppysnail said:
4-6 weeks you should be able to see a gonopodium
Thanks! This is what I was looking for. Getting to the point I can tell fish apart by more than just color but still learning. Appreciate it!
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You're absolutely correct! I'm trying to figure out about how many weeks/months old that would be
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My weather/pond/dojo loach likes to suck on my knuckles when I have my hands in the tank
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How old do endler fry need to be to determine the sex? I have yellow tiger endlers I'm trying to sex.
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Live bearers are incredibly hardy so I would not worry
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I only change when needed, unless I'm raising fry.
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On 8/5/2021 at 11:38 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:
I agree Tom, I don't think Otos are a good match for your tank...most of those fish I would classify on the "aggressive" or at least seriously active side.
I've never kept one but what about a Siamese Algae Eater? They get 6" and seem like they can hold their own. Others who have them would have to speak to that though I suppose.
That's what I'm kind of leaning towards but I've also heard that the tiger barbs can still be jerks to the SAE. Hopefully I'll get someone with experience. It's only been one or two posts I've seen about SAE and tiger barbs. I didn't know if the SAE would like the activity level of the loach.
LoL and yes I wouldn't call the yoyo and barbs aggressive but they're kind of the obnoxious little brothers of the fish world 🤣 they poke and prod and annoy but don't usually just go on a murder spree.
Thanks for the SAE suggestion! I'm leaning even more towards them now!
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On 8/5/2021 at 11:03 PM, anewbie said:
20 oto? Btw yoyo really should be in a group of 5+ the more the merrier; of course yoyo can get fairly large so you have to be a bit careful how many you put in a 75; but they really do require a group esp as they get older.
Yes I am well aware (but do appreciate you making sure) 😊 I have them in a group of 6. I've thought about ottos but am not sure how they'll treat my catfish if they don't get enough algae... Catfish is nocturnal so I don't want it getting sucked on by hungry ottos during the day. I've also heard mixed thoughts on ottos and tiger barbs together.
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I need an algae eater in my 75 gallon. This tank already has:
Tiger Barbs
Dojo Loach
Yoyo Loach
Rock Catfish (yes rock not stone)
It's pretty heavily planted and I think the bioload is very easily managed by plants and bacteria. The tricky thing is getting something that can handle the tiger barbs and activity level of the loach. I mostly have algae on my tank walls and just a little on a plant or two.
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On 8/1/2021 at 11:10 PM, AnimalNerd98 said:
Pretty sure this is Water Hyacinth. I would check with your local and state laws to check if it is legal to have (assuming you live in the US). I have seen people keep it as an outdoor pond plant. If you keep it happy, it will actually bloom!
Thank you! My state is pretty lax on banning aquatic plants. I've only ever seen non aquatic plants banned here. Thanks again!!
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Yet another "please help me figure out what this plant is" thanks for such a good community!
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On 7/31/2021 at 11:32 PM, Slick_Nick said:
Thanks Tom I’m just really nervous about getting it tight enough with books that I’d be comfortable having 400lbs sitting on it! I was hoping maybe 2x4’s or something more solid just unsure how to even go about it 😅
You could do the same tactic with 2x4 if you don't mind the look. All of the wait goes straight down
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On 7/31/2021 at 11:30 PM, Slick_Nick said:
Thanks Patrick it does have a couple allen screws I tried to tighten but they were already tight. I was wondering if I could add 2x4’s to screw the into but I feel like it’ll just split the existing cheap board the cube thing is made from.
Another option would be to get a back cut to the same size as the whole shelf and GLUE the back on. It would increase the horizontal and vertical stability.
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If you go fish shopping on/shortly after a full moon you will impulse by a lot more than you meant to
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On 7/31/2021 at 8:59 PM, Marcy said:
Well, the problem is that my daughters betta is not doing well. Same thing that happened to the last one. Was great for about a week, then starts to decline, becomes lethargic, won’t eat. I checked parameters and the ph is high, (8.0) but it’s normal for here. The ammonia was at 0.25 so I put some prime in there. Tomorrow I’m doing a 50% water change and removing the substrate. <sigh> I feel awful that it’s always her tank. I’m going to try to remove all of her inhabitants and put them in a quarantine tank so I can focus on cleaning that one. If you look at the first picture, does that look like an ulcer to you?
Find out what water parameters they are coming from. They could be kept at a lower pH so the sudden rise to high pH may be the real problem
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It looks like a stressed out black or silver?? Kuhli loach to me
How can I be better?
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Aquarium co op has a how to ich video on YouTube that's super helpful. I would look at that and see if that answers your questions. It's a little easier to have them show exactly what they're doing then having someone explain. If you still have questions after that then the people on here are super helpful.
Good luck with it! I hope everything clears out of your tank and you have no more issues with ich.