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    Could be a detritus worm. It is kind of hard to see in the picture. I only say that because most of my tanks have them and they're long skinny worms that cling to the glass, roam the substrate, and sometimes swim through the water column. In my experience they're harmless and usually a result from over feeding or not cleaning up uneaten food. Yeah, they're gross looking and I'd rather that they weren't in my tanks. As far as how they got there, who knows? Your fish can carry stuff with them from where ever they came from before. Fish foods are not necessarily sterile. I'm surprised about all the tiny things I've found living in my tanks. If you don't see the worms hanging on or out of your fish or there are not hundreds of them I would not worry about it.
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    I use a small Lee's specimen container with water in it and a hair pick. The pick is same width as the specimen container, so I scoop up some duckweed from the tank and put it in the container. I check the container for hitchhikers and try to get any to let go in the container. Then, since the container and pick are the same width it is easy to scoop out the duckweed and dispose of it. I'm not sure if that would be any faster than a fork. I also use a cup and surface tension to scoop up stray duckweed. I have successfully removed duckweed completely from two tanks using those methods. Duckweed can be such a pain.
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    I also removed the partition from my portrait and installed a sponge filter after the tubing came off from the return and pumped about a third of the water out onto the floor while I was at work. I have always used the pedestal and did not attempt to remove the vinyl, mostly for aesthetic preferences. I just keep a colony of green Neocaridina in it currently, but I did have a betta in it originally. Overall I think they are pretty great little tanks.
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    I have recently been wanting to get a feeding ring for my tank to have open space in the floating plants. The ones that I found available online were not to my liking e.g. the color, size, or the price. I've tried the air line tube DIY and could never get it perfectly round, flat, and air tight. I later noticed that deli container lids and lips had a similar shape as some acrylic rings I saw online, only with some extra plastic attached. That lead me to this simple cheap DIY solution.
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    I dont have bladder snails in that tank, but I do in others. I didn't want to disturb it very much but curiosity got the better of me, so I plucked it out and put it next to a bladder snail for comparison. It's definitely not the same as the bladder snails I have. I find it interesting how life finds it's way to water. It must have came in on a plant I got a week or so ago.
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    07/28/2020 I found this little guy hanging out in the emersed moss in my tank a few days ago. It looks like a pest snail, but I've only ever seen it above water on floating plants and wood that is above the water. It was hard to get a clear picture because it's so small and I couldnt get close enough without getting my phone wet, but the foot appears to be rougher in appearance than any of my aquatic snails.
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    I just received several ludwigia sedioides in the mail. I think the heat really stressed them. Most of the leaves fell off when unwrapping them. This one faired the best overall. I have no experience with these plants and was wondering if they will bounce back? The others not pictured only have a few budding leaves at the end of the stem. Any feedback is appreciated.
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    Hello everyone. I'm Aubrey. I've been keeping fish, shrimp, and plants for about 3 years or so. I currently have 3 tanks, the largest being a 20 long and the smallest is a portrait 5 gallon stocked with neocaridina, rice fish, pygmy corys, and bristlenose. I like keeping things simple and easy. Looking forward to learning and sharing with everyone.
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