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I use these. Thick never fall apart work great.

Branches can take the place of plastic plants for structure to make fish feel safe and take up less tank room than rock.

Were you able to find a solution?

He looks nice and plump. I would do nothing but monitor for a week. I’m sure the meds make them feel yucky the way they make humans feel yucky.

Dump hydrogen peroxide from the grocery store on them. They basically dissolve.

Some folks know the struggle I had with the unhealthy first group I got. Then my struggle not finding them. I finally got a pair out of my 6 babies I bought in November to lay eggs 🥰

Yes hydra. Stop feeding any tiny powdered foods or live brine shrimp. They cyst up after a few week of no food and go dormant. Vacuum them out.

I think a cherub is the perfect pea tank decor. Looking forward to seeing the tank come alive.

That is gorgeous. The isos will be delighted with the new luxury home.

@Odd Duck?

Right now I have Oryzias woworae-daisys ricefish with my frogs. I was worried at first they might be lunch but so far it’s great. I even found fry in there. I would stick to mid to top water swimmers. Psuedomugil should do fine, cherry barbs, stay clear of small danios that spend excess time near the floor. They may be predated upon.

Dosing does not need real exacting measures. Up to 5x can be used. I took that leeway and just ordered small pumps from Amazon rather than trying to find ones that were identical.

I like the less commons also. A club member is supposed to bring me some Limia islai -tiger limia to the next meeting. I’m trying to complete the livebearer section of our breeder awards program with all less commons.

I didn’t have many updates here. These are adorable fish. Typical livebearer behaviors. Fun and active. I have the babies I needed for the BAP program so I’m swapping them for rummynose rasboras on Saturday.

If you are comfortable doing this it’s fine. It is the circle of life. Our clubs auctioneer has had a piranha for many years. He buys the unsellable fish. I take fish born with handicaps to him rather than euthanasia.

Three fry still going after light on this morning. Watched the parent group swim all around them paying no attention. watched a fry swim under water lettuce right into the mouth of one of my frogs floating up there 🫤 So I rescued them to a German breeding ring into the cory grow out tank. Water is a good deal softer in that tank so I hope they can adjust at such an early stage 🤞🏻They look good so far. My frogs like to climb inside the breeding boxes, rings and nets. I learned that the hard way. That’s why a different tank.

Yesterday I took massive amounts of overgrown duckweed and hornwort out of their tank. Today I saw 3 fry. I feel horrible wondering how many fry I threw out. ☹️

Could he have gotten stuck between something? Even a sponge and a wall.

Until recently I rented out the basement as storage space. Our house was larger than Hubby and I needed. Storage tenant is leaving.They stopped paying rent so space available now. So I decided my fishroom-s needed to go downstairs to make it easier on me. Currently they are two converted spare bedrooms. One room still partly what used to be my dressing room. It’s now dual dressing room that is not working well as a dressing room and a squished in fishroom. When I put out my tote for water changes and bucket I siphon out used water there is no room to walk. It’s a step careful and try not to trip situation. I get water by running a hose through the house from the kitchen and used water goes out the window or to the bathroom down the hall. I store my buckets in my bathtub because I’m out of room. Very inconvenient and requires moving them every day to shower. Working in my rooms means everything I’m currently using for whatever fry hatch setup sits on the floor in front of tanks. I bought rolling shelves but they don’t roll over the throw rugs I use in front of each tank to protect the carpet. The house is split level so rooms are above the garage on the second floor. The basement is actually the first floor. This is the basement. 13’ x 26’ plenty of room. 😃 My Hubby ❤️ and friends from Smallworld Aquatics are helping me. One is a contractor. The challenges The room hits 44 in the winter. The HVAC was not installed correctly by the houses first owners. It was an attempt at finishing the unfinished basement. The foundation stone stick uncovered 3 inches into the room and works like ice packs. The garage is not insulated and drafty. We run a heater in the garage over winter to keep the pipes from freezing (they froze and burst one year) The only plumbing down there is hooked to the washer. No faucet available. No drain other than closed sewer line the washer is hooked into. 3 plugs wired to a circuit containing mainly outlets outside, in the garage. And my laundry room. Not usable in capacity for 20 plus tanks. I bought the electrical supplies to run more sockets my breaker box has room for more breakers. I bought the flex duct but they were out of boots the size I needed. Gup is learning to HVAC 😲 Hubby bought the paint and flooring. He also helped me get the first coat on. The insulation board will be delivered Saturday to cover the exposed foundation concrete This party has officially started 🥳 Flooring, utility sink and beautiful island Hubby surprised me with ❤️

That looks like some type of water mold. I would vacuum that area really well and try to get more flow in that area to prevent further issues.

Yes. Just like when humans we tell each other… you need to eat to keep your strength up. They are burning extra calories with their immune system working to fight the ick. The fertilizer I would hold off. The short time it takes to cure ick your plants will not starve. I find ich treatments often slow my bio filter so that puts more readily available nutrients in the water for your plants. Good luck I hope your fish recover well.

@bnaturally?

A bunch hatched before but they stayed on the floor and just never moved. My friend is “the rainbow guy” in my circle. He said he doesn’t have great luck with rainbows below 80.

I have fry. I kept collecting eggs they would hatch and just fail to thrive. My friend suggested moving the eggs to hatch at 80 degrees. Worked like a charm 🥰