[What kind of Shrimp do I have?]

Just now, JettsPapa

• They are rili shrimp.
• Prices can definitely vary between geographic areas, but I don't think I've ever seen neos in a store for more than $6.00.  I got an order of them from Aqua Huna a few months ago that were very nice shrimp.  They were 8 for $25.00.  https://aquahuna.com/collections/freshwater-shrimps/products/red-rili-shrimp

I bought these same shrimp last fall. Now there are hundreds or more in the tank. Great deal

[40 breeder setup]

Tried to get a photo but they are too small. First signs of life. A few small bladder snails and a bunch of white things that I think are copepods.

[How long to wait before transplanting this?]

Worded question poorly. Should be how long can I wait? Will I get 10 plants or more if I leave it longer?

[How long to wait before transplanting this?]

How long should I let the runner go before cutting it off and moving the little plants to a different tank? There are 6 small plants now.

[40 breeder setup]

Added 1 bag of flourite black sand on top of the eco complete. Probably need 1 more.

[40 breeder setup]

1 hour ago, CorydorasEthan said:

Great stocking plan, with only a few concerns on my part:

• Make sure the pearl gourami is very peaceful. In my experience, gouramis (like the dwarf and pearls) are peaceful, but will be pretty aggressive/territorial during feeding. They often will swim to the bottom of the tank and eat the sinking wafers (after eating the flakes provided) and nip the cories and other bottom dwellers away from their own food. Keep in mind that I have only had males, and gouramis all have different personalities, so this may just be unique to my experience.
• Bristlenose plecos can be quite food aggressive as well, but other than that, they are great algae eaters.
• Fin nipping: Cherry barbs are actually one of the more peaceful barbs. They are one of the few that do not fin nip. I heard black skirt tetras might though, but I have seen them kept with bettas and gouramis just fine.
• Just an opinion: a group of small schooling fish to contrast with the medium ones (cherry barbs) and the large ones (black skirt tetras) would look great. Something like neon tetras, harlequin rasboras, or similar fish would probably work out fine.
• One more thing (I'm just curious): what kind of Corydoras do you plan on?

I hope this helps, and good luck!

I have neons and harlequin rasboras in other tanks so I don't want to duplicate.   I could drop the gourami ok.  I wouldn't do another dwarf.  Had one die of DGD and it was not fun.  If I did the betta it would have been a female. I am more inclined to keep the swordtails (both M and F) and try to breed them than keep some of the other ones. 

Maybe swordtails, the bristlenose pleco, , and of course the corys.  I have Julli (trilineas) and Bronze in other tanks so not those.  Maybe panda or albino aS the substrate is black and that might look cool.    It's eco complete now but I have a delivery of the black sand to put on top waiting at home right now.   I probably could put in another live bearer as well like platys or mollies instead of the cherry barbs. 

 

 

[40 breeder setup]

I've wasted the morning looking for fish.  

This could be the plan

6-8 black skirt tetra
6-8 cherry barbs
1 pearl gourami
1 bristelnose pleco
1 male swordtail
2 to 3 female swordtail
6 to 8 corys of some sort

Maybe a betta.

Too many?  Thoughts on the mix?

 

 

[40 breeder setup]

Water test this morning. Cycle is progressing. Added a few more plants.

[Thinking of adding Seachem Matrix to my 20G HOB filter and 5G tank]

Seems it would be easier to give a few pumps of ez green than to mess with the filter media.

[What should I do if I can't sleep?]

If you have prime there are quite a few relaxation music pieces in amazon music

[Neon tetra fat]

Ive been feeding bloodworms to the corys. Ill bet these fish just ate too many. Thanks

[Neon tetra fat]

Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 nitrate < 20

I have 9 neon tetras. 3 of them have swollen bellies as of the last few days. Is this a disease or could they be pregnant? Other ones look ok. One of the bigger ones is in the back leftof the photo

[40 breeder setup]

Painted background with black plasti dip Added a glass top. The wood has given the water a teaish tint. Hopefully it will water change out. Water test has ammonia Nitrite and nitrate so its on the way. Adding 20 drops ammonia per day for fishless cycle. Still haven't decided fish yet. Thinking of putting an anubias in the crook of the wood.

[Help - The leaves are growing but in brown color.]

Color depends on the plant.

[40 breeder setup]

Added eco complete substrate. A piece of wood and some dragon stone. Wood will get some plants on it. Moved 1 sponge filter over, added 2 50w heaters controlled by an inkbird. Dropped in some valisneri and a crypt that came from the batch of 5. Fluval 107 hooked up and tested nut not running yet. Ran out or ro water. Per lfs instructions I did not rinse the eco complete do I hope it doesn't stay cloudy too long. Still have not decided stocking.

[What's your dream aquarium product that doesn’t exist?]

A kit that includes a never clog air stone, a flow valve, and a check valve. It always seems I am short 1 part.

[Does anyone know what strain of guppy this may be.? Or if it's named yet.?]

I have a tank full that look very similar. Bred from what I bought as tequila sunrise but you can call them anything

[Cory eggs]

Just now, Jungle Fan

Hard to tell without a size frame of reference. I know my Nerite snails' eggs look sort of oblong like that and get deposited by them everywhere, and in any crack they can find.

I thought nerite wouldn't lay eggs outside of brackish water??

[Cory eggs]

Just now, Daniel

I don't think those are Corydoras eggs. Probably some sort of Ostracod, like a seed shrimp.

Where would these come from? Tanks a year old. They are all over. I do have 2 nerites in this tank.

[Cory eggs]

Are these possibly cory eggs? Or something else growing on this rock. There are a few on the glass and many of them on the rocks. Moved this one to qt for the photo

[Cory help]

One of what I think are cory eggs.

[Cory help]

So I am looking closely at my other 7 corys in this tank. 4 of them are fat. But I have also found 3 of what I think are eggs and they are pretty active this morning. I wonder if the one that died was female with eggs and that's related somehow. I did not do an autopsy.

[COOP strikes again.]

Last month I ordered a Cryptocoryne Wendtii from the coop. Just dropped it in a tank for storage. This morning I decided to plant it and when I removed the rock wool There were 5 plants. Woohoo way to go coop!!

[40 breeder setup]

I like planted tanks do I was discounting cyclids but maybe I should reconsider

[Cory help]

I unstacked the rocks last week wonder if that had anything to do with it