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    Honey Gourami question for Hobbit

    in Fish Breeding

    Posted

    Hi all!  @Hobbit, I've got a male honey gourami in nesting mode. So we picked up a small clump of red root floaters just for him.  I don't have anything else floating in my tank.

    He has pretty much destored the floaters - I think! I hate to "accuse" him when I don't know for sure. 😬😉  

    He has moved, poked, prodded, chased and darted through the little clump until they are shredded. The red roots have turned dark, the leaves are separating & dropping to the bottom of the tank where the shrimp & snails have created on them.

    What floaters do you recommend for him & does this behavior sound normal? 

    Alesha

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    Siamese Algae eaters.. Do they REALLY get 7 inches???

    in General Discussion

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    SAEs do get massive. Especially next to my guppies & sparkling gouramis. They look like Godzilla, even in my 55 gallon, I think. 😉

    I believe it's the Chinese Algae Eaters that will suck on other fish. My LFS accidently gave me 1 Chinese with 2 Siamese. It was even "cleaning" my ramshorn snails to the point of removing the brown color! 

    My LFS was kind enough to take back the ChineseAE.

    I did 3 things to help remove hair algae: 

    1. I limited my light hours for a few weeks. 

    2. When I did a water change, I used Easy Carbon to douse the worst patches of it, then let it sit for a few minutes before refilling.

    3. I moved my sponge filters as far away from the worst of the hair algae as I could. It always seemed to grow the worst where the bubbles moved passed the leaves of my sword plants.

    I hope this helps a little, 

    Alesha

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    Art and Oddballs

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

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    5 minutes ago, H.K.Luterman said:

    WELL GUYS, I had to call it last night and move Pooka back to the 40 gallon. She was just all over Dragon and he was desperately trying to get away from her, to the point where he was splashing as he tried to get out of the tank. I couldn't take seeing him like that anymore, and he's all raggedy from being bitten so much. 

    As soon as I moved her, Dinky immediately came out of hiding, so I think it's for the best. And Pooka immediately went into her favorite spot to hang out upside down, so I think even she's more comfy in the smaller space. I'm thinking of rearranging her tank to give her more room. 

    While trying to catch her out of the 75 I had to dismantle the rock cave, so now its a mess. Today I'll rebuild it and maybe move some plants around; the giant sword plant in the 40 would look nice in the 75 I think. 

    Ugh... how stressful for ALL of you!  I'm so sorry it didn't work out. You're a good fish mom to call it before it got worse. Hoping things settle down as you get the tanks back in order. 

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    Gave my dwarf sag a trim...

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    8 hours ago, StephenP2003 said:

    The trimmed leaves usually die back anyway as new leaves are growing, so when I do I trim, I just go full teenage boy "f- it, let's go full buzz cut." Funny how they call it "dwarf' as it towers over some of my stem plants.

    I wondered about the name too, @StephenP2003! Because yeah, it's growing MUCH taller than other plants. I don't think I've had it long enough to have any die-back yet. Hopefully it'll still look great. It's sending out runners everywhere, too! Definitely a happy plant right now. 

    Enjoy Nature Daily

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, Daniel said:

    I think Sassafras is just too early in the spring to get honey. Anything the the honeybees get now gets consumed in the all the brood rearing currently going on. Also he trees themselves are widespread but not common which makes it hard to get a flow. But man oh man would I love to taste some Sassafras honey!

    I can tell you what the tea tasted like though. When you injure the roots or bark of the tree it yields a very strong odor of root beer. I haven't checked but I bet the etymology of root beer goes back to a drink made from either the bark or roots of Sassafras.

    Ok, yep, I can remember him saying something about root beer! That's so interesting. Thanks for the info! 

    One of our local friends just collected their honey last week. Their bees gave them orange blosson this year. They were excited. I guess they got something else last year. Interesting how it changes. 

    Enjoy Nature Daily

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Daniel said:

    I saw honeybees on the Sassafras today. The bees were too wily to be photographed, but the flowers stood still:

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    My dad always talked about his grandmother making sassafras tea from the plant. She was part Cherokee. I always wondered what it tasted like. Do your bees give sassafras honey? Do you like the flavor? 

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    Art and Oddballs

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

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    1 minute ago, H.K.Luterman said:

    Rofl! She lives up to her name, too. Though my hubby and I usually call her Undie (or Undiepants).

    Oh my word! That's even funnier! I'm reading a book just now with a horse who was a twin foal and wasn't getting enough food, so had to be hand-fed. They named him "Second Best." 😂😂😂  

    At least our dogs can't understand the insult. My pup's name is LexaBelle (After Alexander Graham Bell. Our first dog was Newton and our second is Kepler. We've got a name-thing going because our son is "Isaac". We're weird, I know.) Half the time, I call her "Lexa-Ding-Dong" cause she's SUCH a spaz!!! But if I say it sweetly, she responds just the same. 😉

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    Art and Oddballs

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

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    3 minutes ago, H.K.Luterman said:

    Here's Underfoot trying to help me figure out what the problem is. She's so helpful.

     

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    Had I employed your razor-wit dog-naming method in my household, I'd have a "WobegoneEyes" and a "Nippin'AtMyHeels". 😁😁😁

    The baby snails are adorbs!!!

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    Cory's Cinderblock Aquarium Stands...In The Garden???

    in Off Topic General

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Tedrock said:

    I use drip irrigation for my garden and flowers now I need to engineer fish waste water into rain barrels then into the drip system.  Too many layers but I am determined to make it work.  I have an RODI system too and will not loose do the that water down the drain either.  NERM ahoy!!

    Best of luck on that project! 

    NERM ahoy, indeed!!! 🐟🐠🐌

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