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Louise

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  1. It’s going well! I ended up losing my white crown tail due to dropsy but have since added 2 more to make a group 5 since that is recommended. The biggest thing to know about bettas sororities from my (very little) experience is that it HAS to have a ton of plants or hides to block their view. My tank is 10 gallons (smaller than the recommended but I have so many plants blocking their vision that a lot of the time they don’t even see each other. I would definitely try to get females that have grown up together if possible. Mine were from petco (not from the same egg batch) and took a little longer to get a pecking order in place. But honestly I absolutely love it! They have so much personality and swim up in my hands and play with me all of the time. It’s my favorite tank that I’ve had. I know I just typed an essay lol but I say do your research and build the right set and go for it!
  2. It was a stow away from petco in the bag of ember tetras lol and the lady didn’t say what it was
  3. I know it’s hard to see but this is the best picture I could get… does anyone know what kind of shrimp this is?
  4. I just used the miracle grow. I got it from lowes
  5. I might get some back lash for doing this because some people don’t like it but really wanted try a betta sorority and I did!! I got 3 koi and 1 white crown tail along with 7 ember tetras, a nerite snail, and a stow away shrimp (not sure what kind) pictures of the fish below! I couldn’t find the snail or shrimp lol everyone seems to be doing well. There is obviously some posturing between the bettas but one always swims away. the shrimp was green and white… anyone know what kind that could be?
  6. Unfortunately, I don’t have a day during the week that I would be home to receive them and my husband is too worried he will mess it up to try and do so ordering online isn’t an option right now 😩
  7. It could have been grown immersed but I’m not sure…. I guess I’ll see what it turns into! I really wanted to get some CPD’s but no one around me has any. I’ve even asked around in the aquarium clubs and nothing. and yea I know they’re will probably be algae growth. I have bladder snail now but they don’t do a great job of cleaning algae so I’ve gotta do something else
  8. So I think I have finished planting for now! I added some red root floatersand I love they have already started growing new leaves and blooming. I was wondering though, if anyone can tell me what is growing off of my flame moss…. Taking any ideas for some nano fish to put in here!
  9. Lol I’m not confident enough to do no filtration yet but if I can get my hand on enough plants I might try it later on!
  10. This will be my first Walstad tank and I’m super excited! I used miracle grow soil capped with gravel and black sand. My plants are Anubius (not sure what kind), dwarf hair grass, flame moss, water sprite (floating), Amazon swords, and I think some kind of crypt. More background plants to come, but I wanted to show my semi finished tank!😁😁😁 Also! Any advice or tips would be much appreciated!! 09/19- got some Ludwigia repens today for the background! Hopefully it will keep its red color. Does anyone have some that kept the red color without co2? Also, ordered some red root floaters for the surface that should be arriving in about a week😁
  11. I’m going to try floating these next 2 and see where that gets me. If it does work I’ll just give up on the water lillies for now lol I’ll find something else take take up the space
  12. Maybe that’s my issue. I got mine from petco so they’re probably all duds…
  13. I put them about 1/3-1/2 way into my gravel. I’ve gone through 4 pods 🙄 and I cant figure out what’s going wrong
  14. Hey guys, I have tried twice now to grow water lily in my aquarium from a bulb and both times they have just grown fungus and pretty much started to disintegrate. Can anyone give me some tips on successfully growing them? I have 2 bulbs left and I really want to make sure I get it right this time!
  15. I reduced my lights throughout the day, I’m hoping that will help. I am also seeing hair algae on my water output and the plants surrounding it.
  16. Yes, it’s by a window but most of the time the blinds are closed so little to no light gets through. unfortunately my fish are serious about eating any snail they see. Before I put them in there I had probably 50 bladder snails and with in a day they were all gone. I was hoping the pleco would help but I haven’t seen any change since he got into the tank
  17. Also, tested my nitrates today and the were between 10-20 ppm
  18. Okay…. This is my 55 gallon aquarium. It’s been up and running for around 3-4 months and it’s stocked with 1 electric blue jack Dempsey, 1 jewel cichlid, and 1 butterfly pleco for now. I have a pretty good amount of plants in as well, about 1/2 root feeders and 1/2 water column feeders. I recently have had problems with brown diatoms, a little algae on the glass, and hair algea on the output of my filter. I decided to starter fertilizer to help my plants get the upper hand before it go out of control (seachem root tabs and easy green liquid). I dose easy green twice a week with a water change on the day of the second dose before I put it in. The algae as a whole seems to be getting worse…. Should I cut the fertilizers to once a week? My lights are probably one too long: sunrise 5:30-8:00 and sunset 5:30-9:30, what should I set them to? My biggest problem is the brown diatoms because it’s covering the leaves and killing my plants. Any advice appreciated
  19. I would like to keep whatever I end up putting in there low maintenance and hardy because I won’t be there on the weekends
  20. I really love the pearl danios but I’ve read conflicting info about whether they can go in a tank under 10 gallons. They were my first choice, I just didn’t know if it would work.
  21. Just got a 6 gallon cube aquarium for my office at work. It’s going to be planted and I’m in serious need of stocking ideas… The only things I’m not interested in are bettas and pea puffers (I love them but would prefer them in my home aquariums)
  22. Thank you! I’ll remove it and put in a pot have! It will be my first actual house plant!
  23. I added it in as thumbnail because the attachment button wasn’t working. Let me see if I can figure it out again. Sorry this is my first time using this forum
  24. I bought this plant today and the store did not know what kind it was because I didn’t get labeled. I think it’s lucky bamboo but I wanted to be sure so I don’t accident kill it….
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