Chad
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I would consider the empty 5 gallon as an option for when a female guppy looks ready to pop. Move her in and take her out after she gives birth. I did that with a 3 gallon aquarium and it worked nicely.
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I bought the 207 for my 33 gallon long. 2 months in and it seems to be doing good but I haven't ramped up the tank to a high capacity yet so I couldn’t say if a 307 would be necessary for what you want.
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I had the same problem with guppies devouring the food before the shrimp. One tip I received was to feed the shrimp after the lights are off. Supposedly the fish sleep and shrimp eat. I didn’t hang around to verify the shrimp ate it but the food was gone by morning and the shrimp didn’t die.
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I believe this is typical. My guppies would darken up after being put into my main tank. At first it worried me, I thought they were stressing or something bad. But I was watching a vid from Prime Time Aquatics recently and they mentioned liking darker substrates to get their fish to color more and I was like “oh come on! Was it simply the color of my tank that did that?” Turns out, yeah, it was.
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@Jennifer VThis issue was a concern of mine a while back. I’ve since come to realize my tank was fine and gravel vacuuming the substrate was causing the smell. So it is normal and should not worry you. The tank usually smelled like soil. What I was actually dealing with was columnaris or something like it. Basically it took me a long time to piece together the problem and sadly by the time I figured it out the fish were gone except my pleco. But I’ve rebuilt and am enjoying the hobby again. My problems were due to impatience which led to shortening quarantine periods. Quarantine new fish for a month, no matter how good they’re doing.
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Thanks for share @PineSong. Same here, the nipping occurs on the body and face but it does cause my snail to coil up and hide. I hope the snail isn't getting too battered by the Platy. I was able to catch some footage of the Platy going after my snail today and it does look pretty rough. But it's still moving around doing snail stuff so I'm going to keep an eye on it and we'll see if the snail is ok in the coming days.
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Darn. I have some juvenile guppies that peck at the snails too but just the shells. The platys are going after the snail. I had no idea they’d do this.
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Has anyone dealt with, or have any advice for, Platy’s pecking at their mystery snails? I have recently added five platys, all females, and three of them have been pecking away at the snails. Is this typical? I love the snails and only just added the fish. The biters have been put back into their quarantine tank but I’m hoping someone has advice for my problem.
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I lost three of four guppies from Twin City Guppies in a similar manner (pair of Galaxy Blues and Golds). They have great fish but these things seem to happen to guppies now and again. I'm not ruling out the possibility it was my fault, my tank wasn't seasoned that well. I'm sorry for your troubles and can't offer any solutions. Only to say you're not alone in this regard.
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Certainly sounds like some form of flashing but I'm not qualified to say with certainty. Have you done a water change recently? My water has been getting higher doses of chlorine than normal this fall. Might dose a bit more dechlorinator but truthfully this all guesswork on my part.
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For sure @Streetwise. I'm tinkering with this tank and love that look too. Anubias' have grown terribly slowly for me, but they haven't died so I'm liking them too. Java fern on the other hand... grows great one month then browns up the next. Can't figure it out.
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Well, here's the before pic. It's that bigger green one atop the rock pile.
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On 10/20/2021 at 6:17 PM, Hobbit said:
This is either going to be good news or bad news but: the leaves will change their orientation based on the light source you give them. That could be good, because if you separate the rhizomes and glue them with a little space in between, they may eventually arrange their leaves to be nicely interspersed again! But it could be bad because your beautiful bunch may not keep its orientation once it’s been in your tank for a while.
Plants are never static—that’s why they’re fun! So either way, you’ll end up with something slightly different from what you started with.
You just had to come in and wreck my party, huh?! 😉 Well your point is very good, love to say I'd thought of that but I hadn't. All I thought was, "Anubias grow super slow for me! Shouldn't be a problem!" Thanks, great advice all. I'll get the glue gun out... tomorrow.
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I've had this happen to me, but I had mystery snails. Turned out that was where they went.
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This is where my obsessive compulsive attention to detail comes into play. I love how the bunch looks right now, the placement of the leaves with one another and shape in the tank are perfect. If I untie it now, I'll lose that "perfect" shape and direction. It's not the end of the world, I know, but I was just wondering if I could keep it untouched is all.
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Yeah, I get ya. I was more concerned with leaving them tied as is, if that would cause growing/dying issues down the road.
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Made an impulse buy at PetSmart the other day (first time, honest!! 😉) and I came home with an Anubias plant that turned out to be a bunch of shoots tied together rather than just one rhizome. Shocker, right? Anyway, I intended to cut 'em apart and plant separately after floating them for a bit but I've come to love them as a bunch and would like to keep them that way. Is there a downside to just leaving them tied together as they are? Will there be problems down the road I'm not foreseeing? Any help is always appreciated.
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I kept Nerites initially but the eggs made out of titanium and super glue annoyed me too much. Mystery snails were a wonderful surprise. Very active which translates to a fun personality (mine dive bomb from the top of the tank to the floor and surf my Java moss). Honestly, snails have been the best surprise. Were added to be cleaners initially but I enjoy them every bit as much as the fish now.
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I started with Nerites, loved their shells and seemed like better algae eaters. But the eggs, they seemed super glued to whatever surface they were laid on and they covered my tank. Swapped out for some mystery snails and i love em! Lots of fun to watch, they move pretty fast and mine like to climb up the side of the tank and drop to the bottom. I’m sold, love those snails!
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Thanks @Guppysnail, I only clarified my novice experience level to inform, and not belittle, what I've learned. I've seen too many without the cred try and sell themselves as an authority on the do's and do not's of this hobby. Not on this forum tho. Also, if I was ABSOLUTELY sure of my answer I would be more assertive. It hasn't happened yet in fishkeeping other than this: FISH NEED WATER OR THEY WILL DIE SOONER OR LATER. That, I am certain of... almost 😉
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I wanted to jump in and say good luck and that these folks really do know their stuff. Their advice is spot on. I also wanted to share my novice thoughts. Again, novice experience level but I just went through a fish die off and have some advice I wish I had done. Okay, I have lots of thoughts but only one worth sharing: act quickly at the first sign of trouble in a fish. My gut told me to give it a minute, wait and see if they'd rebound. But once a die-off starts any symptom in the remaining fish should raise loud alarms. For me, a fish every other day would die, usually overnight. Once, a week went by but the troubles came back and always with signs a couple days beforehand. Lethargy mainly, hanging at the bottom or the top. Eating, but not as voraciously as the others. I wish I had removed them (quarantine tank) at the first sign of trouble. I'm not sure it would have helped that fish but I have to wonder if I could have stopped the loss of all my fish. I'm glad a couple days have passed and that equilibrium seems to have been reached but caution you to not let down your guard just yet. Because that's what I did.
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I haven’t had the best luck with sterilization dips in the past. I’ve tried both alum and bleach dips, both killed my plants when I tried to desnail them.
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I’ve been having a hard time tracking down columnaris’ life cycle. I think I read today 8 weeks but I also think that online conversation devolved from there with many claiming otherwise. Nothing worth trusting anyway.
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I'm not saying for sure, but I may be dealing with columnaris in my 20 gallon long. If this does become the case and I need to sterilize (or medicate) it fully, is there a way to do this and save the plants?
I have:
java moss
java fern windelov
anubis, nana and something else
a crypt
water sprite
water wisteria
amazon frogbit
hornwort
tiger lilly
Thing is, I really like my plants and they were a huge pain to get stabilized and growing. Thoughts?
How to save a few fry
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No kidding @xXInkedPhoenixX!? I wouldn’t have guessed that about Harlequins. I’m learning though that, as you said, peaceful fish aren’t always that way.