[Any idea what this is?]

Water perameters are good. They haven't changed since this guy hatched. I haven't noticed and behavior change and she/he is the only one with the discoloration.

Anybody have any clue what this is?

[Fin Rot?]

I've had them for about a month and just noticed the fin damage today. They are active, seem healthy, and do allot of fin nipping. So could this be fin rot or just aggressive behavior?

• pH 7.4
• Nitrates 25
• Hardness 300
• Nitrite 0
• Ammonia 0
• KH/Buffer 90
• Water Temperature 78

[Too many Cory babies]

On 9/13/2021 at 7:41 PM, Odd Duck said:

You can make a fish trap from a soda or water bottle to catch the extra cories if they’re small enough.  You’ll need a bottle with a bigger opening if they’re full grown.  Bait it with their favorite food and place it where they will find it quickly.  You may catch extra fish, too.

I’m still in search of the perfect larger bottle for bigger fish that has a larger mouth to the bottle. I’m thinking about combining a 2 liter soda bottle with a Gatorade bottle top for the bigger opening.

 

 

Ok that's smart. I might have to try that.

[Too many Cory babies]

On 9/13/2021 at 6:53 PM, RyanU said:

I have twelve myself in a grow out tank right now. I plan on keeping six and selling the rest back to my lfs where I bought the originals. I'm pretty sure most lfs will take them, either for cash or store credit.  Or like @ARMYVET said, Give them away to friends. 

Yeah I wouldn't mind just rehoming the babies but those buggers are hard as heck to catch. Plus they are in a pretty heavily planted tank with way too many hiding places. I'll probably just replace the chili rasboras in the tank with something that will snack on the eggs... I think their mouths are a bit too small to eat them.

[Too many Cory babies]

I have a heavily planted 20 long and started with 8 pygmy corys. Now I think I have about 15 and today I noticed them doing the chasing and mating thing again. My tank was comfortably stocked in the beginning now its heavily stocked and pretty soon I have a feeling that I'm going to be overrun with pygmy corys. Anybody have any ideas on how to get them to stop? There is a gaggle of chili rasboras, a couple hillstream loaches, about five cherry shrimp, and a single honey gourami. I was thinking of rehoming the chili's and some of the more amorous Cory's them putting in something that will actively eat the Cory eggs. Anybody have any ideas on a fish that will play nice and eat eggs?

[Co2 advice needed...]

On 9/12/2021 at 3:00 PM, Jimfish98 said:

You will want a tester in the tank to measure CO2 to make sure it doesn't go overboard. Honestly beyond the initial costs, a tank and regulator are not that bad. I feared it myself and just bit the bullet. At this rate the bottle will get refilled every 6 months or so for me at $20. Little money now for ease down the road and making sure fish don't get over run with CO2. 

Good chance I'll go whole hog on co2 but I'm still in the testing and experiments phase with my milk jug DIY... lol.

[Co2 advice needed...]

On 9/12/2021 at 12:51 AM, Keeg said:

Looks like a lot if it goes like that 24/7, especially at night when plants dont use c02. You'd be better off actually testing the c02 levels to be safe.n 

As a side note, I have a similar looking heater in one of my other tanks and there's a maximum and minimum water level. Does yours have a maximum? Never seen that style be fully submersible. 

Yeah I'm somewhat afraid that the pH will crash by morning so I took out the snails I had in there. This is really just an experiment on a spare tank I use for plants. Wanted to see if it would be viable for my main.

As for the heater I want to say that it can be fully submerged since thats how I have always used it but I no longer have the instructions. It's called the Fluval m50 submersible heater so I guess... Yes.

[Co2 advice needed...]

Hi folks! Ok so I got bored and I made a DIY co2 doohickey. Basically just a milk jug and yeast. The reaction is unregulated and well it seems to be making a ton of bubbles. Umm is this too much and will it be safe to put fish in this tank?

[What kind of Crypt is this?]

On 9/8/2021 at 1:33 AM, Keeg said:

looks like wendtii green to me, going off the stripes in the older leaves, plus the new leaf is wavy which para doesn't do. 

Yeah I think your right. It's been staying under 3 inches but thats probably because I'm not giving it any root fertilizer.

Thanks!

[What kind of Crypt is this?]

I bought it as a tissue culture months ago and it's taken forever for it to start growing. It was supposed to be a carpeting plant so I thought it was Crypt Parva but the color is off. Maybe it's deficient on something? Anybody have any idea what it is?