Jump to content

samuraikitty7

Members
  • Posts

    17
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Feedback

    0%

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

samuraikitty7's Achievements

Apprentice

Apprentice (3/14)

  • First Post
  • Collaborator
  • Reacting Well
  • Conversation Starter
  • Week One Done

Recent Badges

6

Reputation

  1. I've heard about the veggies and might look into that. Plus dedicated shrimp food. If you see my post abought the biofilm, it is NASTY, SMELLY, and from what I hear not to have around shrimp or fish. They supposedly like the while biofilm created by wood brought it, but so far no one has shown an interest. I just got the aquarium ready with rocks for them to hide in, java fern, java moss, and some other things, then didn't run the filter because I didn't think I needed to. Two weeks of the plants and stuff just decomposing. Yep, to cycle the tank you gotta run the filter. Plus other good advice was an air stone along with the mini filter that came with the tank (5.2 gal). I'm looking at different options, because it came right back after I drained all the water but didn't rinse the plants and only using low flow filter. I got lots and lots to learn, and unfortunately a number of dead cherries in my past. I cried!
  2. Thanks! I actually got cherry shrimp right away....new tank......one survivor. It was devastating. So I started a tank for just cherries but I misunderstood the cycle and now am dealing with a nasty biofilm. Now that I've been paid I'm going to get some turtle sludge destroyer as was recommended to me here by a member and try to salvage it, since for me the ecocomplete is expensive. I'm on a limited budget and forgot how expensive this hobby was! Spent more than I should have and nearly gave up. but am really getting entertained by everyone in my main tank and I need the cheering up. So in my tank I have four adult ghosts (one berried), four juvenile ghosts, and one cherry who is in love with the hornwort...then one each blue mystery, nerite, and ramshorn. The crown is my diva rosetail betta. 😃
  3. The last time I kept fish was like 25 years ago, and I always heard snails were bad. But like anything...in moderation, lol. I enjoy watching my big blue's antics, and his face is adorable (and yes I know he's a he, dunno on the others). Of course I didn't know tiny shrimp in aquariums were a thing until a couple months ago and I thought...I gotta have some! I have several ghosts and although they aren't pretty, they are funny. I wish they lived longer... I'll keep an eye out for root rot. I've seen many pics and videos of them planted. I am using a substrate specifically for plants, CaribSea EcoComplete. I don't know if that will make a difference or not.
  4. Thank you!!! As far as the hornwort, my betta has enough issue eating...I practically have to hand feed him. So I didn't want to float the hornwort and give the diva fits. If I get my shrimp only tank set up then yes, that was the plan, but that had to be put on hold for a bit. I'm not sure what my mystery is eating but it's enough because he's gotten HUGE! I didn't realize how big they could get until after I had him for a bit. He has such a personality, too, never thought I'd say that for a snail. At 2" he is the boss of the tank, lol. Oh, and I got a surprise last night...a baby ramshorn snail just appeared! Must've come on the plants even though they weren't supposed to have any. But he's welcome....already eating the brown algae.
  5. Lol, yes, it's already been a bit of a mess. I've been skimming the needles off the surface. =D But my shrimp seem to LOVE it....
  6. I guess I need to clarify that my plants aren't burnt. The hornwort just arrived and was planted in my tank yesterday in two spots. I'm just a worrier and question everything, especially after I had a disastrous beginning when I started the tank (or more likely NOT started the tank) a month and a half ago. I have been having to relearn and redo everything! Very glad for this forum and subreddits and Youtube. I hope I won't be a terrible pest to everyone!
  7. Possibly not. My snails haven't gone on mine while in my presence, but my shrimp will hang out on the guard. I've seen several videos by Irene on YouTube. They convinced me to try this live plant thing, lol. She's awesome. I'll have to go back and look because I've not even noticed heaters in her tanks!
  8. Interesting! I've never had live plants and I just stuck them in this morning. Then I got to thinking...what if a branch or something was lying against the heater? I honestly don't know how hot they get to touch, but I suppose one that small wouldn't put out that much. Thanks for the response! Hope all is good because already my betta and shrimps seem to like the hornwort.
  9. *edit...my plants are not burnt, just planted actually, I'm just concerned since I'm new to this. Hi, been a long time out of fishkeeping, and first time trying live plants. I just got some hornwort I ordered online and of the two best spots to plant some in my ten gallon, one was next to the heater (Tetra 50w 2-10 gal). I bought them for my little colony of ghost shrimp since I heard they like it and I like the look of it. I've been searching the last couple days but can't find anything about the heater burning the plants? It does have a guard on the bottom. I've enclosed pics of where the one I'm concerned about is. I know the heater isn't in the best spot for even distribution, but with the rock there it was the best spot. My betta loves to sit on top of it, lol. Maybe he likes a warm tail... And....yes I know I have brown algae, my nerite loves the stuff on the sides and the shrimp love it on the ground and rock. My blue mystery covers the whole tank all day but doesn't seem to chow down on it like the nerite. It appeared about a week ago. If it gets beyond what my nerite can handle, I will scrape it off. The other pic is the hornwort on the other side of the filter. I can tell already that it's gonna be a mess to deal with! I got it originally for a dedicated shrimp tank that is on hold atm. Thanks so much for any info! Appreciate this group!
  10. Thank you! I get paid in a couple days so I will get an air stone/pump and sludge destroyer and see if I can save this tank! Thanks everyone. 🤩
  11. I'm getting the white film on spiderwood in my other tanks, but only on the wood, and they weren't boiled. A turkey baster seems to do the trick and from what I've read is not harmful. The spiderwood I put in this 5.2 gallon was from a different place and was boiled for an hour and then soaked for a few days, and I didn't see ANY white film on it. Just on the "ceiling" water surface. I do know that they will leach tannins into the water and turn it brown, but I'm seriously thinking since this tank was planted, had a touch of flourish put in, and let sit with no filtration that I'm dealing with some sort of bacteria, or mold that was created by the plants decomposition, turning it into something like swamp water....
  12. Wow...not an easy solution, but a solution. Yeah, that smell is nasty! You think it was from the wood? I didn't see any film on it, mostly on the surface. Would my java fern be able to be moved to another tank if rinsed really well? I have no idea what the "palm tree" is made out of...it was something in the Petco tanks that I thought was cool. If I decide to bail on this tank instead of doing all of that. I can, but it will be difficult because of where it is located (long story). I'll do some thinking and I'll look up the turtle sludge. Thanks so much! I thought about putting a little sponge in there instead of the charcoal cartridge. Sounds like that's a for sure, probably for my mom's betta tank, too (it is the same kind of aquarium).
  13. This spider wood was boiled for an hour and then sunk for a few days. Weird, I never saw any white film off of it like the Zoo Med spider wood I got and didn't boil, just shrunk. That stuff I put in my 10 gallon and my mom's 5.2 gallon (just like this one) is perfectly white and doesn't smell. I've heard the white stuff off the wood isn't harmful but it doesn't stink like sewage like this tank does (plus it's a bit orange where my Zoo Med's biofilm are pure white). Hmmmmmmm....
  14. I totally agree about not putting anything in there!!! I did do the water change except didn't take the plants out or substrate. So it was still there I guess. What a smell! The tank comes with a nano filter with carbon cartridge. The whole tank is designed to be all inside but I could cut the top if necessary. I want this to be a shrimp tank, ghosts if nothing else. Or another betta. What about the plants and substrate? The one plant was a bit spendy and the substrate is a gravel but not the usual stuff you see. I'm absolutely new to planted aquariums. Like I said in op it's a bit spendy for someone on a tight budget, so I would love to not have to toss it. A thorough clean and an antibacterial of some sort? IDK. Would love to salvage the plant and substrate but if that's the way it is, it is, I guess. Substrate: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/eco-complete-planted-black-aquarium-substrate Pics are of the aquarium from Amazon site and and the other is my own (sideways), with a shrimp filter wrapped around it made out of cutting a carbon sponge to fit and rubber banding it. Thanks to both of you for responding! Anything other than the plastic salvageable?
×
×
  • Create New...