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  1. Just keep in mind that as the plants are part of your cycle any drastic plant removal may cause a short term wobble in the tank balance but it should recover fast.
  2. https://visdeurbel.nl/en/the-fish-doorbell This is ruining my productivity. But let's help the fish through the lock
  3. Just something to think about is to make sure your hardcase can't topple this could cause scratches or at worst a crack.
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68402386
  5. I've used them as a temp fix ( I used plastic canvas) no issues with flow this was for female bettas They could see each other but as they couldn't chase the bullied fish soon worked out it was safe.
  6. The biggest difference between plant and aquarium ferts in gernerally the amount of ammonia in them, keep testing your water and water changes if you want to speed things along and when things are back in the safe numbers you are back to normal. If you have any plants in this tank they will be loving it
  7. The most important part of treating for ammonia burn is keeping the water parameters as good as possible, this is the same as any burn of cut you get keep it clean while it heals. Guppies are pretty good at getting over these thigs once the cause has been removed but it will take time to heal Adding meds to a tank you having to water change that much will be very expensive so I would caution against it. Make sure you are testing for ammonia and keep it as low as you can, you are in a "fish in cycle" now so vigilance is key . It can take a while to get a tank out of this stage because to keep the ammonia down you are keeping the nitrates and nitrites very low so the bacteria count doesn't build very quickly. If you haven't already I would recommend watching Cory's presentations on cycling.
  8. I've never used RO water but my understanding is that it often needs minerals adding, obvious we are working with what you have here so I would suggest doing minimal water changes just to manage the spike rather than a large change to prevent your parameters going all over the place. Hopefully people who you use RO normally will chime in soon Cheap bottled drinking water is often recommended
  9. Thanks Larry is awesome
  10. Glad to hear you have found a balance, I had been wondering where you have gone but due to a change in my job I've not been on here much this year either. Life is full of things that we can control and things that we can't. So with what we can we must keep it as stress free as possible.
  11. just watched that is it loyal to the books ?
  12. Don't panic, if it seems happy it probably is and as Tanked said either spat it out when you weren't looking or its just done it no harm. Just watch it eat and poop and if everything is normal just relax.
  13. I am also avoiding strong emotional attachment to fish the heartache when I lost my old goldie was horrific
  14. The dirty fish idea is a misnomer in my opinion but it is a simple way to explain that some fish will need more attention than others. If you fed one tetra the same volume of food as one goldfish in the same size tank ect you would probably see the water behave very similarly. Although a hungry goldfish will trash your decor. This is why if you ghost feed to seed a tank you need to do it to match the planned population
  15. I love goldfish but they are a lot of work, my main tank when housing 2 goldfish was a water change and gravel vac very 2 maybe 3 weeks, same tank with less filtration and tropical community water change at 3 maybe 4 months and mainly because I feel like rearranging rather than urgent keep them alive maintenance. So I understand the dilemma you are in, I say try some "easier" fish you'll probably enjoy it and you might find the reduced stress of not having to manage a population a nice change. My egg layers do breed but never get out of control as I do nothing to protect eggs or fry aside from feeding fine powder foods every now and then and lots of hiding places due to my plants and hardscape. The joy of the hobby is with the right tweaks tanks can be set up and stocked to provide joy without being a burden on time and strength. However its the breeding you enjoy the most maybe get into shrimp their bioload is so low they rarely crash tank so you can leave it be when your body needs you to and no harm will come to them. You will probably always have guppies though but maybe not in every tank
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